Business and Tech

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Elizabeth Francisco, president of ResMan, offers expansive insights from being a woman in business to the rapid advancement of property management technology. Bias showed itself as I came up through the multifamily industry and then in technology with investors, peers, competitors, and prospective customers.

Technical Review 246

Technical Review Technology Management Underperforming Technical Team 246

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Imagine an AI-powered system that identifies the strengths and areas for improvement for each learner. This system can then tailor training modules to suit individual needs, making the learning process more relevant and impactful. Learn more about how AI can be employed in ai experiential learning. Join the Consultant's Master Class!

Underperforming Technical Team 130

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 130

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Exploring the interplay between Humans, Technology and AI for design thinking Why is design thinking regarded as so crucial to the future of innovation in a world of accelerating interplays between humans, technology and generative AI? Operating sustainably is not only good for the environment but also good for business.

Design Thinking 147

Design Thinking Technical Review Design Technology 147

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MARCH 27, 2025

AI systems analyze various data sources, including: Communication Data : Emails, chat logs, and meeting transcripts. By harnessing the power of AI, you can gain a comprehensive understanding of employee behavior, enabling you to design and implement more effective change strategies.

Artificial Inteligence 130

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Data 130

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MARCH 21, 2025

AI technologies, such as machine learning and natural language processing, enable you to analyze vast amounts of data quickly and accurately, uncovering patterns and insights that would be impossible to detect manually. This comprehensive data collection provides a holistic view of consumer sentiments and preferences.

Artificial Inteligence 130

Artificial Inteligence Analysis Trends Data 130

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MARCH 21, 2025

By leveraging AI, you can also enhance your design thinking processes. AI can analyze user data to provide insights that inform the design process, ensuring that your products meet customer needs. For more information, check out our article on ai in design thinking. Regular Reviews Periodic assessments of AI performance.

Collaboration 130

Collaboration Artificial Inteligence Idea Generation Innovation Processes 130

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Exploring the Role of an AI Consultant An AI consultant is a professional who helps businesses integrate artificial intelligence technologies into their operations. This role not only positions you at the forefront of technological innovation but also offers numerous professional and personal benefits.

Artificial Inteligence 130

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Trends Conference 130

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 24, 2022

The three degrees of ecosystem design- the innovating equation. In any ecosystem thinking and design, we do need to find this “sweet spot” for encouraging more innovation. Within business, ecosystem thinking and design have become central to how organizations go about their search for value and impact.

Design 182

Design Technical Review Software Review Innovation 182

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MARCH 18, 2025

For example, Teslas pioneering work in the electric vehicle market has allowed it to dominate EV technology, build a robust charging network, and benefit from the learning curve in battery technology innovation. How First Mover Advantage Supports Strategic Decision-Making 1. Lead Successful Strategy Projects!

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Technical Review Roadmap 130

Idea to Value

MARCH 14, 2025

Workforce: AI systems operate independently, handling tasks traditionally done by humans. At the most basic level, the organization does not use any AI-enabled technology. means that while there is no direct investment in AI technology, employees are exposed to AI capabilities through the tools they use daily. Level 6: A.I.-driven

Software Review 131

Software Review ChatGPT Underperforming Technical Team Generative AI 131

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MARCH 19, 2025

Mullin’s Seven Domains Model: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects The Seven Domains Model , developed by John Mullins , is a strategic framework designed to help entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors evaluate the viability of a new business venture or strategic initiative. What is Mullin’s Seven Domains Model?

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Technical Review Software Review 130

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

We are witnessing a very radical change, driven by technology, increasingly disrupting and breaking down past traditional boundaries, partly built to defend positions so as to achieve economic scale. The innovative design has become paramount to these new offerings. Ecosystem design will create new business opportunities.

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Radical Innovation Innovation Technical Review Engagement 321

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MARCH 19, 2025

For example, Amazon prioritizes Operational Excellence by offering low-cost, fast delivery through its advanced logistics and supply chain systems, while Apple focuses on Product Leadership with continuous innovation in its technology ecosystem. Technological advancements that impact industry dynamics.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Leadership Competition 130

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MARCH 10, 2025

A well-designed contingency plan should: Identify potential risks and disruptions that could impact the business. For example, Microsofts contingency planning includes : Cloud-based disaster recovery systems. Regulatory changes impacting self-driving technology. Disaster recovery plans Restoring IT systems and data.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Disruption 130

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The work undertaken is often seen as a drain, not repeatable, and poor on the efficient definition of understanding we have in place today as the work undertaken, not yielding the returns if the concept is more radical due to time horizons or business model constraints. Today we live in a more connected world, technology has enabled this.

Technical Review 208

Technical Review Innovation Software Review Artificial Inteligence 208

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MARCH 21, 2025

AI in Design Thinking : Enhancing the design thinking process by identifying user needs and generating creative solutions ( ai in design thinking ). AI systems can consider multiple variables and scenarios quickly, providing you with the best possible decisions faster than human analysis alone.

Artificial Inteligence 130

Artificial Inteligence Roadmap Idea Generation Generative AI 130

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 14, 2020

The decision to throw a protective shield around our health systems made sense, but the human suffering unfolding is going to be very tough on those that made these decisions, as it is to nearly everyone else. That will come from the use of the physical space and technology warning us of possible threats.

Technical Review 344

Technical Review Innovation System Meeting 344

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MARCH 14, 2025

What tools or systems will track data? For example, Meta (formerly Facebook) sets realistic targets for metaverse user adoption based on current VR technology and market trends. Achieve a 20% return on investment (ROI) in new technology adoption by year-end. Solutions: Conduct regular KPI reviews and refine goals as needed.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Technical Review Agile 130

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 22, 2017

The practice of lean thinking, design thinking, visual thinking have increasingly started to dominate our “innovation thinking.” We must think differently and that might mean whole innovation system thinking. It is the dynamics within the innovation system that can make it transformational.

System 147

System Innovation Design Resources 147

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

To do this, technology adoption and diffusion across the ecosystem needs to improve dramatically. Equally the nature of much of production has been designed “on the fly” and the equally tough job of connecting the whole process up in a new integrated, fully connected system meets huge resistance.

Industry 213

Industry Technical Review Innovation Design 213

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 1, 2022

How often are they missing the strategic mark due to their inability to find that innovative pathway? Firstly the work mat offers an open design that gives a framework for a comprehensive dialogue of what is central to the make-up of innovation. I believe there is a real utility of purpose in this open design.

Innovation 319

Innovation Design Leadership Engagement 319

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MARCH 11, 2025

T ime-bound Designed for a specific timeframe (e.g., Technology OKR: Improve real-time tracking accuracy by 15%. Best practices for tracking progress: Set review cycles (weekly, monthly, or quarterly). Define the Objectives (O) Objectives define what the organization wants to achieve. quarterly, annually).

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Software Review Technical Review 130

IdeaScale

JANUARY 10, 2017

In a turbulent marketplace, when complexity can add even more confusion, it is important to have a simple and straightforward innovation system. The Value of an Integrated Innovation System . A small group of innovation leaders from various disciplines to review ideas and give rapid responses for approval and resources.

System 100

System Design Innovation Handbook 100

IdeaScale

JANUARY 10, 2017

In a turbulent marketplace, when complexity can add even more confusion, it is important to have a simple and straightforward innovation system. The Value of an Integrated Innovation System . A small group of innovation leaders from various disciplines to review ideas and give rapid responses for approval and resources.

System 100

System Design Innovation Handbook 100

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In the past few months, I have been placing an increasing focus on the energy transition we all need to undertake in our energy systems, to build a more comprehensive understanding of the parts that make up the whole of this transition. The critical enabler will come from technology and systemic innovation. Source IRENA [link].

Management 214

Management Technical Review Innovation System 214

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

I have called this the “ new innovation era ” where technology is underpinning so much of innovation’s activity and outcomes. A very extensive review of risk I wrote in suggesting “ Developing a new framework for risk and innovation” Yet this post is not about the risk but the emerging possibilities.

Technical Review 235

Technical Review Innovation Industry Technology 235

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that combines empathy, creativity, and rationality to meet user needs and drive successful business outcomes. Defining Design Thinking Design thinking involves five key stages: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

Design Thinking 140

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Analysis 140

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

We need systems and processes that are flexible, adaptable, and can enable continuous improvements but are fully connected, transparent, and integrated across the entire business. The principles of this Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework are the recognition and value of having a building block and innovation stack design.

Software Review 246

Software Review Innovation Software Design 246

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

Their approach to solutions are designed to keep strategy visible and continuously aligned with operational execution throughout the initiative life cycle and in my opinion that becomes vital to push as hard as they can. It is a very fragmented market, constrained by the existing designs in place. Take Aras and its solutions.[1].

Innovation Management 200

Innovation Management Software Review Management Technical Review 200

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Innovation is struggling to really perform and unleash breakthrough products due to many ‘inbuilt’ inhibitors. Applying technology application to innovation opportunities needs a platform thinking approach. software and mechanical, electrical, and all component parts of a finished product design.

Software Review 222

Software Review Innovation Software Innovation Processes 222

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 11, 2018

I am really frustrated by the legacy we have in our processes, systems and the ways we approach innovation, and its development lifecycle. Of course what “sits” on the platform will be different but it has much that can adapted and aligned in the principles of any design. A truly open innovation platform.

Product Innovation 221

Product Innovation Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Innovation 221

Digital Tonto

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Yet as Yassmin Abdel-Magied and I explained in Harvard Business Review, algorithms don’t eliminate human biases, they merely encode them. Humans design the algorithms, collect the data that form the basis for decisions and interpret the results. The notion that algorithms are purely objective is a chimera.

Technical Review 250

Technical Review System Data Design 250

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

I recently applied the three horizons thinking to ‘frame’ a new innovation design. So the thinking intent of searching for a new innovation design had some framing assumptions that can leverage where we are to move towards a new future. This is a useful way to think about the initial 3H outcome.

Design 138

Design Innovation Agile Collaboration 138

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MARCH 12, 2025

Change Impact Analysis is a structured framework designed to assess and manage the effects of organizational change. Technology: Are system updates or new software implementations needed? Regularly review risks throughout the change process. What is Change Impact Analysis? Will training be required?

Analysis 130

Analysis Change Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 130

Business and Tech

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In an expansive interview, real estate expert Steve Weikal explains how technology is changing the housing market for the better. Sometimes we joke that the real estate industry still runs off of a 41-year-old technology called the spreadsheet. The second thing that’s happening is we have all of this new technology.

Technical Review 130

Technical Review Technology Management Software Review 130

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 9, 2019

What fascinates me presently is the energy transition currently being undertaken, due to the enormous amount of innovation options being considered and applied. New technologies are changing the very nature of how energy is going to be produced and delivered over the next ten to twenty years.

Technical Review 177

Technical Review Innovation Artificial Inteligence System 177

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Is it because of this traditional way of working, designed into the company, that we are all becoming disengaged and disenchanted with what we do? We see mergers, closures, or once great beacons of industry shrink before our eyes due to new alternatives. ” We should always start by recognizing innovation as a complex system.

Innovation 222

Innovation Innovation Programs Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 222