Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Then disruption suddenly hits. Both, for me a little damming for preparing for a disrupting world or positioning innovation as the future catalyst for growth. I picked out these as my specific takeaways: 41% of executives said their companies are extremely at risk or very at risk of disruption. Now that is shocking!

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Learn more about this link in our article on strategic planning needs innovation in today’s disruptive world. Encouraging Cross-functional Collaboration and Idea Generation Mixing folks from different corners of your company can light the spark for fresh ideas and innovative shifts.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Weave these innovation ideas into your business targets, making them vital parts of your big picture. Pulling in innovation is a must-have in today’s fast-moving scene, as detailed in our note on strategy’s need for innovation in disruptive times. Toss some innovation into the mix.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 1, 2017

This is changing as the very core is changing to adapt to more volatile conditions, changing landscapes and more disruption. To become more aggressive and combat the disruptive forces at work all around us we must go to the edge. The tenet of each organization in the past has been in protecting its core.

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IdeaScale

MAY 28, 2019

Chief Innovation Officers can expect to earn around $180,000 annually in base salary.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Positioning : Positioned at the forefront of new idea generation and technological advancement. Acts as an incubator for new ideas and business models, often in dynamic and disruptive markets. Innovation Ecosystems * Concept : Focused on fostering and accelerating innovation across various sectors. Networks designed.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

With digital disruption accelerating across industries, traditional, closed approaches to innovation no longer suffice for most companies. Increased Adaptability : Open innovation helps companies stay nimble by enabling them to pivot quickly in response to emerging market demands or disruptions.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

Idea management software provides a structured way to collect and evaluate ideas from employees, customers, and external partners. A platform like Q-ideate helps businesses capture both incremental and disruptive innovations, ensuring the best ideas are prioritized.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Intent focus on the unimportant In an effort to be seen doing something, when innovation is a priority most organizations will respond with alacrity, gathering teams to conduct idea generation. The focus is on successful completion of the idea generation activity, not on actual implementation of new ideas.

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Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 26, 2021

In most discrete innovation projects, the ideas generated are not distinguished from existing products or services, and thus many times the activity is deemed unsatisfactory or even a failure. Some will be short and focused on incremental change, while others are longer and focus on more disruptive ideas.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 4, 2019

But do these disruptive innovation examples reflect the strategy that all companies should adopt? Continuous vs disruptive innovation examples - what both approaches can teach us. The Uber incident is just one of many disruptive innovation examples that highlight the limitations of the approach.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 18, 2016

The Purpose of Brainstorming Brainstorming is a technique that allows individuals or small groups to generate ideas. Brainstorming resides in an activity or phase that we call Idea Generation, which in turn sits in the larger context of innovation. It is not the only idea generation technique.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Sometimes it seems like organizations, even large enterprises, live and die by their ability to create disruptive innovations that completely redraw the market landscape, putting them at the forefront. Disruptive vs. continuous innovation. Such disruptions are often pivots (reactions to changing market conditions).

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I've rarely worked in a large company that could not afford to conduct an innovation project - most innovation projects cost at most a few million dollars, from initial trend spotting and idea generation to launch of a new product. In fact, many ideas hope to do just that. The funding is available, but hard to acquire.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 26, 2023

Innov8rs | Making strategy behind closed doors is a prescription for failure when disruptions are coming from all directions. This approach to strategy-making can lead to two major problems: Firstly, the ideas generated this way may not be innovative or inspiring. One such tool is the Nightmare Competitor Contest.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 19, 2017

It connects the present with the desired future and identifies the ‘seen’ disruptions which might occur in moving towards a vision” Shifting our present Measurements and Metrics to Ultimate Outcomes. . ” Thinking in different horizons prompts you to go beyond the usual focus of fixing innovation just in the present.

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InnovationManagement

JANUARY 3, 2022

Innovators present creatively disruptive traits, disrupt old ways, and inspire better ways to do things. They are passionate to connect, to learn, and to explore by understanding commonalities and appreciating uniqueness. Being innovative is a growth mindset and a proactive attitude.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 1, 2025

The Role of an Idea Matrix in the Idea Management Process An idea matrix is a crucial component of the broader idea management process, helping organizations move from idea generation to execution. Are you identifying disruptive innovations, improving efficiency, or refining product development?

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 16, 2017

This is changing as the very core is changing to adapt to more volatile conditions, changing landscapes and more disruption. To become more aggressive and combat the disruptive forces at work all around us we must go to the edge. The tenet of each organization in the past has been in protecting its core. Let me explain.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 23, 2023

Disruptive innovations like these have a legendary status that is richly deserved, but it is actually incremental innovations that are more likely to provide sustainable fuel to drive ROI for your innovation programs year in, year out. What do you think about when you hear the word innovation ? Let’s get started. It’s low risk.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

Instead, they are tapping into the global pool of talent and ideas, using tools like crowdsourcing and hackathons. From linear to agile: Idea generation is now a continuous process, not a one-time event. This openness is driving innovation by bringing in fresh perspectives and new ways of thinking.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 20, 2016

Without an agreed standard, and considering the wide array of potential outcomes for innovation (incremental to disruptive, products, services, business models, experiences and channels to name only a few), there is no one way to do innovation, and so many variations as to make training impossible, except in very narrow capabilities or tools.

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Brunner

MARCH 18, 2021

Disruption becomes a part of your DNA so you can achieve the previously unthinkable when delivering measurable value. . Q5) Is being disruptive a part of your company’s culture? . 1 = teams tend to keep doing the same time, 10 = leadership actively seeks innovative ideas from everyone. . .

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Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 18, 2016

If you ask for ideas, ask for them in specific areas of the business, either to drive new revenue or dramatically cut costs. People are already implementing dozens of small, incremental ideas every day. In these cases, it's typically true that they will rally around more disruptive idea generation, since they do incremental a lot.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 7, 2015

I get the distinct impression the focus of most innovation consultants is still locked into product innovation or improving the process of the pipeline / portfolio, the idea generation and project execution model. It is not evolving into broader services or accounting for the transformations underway at the clients end.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 10, 2017

Something to Think about for Your Business: Do your innovation metrics track performance from idea generation to R&D, and through business results? If not, what are some smart steps that will expand your innovation dashboard? Letting Go when an Innovation Strategy Isn’t Working.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 15, 2016

Ideas need to be even more connected both within the organization and outside coming in. With all the multiple forces at work that seem to be challenging and transforming so much in this age of increasing disruption, we are requiring a bolder set of innovation solutions than ever before.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 20, 2024

It outlines the steps and methodologies needed to develop, evaluate, and implement new ideas, ensuring they align with the organization’s overall strategic objectives. This framework serves as a blueprint for how a company approaches innovation, from idea generation to the successful launch of new products or processes.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 26, 2015

I was leading an innovation training session, talking about the reasons for conducting trend spotting and scenario planning prior to idea generation. I described why we advocate trend spotting and scenario planning as a component of innovation, especially as the expectations of an innovation activity are more disruptive.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 18, 2016

I define the innovation process as a great idea, executed brilliantly, and communicated in a way that is both intuitive and fully celebrates the magic of the initial concept. We need to stop calling everything breakthrough or disruptive, especially in internal company discussions. Innovation is not just Idea generation.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This reduces the risk of innovation and increases visibility Introduce the idea of innovation portfolios and the need to innovate across the three horizons. A company needs to make reasonable bets across the incremental, transformative and disruptive horizons in proportions that make sense based on competition and speed of change.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 7, 2020

FFE is the starting point of NPD and is where new product ideas are generated before entering the formal development process. Developing a strategy here is key in creating an efficient and cost-effective idea generation process, but how should you approach this?

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Integrative Innovation

DECEMBER 12, 2017

And some leading indicators track input measures such as the number of ideas generated, while still others focus on the innovation portfolio , by looking at factors such as the percentage of investments in radical/disruptive versus incremental/sustaining innovation. Recent research by Anders Richtnér et al.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

An innovation process model is a structured framework that outlines the steps involved in taking an idea or solution from concept to implementation. It encompasses the entire lifecycle of innovation, including stages such as idea generation, development, testing, and commercialization.

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

But if you don’t start believing that you need to disrupt yourselves before somebody else does, you’re likely going to get disrupted by somebody else. Lots of times, it’s just too difficult to ask the same people working on what your business is already doing to spend time breaking or disrupting it. Governance & Metrics.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 7, 2020

Let’s start with my experience: We decided to follow agile principles in our quest to implement an autonomous ‘idea generation’ process to fight boredom and channelize extraneous energy. We had communicated clearly to the team leader about the expectations. His associate seemed to nod and give us all the right assurances.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Remember, a strong innovation culture is not just about the ideas generated; it’s about the people, processes, and environment that make sustainable innovation possible. Drive Change Speaker with a strong message on embracing disruption. Encourage Collaboration Speaker who emphasizes the power of teamwork in innovation.

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