Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

It is particularly useful in situations where assumptions outweigh factssuch as launching a new venture, developing disruptive products, or entering unfamiliar markets. At its core, this tool supports a disciplined approach to innovation, one that balances creativity with accountability. Lead Successful Innovation Projects!

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way you manage innovation. By leveraging AI, you can streamline various aspects of the innovation process, from idea generation to product launch. In traditional product development, rapid prototyping can be time-consuming and resource-intensive.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Agile Innovation helps businesses stay ahead of disruption, maximize operational efficiency, and drive sustainable growth. The process involves identifying leadership, defining focus areas, making quick decisions, and leveraging both internal and external resources.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Importance of Innovation in Today’s Business Landscape In the current business landscape, innovation is not just a buzzword; it’s a necessity. Incorporating innovative practices is essential for adapting to market changes and ensuring long-term success.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Pitching the reasons to change to Innovation Ecosystems in thinking and design So after working through the values of the Innovation Ecosystem over a series of three posts I asked Chat GPT to help me in making a pitch for the change from existing internal orientated innovation processes and structures.

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 7, 2022

Where should innovation resources actually exist in an organisation? It might seem like a straightforward question, but it is fundamental to whether a company will end up succeeding at innovation or failing. After all, if innovation is so important, should it not get its own department? Companies that survive do both.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Resources Project 309

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Much of the innovation discovery journey is a disappointing one. Resources constantly “churn” and get depleted, waiting for others to be brought up to speed. Those not involved directly within the innovation project constantly remain skeptical or require more proof. Then disruption suddenly hits.

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Report Innovation Survey Disruption 212

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2021

So let’s explore these four primary levels of growth-lead innovators to develop and maintain such an innovation narrative. Adopt a customer-centric innovation process : The process used by growth leaders starts with deep insights into customers and anticipates emergent needs.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Suggested viewing: 12 – Disruptive Innovation. What it is: One of the most important theories of innovation, but one which is usually completely misunderstood. This might seem like a strange thing to say, but the most important thing to realise about Disruptive Innovation is that most people completely misinterpret it.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Innovation ecosystems are networks of organizations and individuals that co-create value through innovation 2. From closed to open : Innovation used to be seen as a closed process, where organizations relied on their own resources and capabilities to innovate.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 16, 2023

The thrust of the framework is “ Organizations can create a more comprehensive and effective innovation ecosystem by utilizing building blocks as components of the innovation stack, guiding platform development using the innovation stack, and supporting the innovation stack with a platform.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 31, 2025

Some of the most impactful innovations dont come from high-tech labs in advanced economiesthey emerge from the ingenuity of resource-constrained markets. Now, these solutions are disrupting industries in wealthier economies, proving that innovation thrives under constraints.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

Many tools, techniques, frameworks, mechanics, and emerging methodologies have allowed different parts of the innovation process to be explored and exploited. We are moving innovation along but not at a pace or design that reflects the need to connect “it ” into one comprehensive process.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 28, 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. hours instead of 7 hours was truly a groundbreaking innovation.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 1, 2025

Linus Pauling (Acclaimed American Chemical Engineer) Innovation isnt just about generating ideasits about identifying which ones are truly worth pursuing. Organizations often face an overwhelming number of ideas, but without a structured way to assess them, valuable opportunities can be overlooked, and resources can be wasted.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 12, 2019

Since it is easy to generate lots of ideas, every business has plenty of incremental and disruptive ideas floating around. Sometimes "pet" ideas or concepts that aren't really interesting or innovative have sponsors. Given that many organizations have lots of ideas and few resources, resource allocation and prioritization is in order.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

The same is true for innovation within an organization. Innovation process models serve as navigational charts, guiding businesses from idea inception to successful execution. What is an Innovation Process Model? What is an Innovation Process Model?

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 19, 2023

I wonder if that is the current incumbents, be these current innovation management software providers or individuals inside the organizations resisting change, as it brings significant uncertainty of change and disruption to the (inadequate) process, one that I feel is not fit for today’s and tomorrow’s innovation purpose.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 27, 2017

The cost of conducting business is a function of its complexity and grows with scale, its size and the resources that need to be managed, including intermediaries. Business transactions that take days and are costly to manage via intermediaries are prime for disruption by nimbler competitors. Transaction costs. Invisible threats.

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Technical Review Innovation Disruption Report 178

Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

With digital disruption accelerating across industries, traditional, closed approaches to innovation no longer suffice for most companies. In fact, research shows that companies practicing open innovation achieve faster time-to-market and often realize higher revenue from new products.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Playing the role of mentor means you are able to: Use innovation efforts as an opportunity to develop innovators’ capabilities and careers. Coach an innovation champion and team through the entire innovation process. Ask tough questions and allow innovators to struggle, without taking over the project.

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Idea to Value

MAY 18, 2020

They simply won’t have the capacity to make sure that the process actually performs well, let alone maintain and develop multiple processes for different kinds of innovations for different parts of the organization. Different kinds of innovations simply need different kinds of processes, resources and expertise.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

Ideas and feedback are flowing back and forth throughout the innovation process. This iterative approach is driving innovation by ensuring that solutions are aligned with user needs and market realities. Everyone in the innovation process can contribute, regardless of their position or role.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 5, 2017

We hang on to all the legacies built up around the existing innovation system , we manage innovation in efficient and predictable ways. We continue to push our innovation concepts inside an organization that seems determined not to listen. Execution and Value Delivery needs to drive the whole innovation process.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 27, 2018

The importance of big data, the speed of technology adoption, mobile products, digital design, and technology platforms are at the heart of innovation. It will fundamentally change the type of resources innovation requires. This agility needs the tools of testing, feedback, and adaptation to accelerate the innovation process.

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Yet2

MARCH 18, 2021

In many ways 2020 defines the idea of disruption: the entire world went into lockdown, markets fluctuate, and every university and R&D department raced to innovate. Six months passed before we started seeing most of the innovations developed directly in response to COVID-19 hit the market. Ready Resources.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 28, 2022

The key is knowing what are the critical factors for your innovation activities and their dependencies for sustaining innovation success? The question is, which are critical, which naturally occur when others begin to be put into place, and which seem to have limited or no real effect on changing the dynamics of innovation?

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 5, 2017

So how do you really get everyone innovating in a way that drives real business growth? Set Small, Medium and Large Innovation Goals. It’s no secret the business world has become enamored by “disruptive” innovation. creating new digital customer experiences) and “disruptive innovation” (e.g.,

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By integrating innovation into your business strategy, you can achieve: Increased market share Enhanced customer satisfaction Greater operational efficiencies Improved profitability To illustrate the tangible benefits of innovation, let’s look at some disruptive innovation examples that have redefined industries and reshaped consumer behavior.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

Breakthrough Innovation: Breakthrough innovation involves significant advancements that bring about substantial change within an organization. These innovations often stem from extensive research and development and can lead to new market creation or a dramatic shift in industry standards.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2023

Combining these “building blocks” modularly in innovation stacks creates a unique design that adapts to your specific needs and goals. Today, innovation processes are partly designed this way but are more rigid and hold knowledge often as “islands” within a possible solution.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 11, 2021

It's actually not possible to write a short post about innovation, much less the conditions necessary for innovation to succeed, but I've tried to simplify this into nine critical factors for success. This is why so many "innovation projects" result in incremental or "me too" ideas.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 22, 2025

Radical innovation disrupts markets and creates entirely new categories. This article will dive into the concept of radical innovation, its potential for market disruption, and the role of strategies like technology scouting in staying ahead of the curve. How Does Radical Innovation Differ from Disruptive Innovation?

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 6, 2018

The 3H informs the decisions to be taken, by recognizing their importance to the future and ‘frame’ resource allocation, identify current capability gaps to resolve. I recently applied the three horizons thinking to ‘frame’ a new innovation design.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

When you invite an innovation keynote speaker to your event, you’re not just getting a presentation; you’re accessing a wealth of knowledge shaped by real-world experience and success. These speakers cover a range of topics, from the innovation process to the creation of a culture that nurtures creativity and collaboration.

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Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 6, 2020

However, failing is key in every innovative process, regardless of how established you are. First, if you’re not failing, you’re not pursuing innovation, and when you do fail, rebound quickly and start all over again. Intergalactic Innovation: A Case Study in Fast Failure. Many Failures, One Success.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable. Their talks can be a catalyst for change, encouraging your team to pursue innovation with renewed vigor. By discussing the innovation process, they can: Ignite the spark of ideation and creativity within your team.

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