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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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Innovation is no longer optional in todays fast-paced business landscape. Companies that fail to adapt risk becoming obsolete in an environment where customer preferences, market trends, and technological advancements shift rapidly.

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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. In fact, research shows that companies practicing open innovation achieve faster time-to-market and often realize higher revenue from new products. What Is an Open Innovation Strategy?

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 2, 2020

From nascent technologies to emerging innovation strategies, we have identified 4 of the key corporate innovation trends to help you get ahead, so that your business will be ready for whatever next year may bring. The Top 4 Innovation Trends for 2021 1. At Qmarkets we call ours the Innovation Management Ecosystem.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 1, 2018

When they are constantly scanning reports on the “state of innovation” it can often lull them, to give some that warm glow, others quickly being dismissive, disregarding many of the key messages as “not applicable to me”. Then disruption suddenly hits. Risk management is rated far more than innovation as a better process.

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Acuvate

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Most of these technologies undergo enhancements as better technologies arise leading to constant disruption. As more and more organizations evolve, innovation will continue to transform work culture and have a deep impact on today’s digital workplace environment. Digital workplace trend #1. Digital workplace trend #2.

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eZassi

MARCH 6, 2025

Technology discovery and scouting are essential activities for enterprise innovation programs and R&D departments to identify emerging technologies, startups, and market trends that can drive competitive advantage. Horizon Scans look 10 years ahead to forecast disruptive innovations.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 31, 2025

Now, these solutions are disrupting industries in wealthier economies, proving that innovation thrives under constraints. Reverse innovation is more than a strategy for entering new marketsits a way to rethink how businesses approach problem-solving. Empower local teams: Allow local teams to lead the innovation process.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

To keep expanding your grasp on this, dive into our reads about melding innovation with strategy and tying strategy with the innovation stretch. 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.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Even if heightened sensory profiles were a universal characteristic among innovators, it wouldn’t be the sole factor driving innovation. Other cognitive abilities, such as critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving skills, and the ability to connect disparate ideas, play significant roles in the innovative process.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 3, 2019

We all see around us increasing disruption caused by digitalization. We are seeing a very distinctive advantage in embracing digitalization into innovation. We need to digitize our innovation activities fully. Digitalization has combined with innovation to make product and services more dynamic.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Over time, as innovation has matured somewhat, many innovation consultants began to reference Doblin's Ten Types model. This is a great mode that I constantly refer back to with my clients, to convince them to think about innovation beyond product innovation.

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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. Open Innovation 2.0

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 5, 2020

We are facing greater disruption and an increasing innovation pace. The prospect of new innovation potential will eventually work through into the world of Industry 4.0 Until we all get the same “line of sight” innovation stumbles along its familiar “guessing game” derived of insight and underlying knowledge.

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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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Qmarkets

JULY 25, 2024

Staying ahead of market trends can be the difference between success and obsolescence. Trend forecasting, a powerful tool for anticipating market shifts and consumer behaviors, has become a critical component of successful innovation management. But what exactly is trend forecasting, and how does it differ from trend management?

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 27, 2018

These are big data analytics, the fast adoption of new technologies, mobile products and capabilities and digital design.See the above for the complete list on where innovation is heading, it makes interesting viewing. Even though this is a trend for all, there is a growing digital divide.

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Leapfrogging

AUGUST 15, 2017

Moving faster and cheaper when innovating new products and services ideas is the name of the innovation game. And believe me, those inventions were not disruptive in any way. The only thing that’s disruptive is customer adoption.”. Here’s how to do it like never before. 4) Seek quality insight over quantity data.

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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. You can imagine their resistance to try new things, given that level of pressure.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 2, 2020

With this in mind, we delve into the innovation landscape for 2021 and share where we think organizations will find their ‘diamonds’. IoB will be huge and transformative in years to come so it is best not to ignore this trend but prepare by putting your customer data at the heart of everything you do.

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Leapfrogging

JULY 2, 2017

A few weeks ago, Jeff Bezos voiced a dirty little secret about disruptive innovation: it’s not just about creating groundbreaking new products and services, it’s about creating groundbreaking new products and services that people actually want to buy. “At And believe me, those inventions were not disruptive in any way.

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The Human Factor

APRIL 20, 2017

“Disruptive innovation” seems to be one of the more popular buzzwords in today’s business lexicon. Most end up settling for incremental innovation. Fast-forward to today, and several years have passed since Apple has come up with a truly disruptive product. By the way, there’s nothing wrong with incremental innovation.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

That’s because your pace of innovation, or your rate of improvement, has compounding, exponential, returns and thus a clear competitive advantage. As long as you keep improving at that consistent pace, your competitors can only catch you if they move even faster – or if they change the game entirely by disrupting the market.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

A mentor enables innovators to focus on their project results while also learning about themselves along the way. Leaders can mentor innovators through any of the practical business steps in the value creation process itself: Connecting to emerging market trends and identifying the most significant opportunities.

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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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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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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

A platform like Q-ideate helps businesses capture both incremental and disruptive innovations, ensuring the best ideas are prioritized. It also fosters cross-functional collaboration, bringing fresh perspectives to the innovation process.

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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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Innovation 360

JUNE 3, 2015

To visualize these choices and the implications they bring, we have developed the i360 Innovation Management Map. This is a tool to help you interlink important aspects when implementing an innovation process. Innovation Process. When hard to predict trends. Risk Minimization. High bandwidth. Prototyping.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Other cognitive abilities, such as critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving skills, and the ability to connect disparate ideas, also play significant roles in the innovative process. Furthermore, innovation is influenced by various external factors, including social, cultural, economic, and technological contexts.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 9, 2021

If we do not put in the building blocks and gain the real momentum and recognition of the challenges and needs to change, we will suffer the consequences in future years in deteriorating living conditions, unhealthy air, rapidly heating planêt causing disruptions to food supplies. To nature, to where and how we live.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

They want to navigate the new world order of digital disruption. There is a growing recognition of adapting different types of software that enables the ideation stage and can integrate into all the other parts of the innovation value chain. For me, Sopheon has the right vision.

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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. Stay Committed to Innovation.

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Innovation 360 Group

JUNE 3, 2015

To visualize these choices and the implications they bring, we have developed the i360 Innovation Management Map. This is a tool to help you interlink important aspects when implementing an innovation process. Innovation Process. When hard to predict trends. Risk Minimization. High bandwidth. Prototyping.

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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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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

What's this diatribe got to do with innovation? Going through the elaborate motions As a blogger and consultant I make a living talking about the importance of innovation process, that innovation is a repeatable business process that any company can learn and master.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Product innovation helps businesses differentiate offerings and increase customer value. Process Innovation Process innovation focuses on streamlining workflows through automation, AI, and data analytics. Service Innovation Enhancing customer interactions through digital tools is a key aspect of service innovation.

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