Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 15, 2021

as a conversation between us, where we emphasise the important linkage between innovation and strategy. Our first conversation called the Fundamental building blocks for innovation success (13 minutes), links here , introduces the series and the areas of our focus. Achieving innovation alignment always needs clear framing.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

What is a Strategy Uncertainty Map? Strategy Uncertainty Map: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects A Strategy Uncertainty Map is a structured framework used to assess and manage uncertainties that could impact an organizations strategic decisions. Improve risk management Minimize exposure to critical threats.

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MARCH 10, 2025

Scenario Planning: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects Scenario Planning is a strategic methodology that helps organizations anticipate and prepare for potential future uncertainties. Develop proactive strategies to manage change. Improve resilience against disruptions and crises. Lead Successful Strategy Projects!

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MARCH 10, 2025

Contingency Planning: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects Contingency planning is the process of proactively preparing for potential risks, disruptions, or crises that could impact an organizations operations, strategy, or financial stability. Develop response strategies to mitigate or recover from those risks.

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MARCH 26, 2025

What is White Space Innovation? White Space Innovation is a strategic framework used to identify and pursue growth opportunities beyond a companys current product lines, markets, or business models. White Space Innovation in Innovation In practice, White Space Innovation serves as a catalyst for transformation.

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APRIL 3, 2025

What is the Innovation Horizons Model? The Innovation Horizons Model is a strategic framework that guides organizations in balancing immediate operational excellence with long-term innovation. Horizon 1 (Core Innovation) focuses on current business models, products, services, and customers.

Technical Review 130

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MARCH 19, 2025

What is Kotler’s Pricing Strategy? Kotler’s Pricing Strategy: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects Kotlers Pricing Strategy , developed by Philip Kotler , is a comprehensive framework that helps businesses determine the most effective pricing model to maximize revenue, market share, and competitive positioning.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Do you know what disruptive innovation is? No, I am not talking about every start-up trying to disrupt their industry. I am talking about the original theory of disruptive innovation, as outlined by Professor Clayton Christensen in his groundbreaking Harvard Business Review article in 1995.

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Daniel Burrus

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In today’s world, disruption isn’t the exception—it’s the rule. Companies like OpenAI, Tesla, and Amazon exemplify how leveraging disruptive innovations can redefine industries. Embracing disruption with an anticipatory mindset unlocks the ability to foresee opportunities and pre-solve challenges before they arise.

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MARCH 18, 2025

Five Forces Model: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects The Five Forces Model , developed by Michael Porter , is a strategic framework that helps organizations analyze the competitive forces shaping an industry. A well-implemented Five Forces strategy helps organizations: Understand competitive pressures and market structure.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Competitive Analysis: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects What is Competitive Analysis? Competitive Analysis is a structured framework that enables organizations to evaluate their position in the market by assessing competitors strengths, weaknesses, strategies, and performance. What is Competitive Analysis?

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Daniel Burrus

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Every industry today faces a critical question: will you stick to old legacy systems and ways of doing things, likely leading to you being disrupted by progress? Disruption no longer follows predictable timelinesits faster, deeper, and more transformative than ever. This level of disruption will be true in the years to come as well.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

SWOT Analysis: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning framework used to evaluate an organizations internal strengths and weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats. Key benefits include: Enhances decision-making Helps organizations develop well-informed strategies.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Competitive Landscape Analysis: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects What is Competitive Landscape Analysis? Why Competitive Landscape Analysis is Important Understanding the competitive landscape is essential for businesses looking to expand, optimize strategies, or defend their market position.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Assessing the Effectiveness of Your Current Business Strategy To see how your business strategy is holding up, dig into a few KPIs. Innovation Rate Anything fresh on the menu lately? For a deeper dive, see how to marry business strategy and innovation. Employee Productivity Is your team firing on all cylinders?

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MARCH 19, 2025

Kays Distinctive Capabilities Framework: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects Kays Distinctive Capabilities Framework , developed by John Kay , is a strategic model that helps organizations identify and leverage their unique competitive advantages. Develop strategies based on strengths that competitors cannot easily replicate.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Critical Success Factors: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects Critical Success Factors (CSFs) are the key areas of performance that are essential for an organization to achieve its strategic objectives. These factors determine whether a business succeeds or fails in its industry and serve as a foundation for effective strategy execution.

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MARCH 5, 2025

What is OGSM Strategy Framework? The OGSM Strategy Framework is a structured framework designed to facilitate successful organizational change. The OGSM Strategy Framework serves as a roadmap, ensuring that all aspects of the change initiative are well-coordinated and aligned with business objectives.

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MARCH 5, 2025

What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Go-to-Market Strategy: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects A Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy is a structured plan that defines how a company will introduce a product or service to the market, attract customers, and achieve a competitive advantage. Lead Successful Strategy Projects!

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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. Lead Successful Strategy Projects!

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Role of Empathy in Leadership: A New Standard for Industry Disruption Many leaders are focused on technological innovation as the primary driver of success. However, as Andrew Antar — CEO and founder of Tune.fm — emphasized on a recent episode of The Bliss Business Podcast , empathy may be the key to true industry disruption.

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MARCH 3, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way businesses operate, providing innovative solutions and opportunities for growth. By integrating AI into your consulting services, you can offer your clients more precise and actionable strategies. This allows you to base your growth strategies on solid data rather than intuition.

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MARCH 21, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the landscape of innovation management. By leveraging AI, you can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of your innovation projects. This technology can be applied across various stages of innovation, from idea generation to product development.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understanding Innovation Innovation is the lifeblood of businesses seeking to thrive in a rapidly evolving market. Importance of Innovation in Today’s Business Landscape In the current business landscape, innovation is not just a buzzword; it’s a necessity.

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MARCH 26, 2025

The Context Map Canvas is a strategic tool designed to help organizations understand and navigate the external factors that influence innovation and business performance. By capturing these dynamics visually, the canvas enables teams to anticipate challenges, uncover opportunities, and align innovation efforts with real-world conditions.

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MARCH 26, 2025

S-Curve Mapping is a strategic innovation tool used to understand the evolution and performance trajectory of technologies, products, services, or entire industries. Each phase reflects different levels of growth potential, innovation activity, and competitive pressure. What is S-Curve Mapping?

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Digital Tonto

JANUARY 26, 2025

New innovations like electricity, indoor plumbing and the automobile were changing the way people lived, worked and shopped. Somewhere along the line we got it into our heads that large firms cant innovate and should strive to act like startups. You cant innovate by copying your competitors.

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MARCH 21, 2025

What is Agile Innovation Template? Agile Innovation is a dynamic approach to project execution that breaks initiatives into small, manageable tasks, enabling organizations to rapidly adapt to market changes. Innovation is no longer optional in todays fast-paced business landscape.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

To keep your business on top of its game, you need to understand how innovation and strategic planning work together. Strategic planning maps out how you’ll crush your long-term goals, and stirring some innovation into the mix helps your business roll with whatever curveballs the market throws.

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MARCH 21, 2025

Understanding this cycle helps businesses time investments, plan for obsolescence, and develop new innovations to stay ahead. New technologies emerge rapidly, disrupting industries and rendering existing systems obsolete. Plan for Technological Transitions Anticipate disruptions and prepare for replacements or upgrades.

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MARCH 26, 2025

Discovery Driven Planning (DDP) is a structured framework for planning innovative initiatives in uncertain or ambiguous environments. It is particularly useful in situations where assumptions outweigh factssuch as launching a new venture, developing disruptive products, or entering unfamiliar markets.

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ImagineNation

MARCH 26, 2025

We need to reframe disruption to increase the possibilities for game-changing inventions and innovations to succeed in an uncertain and unstable future. How does this link to being innovative?

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Idea to Value

MAY 18, 2020

I recently met with a very successful company that is seen as a highly innovative global pioneer that others in their industry, which is facing many structural headwinds and inevitable changes, look up to. The challenge s of centralized innovation. Let’s look into why that is the case. That, however, is where the problem lies.

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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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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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