Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The building blocks of open innovation building towards Business Ecosystem design. By incorporating Open Innovation Strategies as the next building block, businesses can create a dynamic and expansive innovation ecosystem beyond internal and partnership and certain collaborative boundaries.

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HYPE Innovation

JANUARY 16, 2023

A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted and waits to be transformed. True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 24, 2025

Resilience against disruption Organizations with diversified relationships and adaptive capabilities do seem to demonstrate superior resilience during disruptions by operating in a network and seem to recover 1.5x We need to stop trying to predict the unpredictable and instead build systems that can adapt to whatever comes.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Feeling trapped, break out of the box with Innovation Ecosystems We continue to fail to unlock the full potential of innovation. I continue to receive reports on the latest surveys on the management of open innovation and its progress. I asked Googles NotebookLM to provide a podcast of this series.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We have many innovation outcomes to choose from, including incremental, distinctive, radical or disruptive. Today we focus more on open innovation where a greater external diversity combines with internal expertise to generate the potential for something fundamentally different.

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Qmarkets

JULY 20, 2022

Margaret Heffernan – Entrepreneur, CEO and writer Few would disagree with the notion that innovation is driven by the sharing of good ideas. Where open innovation and closed innovation models differ is the question of who should be included in these conversations. What is Open Innovation?

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IdeaScale

MAY 23, 2017

Disruptive isn’t a dirty word, but it can be a scary one. Why does the word “disruptive” raise such fear among so many people? Uttering “disruptive” during a meeting can get you looks more along the lines of profanity. At the same time, disruptive innovation is what makes our lives better. Mindful Disruption.

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PlanBox Innovation

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Open innovation (OI) can be a powerful approach for organizations to find groundbreaking ideas, develop new products and solve difficult problems. I have been involved in hundreds of open innovation projects — I have seen huge successes and, of course, many failures. Don’t Do it Once. Don’t Do it Yourself.

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Imaginatik

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

A great deal of activity has been happening under the topic of ‘open innovation’, however we have found very different initiatives launched by our clients that challenge a common definition of the term. The open innovation process here self-organizes the proper fit for start-up-to-problem-solution pairing.

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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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Yet2

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

In the beginning of 2020 business disruption was largely viewed as an “Airbnb” or “Uber” taking mind and market share from industry stalwarts. Today, business disruption is synonymous with COVID-19 closures and the corresponding economic slowdown. Disruption is really about a change in business as usual. And it’s not always bad.

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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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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

For more insights on AI in innovation, explore our article on AI in open innovation. Change Management : Introducing AI can disrupt existing workflows. This will not only accelerate your development cycles but also enhance the quality and relevance of your products.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 25, 2019

Accelerator programs benefit corporations by providing them access to innovative and disruptive startups. This allows corporates to manage these disruptive forces rather than compete directly with them. Difference in approach to disruption. Open innovation program.

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Yet2

AUGUST 6, 2019

Many large companies have open innovation portals. The snack food and beverage manufacturer has two separate open innovation portals that play a key role in the company’s strategic initiative and mission to empower people to snack right. And then there’s Mondeléz International. Register today to claim your seat!

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 10, 2024

Use Building Blocks Through Open Innovation Strategies to exploit your Ecosystem thinking and design approaches. Open Innovation Platforms and Networks: Description: Implement open innovation platforms and networks to connect with a broader ecosystem of innovators.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The Winds of Change- Innovation Software facing the Innovators’ Dilemma In my research, I am getting a real sense that the current Innovation Management Software model is about to be upended and disrupted as per Clayton Christensens’ “Innovators Dilemma.” Any thoughts?

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100%Open

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For example, this month’s tool in the spotlight is 100%Open Innovation Metrics. Many organisations now have the opportunity to look back at their open innovation programmes with an appraising eye. With some evidence behind them, they are weighing up the effectiveness of being open. How open is your organisation ?

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eZassi

MARCH 18, 2025

The Ezassi Advantage: Enhancing Supply Chain Agility for Procurement Executives Why CPOs and Supply Chain Executives Should Pay Attention For Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), procurement leaders, and supply chain executives, staying ahead of disruptions while driving efficiency, cost savings, and sustainability is more challenging than ever.

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Yet2

JANUARY 23, 2024

Words by Carlos Pichardo Forging successful Open Innovation partnerships is a complex yet essential endeavor. With Intro2Deal , yet2 teaches the steps and pace you need to dance with the innovation partner of your dreams. yet2 understands the intricate dance that builds and sustains external partnerships.

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eZassi

JANUARY 8, 2025

Unlike product or process innovation, it focuses on altering the framework of business operations, including customer engagement, revenue generation, and cost management.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 7, 2024

So why do open innovation strategies have real potential to take innovation into business ecosystems ? The CEO needs to understand innovation ecosystems: Expand Innovation Horizons: Rationale: Open Innovation Strategies broaden the scope of innovation by tapping into diverse external sources.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2025

This article explores the core concept of breakthrough innovation, how it stands apart from radical and disruptive innovation , real-world examples of industry-changing advancements, and proven strategies companies can use to achieve it. To start, lets take a closer look at what breakthrough innovation really means.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

Today you can argue differently, why what you see as needed is not the best and maybe different than first envisaged, and it is better and evolutionary but demands more change and disruption internally. Burning platforms will be all around us, as we continue into the age of disruption. Watch out for those “burning platforms”.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

In frameworks and mechanisms , my favourite has always been the three horizons , followed by ideation platforms and contests, innovation centres, labs and accelerations, ambidextrous growth ( explore and exploit ), taking principles of disruptive innovation and staged and venture funding approaches. Open Innovation 2.0 (or

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 11, 2018

What is clear anyone that does develop a fully integrated platform designed for innovation will certainly disrupt the current way products are managed. We can for the first time build a system of record, we can through “open” technology provide an approach that is flexible, scalable, upgradeable, and fully visual to all.

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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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Destination Innovation

MARCH 2, 2018

They found that focusing on process or product innovation or between sustaining and disruptive innovation made little difference. Another finding was that higher concentration of ideas – from a small active group – was much less effective than broad participation from diverse fields.

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Yet2

JULY 3, 2024

There are many alternatives out there but none that are completely disruptive and could revolutionize the field. The Client said they wanted something disruptive, but have not found anything. Case Study Examples: Insulation Business: Objective: Explore alternatives and threats which could obsolete fiberglass insulation.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 1, 2024

Culture conflict What's challenging about creating a corporate culture steeped in innovation is the dichotomy between performance and disruption. For example, even in a culture of continuity you can create incremental innovation, where you add new features to existing products, what is often referred to as Horizon One.

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mjvinnovation

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

What are open innovation hubs? Startup, Corporate Venture, Open Innovation Hubs: who is who in the world of digital transformation. It is in this context that terminologies such as Startup, Corporate Venture and Open Innovation Hubs arise. Open innovation hubs. After all, what is a Startup?

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Yet2

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Karen Madden , VP Technology and Innovation of PerkinElmer, provided first-hand experience and advice on how big corporations can drive impact by cooperating with startups: “It’s not an option anymore, if you don’t team up with the disruptive, you’re going to get disrupted.”

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 19, 2024

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Every business knows it needs to innovate. There is no shortage of pundits, blogs and conferences that preach the gospel of agility, disruptive innovation, open innovation, lean startups or whatever else is currently in vogue. What isn’t so clear is how to go about it.

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2022

Margaret Heffernan – Entrepreneur, CEO and writer Few would disagree with the notion that innovation is driven by the sharing of good ideas. Where open innovation and closed innovation models differ is the question of who should be included in these conversations. What is Open Innovation?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

They partner with Silicon Valley startups who have breakthrough technology when they really just want incremental innovation that delivers quarterly results. They invest in disruptive technologies but ask existing business units to cannibalize their current products and services using them. Open Innovation Networks.

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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 The collaborators are seeing the combined value and individual gain in this more open approach. We are caught up in a very revolutionary period.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 11, 2024

Ecosystem Resilience: Characteristics: Dynamic ecosystems are resilient and capable of withstanding shocks and disruptions due to the diversity of participants and the redundancy of resources. Creating the right environment involves fostering trust, promoting open innovation, and investing in the development of participants.

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