Leapfrogging

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. By mapping where a product or technology lies on the S-curve, organizations can better allocate resources, decide when to innovate, and anticipate market transitions.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 24, 2025

We need to stop trying to predict the unpredictable and instead build systems that can adapt to whatever comes. 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

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Leapfrogging

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. For example, Microsofts contingency planning includes : Cloud-based disaster recovery systems.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 15, 2022

For this to happen, our focus today should be fully on low-carbon technologies and their technical realization. Disruptive innovation coming from the 2nd Horizon and 3. Disruptive innovation coming from the 2nd Horizon and 3. Transformative innovation from technologies has yet to fully emerge. Sustaining innovation, 2.

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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. Continue reading on burrus.com

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Elizabeth Francisco, president of ResMan, offers expansive insights from being a woman in business to the rapid advancement of property management technology. Bias showed itself as I came up through the multifamily industry and then in technology with investors, peers, competitors, and prospective customers.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Medical technology is advancing quickly, and yet, where blockchain fits is an open question. Doctors have been sounding the alarm about this problem for years, but solutions have been few and far between, and the medical community has been slow to adopt modern technology. And who will pay to maintain the system as time goes on?

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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. The crucial first step in managing this is to accept responsibility for recognising and disrupting your internal structures, mental models, mindsets, and habitual behaviours.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

So let me get back to what this post is about, providing critical reference points on technologies we need to improve and innovate. This site is primarily a place I go back and constantly check when it comes to the progress on the technologies that need to be researched, developed and deployed.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Unlocking the Full Potential of Innovation: Why an Innovation Ecosystem Outperforms Traditional Internal Innovation Structures and Systems In today’s rapidly evolving market landscape, relying solely on internal innovation systems can limit your organization’s ability to stay ahead of the curve.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 1, 2020

When we reflect on the recent events of the last twelve months, this has been highly disruptive but those industrial companies that had already started their Industry 4.0 The system is becoming more based on modular, autonomous machines that continuously optimize themselves and operate extremely flexibly and efficiently.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

This requires a profound transformation in technologies, systems, and infrastructure. Innovation is made up of many enabling technologies that support energy. To avoid the predicted consequences of climate change, the global energy system must rapidly reduce its emissions.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Why a Strategy Uncertainty Map is Important Every business faces uncertainty in areas like market trends, competitive shifts, technological advancements, regulatory changes, and economic fluctuations. Which areas operations, competition, technology, or regulation are most vulnerable?

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So little is said or discussed on changing the innovation system, it seems organizations are (really) comfortable with incremental or experimental innovation as the extent of their ambition. Here’s why you should consider transitioning from a closed internal system to a vibrant, interconnected innovation ecosystem: 1.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

It is a very disrupting, disturbing world. We have to push this into more of the cross-sector cascading effects of disruptions. This becomes a critical point of any dynamics of future disruption. The age of “technology attack.” Technological disruption is altering all we do.

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Daniel Burrus

JANUARY 27, 2021

This sent the banking industry into a tailspin, desperately trying to understand this new concept of a digital currency system, and areas of the government even began to prepare a way to legislate this unfamiliar system. The fact of the matter is that many people did not fully understand the mechanics behind Bitcoin.

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Business and Tech

JULY 29, 2022

Energy resilience, or the ability to provide reliable energy and ensure recovery from disruptions, is essential to the safe adoption of ever-changing technological needs and electrification. Emerging technologies — including energy storage systems, electric vehicles, and solar panels — can assist with these needs.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 3, 2025

The Impact of AI in Business Consulting AI is making a significant impact in the field of business consulting by providing advanced tools and technologies to analyze vast amounts of data and generate valuable insights. Collaboration with AI systems is crucial to maximize the potential of artificial intelligence.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

This technology can be applied across various stages of innovation, from idea generation to product development. Invest in Quality Data : AI systems rely on high-quality data to function effectively. Integration with Existing Systems : Integrating AI tools with your current systems can be complex.

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Daniel Burrus

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Exponential digital technology is transforming every business process, and massive disruptions are at every turn. The reality is those Three Digital Accelerators are only going to continue to increase, and as a result, digital disruption will become even more widespread than they already are. Are some disruptions detrimental?

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Power of Disruptive Innovation Understanding Disruptive Innovation Disruptive innovation, a term you might have encountered frequently in today’s business lexicon, refers to a process where a product or service starts at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves upmarket, eventually displacing established competitors.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 21, 2020

We are being challenged in our system of beliefs, ideas, values, and habits that are a way of thinking about the real world and what it means. We are entering a position of significant disruption. Thus, we have no pre-existing defenses or experience against this level of astonishing disruption.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 8, 2020

In our minds, technology and innovation are interconnected. However, for every technological advancement, there seems to be a learning curve or adjustment period as we try to figure out how to implement automation into our daily lives. Technology: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? source: pixabay.com. 1 The Devil in Design.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

What I find especially impressive is the close link between completely disrupting the design process as well as the technical challenges of manufacturing using this 3D printing technology. Optimization: Compounding Iteration Quality and Time Improvements.

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Acuvate

DECEMBER 12, 2024

From early-stage chatbots to more sophisticated, AI-powered systems, businesses have increasingly relied on technology to meet customer expectations. Despite these innovations, many traditional AI systems struggle to keep pace with the rising demands for personalized, proactive service.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Technology and innovation Patents, R&D capabilities, proprietary software. For example, an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer may identify its battery technology as a core strength. Outdated technology Legacy systems slowing operations. Technological advancements AI, automation, digital transformation.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 12, 2025

Without a structured approach, organizations risk disruptions, resistance, and unforeseen challenges that can derail change initiatives. Technology: Are system updates or new software implementations needed? Failure to Identify All Impact Areas Neglecting certain areas can lead to unforeseen disruptions.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2025

For example, Teslas success in the electric vehicle industry can be attributed to a strong market demand (Market Attractiveness), innovative technology (Sustainable Competitive Advantage), and strong supply chain relationships (Connectedness Across the Value Chain). These could include: Unique technology or intellectual property.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Common obstacles include: Data Quality and Availability : AI systems require high-quality, relevant data to function effectively. Cost : The initial investment in AI technology can be significant. Change Management : Introducing AI can disrupt existing workflows. High-quality data is the foundation of effective AI systems.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 27, 2018

It was nicely put by Joe Kaeser, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG writing an article for the WEF , where he remarked “ The Fourth Industrial Revolution is not just about technology or business. Cyber-physical systems can leap even further, across so much that needs mapping in society.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

We design the innovation system we need after we know what we are trying to achieve in the challenge or idea. We need to adapt our system thinking to the challenge identified, not the other way around, that of trying to fit them into a generically designed process. We “pull down” what is needed. It adjusts and you learn.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 7, 2021

High rates of innovation or product extension, often not truly needed, can be disruptive to the larger society as a whole. What is the cost of disruption and destruction of whole communities in social costs, in our investments for the future when we can’t ‘feel’ or see the benefits of “creative destruction” emerging?

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 19, 2021

Today we are facing many current disruptions where we need to react fast and intelligently. As we continue to respond to Covid-19, technology has the power to reduce the complexity often faced, speed up and contribute to solutions that help resolve pressing issues. There are many situations we are facing that are a race against time.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Suggested viewing: 12 – Disruptive Innovation. Brought to prominence by Professor Clayton Christensen’s book The Innovator’s Dilemma , this important theory provides an explanation as to why large, established companies eventually get overtaken by smaller ones, and it introduced the concept of disruptive innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

When you think we are on a roll, we are making that transformation in technology, systems, new organizational designs, you are suddenly stopped in your tracks. We still struggle with resolving legacy in our systems, processes, factories so we lose the ability to really advance and gain true connectivity.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

OCTOBER 14, 2024

By participating in these ecosystems, organizations can access cutting-edge technologies, untapped markets, and a diverse talent pool, driving innovation and competitive differentiation. Recognizing Ecosystem Resilience : Dynamic ecosystems are resilient and capable of withstanding shocks and disruptions. ​

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Christensen Institute

MAY 11, 2023

I can’t count the number of times people at an education conference have approached me and said something to the effect of, “But how do we transform the education system?” or “We need to focus on system transformation” or “How do we scale system transformation?” I get why they share these sentiments with me.

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