Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 23, 2016

I certainly believe we are in need of a fresh approach to innovation. We are facing unprecedented challenges, sluggish growth and an increasing competition from unexpected sources. We need to increasingly deliver better end results; as more distinctive, bolder and delivering greater value to our customers’ needs. Can we change our thinking? The power of technology, software and the use of the cloud is combining in new powerful ways.

Innovation 199

Innovation Agile Change Design 199

Idea to Value

JUNE 21, 2016

Everyone who has a naturally creative spark knows the dreaded feeling. The moment you realise that you’re actually being discouraged from having ideas because other people think they’re a waste of time. Have you ever experienced this: Your boss, manager or CEO decides that they need to come up with some new ideas for something. […].

Creativity 189

Creativity Management Brainstorming Innovation 189

Exago

JUNE 22, 2016

Exago’s one of the top 5% happiest organisations to work in, ranking eleventh in the Happiness Works – Happy Company 2016 initiative, among 209 surveyed participants. Now in its fifth edition, every year, Happiness Works assesses the overall well-being and. Read More. The post We’re in the top 5% of firms ranked by Happiness Works! appeared first on www.exago.com.

Survey 182

Survey Company Engagement 182

HYPE Innovation

JUNE 22, 2016

Co-development partnerships. Broad business networks. Independent networked organizations. Meta organizations. Collaborative arrangements. Temporary networks of innovation. Global networks of partners…. … Whatever you prefer to call them, innovation ecosystems are a core element in the growth of any organization. The reason is simple: having a diverse “entourage” of past, present, and future open innovation partners with whom to share risks and ideologies as well as reduce new product or service

Entrepreneurship 150

Entrepreneurship Open Innovation Innovation Collaboration 150

Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, CTO of Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI prototypes into

Generative AI

Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 21, 2016

Ralph Ohr and I were exchanging ideas today via Twitter, and we were talking about a recent study of German executives that looked at why innovation failed in German companies. The top three reasons why innovation didn't move forward came down to fear, uncertainty and doubt. Oh, those weren't exactly the words that were used, but in context for today's post they'll work nicely.

Innovation 124

Innovation Study Marketing Change 124

Destination Innovation

JUNE 13, 2016

When you are looking at a tricky problem try specifying the ideal answer in a world where there are no constraints. What would a perfect solution look like if we had unlimited resources to achieve it? In the book, Idealized Design [i] , Russell Ackoff, Magidson and Addison describe how Bell labs did just such a thing with the telephone. In the 1950s the VP of Bell labs challenged teams of engineers to design ‘the telephone system with which we would replace the existing system if we were free

Conference 101

Conference Exercises Design System 101

Idea to Value

JUNE 24, 2016

There is an old joke that women are better multi taskers than men. My girlfriend tried to tell me this joke while we were out walking once, but I didn’t understand it until I stood still 🙂 On a more serious note though, is it actually possible to multi task? The research seems to suggest […]. Originally published at Are you one of 2.5% of people who can multitask?

106

106

Exago

JUNE 28, 2016

Exago’s partner ASO Company brought together over 100 innovation and human resources managers and some of Turkey’s leading firms – such as Siemens, LinkedIn and Vodafone – for its Corporate Innovation and Intrapreneurship Conference, this month in Istanbul. At the. Read More. The post ASO Company holds innovation and intrapreneurship conference in Istanbul appeared first on www.exago.com.

Conference 140

Conference Company Innovation Resources 140

HYPE Innovation

JUNE 16, 2016

Are we seeing a change in mentality within large organizations towards encouraging individuals to ‘break out and become more intrapreneurial within their part of the business?'. Is this tapping into the increasing desire to be part of creating something new, to grab back the engagement needed, that sense of identity and a growing sense of ownership?

Engagement 122

Engagement Change 122

Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 28, 2016

I rise neither to praise the British exit from the EU or to condemn it. There are plenty of people on both sides of the issue who will praise or condemn exceedingly well. The British people have either fallen for a terrible lie or rid themselves of a burdensome bureaucracy. This will either be excellent for the UK or terrible. Right now the markets are asunder, because they hate uncertainty.

Innovation 113

Innovation Disruption Change Policies 113

Speaker: Jason Tanner

While growth of software-enabled solutions generates momentum, growth alone is not enough to ensure sustainability. The probability of success dramatically improves with early planning for profitability. A sustainable business model contains a system of interrelated choices made not once but over time. Join this webinar for an iterative approach to ensuring solution, economic and relationship sustainability.

Software

Digital Tonto

JUNE 26, 2016

The truth is that an organization doesn't find its soul by looking inside itself, but by finding its place in the world. Related posts: The Efficiency Paradox. 6 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

Management 102

Management Leadership 102

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 23, 2016

I certainly believe we are in need of a fresh approach to innovation. We are facing unprecedented challenges, sluggish growth and increasing competition from unexpected sources. We need to increasingly deliver better end results; as more distinctive, bolder and creative, delivering greater value to our customers’ needs. Can we change our thinking to achieve this?

Innovation 124

Innovation Agile Change Design 124

Idea to Value

JUNE 24, 2016

The innovation book Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival establishes a foundation of 10 Key Imperatives intended to help everyone from beginners to seasoned innovators. These 10 simple and practical steps create a structured, repeatable innovation process to Create and Sustain Innovation in order to Innovate and Thrive in an intensely competitive marketplace.

Culture 104

Culture Culture of Innovation Innovation Entrepreneurship 104

Exago

JUNE 17, 2016

Exago’s 3.5 Idea Market release has arrived, offering a flexible workflow that fits your company’s reality and innovation programme. Answering clients’ identified needs, we continue the evolution path: 3.5 offers significant workflow options to meet your specific idea management process. The post Exago’s brand new 3.5 release is out, and it’s more flexible than ever appeared first on www.exago.com.

Idea Management 146

Idea Management Meeting Marketing Management 146

Advertisement

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

Generative AI

HYPE Innovation

JUNE 8, 2016

This is the Red Queen, one of the famous characters in Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice through the Looking Glass’. And whilst she is an undoubtedly intriguing person, someone you might want to get to know better, here’s a word of advice. Don't try playing chess with her – you’ll very soon find yourself out of your depth! There are three problems you’ll have to confront if you do decide you'd like to give it a go.

Change 0

Change Open Innovation Innovation 0

Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 23, 2016

I think there are few firms that were more innovative than Intel. Notice that I'm using the past tense. Intel, lead by an excellent leader in Andy Grove, had a passion for being the best. Grove's focus - "only the paranoid survive" kept Intel as an industry leader and innovator. When I was younger, working for Texas Instruments, Intel seemed to constantly reinvent the computing industry.

Innovation 113

Innovation Marketing Industry Trends 113

Braden Kelley

JUNE 23, 2016

Saqib Shaikh lives is blind, lives in London, and is a core Microsoft developer. He lost the use of his eyes at age 7.

Software Developers 109

Software Developers Software Development Software Project 109

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 20, 2016

All too often strategy is not influencing the behaviours and outcomes around innovation, it is simply allowing them to be left to chance. Innovation is being ‘pushed down’ the organisation for others to interpret and offer their answers. They execute to their own understanding and often the innovations end up as not strategically aligned. That is plainly wrong, not knowing the strategic objectives it is one of the principle causes of innovation failure and requires fixing.

Underperforming Technical Team 113

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Innovation Strategy 113

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

Data

Idea to Value

JUNE 17, 2016

Hi everyone, I have some very exciting news, which I’d like you to join me for in an exclusive free Webinar. Date: Thursday 23 June Time: 6:00 pm BST (UK Time) – free replays available to all registrants As you know, I put a lot of focus into finding out exactly how the brain generates ideas, […]. Originally published at Join our free webinar: The biggest breakthrough in creativity training of 2016.

Training 101

Training Creativity 101

Exago

JUNE 16, 2016

Exago’s 3.5 Idea Market release has arrived, offering a flexible workflow that fits your company’s reality and innovation programme. Answering clients’ identified needs, we continue the evolution path: 3.5 offers significant workflow options to meet your specific idea management process. The post Exago’s brand new 3.5 release is out, and it’s more flexible than ever appeared first on www.exago.com.

Idea Management 100

Idea Management Meeting Marketing Management 100

Digital Tonto

JUNE 29, 2016

The notion that you can transform a failing media company—or any company in any industry for that matter— by infusing it with data and algorithms is terribly misguided. Related posts: The Problem. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

Data 82

Data Industry Company Management 82

Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 14, 2016

I've made a simple drawing to illustrate what many of you already know. Too many people in the innovation arena are apt to talk about ideas, which are relatively easy to get, but fail to consider the effort involved to move from an idea stage to an innovation stage. I've often compared this to the amount of force it takes to get a rocket into orbit.

Innovation 122

Innovation Marketing Disruption Design 122

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

Data

Moves the Needle

JUNE 3, 2016

*This post originally appeared on Mind the Product. The average lifespan of an S&P 500 company has decreased from 67 years (1950’s) to about 15 years (today). The market is changing faster than ever, and an organization’s ability to move at the speed of the Internet is the only chance at surviving and thriving. For the enterprise world, the rallying cry is similar to the classic American Revolution meme, “Join or Die.

Underperforming Technical Team 83

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Disruption Marketing 83

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 20, 2016

All too often strategy is not influencing the behaviours and outcomes around innovation, it is simply allowing them to be left to chance. Innovation is being ‘pushed down’ the organisation for others to interpret and offer their answers.That is plainly wrong, it is one of the principle causes of innovation failure. This lack of alignment and top leadership engagement is one of the main issues on why many organisations seem to just simply ‘limp’ along in their innovation activity.

Leadership 113

Leadership Innovation Strategy Strategy 113

Idea to Value

JUNE 16, 2016

Something wonderful and surprising happened to me yesterday which I wanted to share with you. I want to tell you all about a development project which is close to my heart, and which I support with revenue from my Improvides Innovation Consulting business and Ideatovalue.com. It’s called Tabitha , and it’s based in Cambodia. And yesterday, they sent me an email which included quite a few pictures.

Project 101

Project Groups Creativity Company 101

Exago

JUNE 9, 2016

Giving you easy access to new sources of innovation, open innovation practices allow you to ask different questions of different communities. The post How to conquer your audience appeared first on www.exago.com.

How To 130

How To Open Innovation Innovation 130

Advertisement

Scaling transformational innovations in large companies is challenging due to ‘Company Fit’ issues, which arise when the resources, processes, and priorities (RPPs) of the core business are not aligned with the needs of the new business. Many companies have learned how ambidexterity—the ability to both ‘exploit the present and explore the future,’ can help them address these issues for ideation and incubation of new innovations, but scaling transformative business innovations remains a challenge

Company

Digital Tonto

JUNE 22, 2016

The challenge is to take a balkanized world of data, made up of disparate islands and integrate it into a single, unified environment in which we can work effectively. Related posts: A New Era For. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

Data 75

Data Big Data System Technology 75

Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 10, 2016

I'm pissed off today. I'm pissed off because our elected officials continue to denigrate entrepreneurs and business people. Yesterday Nancy Pelosi, the democratic demogoge of Hollywood, lectured people about the iPhone. Steve Jobs and Apple, she claimed, did not create the iPhone. If this is true you must be wondering, well, how did they get all that revenue and profit then?

Innovation 109

Innovation Software Technology Course 109

Moves the Needle

JUNE 14, 2016

Lean Experiment Techniques There are many techniques to consider when designing an effective lean startup experiment, so we decided to capture a few of our favorites below. Mix-and-match each example to create a powerful experimental learning vehicle for your next concept. Even better, see if you can recognize these lean startup experiment examples next time you’re using your favorite application or website.

LEAN 76

LEAN Examples Video Report 76

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 30, 2016

The management of human resource (HRM) needs to be replaced with the management of human creativity and ingenuity, as this is the triggering point to innovation success and delivering longer-term sustaining success. The critical role of innovation is without question needed for the future growth, wealth creation and organisations potential survival.

Resources 100

Resources Design Innovation Engagement 100

Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

Report