Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 3, 2016

To work through these we are all being asked to transform but there has to be a clear end, a return for all this energy and resources it requires, that we are being asked to spend? Technology offers them the transforming means but can they, as leaders, take their people with them? Either they adapt or die. It needs bold leadership.

Collaboration 273

Collaboration Technical Review Disruption Innovation 273

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 6, 2024

Embracing Innovation Ecosystems for Evolution and Revolution My definition of innovation ecosystems is that they, “innovation ecosystems are dynamic, interconnected networks of diverse actors and resources that come together to collaborate to drive innovation opportunity and create a more compelling value.”

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Innovation Collaboration Resources 163

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Is it access to knowledge, markets, opinions or is it spreading risk and resource sharing or enabling the flows in knowledge, ideas, capital- what else really distinguishes it and makes it a must to have. The ability to access cutting-edge research, market insights, and technical know-how from a wide network is a key driver of innovation.

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Innovation Policies Collaboration 140

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

An innovation mandate is a critical tool for defining the scope and direction of innovation and the underlying values, commitment and resources placed behind it. The innovation mandate is often overlooked or undervalued. What should be in a “typical” innovation mandate?

Innovation Programs 190

Innovation Programs Technical Review Innovation Policies 190

Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 24, 2022

We are increasingly engaged in far greater interactivity with easy access to social and organizational tools than ever before. Over time a pattern of behaviours builds to enable a flow of ideas, and concepts, drawing upon available talent and resource capital to coalesce around a set of goals to vision.

Design 183

Design Technical Review Software Review Collaboration 183

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

So this post reviews many great contributors to advancing innovation over the years. The idea encouraged exploring the organisation’s boundaries and engaging with customers, suppliers, and partners to co-create and co-innovate. The need today is not to dispense with this but to link it fully up. This evolved over many years.

Artificial Inteligence 183

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Agile Innovation 183

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

For me, the energy transition that the world is undertaking requires all forms of innovation, to offer technically advanced, as well as breakthrough solutions, to an incredibly complex system of energy delivery. The critical enabler will come from technology and systemic innovation. The societal inhibitor is a real impediment.

Management 214

Management Technical Review Innovation System 214

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The typical goals of this sort of collaboration are better solutions and disrupting economic development — ultimately, it’s an early pipeline of new technologies. In exchange for financing and mentorship, an established business can be at the forefront of new products, models, and technologies.

Collaboration 174

Collaboration Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Innovation 174

Business and Tech

MARCH 24, 2022

And there’s a direct connection between the health of a company’s bottom line and the health and well-being of every company’s most important resource — its people. All of these work together to keep morale high, engagement scores up, and burnout in check. Well-being isn’t just a perk, it’s a competitive advantage.

Culture 246

Culture Leadership Technical Review Survey 246

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 3, 2016

To work through these we are all being asked to transform but there has to be a clear end, a return for all this energy and resources it requires, that we are being asked to spend? Technology offers them the transforming means but can they, as leaders, take their people with them? Either they adapt or die. It needs bold leadership.

Collaboration 273

Collaboration Disruption Innovation Technical Review 273

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

CVC units often focus on securing a competitive advantage by investing in startups with innovative technologies or business models that align with the corporation’s strategic goals. By engaging with and investing in startups, companies can gain insights into emerging technologies, trends, and business practices.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Engagement Marketing Competition 100

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

There’s a growing movement to track employee productivity through increasingly sophisticated technology, such as desktop surveillance, biometric smart badges, location tracking, or desk heat sensors. New research suggests that when information obtained through monitoring is used for control purposes (e.g.,

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Management Technology Engagement 144

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 26, 2015

It is highly reliant on manual systems with people often disconnected from the real innovation engagement making decisions on inadequate data or insights. The real need is delivering a new integrated innovation engagement platform. We need not just a new innovation management system, we need a modern engagement platform.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Technology Internet of things Innovation 100

Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

To help meet these challenges, this report provides you with a meaningful understanding of some of the critical topics related to innovation: Budget and Resources, Collaboration and Spaces, Focus and Activities, and Challenges and Enablers. Is that due to it being “too risky” or the appetite for change, is less but due to what?

Innovation 225

Innovation Report Technical Review Software Review 225

TechEmpower Innovation

MARCH 4, 2024

Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact. This shift allows business to reallocate human resources to more complex and strategic roles, or eliminate those positions entirely.

Generative AI 177

Generative AI Fractional CTO Software Review Software Engineering 177

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We know you simply grow a business by choosing a mix of investing in innovation, merger, and acquisitions or releasing your resources into more profitable activities. They are reliant on engaging others, focusing on their specialized areas to hand over their time to innovation. Why is that? Apple, Alibaba, Amazon).

Innovation Programs 222

Innovation Programs Innovation Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 222

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 25, 2019

These being, firstly a decline in the level and speed of innovation , partly due to lower investments in research and development and also a continuing uneven adoption of innovation across individual economies and the world at large. Both of these policy issues are very much part of the incumbent innovator’s dilemma to resolve.

Policies 182

Policies Report Technical Review Innovation 182

IdeaScale

APRIL 6, 2021

According to a 2017 survey, 86% of companies who incorporate crowdsourcing in the workplace cite employee engagement as a top priority. It answers questions such as: How many resources will they need? March proved the busiest month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Campaigns must be reviewed to determine their success.

Crowdsourcing 130

Crowdsourcing Technical Review Ideation Innovation 130

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

The ability to tackle those larger societal problems within an ecosystem, or combine unique resources to overcome a complex challenge you are incapable of solving alone, do have greater potential in a collaborative adaptive system. They survive and thrive due to that uniqueness and attraction. As we learn we adapt, as we share we grow.

Collaboration 241

Collaboration Design Innovation Technical Review 241

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Introduction to the Startup Ecosystem Defining the Startup Ecosystem The term ‘startup ecosystem’ refers to the dynamic network of interconnected entities—individuals, organizations, and resources—that collectively contribute to the creation and growth of startups.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Agile Engagement Collaboration 113

Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Step What To Do Check the Trends Look into market trends and what your customers need Look Inside Review your business habits for any rough spots Hear From Customers Get insights through surveys and direct chats Size Up the Competition Peep at what your rivals do right or wrong Hungry for more on using fresh ideas to pump up your business plan?

Course 113

Course Strategy Strategy Technical Review 113

Idea to Value

MARCH 25, 2019

Such innovations can come in the form of adopting new technologies, but also by adapting the business practices typically associated with startup culture. Corporations and startups operate differently by nature due to the differences in their culture and business environment. How can corporations work with startups?

Change 187

Change Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Innovation 187

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

This is where technology enables these connections and triggers different thinking in the quest for moving toward more extraordinary valuable solutions—the “connected” value of behaviours thinking ecosystems and operating on collaborative platforms. We need a radically different comprehensive innovation system solution.

Software Review 246

Software Review Software Innovation Design 246

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A speaker’s ability to captivate, engage, and inspire the audience sets the tone and leaves a lasting impression. On the other hand, an ill-suited speaker may lead to disinterest, a lack of engagement, and a negative perception of the event’s value.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Innovation Engagement Conference 100

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Resources constantly “churn” and get depleted, waiting for others to be brought up to speed. Technology trends lay in the seventh position in this “biggest strategic challenges.” My thought is what do you expect if boards are not as engaged as per the HBR report above stating? A hunch or insight becomes a dead end.

Report 212

Report Innovation Survey Disruption 212

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 27, 2017

T he potential value of abundant data and information is greatly constrained by the technical challenges of storing, processing, sharing and analyzing it. Technological risks to information, from hacking to cybercrime and privacy concerns to identity theft are on the rise. Inaccessible information. “T Information risks.

Technical Review 179

Technical Review Innovation Report Disruption 179

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Why You Should Embrace AI in Your Business Planning Embracing AI in your business planning is not just about keeping up with technology trendsit’s about seizing opportunities to innovate and outperform competitors. When incorporating ai-driven business strategy , remember that AI should complement human expertise, not replace it.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

eZassi

AUGUST 30, 2022

For innovative and creative organizations, the challenge is not a lack of good ideas, but no effective system in place to review, score, catalog and process these ideas through the pipeline. To focus on the best and “throw the bad ones away” a strategic, competent company needs an Innovation Resource Management tool. ROI Measurement.

Ideation 98

Ideation Technical Review Software Review Collaboration 98

Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In a world where thousands of startups emerge each year, companies looking to stay competitive need to engage actively with this innovation ecosystem. Startups often bring fresh ideas, new technologies, and agile development approaches, but identifying the right ones to collaborate with or invest in can be complex.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Software Innovation 52

Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 26, 2023

I always find the post-New Year to be a reflective part of the year of reviewing, deciding, and then setting new goals. Innovation application and practice seem to have stayed stuck, largely due to how it is organized. Are you leveraging all the resources available and mentioned here? Let me start. I learn from the ask.

Software Review 183

Software Review Technical Review Innovation Collaboration 183

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Narrow focuses, singular approaches and resources or a better way to broaden and accelerate innovative solutions. EACH hydrogen solution is currently being pursued in individual companies or limited geographical or technology areas. Ecosystems can attract more significant resources and exchange potential in their diverse attraction.

Innovation 205

Innovation Technical Review Design Collaboration 205

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Digital technology has been involved in the energy system for decades. What is new, is the pace of digitalization occurring through technological innovation, providing solutions that enable the energy system to be transformed? Digitalization is the catalyst for engagement and connectivity within the energy system.

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review System 174

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 15, 2018

Is this validation because it does not work, it is too much hard work than the promise within the concept, or the approach has too much complexity around it and needs massive resources to undertake. This needs a real resource momentum. Struggling to get out of the technical jargon, so be ready and have patience.

Artificial Inteligence 256

Artificial Inteligence Data Technical Review Software Review 256

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Technology innovation, suggested new business models, outline proposals for changing policies, processes, and market design all are being “sketched out.” It is evident innovation must be way broader than just technological RD&D. During this past week, I have been working through specific aspects of the energy transition model.

Technical Review 145

Technical Review Software Review Report System 145

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Importance of Startup Innovation in Corporate Growth In today’s rapidly changing business environment, startup innovation is often at the forefront of technological advancement and market disruption. For a more comprehensive understanding, readers can explore our detailed overview of corporate venture capital.

Innovation 147

Innovation Collaboration Agile Technical Review 147

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Watch this video below to find out more about her concept of “intelligent failure” According to a review of Edmondson’s ideas on HBR , intelligent failures have the following characteristics : The experiment takes place in new territory. You’re just wasting time and resources.”

Underperforming Technical Team 207

Underperforming Technical Team Project Technical Review Resources 207

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A focus on innovation helps companies to adapt to rapidly changing markets, embrace new technologies, and stay ahead of the competition. The right speaker will not only understand the latest trends in innovation but also possess the qualities of a good keynote speaker , such as the ability to inspire and engage a corporate audience.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Innovation Trends Engagement 100