Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 9, 2019

Throughout the past couple of years, I have been constantly arguing about the need to put innovation management on a digital platform. These have come in different thoughts on digital platforms, ready for cross-industry and having in place, a rapid digital innovation process that scales and evolves on new technology and insights.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

They have had a model of a constant growth success for years but it is getting harder as the market is fragmenting and looking for greater flexibility within the range of solutions. The IM software market is stirring. In my opinion, they need actually a more robust end-to-end innovation software solution as something of a real need.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 22, 2017

They are looking to complement and reinforce existing capabilities through more open innovation thinking and approaches. The evolving innovation lab. We are entering a new innovation era as the conditions for this are coming together. Technology is transforming so much, it is the catalyst for change.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Are you looking for ways to take your innovation strategy to the next level in 2020? Check out our top innovation blogs from 2019 for tips on transforming your product, process, market, and more. Crowdsourcing is a great way to assemble data for product innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Increasingly, there is this recognition that the competitors seem to be moving faster towards becoming more digital, so it then becomes a race to catch up, as this “digital advantage” is increasingly eroding competitive advantage for the digital laggard, even if he is today the market leader.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 3, 2018

This could be in a new plant, in where production should be situated, so it can be allowed to scale at a later date, in resources able to achieve scale or more importantly you scale according to the type of goods or demand so they can be readily available, closer to the market they are needed. The scale has to respond accordingly.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

There's an old marketing adage that you sell the sizzle, not the steak. I wonder, as I watch Super Bowl television ads, how many marketing people have forgotten the basic tenets of their craft. It's as if we are supposed to buy the products because of the really interesting advertising, rather than the benefits they provide.

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Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

But that’s not the path the innovation process should take. It makes sense to pilot test your innovations before making that final commitment or laying down that final chapter. In developing or innovating a new product or service, we take inspiration from Marvel Comics , one of the greatest storytellers of all time.

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Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

But that’s not the path the innovation process should take. It makes sense to pilot test your innovations before making that final commitment or laying down that final chapter. In developing or innovating a new product or service, we take inspiration from Marvel Comics , one of the greatest storytellers of all time.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Whether its streamlining supply chains, optimizing inventory management, or automating customer support, digital innovation helps organizations do more with less. Competitive Advantage Digital innovation enables companies to respond quickly to market shifts, adopt emerging technologies, and differentiate themselves from competitors.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 4, 2025

Organizations can use this mindset by leveraging co-creation, partnering with customers, and engaging employees at all levels in the innovation process. The following innovation quotes highlight why continuous improvement is essential for long-term business success.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 23, 2023

I want to dive into incremental innovation with you to unpack how and why it should be front of mind for your innovation program. We’ll explore examples, discover the key benefits of this type of innovation, and identify the best way of developing your own incremental innovation process. It’s fast to market.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Importance of Innovation in Today’s Business Landscape Innovation is not just a buzzword; it’s the fuel that drives businesses forward in a competitive and ever-changing marketplace. Your ability to innovate determines the sustainability and growth of your company.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Where does this product story start? It begins with Kärcher North America, the market leader in carpet extraction cleaning. The core product line was 15 years old and in need of innovation. Chad McAllister interviews Bill Ott, Executive Vice President of the product development organization at Kärcher.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MARCH 23, 2016

From the data presented it's clear that "innovation" is still defined very narrowly, as improvements to existing products and services. In other words, most of these executives and their teams are just scratching the surface, when right underneath the surface a range of innovation options and outcomes is just waiting to explode.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 16, 2021

Again, Pareto raises his head to say less than 20% of your people are even reasonably prepared to do interesting innovation work. I am talking about Horizon 2 and Horizon 3 (transformative and disruptive innovations), which of course can come in a variety of types - Doblin identifies ten types of innovation.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 21, 2017

Market share was being lost. They needed a new product, in a hurry. From concept to packaging, they needed it all: RTB, packaging design, product name, name and product fit with top benefits, and fully baked complete concepts to test against legacy products and competitive products.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

An article in The Wall Street Journal by Paul Ziobro shares an report on how toy manufacturers, including Mattel and Hasbro, are accelerating their new product innovation processes. The brands want to capitalize on market growth stemming from toys tied to popular social media themes. Directly Observing Customers.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The ability to analyze large datasets, identify trends, and predict outcomes has made AI an indispensable tool for businesses seeking to innovate and stay competitive. Strategic Agility: AI’s predictive analytics can help you anticipate market changes and quickly adapt your strategy, ensuring your business remains agile and resilient.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 26, 2021

Organizations choose to adopt the process of innovation for a myriad of reasons; to tackle existing challenges by ideating for solutions, to generate new revenue streams, to improve existing products or services, and so on. Head to our product page to find out more about our full suite of innovation solutions.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 26, 2021

Organizations choose to adopt the process of innovation for a myriad of reasons; to tackle existing challenges by ideating for solutions, to generate new revenue streams, to improve existing products or services, and so on. Head to our product page to find out more about our full suite of innovation solutions.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 17, 2023

For vehicle manufacturers and service providers in the global transport industry right now, innovation isn’t so much optional as existentially vital. In this blog, we’ll explore some of these trends and make a case for an effective innovation management program to capitalize on them. Take sustainability. What do they expect from you?

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Strategyn

JULY 12, 2016

Companies often define the markets they serve around the technology in their product offerings… a technology that one day will become obsolete. Define your markets around the customer’s job-to-be-done. This is why the Outcome-Driven Innovation (ODI) process defines a market around the customer’s “job-to-be-done.”

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Importance of Cultivating Innovation in the Workplace Creating a culture of innovation within your organization can lead to substantial benefits, including enhanced productivity, increased employee engagement, and a greater capacity to adapt to changing market conditions.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Innovation — a necessary component of any successful business in the modern world. Without it, our companies would fail to grow and evolve with the ever-changing markets that we are serving. Instead, adopting the discipline to innovate consistently may be just what your company needs to thrive.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Innovation — a necessary component of any successful business in the modern world. Without it, our companies would fail to grow and evolve with the ever-changing markets that we are serving. Instead, adopting the discipline to innovate consistently may be just what your company needs to thrive.

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100%Open

AUGUST 27, 2019

The Financial Services sector is dynamic and the factors that contribute to this are markets, competitors and customers. So how can the Financial businesses ensure to stay abreast with the demands of the Market? Innovation, I hear you say. Innovation can be driven by numerous factors.

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

The in-market test & learn approach to innovation is becoming increasingly common, because it meets the cultural needs of modern businesses to behave entrepreneurially. At The Strategy Distillery we believe (and have witnessed) this approach is life threatening to the future success of a newly launched product or service.

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Norbert Bol

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

In this context the persistence of innovation is sometimes referred to as the Innovation Marathon or Ultra Innovation which is derived from ultra running (running long distances past the marathon and often for several days in different sorts of terrain). Product innovation shows the most clear path-dependency.

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Qmarkets

JULY 18, 2024

These domains include product innovation, organizational innovation, marketing innovation, process innovation, and, notably, technology innovation. Product Innovation : Involves the development of new products or significant improvements to existing ones.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Product innovation from discovery to market is still the biggest drag on industry performance. We see the industrial digital ‘twin’ but are there digital twins within the Chemical and Pharmaceutical industry to design products to be more effective? Building differently the pillars of innovation as essential.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

As can be seen from the figure below, co-creation platforms feature some special characteristics that have a major impact on shaping new market environments: Created solutions are integrated and often cross-industry. Incremental innovation : Even in highly mature industries, such as automotive, experimentation gains ever more importance.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2024

It’s the secret sauce that has transformed startups into tech giants and turned traditional businesses into market leaders. Innovation isn’t just about the next big idea; it’s a multifaceted strategy that businesses employ to navigate through the twists and turns of today’s dynamic markets.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 11, 2015

The realization that innovation goes way beyond product innovation is a massive hurdle for many of our existing organizations to overcome, certainly in what they are offering today as solutions. There is this new set of challenges confronting us.

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Norbert Bol

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Innovation in this article is classified as product innovation, process innovation, marketing innovation and organizational innovation. Product innovation is effected by only hard corporate identity. Product innovation is effected by only hard corporate identity.

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Boxes and Arrows

JANUARY 13, 2015

Optimization can also drastically improve your organization’s product innovation process by allowing you to test new product ideas at scale and quickly figure out which are good and which should be scrapped. Let’s imagine that your new marketing director decides that your company should completely overhaul the homepage.

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The BMI Lab Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

When we look for inspiring examples of business model innovations on the Internet, we usually find business cases like Netflix, Amazon, Uber or other giants that have successfully implemented new business models, and hence boosted their performance and market dominance.

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