Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Building Innovation Ecosystems can tackle unique challenges How do we differentiate (traditional) approaches of Innovation to (evolving) Innovation Ecosystems? Is your innovation process closed only to you? Or have you gone to being more open in innovation with outside selected partners?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2025

In innovation projects, the MVP approach helps businesses explore ideas, experiment with solutions, and learn through real-world interactions. Its a central concept in lean startup methodology and a powerful tool for product development teams looking to accelerate progress while conserving resources.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

As an consultancy and solution provider, one of the primary objectives at CBTW is ensuring that they offer the most innovative and effective solutions possible to the diverse challenges faced by their clients. The fragmented nature of CBTW’s innovation activities was compounded by the absence of cohesive tools.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Check out our article on mixing business strategy with the innovation process. The Perks of Innovation in Your Game Plan Let’s face it: innovation is the secret sauce in any killer business strategy. Craving more on meshing business plans with innovation?

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Here’s where a sprinkle of innovation can turbocharge your growth: Product Development : Cook up new goods or give current ones a spiffy upgrade to match what folks want. Check the Score : Put systems in place to see how your innovative ventures are paying off. This throws light on fresh innovation chances.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 1, 2025

This article explores the role of an idea evaluation matrix in the broader idea management process, detailing what it should includesuch as weighted scoring for fair assessment. Youll also learn how to integrate an idea classification matrix into your innovation process, ensuring that the best ideas receive the attention they deserve.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Customers are integral to the product innovation process.?. Product innovation is all about new ideas from both your employees and your customers. Trying to develop a new product without input from your customers is akin to shooting arrows in the dark. Be transparent about idea management.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 3, 2025

This guide explains product innovation, how it differs from other forms of innovation, and what it takes to develop a winning strategy. Youll also learn how the product innovation process works and how idea management helps turn raw concepts into products customers actually want.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 10, 2019

Adapting a product to the need of one person’s preference has been pushing the final adaptation to that persons need up the chain in production. “This for me will center around developing the complete suite of transparency between product development and manufacturing and communicating this “connected” story.

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Sopheon

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

With this backdrop, it’s fair to assert that companies, no matter their product offerings, must make sincere and significant efforts to ensure their innovation processes include sustainability. A sustainable governance framework includes rules for managing unexpected situations within your innovation process.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 3, 2023

How much does a business organization spend on its ERP system compared to its innovation system? The efforts to extract efficiency and effectiveness from operations, supporting services and customer engagements to track productivity, do the same efforts and management focus go into innovation? How feasible is this?

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 31, 2025

Some of the most impactful innovations dont come from high-tech labs in advanced economiesthey emerge from the ingenuity of resource-constrained markets. Now, these solutions are disrupting industries in wealthier economies, proving that innovation thrives under constraints.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 18, 2020

A new product development process that works at lightning speed requires new ways of working plus new ways of innovating. In this post we will cover how to: Cut your development cycle time and free up working capital. The fastest growing companies interpret innovation through multiple lenses.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

At its core, open innovation is a collaborative process designed to tap into a wider pool of expertise, which drives faster innovation and lowers the risks and costs associated with new product development. Use built-in evaluation tools, like voting and scoring, to quickly identify high-potential ideas.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

Ideas and feedback are flowing back and forth throughout the innovation process. This iterative approach is driving innovation by ensuring that solutions are aligned with user needs and market realities. Everyone in the innovation process can contribute, regardless of their position or role.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

From its inception to the current state, the processes governing the development of new products and services have continuously evolved to incorporate new methodologies and technologies. Traditional Phases and Gates Processes Traditionally, the phases and gates model has been a cornerstone in structuring innovation management.

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Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 2, 2019

I've been struck by the importance of two rapidly converging forces - digital transformation and new product innovation. As we've discussed, here and elsewhere, ad nauseam, there is increasing demand for new products and services, making stretching the capacity of tenuous innovation processes and teams.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2022

Innovation practices that are in step with the speed, uncertainty, and volatility of the new economy are still a promissory note, in this day and age. Few if any can point to systematic practices that realize corporate innovation in a reliable and continuous fashion. Innovation touches everything.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

What it is: Going by many names, this is the process by which a company can set a challenge that they want ideas for, and gather ideas from hundreds, thousands or hundreds of thousands of people, both within their organisation and externally. An example of the dashboard of Idea Management Systems: Wazoku’s Idea Spotlight.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

IdeaScale recently announced the winners of our 2018 Innovation Management Awards. Queensland Police Service was recognized for Best Engagement Strategy, Covia won the award for Best Innovation Process, and the Transportation Research Board won for Best Innovation. Here are six lessons to take away from these winners.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

However, with the advent of artificial intelligence in innovation management , these stages and gates are being reimagined. AI technologies offer unprecedented capabilities in data analysis, pattern recognition, and predictive modeling, which can significantly enhance the efficacy of the Stages and Gates process.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Qmarkets have partnered with Dutch innovation consultants, Pimcy Innovation & Portfolio Management, to offer a comprehensive enterprise innovation solution to companies in the Benelux region. Last but not least, we can make innovation measurable using innovation accounting.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Qmarkets have partnered with Dutch innovation consultants, Pimcy Innovation & Portfolio Management, to offer a comprehensive enterprise innovation solution to companies in the Benelux region. Last but not least, we can make innovation measurable using innovation accounting.

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The Inovo Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The tight integration of Strategy, R&D and Innovation – and other related growth functions – is critical for an effective Growth Transformation system. Many large enterprises are reimagining their growth transformation system in a more holistic and integrated way. The early signs of this change are becoming visible.

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Innov8rs

MARCH 10, 2025

By setting clear criteria at the outset, organizations can avoid misalignment and ensure sustainability is deeply embedded in their innovation processes. Business Model Development: “If sustainability isnt part of your business model, youre missing a massive opportunity.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable. Their talks can be a catalyst for change, encouraging your team to pursue innovation with renewed vigor. By discussing the innovation process, they can: Ignite the spark of ideation and creativity within your team.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 19, 2021

Over the next few weeks I'll work up a couple of blog posts about what I think the outbreak, our reaction and the aftermath of COVID can tell us about innovation, creativity, new product development and more. I'm also going to address briefly the need for burning platforms as an impetus for innovation.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 30, 2021

Brands need to reframe the narrative, find value in sustainability, incorporate it into larger operational goals, make it part of the upgrade and repair cycle, and create a circular innovation process to constantly build on successes. Sustainability, ESG, and Innovation. Perceiving where the value lies in sustainability.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

For a comprehensive understanding of how AI is reshaping this field, I recommend reading about innovation management powered by artificial intelligence. The Importance of AI in Today’s Product Development Artificial Intelligence has become an indispensable tool in modern product development.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The progression of AI technology has led to its adoption in several key areas of business strategy, including market analysis, customer service, operational efficiency, and product development. Integration Plan : Develop a roadmap for integrating AI into existing systems.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 23, 2019

A good example of this is open betas for software, where the general public can download the latest version of an upcoming operating system or another tool with the understanding that it may not be stable and that they’ll need to disclose any bugs or issues they find. That can drive even closed innovation processes in powerful ways.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In our last blog for Qmarkets we introduced you to the concept of Three Horizons and explained how this methodology can help you create a balanced long-term innovation portfolio. At the same time, new ideas are already being launched and following the new innovation process.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Businesses that innovate can respond to shifts in consumer behavior, leverage emerging technologies, and enter new markets with agility. The integration of AI amplifies these capabilities by improving design thinking with AI , thus accelerating the innovation process.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Here are just a few of the major benefits businesses can receive: Improved Efficiency Automating manual processes, integrating AI-driven decision-making, and leveraging cloud-based systems help businesses reduce errors, speed up workflows, and free employees for higher-value tasks.

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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. Let’s get started.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The Challenge of Bureaucracy and Slow Decision-Making Bureaucracy is often a significant roadblock to enterprise innovation. The very structures that ensure stability and control can also stifle creativity and slow down decision-making processes. How Does Software Help? How Does Software Help?

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 13, 2022

Applying the Right Development Process. We believe it is important to make a distinction between ‘standard’ product development for less risky projects and ‘new innovation’ for projects that involve more insecurities. Establishing an Ideation Platform Process.

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