Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

We need systems and processes that are flexible, adaptable, and can enable continuous improvements but are fully connected, transparent, and integrated across the entire business. The principles of this Composable Innovation Enterprise Framework are the recognition and value of having a building block and innovation stack design.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 3, 2025

In many cases, its not due to a lack of creativity, but a lack of clear direction. Without a focused approach, product innovation becomes a gamble instead of a growth strategy. This guide explains product innovation, how it differs from other forms of innovation, and what it takes to develop a winning strategy.

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eZassi

MARCH 6, 2025

Technology discovery and scouting are essential activities for enterprise innovation programs and R&D departments to identify emerging technologies, startups, and market trends that can drive competitive advantage. Technology Scouting Reports identify specific solutions or partners.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

Innovation is critical for businesses of all shapes and sizes, from launching a first product to making a new global acquisition. However corporate innovation is often the most complex and challenging due to its scale and scope. Success in corporate innovation requires a thoughtful approach to overcoming these obstacles.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Power of Innovation Management Successful innovation doesn’t stop at ideation—it thrives on meticulous planning, execution, and adaptation. Understanding the Idea-to-Implementation Process 1. Generating and Refining Ideas Innovation begins with ideation.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 26, 2023

I have written on this site alone, www.paul4innovating.com, by just coming up to a milestone of 700 posts focusing on innovation thoughts and opinions, so I just wanted to pause and think about all the different places I have tried to get the innovation message(s) out. Let me start.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

So this post reviews many great contributors to advancing innovation over the years. Many tools, techniques, frameworks, mechanics, and emerging methodologies have allowed different parts of the innovation process to be explored and exploited. Briefly, I summarize what these have been bringing into innovative thinking.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 28, 2018

Jeffrey and I believed, even more so today , that the innovation space needs a common starting point – a collaborative reference model. We constructed a four-layered innovation model building around 1) strategy, 2) different necessary innovation approaches, 3) people and culture and 4) processes and platforms.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 10, 2025

Well cover the key stages, common roadblocks, and how certain key approacheslike idea management and technology scouting can help streamline the entire process. The product development cycle (or product development lifecycle) is a structured, repeatable process that transforms an idea into a market-ready product.

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Planview

JUNE 6, 2024

Human Resources support In Human Resources, GenAI applications can be used to rationalize and align dozens of job descriptions and employee reviews, bringing consistency and quality to HR communications. The applications exemplified above range from relatively simple (summarization) to astoundingly complex (real-time coding assistance).

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions.

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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

MAY 19, 2023

Combining these “building blocks” modularly in innovation stacks creates a unique design that adapts to your specific needs and goals. Today, innovation processes are partly designed this way but are more rigid and hold knowledge often as “islands” within a possible solution.

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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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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2022

I am on a personal mission to convince innovation software providers, corporations and innovators to change how they undertake innovation. In some recent posts, I argued that we need to adopt a broader innovation ecosystem thinking and design. Enabling technology and processes.

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Qmarkets

JULY 25, 2024

Additionally, we’ll highlight how innovation management software, like Qmarkets, can seamlessly integrate these elements to drive your business forward. By understanding and optimizing these facets, you can turn innovation into a consistent and repeatable part of your company’s success story.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

To do this, technology adoption and diffusion across the ecosystem needs to improve dramatically. Legacy systems plague the ability to break out of our present traps of silo’s and we are still struggling to solve these issues, machine by machine, a process by process, incompatible software and hardware, piece by piece.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In this article, well explore what implementing ideas truly means and how it fits into the broader innovation process. Employees may resist change due to fear of the unknown, scepticism about new ideas, or a lack of motivation to adopt new practices. This resistance can stifle progress before it even begins.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

This article explores what value innovation is, how it fits within blue ocean strategy, and real-world examples of how companies apply it. Well also break down the steps to implementing value innovation and examine how idea management and technology scouting can accelerate its success. What is Value Innovation?

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 14, 2023

Here I want to summarize the posts that were part of this build-up, that build the compelling business case for the need to change our thinking about innovation. The challenge faced by innovation software : The post “ Innovation Software, is it Facing the Innovators Dilemma? What this all means?

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

When users are enthusiastic about your product, they can tell you what they think it lacks, so you can make those improvements; that way, they actively contribute to your innovation process. Like it or not, your team of product designers or innovators may have a blind spot when it comes to product features.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 27, 2019

Finding a better way of accomplishing necessary business tasks is low-risk, can lead to other types of innovations, and helps companies maintain and sharpen their competitive edge. Processes must evolve with changes in markets and technologies. Process innovation ensures that it does so effectively.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Large-scale product runs are being adapted to meet more specific opportunities; response rates and customer engagement are being hugely advanced by technology and constant exploring the full customer journey with data and analytics helping the understanding. Today we are struggling due to these legacies. We then adapt our scale.

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Tullio Siragusa

JULY 25, 2022

No matter what your path is, it’s important to stay up to date on the latest trends and technologies to stay ahead of the competition. In this podcast recap blog post, we will discuss how innovation derived from creativity, data, and automation can lead to success. Recently caught up with Alex on the Tech Backstage Podcast.

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Qmarkets

JULY 18, 2024

For businesses, innovation software serves as the modern compass, map, and crew management system combined. While some companies may start with basic tools like spreadsheets, these often fall short in managing the complexities of true innovation. What is Innovation Software?

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eZassi

MAY 11, 2018

What is Innovation Software? Innovation Software Helps Businesses Cultivate and Implement Innovation — Faster. Innovation software is a fairly recent development that was made possible by the rise in popularity of both cloud computing and social sharing platforms. How is Innovation Software Used?

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Qmarkets

JULY 16, 2019

G2 Crowd – one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer corporate software review platforms – has recognized Qmarkets as a market leader in their Summer 2019 Idea Management Grid Report, due to market leading scores across several categories. Qmarkets Continues to Push the Boundaries of Innovation Management.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Many organizations find it challenging to turn their innovative ideas into reality. In fact, only 21% of organizations actually achieve their innovation goals, according to a recent report. While enterprises have the resources to drive significant change, they also face unique challenges that can make innovation a daunting task.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Cognyte, the global leading security analytics software provider, has launched an innovation management program with the Qmarkets Q-ideate tool. shared Amir Barel, Chief Technology Officer at Cognyte. “We The Qmarket platform assisted us to streamline our innovation efforts and help materialize the important ones at Cognyte.”

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Qmarkets

JULY 16, 2019

G2 Crowd – one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer corporate software review platforms – has recognized Qmarkets as a market leader in their Summer 2019 Idea Management Grid Report, due to market leading scores across several categories. Qmarkets Continues to Push the Boundaries of Innovation Management.

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Qmarkets

JULY 13, 2023

Hill and her colleagues in an article published in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) last year. Examining the question through the lens of innovation, the authors spell out the answer for us by introducing their “ABCs”, three key roles that drive innovation at scale. What makes a great leader?

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Qmarkets

APRIL 15, 2020

Qmarkets has been lauded as both a Momentum Leader and Grid® Leader in a new idea management software report by G2 – the world’s largest tech marketplace. The metrics featured in this report represent users’ views regarding the software’s capabilities, support services, product direction, and a host of other key criteria. .

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

The Intersection of AI and Innovation Management Defining Innovation Management with AI Innovation management refers to the process and activities that organizations use to manage and nurture new ideas into marketable products and services. It helps organizations to: Anticipate future trends and consumer demands.

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hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The objectives and specific roles of the ‘innovation team’ depend on the type, size, and industry of the company. The team must clearly articulate and communicate the vision, and the strategy to redefine your company as an innovation-driven organization. Provide the innovation framework. Innovation Advocates.

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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

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Qmarkets platform has received an outstanding appraisal on CompareCamp.com – a leading online resource for B2B and SaaS reviews. In conjunction with this review, Qmarkets was recognized as with two awards from CompareCamp; the 2019 Rising Star Award and the Great User Experience Award. Award-Winning Results. About Qmarkets.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 5, 2020

Iowa DOT has announced the successful deployment of Qmarkets’ innovation management software, with the launch of their Research Ideas Website. Qmarkets was selected due to strong functionality in this area and experience working with public sector organizations on similar projects.

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