Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2021

A story has limited value; for me, it is the more powerful narrative that drives innovation, inspiring and gaining identification in multiple ways. So defining stories and narratives, you see the growing potential of having a good narrative for your innovation activities. ” So for innovation, narratives do become vital.

Innovation 318

Innovation LEAN Engagement Innovation Processes 318

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.

Software Review 130

Software Review LEAN Development Team Review Roadmap 130

Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

The tool is widely used in startups, corporate innovation, nonprofit planning, and product development. By enabling quick revisions and visual brainstorming, the Business Model Canvas encourages ongoing improvement and innovation. Follow these steps to apply it to your innovation project. Lead Successful Innovation Projects!

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Technical Review Tools Project Resources 130

Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

To keep your business on top of its game, you need to understand how innovation and strategic planning work together. Strategic planning maps out how you’ll crush your long-term goals, and stirring some innovation into the mix helps your business roll with whatever curveballs the market throws.

Innovation 113

Innovation Agile Creativity Brainstorming 113

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. Being innovative lets businesses flip the script and dive into ventures nobody’s dared to try.

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Artificial Inteligence Innovation Internet of things Strategy 113

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2025

The Value Proposition Canvas is a strategic innovation tool designed to ensure that a product or service aligns closely with what customers truly want and need. This tool is widely used in startups, corporate innovation teams, product management, marketing, and customer experience design. Lead Successful Innovation Projects!

Software Review 130

Software Review Roadmap Tools Strategic Thinking 130

Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2020

A while back, one of my consulting partners from another office asked me to review their client’s innovation process. Their team had been engaged to review why their innovation process was not delivering results. They just wanted to know what the process should be, so we can’t change that.

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Innovation Technical Review Innovation Processes Creativity 249

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

I finished my last post, “ Are we EVER going to embrace innovation? ” With the argument, we need to change the innovation narrative and significantly update the innovation approach and processes to meet today’s and tomorrow’s business challenges.

Artificial Inteligence 182

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Innovation Agile 182

Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Innovation Rate Anything fresh on the menu lately? For a deeper dive, see how to marry business strategy and innovation. Pinpointing these gaps lets you tweak and twiddle your strategy into a lean, mean innovation machine. For further intel, drop by our piece on integrating innovation into planning.

Underperforming Technical Team 113

Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Design Thinking 113

Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Every company says that innovation is important, and that they value the ideas of their people. Yet the problem lies in the fact that so few established companies actually know how to go about getting value out of their innovation ambitions, let alone turning it into profit. Suggested reading: 13 – Budgets for Micro-Innovations.

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Company Innovation Brainstorming Underperforming Technical Team 254

Idea to Value

APRIL 11, 2023

Recently, I was speaking with a corporate client about a challenge they were having with their innovation process. They had just run an idea-generation challenge and received a decent number of responses from their employees about new innovations they could pursue.

LEAN 240

LEAN Idea Generation Analysis Project 240

Board of Innovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Adventurous as the word innovation may sound, an innovation consultant’s job consists for a large part in de-risking the innovation process. The post Shifting gears between design thinking, lean startup, and agile appeared first on Board of Innovation. Continue reading. Continue reading.

Design Thinking 106

Design Thinking LEAN Agile Design 106

Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

I've been writing an occasional series on some of the fundamental building blocks for innovation success - at least those that I think are critical, intangible and often overlooked. All are important to understand and all are critical to successful innovation. There's another time that is also important.

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LEAN Innovation Agile Project 155

Board of Innovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Adventurous as the word innovation may sound, an innovation consultant’s job consists for a large part in de-risking the innovation process. The post Shifting gears between design thinking, lean startup, and agile appeared first on Board of Innovation. Continue reading. Continue reading.

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Design Thinking LEAN Agile Design 89

Paul Hobcraft

JULY 5, 2017

I firmly believe we are on the cusp of a new innovation era. When you step back and recognize all the different advancements we have making in designing tools and frameworks, in understanding innovation, it holds promise. We are still in need of finding innovations that provide new products, services or business models.

Innovation 178

Innovation Design Agile Innovation Processes 178

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 27, 2018

I have written a fair amount about the new innovation era, offering a view on its future design. One that is jumping to a fresh cycle of innovative design. We are in the middle of it, some of you may not have noticed its impact and change but it is significant on the understanding of innovation, in it’s future design.

Innovation 185

Innovation Radical Innovation Agile Design 185

Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 24, 2019

In my continuing series of posts about lessons learned from corporate innovation, today I'd like to expand on the idea of innovation language, and go even further. I'd like to riff on the idea of innovation as central, organizing idea in a business rather than an occasional distraction.

Innovation 171

Innovation Strategy Strategy LEAN 171

Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Innovation has been rapidly changing and much of its basics have been swallowed up by some newly defining frameworks that have raced up to the top of the innovation agenda. It is right that we all respond to these but we often forget much of the rest of what innovation needs to be built upon.

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Innovation Technical Review System Change 174

Innov8rs

JANUARY 14, 2025

At ABN AMRO Bank, Anna-Lena Lorenz and her team are navigating this transformation by exploring how humans and AI can collaborate to drive innovation. At ABN AMRO, innovation is built on three core pillars: human-centered design, lean and iterative processes, and portfolio thinking.

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Generative AI Ideation Innovation Collaboration 52

Integrative Innovation

MAY 3, 2014

The resonance to my recent post on integrating Lean Startup and Design Thinking features to a combined process has been stunning. Interestingly, it looks like others support the idea of balancing and combining elements of both innovation approaches, too. It really seems to have hit a nerve!

LEAN 96

LEAN Design Thinking Innovation Design 96

Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

Collaboration, Idealization and the enabling of innovation I have have been looking back at innovation and how it has changed over the last twenty-five years. In a series of three posts, I have asked Google’s Gemini to answer five questions to track and trace the progress innovation has made and where it seems to be heading.

Collaboration 147

Collaboration Artificial Inteligence Ideation Agile 147

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2021

For me, it is the more powerful narrative that drives innovation, inspiring and gaining identification in multiple ways. So defining stories and narratives, you see the growing potential of having a good narrative for your innovation activities. ” So for innovation, narratives do become vital.

Innovation 130

Innovation LEAN Engagement Innovation Processes 130

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2021

For me, it is the more powerful narrative that drives innovation, inspiring and gaining identification in multiple ways. So defining stories and narratives, you see the growing potential of having a good narrative for your innovation activities. ” So for innovation, narratives do become vital.

Innovation 130

Innovation LEAN Engagement Innovation Processes 130

IdeaScale

APRIL 4, 2017

Innovators listen to what leaders say, but most of all, they watch what leaders do. Day-to-day actions and decisions show whether leaders are actually committed to innovation or whether it’s simply a popular tagline that sounds good but has no real support. However, there is one more very important aspect to innovation leadership.

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Handbook Innovation Leadership Project 150

Sopheon

AUGUST 8, 2018

See why it's important to establish an effective innovation process architecture and explore the four pillars of innovation management. The post Establishing an Effective Innovation Process Architecture appeared first on Sopheon.

Innovation Processes 61

Innovation Processes Innovation Innovation Management Management 61

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Introduction to New Product Development In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and shifting consumer preferences, the ability to innovate and execute new product development (NPD) effectively is a cornerstone of business success. Your ability to innovate determines the sustainability and growth of your company.

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Product Development Strategy Strategy Artificial Inteligence 100

Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

The same is true for innovation within an organization. Innovation process models serve as navigational charts, guiding businesses from idea inception to successful execution. What is an Innovation Process Model? What is an Innovation Process Model?

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Innovation Processes Innovation Innovation Management Disruption 52

Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Unleashing Innovation with the Best Keynote Speakers Importance of Keynote Speakers in Corporate Events Keynote speakers play a pivotal role in corporate events, as they have the power to set the tone and energize the audience. They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable.

Innovation 113

Innovation Ideation Innovation Processes Leadership 113

etventure

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Friedrich Arnold, Senior Project Manager at etventure, explains how manufacturers can embrace the Lean Startup methodology as the centerpiece of their Digital Transformation. Proudly, the Head of Production explained to me: “We use Lean Production – meaning we eliminate waste from our manufacturing process.”

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LEAN Underperforming Technical Team Project Technical Review 56

IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

We’ve all been “talked at,” and it can stall good ideas and innovative processes before they even start. Even if they’re not looking at you directly, you can show engagement with “open” body language such as sitting up and leaning forward. Really hearing what somebody says is always a bonus for innovation.

Creativity 182

Creativity LEAN Video Engagement 182

Qmarkets

JULY 25, 2024

Innovation management in business is quite similar; it requires a blend of talented people, structured processes, and powerful platforms to orchestrate success. In this article, we explore how to master innovation management from three vital perspectives: people, process, and platforms.

Software Review 98

Software Review Strategy Strategy Management 98

Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

I've been asked a number of times, by companies large and small, how to create an innovation capacity that lasts. Note that what my clients are asking for is to create an innovation capacity that outlasts a product need, or market gap, or executive team member. First, make innovation important to the CEO and the executive team.

Innovation 120

Innovation Culture Training Innovation Processes 120

Leapfrogging

APRIL 25, 2022

Even though this was over 20 years ago, OpenTable’s “backstory” demonstrates tried and true practices for innovators that remain important today. The process went on for three hours. Many innovators agonize over the name of their company. Two decades ago, OpenTable proved out these five important innovation lessons.

Innovation 130

Innovation LEAN Agile System 130

Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

At the beginning of 2013, Tim Kastelle and I identified four key issues in innovation management for the time to come. Let’s have a brief look at each of them: Differentiating and integrative innovation concepts. Let’s have a brief look at each of them: Differentiating and integrative innovation concepts.

Innovation Management 100

Innovation Management Management LEAN Innovation 100

Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

At The Innovator’s Handbook 2024 Launch Event last year December, we invited several thought leaders and experts to share their predictions for what would happen in the world of corporate innovation in 2024, in short 8-min talks. Ultimately, you build a portfolio of innovation projects and some will succeed.

Technical Review 59

Technical Review Handbook Generative AI Innovation 59

Qmarkets

JANUARY 22, 2025

Radical innovation isnt just about thinking outside the boxits about creating an entirely new box. From the advent of the internet to the development of CRISPR gene-editing technology, this type of innovation has transformed industries and reshaped the way we live, work, and interact. What is Radical Innovation?

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Radical Innovation Examples Strategy Strategy 52

Moves the Needle

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Lean Innovation Case Study: Bringing a New Product to Market Don’t have time to read the whole article? This is the story of how Edmunds.com used Lean Innovation practices to make their mission a reality. Eventually, they determined that Lean Innovation principles would be the best way to tackle this uncertainty.

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LEAN Case Study Innovation Study 58