Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

I have argued in the past that innovation management needs to radically adjust and needs to be designed differently, it needs to be highly adaptive. In my opinion, it needs to be based on the thinking around the shift from products to solutions, from transactions to building far more value-adding ongoing relationships, from a supplier of product services into highly valued network partnerships, exploring innovation across all options. instead of delivering on discrete elements; this requires man

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

IdeaScale learns from all its best customers, but in our latest interview with Redwood Credit Union we learned three things that make innovation management easier: Pre-Populate Your Campaign. When RCU launched their first campaign that asked for ideas that would help improve the member experience, they seeded that campaign with ideas that they had received in the past.

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HYPE Innovation

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

We have seen the incredible rise of platforms that have become part of our everyday lives. Be these Apple, Google, eBay, Amazon, Android, Facebook, Microsoft, Alibaba, Salesforce, Uber, Airbnb, PayPal and many more, all becoming some of the hottest companies in value, as they have built out their business on powerful platforms for us to simply connect into and draw down what we value.

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Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Say you have a great idea for a new product or service in your field of expertise but you are reluctant to take the plunge, quit your job and start your own business. You know that launching this venture on your own would be risky, stressful and costly. There is an alternative – stay with your current employer and become an ‘intrapreneur’ – someone who acts as an entrepreneur but inside an established organisation.

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Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

If AI agents are going to deliver ROI, they need to move beyond chat and actually do things. But, turning a model into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. In this new webinar, Alex Salazar and Nate Barbettini will break down the emerging AI architecture that makes action possible, and how it differs from traditional integration approaches.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we chat with Paul Sloane, one of Twitter’s biggest innovation influencers and author of multiple books on the subject, including the third edition of The Leader’s Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills. In this week’s episode, we talk about why leader’s need courage to actually try new things and innovate, and learn some case studies of inspiring leaders who have succeeded in doing just that.

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Digital Tonto

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

It’s the ability to identify and solve important problems that transforms disruption into opportunity. Related posts: If You Want To Innovate, Avoid These Myths. Build For The Few And Not The Many. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

A breakthrough can be an even bigger deal than a disruption. Aren’t breakthrough innovation and disruptive innovation the same thing? It’s a common question when building innovation strategy. After all, the car, the telephone, the smartphone, the electric car, the solar panel, weren’t these all breakthroughs that were also disruptive?

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Braden Kelley

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Innovation is not a solo activity. While the rare lone genius may be able to invent something on their own (although still always inspired by others), nobody can innovate by themselves. Innovation by its very nature, requires collaboration.

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Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The fidget spinner is a child’s toy which easily spins around a central bearing. Because it is a type of gyroscope it can be used to perform various tricks involving balancing, throwing and catching. It was originally developed as a device to help children suffering from ADHD or autism but it became a global phenomenon as a toy for all children. It became so pervasive that many schools banned it.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

I was thinking over the weekend that for years we've positioned innovation incorrectly. Too often we position innovation as creating a new and valuable offering or solution, ready when customers are ready to demand new products and services. In other words, we've positioned innovation as something to do to prepare for future business, future needs and future demands.

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Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Digital Tonto

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

What the quantum era needs most is not sensationalism and fear, but understanding. Related posts: Quantum Encryption Is Coming Sooner Than You Think. The Time To Prepare Is Now. IBM Is Using The. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

There are few things more detrimental to a person’s self-confidence and motivation than failure to achieve the goals they set for themselves. Yet this is something that happens to countless people every day. In fact, around 20 percent of business startups in the US do not reach the end of their second year. It does not need to be due to a lack of drive, creativity or passion for your project; sometimes the problem can be quite the opposite.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

So, your company is investing in innovation, but do you lack the confidence to be creative? A 2017 Crowdsourced Innovation Report published by IdeaScale noted that more and more companies are embedding innovation initiatives at their organizations. 53% of the innovation programs are focused on leveraging the collective wisdom of employees. The report list below the six innovation priorities that companies are focusing on in 2017.

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HYPE Innovation

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

In a previous post I was telling you about engineering an open culture and how tricky this task can be. As research shows, the structures for innovation and open innovation are just as prone to failure, despite sizable investments and the best of intentions. And by structures I mean the physical spaces where innovation takes place and the formal reporting relationships (levels of hierarchy, managers’ span of control, communication patterns) within them.

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Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

The new Apple iPhone X uses facial-recognition software (FRS) to unlock the device rather than a pin or fingerprint. Apple’s adoption of FRS underlines the importance of this burgeoning technology. We will likely see a massive spread in the use of FRS which will bring many benefits but some serious risks which we need to start addressing now.

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Exago

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

A Gallup report shows that US companies lose $350 billion in revenue every year due to employees’ disengagement. In fact, 70 per cent of your employees are probably disengaged. Yet full participation is an emotional commitment that cannot be forced. With the Millennials and Generation Z joining the workplace, the challenge rises: no longer can we believe that it is enough for a company to provide the work, and that an employee’s motivation will come naturally.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

We need to recognize that innovation is one of the hardest things to align to strategy. It’s inherently messy, fairly unpredictable and its team-orientated approach sometimes cuts across borders, challenges different established positions and seemingly conflicting priorities. It often challenges the status quo and can on certain occasions, potentially challenge the stated strategic goals as those ‘disruptive forces’ have not been addressed radically enough.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Entrepreneurs often must find a successful way to differentiate their venture from the competition in a challenging marketplace. This challenge is combined with the goal of trying to make ends meet when expenses are high and income may be low, trying to determine what consumers truly want or need, and more. As the leader of your startup, your unique qualities and personality traits play a critical role in the overall success of your business.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The crowd you source from doesn’t have to be outside the company. Crowdsourcing is just one facet of innovation strategy. For some, it may not be the most workable. Perhaps there are legal concerns that make it impossible. Maybe your industry is so specialized you just don’t have that big a crowd to source from. Or perhaps there’s just institutional skepticism to deal with.

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Digital Tonto

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Just as there is no one path to innovation, there is no one way to design an innovation space. Related posts: No Innovation Strategy Fits Every Problem, So You Need To Work With Full Toolbox. Here’s. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

James Corrigan (born 1924) joined the Durham Light Infantry at the age of 17. He took part in the Sicily landing and the D-Day landing. He was mentioned in dispatches and was awarded the Legion d’Honneur and the Croix de Guerre. Here he recounts some of his memories to Paul Sloane. James Corrigan aged 17. Abridged Interview (27 mins). [link].

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Exago

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Millennials and Generation Z are often disconnected from the strategic vision of a big organisation because they cannot see any links between their everyday work and the company's business objectives. Being able to align an individual's everyday work and goals clearly with the organisation’s strategy gets people to think in new ways and imagine new possibilities.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

In the past week or so, I have been looking a little harder at the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry relating to innovation, it left me a little frustrated. I felt that warm and fuzzy feeling, as I read all too often those comforting words or platitudes of how “innovation is vital to us” and one of the “highest areas of focus.” Yet as you then listen to the voices of the very leaders within these industries in interviews, or read on blogs, or in discussing what are the challenges they face, i

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Braden Kelley

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

One of the best ways to challenge people’s thinking and get a group moving in a direction towards innovation is to get the group to define the box.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The world of ideas is vast, but what’s their value? What’s the value of an idea ? What makes an idea truly valuable? It’s a more practical answer than you might think. What’s An Idea Worth? There is an old adage that there’s nothing new under the sun and it is, to some degree, true. We’ve all heard about the man who invented both the iPod and iTunes in the 1970s or how science fiction authors like Jules Verne or H.G.

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Digital Tonto

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Clearly the problem isn’t with retail itself, but the inability for legacy firms to adapt to a new model. Related posts: How To Stop Worrying And Learn To Love The Retail Apocalypse. Retail Isn’t. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Imaginatik

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Oracle’s new global startup program connects startup companies with Oracle global customers to create and nuture an ecosystem of codevelopment and coinnovation where everyone—the startups, customers, and Oracle—can win. This is a tall task—one that other corporations have promised but failed to deliver. It’s also hard to scale. Corporations working with startups isn’t new.

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Jeffrey Phillips

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I think we often over complicate the work of innovation, because we believe it cannot be simple and straightforward. After all, how can an activity that can disrupt an industry, create compelling new products or services and reap significant riches be simple? To drive all of this change, certainly innovation must be difficult and complex, right? Consultants often benefit from this assumption that innovation is difficult or unusual.

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HYPE Innovation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

The Tour de France is a gruelling race, clawing your way up mountains, pounding along mile after mile of roads – and all with the whirr of gears and the click of your competitor’s pedals in your ears. Winning the precious yellow jersey, each day is a real feat – and managing to hold on to that lead through time trials, hill climbs and general jostling with the others in the peloton before the final triumphant roll into Pairs is something else.

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Braden Kelley

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Should innovation be spelled with two v’s instead of one?

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Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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