Paul Hobcraft
DECEMBER 15, 2021
I have just finished the second of a planned series with one of my favourite long-term collaborators Jeffrey Phillips. The link to this conversation is here , it is just over 15 minutes long. as a conversation between us, where we emphasise the important linkage between innovation and strategy. You might believe this is a no-brainer but you would be really surprised that this ‘tight’ linkage is often lacking.
Tullio Siragusa
DECEMBER 5, 2021
Empathy is one of the best virtues to have as a leader of an organization or a group of people dedicated to achieving any cause, but it’s not exclusively valuable just to leaders.
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IdeaScale
DECEMBER 7, 2021
There are many different exercises that people use for innovation, but very few of them are as effective as mind mapping. Mind maps create an intuitive structure of thought that enables your team to map out their scenarios in a very digestible and sequential format. In this article, we will walk through what a mind map is while discussing some of the important ways it fuels innovation.
Destination Innovation
DECEMBER 27, 2021
Advertising is creativity in action. How can you make beer or ketchup or vaccination topical, relevant and fascinating? The clever people at advertising agencies do some lateral thinking and keep coming up with creative ideas. Here are my top six favourites from 2021 on Youtube. 6. BLK – Vax That Thang Up – How do you encourage young black people to get vaccinated?
Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering
The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to keyless entry, in-room entertainment, and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that
Business and Tech
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Cannabis consumption has become mainstream. Now is the time for clinicians to be educated on the endocannabinoid system and the therapeutic use of cannabis. Meredith Fisher-Corn, M.D. Editor-in-Chief, TheAnswerPage.com. Nearly 35 million U.S. adults consume cannabis on a regular basis, according to a 2017 survey , and the population of recreational cannabis consumers has skyrocketed since then, as more and more states have enacted adult-use cannabis legislation. .
Idea to Value
DECEMBER 23, 2021
In this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Dr Rosemary Rein, current SVP of Innovation Minds and former Head of Learning at Wikipedia and the United Way. She is also the author of “ Go Wild! Survival Skills for Business & Life ” and has lived through volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and landslides. We learn about some of the primary learnings which corporations can take from innovation at startups, and getting the most out of hybrid work.
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Digital Tonto
DECEMBER 12, 2021
Many hoped that this year would be a return to normalcy and in some ways it has been. The trend toward popular authoritarianism seems to have ebbed and, for the most part, economies are back on. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
IdeaScale
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Overview: New agricultural, processing, and manufacturing technologies are changing what we eat, how long it keeps, and how we store it. What each of these innovations has in common is a thoughtful and different approach to common questions. The Challenge. While there remains some dispute about how many people the planet will need to support by the end of the 21st century, there’s no argument that there will be challenges.
Board of Innovation
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Do you wonder what the food industry will look like in the near future? Here are 10 food innovations that will shape how we eat in 2022 - from lab grown meat and printed meals, to upcycled coffee drinks. The post How we’ll eat in 2022: 10 food innovations that will shape how we eat appeared first on Board of Innovation.
Business and Tech
DECEMBER 27, 2021
Face-to-face events are essential for so many organizations globally, from meeting planners organizing events, to services providers and the entire hospitality industry. With the pandemic literally putting a stop to in-person gatherings, everyone needed to rethink what the future of events will look like. . Senthil Gopinath CEO, International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA).
Speaker: Kevin Burke, Founder & Managing Director at Digital One and AI & Automation Consultant
AI and automation are currently transforming the way sales and marketing teams operate. Generative AI crafts personalized outreach at scale, while conversational AI bots are engaging prospects in real time. Robotic process automation streamlines manual workflows by triggering tasks the moment a prospect takes a key action, and advanced AI analytics surface hidden patterns in the pipeline, improve forecasting, and help teams make data-driven decisions with confidence.
Idea to Value
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Sometimes, in order to produce the best creative work you can, it means you need to prune ideas from a project. People have a propensity to try and solve problems by adding more detail rather than removing, but when it comes to almost any creative work, whether it is artistic or business, you need to be willing to edit all of your ideas down to the core story you want to tell.
Paul Hobcraft
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Paul Hobcraft and Jeffrey Phillips in conversations around innovation. I have just finished the first of a planned series with one of my favourite long-term collaborators Jeffrey Phillips. Here is the link to the recording. In this series, planned to be only of 10 to 15-minute conversations, we are picking up on many of the fundamental building blocks of innovation.
Digital Tonto
DECEMBER 5, 2021
In my book Cascades, I explained how small groups, loosely connected but united by a shared purpose drive transformational change. It happens gradually, almost imperceptibly, at first. Connections. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
Entrepreneur - Innovation
DECEMBER 25, 2021
Nowadays, companies cannot be too passive with innovation.
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.
Board of Innovation
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Validation is the process of gathering evidence and learning around business ideas through experimentation and user testing, in order to make faster, informed, de-risked decisions. Validation techniques are usually divided into two main categories, relating to the type of information being collected - either qualitative or quantitative. Here's how you can use them.
Business and Tech
DECEMBER 14, 2021
In more and more states, it’s becoming legal to not only use marijuana both medically and recreationally, but to grow your own as well. The changing laws mean more people are growing cannabis than ever before, but what does it take to create a successful home grow? “If you don’t create the right environment, you are destined to fail down the road,” said Jeremy Corrao, vice president of GrowGen Management Corp. for GrowGeneration, a leading supplier of products, services, and solutions for commer
Idea to Value
DECEMBER 22, 2021
What are you hoping to achieve next year? No, I am not talking about what you and your company’s high level goals are: … Increase market share … … Improve profit margins … … Be innovative … I am asking what specific ambitions you and your company have for next year. Especially when it comes to what you want the creativity of your people to achieve.
Paul Hobcraft
DECEMBER 20, 2021
I am working with Jeffrey Phillips , a long-term collaborator on “all things concerning innovation.” We have just had our third short conversation of a five-part series on Innovation Governance. This specific conversation is all about the fit of innovation governance within our Executive Innovation Work Mat. This is the link on Innovation Governance to the conversation, just under 14 minutes to listen to.
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.
Digital Tonto
DECEMBER 19, 2021
More than anything else, 2021 seemed like a year-in-waiting. We waited for the vaccine and then we waited for herd immunity to take hold. We waited to go back to work and school and then we waited. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
IdeaScale
DECEMBER 29, 2021
Overview: The COVID-19 pandemic has squeezed supply chains around the globe. Companies involved in the supply chain have needed to develop new methods up and down the supply chain, from AI managing the entire system to new vehicles for delivery and pickup. What Happened To The Supply Chain? One innovation revolutionized how we buy things in the 1990s – “just-in-time” management.
Board of Innovation
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Where did I go wrong? It’s often that big and small companies find themselves wondering how they could’ve avoided unexpected turns, and ultimately the downfall of a once-great idea. However, tracing back all our steps is sometimes not enough. The post The value of experimentation in innovation appeared first on Board of Innovation.
Business and Tech
DECEMBER 27, 2021
Digital safety has never been more important in our increasingly technology-driven world, as the pandemic forces professionals and students to adapt to working and learning from home. . Heather Mahalik Faculty Fellow, SANS Institute ; Senior Director of Digital Intelligence, Cellebrite. People have more connected devices than ever, from tablets, smartphones, laptops, and computers, and with many organizations adopting a work-from-home approach , professionals are spending more time on these devi
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Idea to Value
DECEMBER 9, 2021
In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Robyn M Bolton. She is the founder of Mile Zero, as well as having extensive innovation experience in large companies like P&G, as well as working with Prof Clayton Christensen at Innosight. We speak about what it takes for ideas to flourish in a company, and what innovation capabilities are required to execute ideas.
Jeffrey Phillips
DECEMBER 28, 2021
Over the last few weeks, Paul Hobcraft and I have developed a series of short videos. The purpose of these videos is to explore a tool that Paul and I created, which we call the Executive Innovation Workmat. The Workmat is meant to help executives understand their role in innovation activities, and to identify the key attributes of a business that must be aligned and in synch for innovation to flourish.
Leapfrogging
DECEMBER 27, 2021
The OGSM model (Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures) can help teams get on the same page and moving in the right direction. For the past 25 years, I’ve worked with hundreds of groups across dozens of big companies and startups. One thing’s consistent: everyone works in teams, and the ultimate success of any organization relies on the overall effectiveness of the teams within it.
IdeaScale
DECEMBER 27, 2021
The climate crisis is escalating faster than most people imagined, and we must act now to change critical dimensions of the tasks, structures and day-to-day practices of our companies. Just as human civilization moved from the Agricultural Era to the Industrial Era, and from the Industrial Era into the Digital Era, we are now simultaneously moving into two eras at once: while every day we are getting deeper into the Digital Era, we are also taking first steps into the emerging Regenerative Era.
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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
Board of Innovation
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Taking a product to market is a more complex process in the healthcare world than it is in the consumer goods field. But it doesn’t mean there’s nothing to learn from the latter. The healthcare industry could leverage cross-sector methods of getting their products to the right consumers, at the right time. The post Go-to-market: what healthcare could learn from how consumer goods are launched appeared first on Board of Innovation.
Business and Tech
DECEMBER 14, 2021
The majority of Californians in 2016 cast votes to displace the illicit cannabis market with a taxed and regulated marketplace; one that would be controlled by licensed businesses, not by criminal entrepreneurs. . Paul Armentano Deputy Director, NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws). Five years later, the voters’ desire has yet to become a reality.
Idea to Value
DECEMBER 21, 2021
While going through some scientific literature, I recently made a startling discovery. One which I have not seen anywhere in other summaries of how creativity works or how it can be improved. It is about what happens in your brain when you are sleeping. There are several stages which your brain goes through when you are asleep, but one of the most important is called the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) phase.
Paul Hobcraft
DECEMBER 22, 2021
In the fourth conversation between Jeffrey Phillips and myself around parts of the Executive Innovation Work Mat, we took on several different issues around the design, function, structure and process needs for innovation. The conversation lasted nineteen minutes, and for some reason, I lost sound briefly at my end a few times, which was a pity. So I hope I can help fill those gaps and explore the what, why and how of having a dynamic functioning design and structured process to meet today’
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