About Paul

Continuing the innovation journey
Continuing the innovation journey

My name is Paul Hobcraft. I see myself as an innovation journeyman.

I simply enjoy innovation in all its forms. I got ‘hooked’ twenty plus years ago and since then have increasingly focused on innovation until it is 100% of my business thinking and activities today across different social, business and institutional needs.

I work as a transition advocate and advisor for innovation, and ecosystems, focusing today more on those massive transformations being undertaken across the energy system and industry 4.0, requiring radical changes, new designs and innovative solutions.

I relate content to context to give greater knowledge and build the transition narratives we are all undergoing. For this, I love the notion of walkabouts for learning and testing ourselves.

The value and insights come from researching much of the need for innovation; in society, businesses and institutions need to constantly look to develop novel innovation solutions and frameworks that add new value.

My primary role is advising, mentoring and coaching within these areas.

The principal focus is on building innovation capacity, competencies, and capabilities within innovation practice that can apply to your needs. The aim is to support individuals, teams, and organizations in their innovation and transition activity, applying what I have gained in experiences and knowledge to further develop core innovation understanding.

I am a frequent writer on innovation, digital platforms, and ecosystem understanding, offering informative, creative and knowledgeable insights for the broader understanding and impact they are having in changing times.

For me, innovation needs to enter the DNA of our organizations and our own individual make-up. What I do is deliberately set out to help grow and extend the body of knowledge on innovation.

As for my personal journey- well, it is a road well-travelled. Today my home is in Switzerland

Consistent international travel as an Export Manager responsible for building markets in Europe, the Mediterranean region, the Middle East and Africa. Initial key account and regional sales management, based in the UK.

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The work has been full of variety in my business career

In 2000 I went into my own business of consulting and advisory work

Firstly based in Asia and then in recent years, based in Switzerland, and this has grown out in the focus areas I write about here.

My present focus and motivations are spent building innovation practices and providing valuable insights. This includes providing advice on building the right capabilities and capacities into organizations or individuals, wanting to advance on what they already have; to improve, accelerate and develop their innovation competencies and understandings of the ‘fit’ of innovation.

My further work takes me into ecosystems and platforms, in thinking and design impact and this focus has been separated onto a dedicated site of  https://ecosystems4innovating.com/.

Today, much of my research work has taken the broader area of innovation and focused increasingly on the Energy Transition and Digital Transitions that the world is undertaking. Climate change and environmental degradation make solving energy through innovation a top priority. I want to be part of that by influencing, advocating and shaping solutions based on innovation at the core of these transformational changes.

My site https://innovating4energy.com/ outlines my thoughts and growing concerns on the global warming crisis and that changing our energy systems will significantly help slow the warming effect down.

I was involved with the Siemens Influencer Community from March 2018 until July 2022. I have an engagement in the global influencer program of Siemens AG, now called SIEx; within this role, it had a real space to encourage SIEMENS AG to think more openly and engage in a wider community.

In any shaping or influencing, I believe that I can certainly contribute given the opportunity and voice.

Through my advising, coaching, writing and mentoring on innovation, as well as through my ongoing consulting work, the aim is to stimulate others as we all equally gain fresh insights and knowledge from these collaborative exchanges, seeking to deliver new measurable and better innovative outcomes.
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My personal links and reference sites

Focal areas and dedicated posting sites

Supporting Innovation Reference Sites

Enjoy your reading, if you want to get in touch then write to PHobcraft@gmail.com

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12 thoughts on “About Paul”

  1. Paul hi, would like to say hello and tell you how much i like your writings in your Blog. I have highlighted your latest on my Facebook and Twitter for today to let others become aware. I am about to launch my own company Horizon2Technologies and i know that name will mean something to you. All the very best.
    Mark Preece

  2. Hi Paul, a friend forwarded your blog to me. Some great stuff you are doing. By the way, some wonderful innovation is coming out of Switzerland, you adopted home. Check out my partners at X10sys. They are about to disrupt the big data world with some brilliantly simple technology.
    All the best

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