Recently I was going through my files and was amazed how the use of seven came up to form some sort of magic seven frameworks. I’m not sure if we can blame this all on the “seven wonders of the world” but ‘seven’ has some magic perhaps when it also comes to listing. Is it … Continue reading “Everything seemingly comes in seven or does it?”
So here we are already in December. Budgets are being argued, numbers fixed, concepts and plans discussed, and those higher hopes that you can build out for a successful 2011 through innovating differently beckons. Tell me what did we learn from 2010 from an innovation perspective that we can build upon in 2011? Here are … Continue reading “Reflections from a tough 2010 for innovating differently in 2011”
Gary Hamel is amazing, he is constantly thinking about the future and lays out how to get there; he has been doing this repeatedly for years, this time it is discussing the innovation drags we presently have and how they are holding back the 21st Century business models. One quote of his seems to hit … Continue reading “Shifting to the 21st Century Business models”
My last week was spent in the UK and it was a fascinating trip when it came to advancing my thinking on innovation. Innovating through new Business Models was constantly being discussed in the meetings, workshops and the conference I attended. It is becoming a lightening rod for growth and change. Let me try and bring … Continue reading “Research, platforms and collaboration for Business Models”
Missing opportunity with BMI, not seizing the day
This must be the time of year for all those innovation reports to resurface for fresh innovation thinking. Recently I went back to the OECD report (opener here. http://bit.ly/buIiv8) and began to breathe in more innovating air. Not bad from the OECD but that is one of their purposes in life I suppose. Why? A … Continue reading “Drawing fresh innovating oxygen into the body”
Firstly for me, my incentive to write and post on innovation I decided when I started blogging seriously that I did need to have a “posting intent”. As I focus 100% on innovation for my living, I treat posting as part of my brand. As my knowledge continually grows, I made up my mind that … Continue reading “Posting Intent”
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 … Continue reading “About Paul”
