In today’s episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak to innovation expert Paul Hobcraft.
Paul is the founder of Agility Innovation and is well known for his insights into the Three Horizons Framework.
In today’s episode, we talk about:
- Why executives need coaching on innovation (05:35)
- Why senior leaders often feel like they need to start from the beginning with innovation (07:35)
- What has changed in innovation over the past few years, divergence and convergence (11:15)
- The Three Horizons Innovation Framework (13:30)
- How to think of time horizons and shareholder return in your innovation efforts (19:00)
- How to allocate resources to innovation (23:00)
- Exploiting vs Exploring in business (24:00)
Links:
* Paul’s blog: https://paul4innovating.com/
* Agility Innovation: http://www.agilityinnovation.com/
* HOCA Consulting: http://www.hocaconsulting.com
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Sorry the video comes across as a little jerky and the hands are going everywhere as part of my way to explain myself. Not bandwidth (well might be), more likely Hobcraft width!