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Ideating at Enexis – Driving Operational Innovation in Dutch Energy Sector

Qmarkets

Yet the company has managed to generate hundreds of new ideas each year since 2014, resulting in millions in cost-saving and improved employee safety. 1,200 ideas have been submitted since September 2014, and we’ve received 7,300 comments and 9,400 total votes. Michiel: So just to share some numbers with you.

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Do you need to be intelligent in order to be creative? The threshold theory

Idea to Value

Jauk (2013) : Sample of 297 participants found a positive correlation between intelligence and creativity, but there was a threshold point of an IQ of 86 for ideational fluency, and IQ of 119 to be highly original. Benedek (2014) : Found a positive correlation between intelligence and creativity, but no threshold effect.

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Ideating at Enexis – Driving Operational Innovation in Dutch Energy Sector

Qmarkets

Yet the company have managed to implement up to 300 new ideas a year resulting in millions in cost-saving since 2014. A Qmarkets’ customer since 2014, we sat down with Enexis to discuss more about their innovation initiatives, overcoming resistance to change, and what the future of innovation looks like for them.

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Environmental, Social, and Governance Strategy in the Workplace

IdeaScale

assets under management last year, up 33% since 2014, according to the U.S. The relative proportion socially responsible investments made by individuals in Canada, Europe and the United States increased from 13% in 2014 to 26% at the start of 2016, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance’s newly released Investment Review.

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The Personality of a Business: More Than Just a Brand Image

Tullio Siragusa

The Shift: In 2014, Airbnb introduced a new logo, website, and mobile interfaces, but, more importantly, a refreshed brand message. Ideate Time to get those creative juices flowing. While it disrupted the traditional hotel industry, its brand personality was initially centered around affordable travel accommodation.

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Ideate or Deteriorate – Why Companies Must Learn How To Be Innovative to Achieve Major Growth

Qmarkets

In 2014 Facebook purchased WhatsApp for $19 billion, and it is now on target to hit one billion active users by the end of 2015. The platform which eventually capitalised on our need for instant communication, was Whatsapp.

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THE QUESTION: Who Created "The Year of Living Creatively?"

Idea Champions

HIGH VELOCITY BRAINSTORMING : Customized ideation sessions for forward thinking organizations. CONDUCTING GENIUS WORKBOOKS : A 140-page guidebook for anyone committed to learning how to facilitate productive ideation sessions. Commercialized in 2014. Train the trainer programs available. Louis and Electronic Arts.