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13 Things to Know About Crowdsourcing

IdeaScale

United Way is engaged in nearly 1,800 communities across more than 40 countries and territories worldwide. million donors are engaged with United Ways across the world to advance community-based and community-led solutions. Successful crowdsourcing is grounded in a strong desire and commitment to innovate.

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Crowdsourcing During a Pandemic and Different Innovation Roles

IdeaScale

Overview: In 2017, Davidson College redesigned its innovation program for more transparency, engagement, and democracy. In 2017, a team led by Davidson’s director of innovation initiatives, Kristen Eshleman, found that the university had an effective way to gather incremental innovation ideas and put them to work.

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Crowdsourced Innovation: How Enterprises Generate Explosive Employee Engagement

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According to Gallup’s 2017 State of the Global Workplace Report , a staggering 85% of employees are disengaged at work. For companies looking to grow and expand, the lack of engaged employees is a significant problem that can wreak havoc on long-term success. Why are engaged employees important you may be wondering? The result?

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Employee Engagement Propels Innovation

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However, for this culture to exist, employee engagement is imperative. s 2017 State of the Global Workplace Report, 85 percent of employees are disengaged on the job, which is costing companies $7 trillion in lost productivity, turnover, poor customer experience, absenteeism, and lower profitability. Unfortunately, most aren’t.

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Crowdsourcing for Good: How Adventist Health Gets Employees Into the “Giving” Spirit

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With so much going on, we often hear from Spigit clients that engaging employees in innovation challenges gets to be difficult at this time of year, specifically mid-November through early January. But, you don’t need to shut down your crowdsourcing program altogether. Many Spigit programs can and do find great ways to stay active.

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IdeaScale’s Open Nation 2019 Set to Inspire Innovation

IdeaScale

Crowdsourcing in the military? After having attended Open Nation in 2017, strategist, innovator and designer Andy Howell tweeted about a new acronym he learned: BORPSAT (Bunch Of the Right People Sitting Around a Table). Is your innovation strategy working? Convincing the Grand Poobah. A Legacy of Innovation.

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Top 10 Takeaways from Spigit’s 2017 Ignite Conference

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Last week was Spigit’s 2017 Ignite conference. From a scientist who led the innovation team that developed the Ebola vaccine, to a world renown innovation author, to the VP of Watson Strategic Partnerships at IBM Watson, Ignite 2017 was one for the record books. Communication is key for consistent engagement.