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How a South African Consulting Firm is Drawing on New and Old Innovation Best Practices

IdeaScale

Successful innovation requires strategic planning and idea management. In the latest episode of the Idea Nation podcast, hear how one South African company’s past innovations inform their present and future. Who Is Stratnovation Consulting? Robert Mulder is Stratnovation’s managing partner. What Is Innovation?

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The Challenges being Faced by Innovation Consultants

Paul Hobcraft

From my perspective I’ve been looking at a real challenge today, that many consultants offering innovation services are not providing real sustaining consulting value to clients, only ad-hoc services. In many ways, the consulting industry specializing in innovation is its own worst enemy.

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Where will Innovation Management Software go?

Paul Hobcraft

Innovation management software is expected to continue to evolve and improve in the coming years. Increased integration with other business tools, such as project management and collaboration software. Idea prioritization and evaluation: Allows managers to evaluate and prioritize ideas based on various criteria.

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6 Building Blocks for Innovation Department Success

IdeaScale

Nearly 80 percent of executives surveyed by The Boston Consulting Group’s tenth global survey on innovation considered innovation to be either the most important priority at their company or in the top three. Allocating specific times for team members to work on ideas and projects promotes actual results.

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The Path to Innovation: Implementing Effective Team Collaboration Practices

Leapfrogging

For a deeper exploration of diversity in teams, consult our resource on team collaboration strategies. Ensure that all team members have an equal opportunity to voice their opinions and ideas. Managers and leaders should encourage an environment where feedback is given constructively and received openly.

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The Creative Process And How Idea Management Solutions Fit In

Qmarkets

Part of my studies in product development and innovation management at ETH, was a reflection on what creativity was and how it could be understood and handled. Now, after many years of helping companies create new products, I want to share with you how an idea management software solution can be useful, but not without creativity.

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The Creative Process And How Idea Management Solutions Fit In

Qmarkets

Part of my studies in product development and innovation management at ETH, was a reflection on what creativity was and how it could be understood and handled. Now, after many years of helping companies create new products, I want to share with you how an idea management software solution can be useful, but not without creativity.