IdeaScale

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Smart crowdsourcing yields successful product development. Fortunately, crowdsourcing tools allow the innovation process to involve consumers every step of the way. From toy companies to coffee to hotels, here are brands that leveraged crowdsourcing to encourage innovation. Need a better product? Ask your customers!

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 14, 2016

But little noted was that Gates was pioneering crowdsourcing in healthcare … and that it worked. As you can see, in healthcare, crowdsourcing is not about individual patients, but instead about larger problems. Crowdsourcing only works if it catches the attention of a crowd, after all. Challenges And Rewards.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 15, 2017

Crowdsourcing can add up in surprising ways. Can finance benefit from crowdsourcing? While open innovation and crowdsourcing are incredibly popular in other industries, the financial industry is necessarily more conservative about the technology it uses and the consumers it listens to. Crowdsourcing and finance often make sense.

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Destination Innovation

JULY 13, 2016

How are firms using crowdsourcing? Ideascale have published a white paper on crowdsourcing which you can download. This is when you use crowdsourcing to find the solution to a difficult or complex problem. This is when you use crowdsourcing to find the solution to a difficult or complex problem. Solution Finding.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Learn how universities are using crowdsourcing. Here’s how crowdsourcing can push innovation further, from major studies to brainstorming tools. Here’s how crowdsourcing can push innovation further, from major studies to brainstorming tools. Crowdsourcing In Academia. Effective Crowdsourcing.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 22, 2017

After 69 years of growth, Dick’s is a great company ripe for crowdsourcing and they launched their first company-wide ideation platform last year. But how do we know that a company like Dick’s is a good fit for crowdsourcing? Well, here are a few qualities that make a company more likely to succeed in a crowdsourcing effort.

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Imaginatik

JULY 29, 2016

Here is where crowdsourcing comes in. Given the multitude of possible failure points and dependencies, therein lies the need for a new approach: crowdsourcing. Because crowdsourcing accommodates a very large amount of success/failure scenarios to estimate when the innovation program reaches commercial viability.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Knowing that they had a wealth of knowledge within their campus network, the steering committee and the working group launched a crowdsourcing campaign to their students asking for ways to reduce costs that would help the President meet his commitment. The post Crowdsourcing Ways to Save Students Money appeared first on IdeaScale.

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eZassi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

What is Crowdsourcing for Innovation? Crowdsourcing and co-creation is an essential arm of conducting smart business. What is the Goal of Crowdsourcing Innovation? Crowdsourcing for innovation also creates a space for unique collaborations and meetings of the mind that might not occur otherwise. Who Can be in My Crowd?

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

If you’re working on a crowdsourced innovation program, one of the key challenges is finding a way to make participants care about the outcome, but with nonprofit crowdsourced innovation programs , the purpose and outcomes are more readily apparent – you’ll help that organization achieve that goal better, faster, or more broadly.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Five years ago, CDER launched a crowdsourcing program to make better use of its 4,500 employees, and the results have been extremely promising. Ascione and Taylor emphasized that what works best in the context of CDER is time-limited crowdsourcing challenges as opposed to open-ended initiatives. Importance of Time-Limited Challenges.

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Planview

APRIL 29, 2019

Planview Spigit is conducting the fourth annual State of Crowdsourced Innovation Management survey and study. The purpose of the survey is to gather data that highlights industry insights around ideation and crowdsourced innovation programs. The 2018 State of Crowdsourced Innovation Findings. That’s why we need your input!

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IdeaScale

JULY 12, 2017

Where does crowdsourcing fit in education? But, in education, there’s a lot of room for crowdsourcing, and it can be a source of innovative ideas. The truth is that educators and professors have been crowdsourcing well before Kickstarter came along. But in academia, crowdsourcing can be a useful tool for getting work done.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 27, 2018

A lot of crowdsourced innovation programs will tell you to offer incentives to your community of participants in order to drive engagement – but sometimes that’s a challenge for organization either because of budget restrictions or company regulations. The post Align Innovation Incentives to Goals appeared first on IdeaScale.

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Planview

AUGUST 19, 2015

Crowdsourcing innovation is one of today’s most powerful tools for effecting real, lasting change. It was exactly this benefit that led the Poway Unified School District of California to develop their InnovationU program, backed by Spigit , to crowdsource ideas for improving the safety and security of all students and staff district-wide.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Learn more about crowdsourcing in finance or download our Crowdsourcing and Healthcare white paper. As they are fond of saying at Swarthmore College, “ Anywhere else, it would have been an A.” You must rise to the challenge. Rely on IdeaScale for help with innovation strategy in highly regulated industries.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 16, 2019

The Main Ingredient in Crowdsourcing Is the Crowd. Great ideas can come from anywhere, and the main thing you need for productive crowdsourcing is the crowd itself. One potential problem is of a crowdsourcing project turning into a “popularity contest.” Here are some highlights of the discussion.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 21, 2019

From his background in crowdsourcing software as part of the open government initiative, Rob and co-founder Vivek Bhaskaran founded IdeaScale, which was promptly adopted by 23 federal agencies. Rob Hoehn started his crowdsourcing software career as part of the open government initiative in 2009.?.

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Planview

MAY 21, 2019

In fact, the 170-year-old company produces an average of 38 inventions per day, a number powered by their crowdsourcing solutions. The post Siemens Case Study: Crowdsourcing Solutions to Turn Gridlock into Green Lights appeared first on Spigit. The Challenge.

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100%Open

JANUARY 9, 2018

Doncaster Talks crowdsourcing community (Dub platform example). What do you want in the way of downloadable info from your community? So start by looking for clear navigation and the ability to capture conversation effectively – these two elements are the bedrock of any successful community. What about sending newsletters?

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IdeaConnection

APRIL 29, 2016

A new crowdsourcing app developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge in the UK could help them to understand more about the relationship between biodiversity and well-being. It seems intuitive that being outdoors, surrounded by nature and natural beauty is good for the heart, soul and mind. But just how healthy is it?

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Their presentation at Open Nation this year was regarded as one of the favorite (and most useful presentations), because presenter Commander Andy Howell was great at articulating the fact that crowdsourcing communities sit at the intersection of continuous innovation and learning.

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IdeaScale

JULY 31, 2018

Crowdsourcing ideas allows you to ask for signals (like emerging trends) from your crowd, but also empowers that crowd to make suggestions and share ideas that will drive the business forward. To learn more about innovation in the financial sector, download our complimentary infographic on the subject.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Along those same lines, getting to market faster, specifically through using crowdsourcing to accelerate innovation, can save you money on both the front and back end of development. In order to stand out, you must do everything you can to expedite the process of innovating in order to be the first to market. Get to Save and Make Money.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 27, 2021

To learn which challenges that can be solved using crowdsourcing, download the full list. . How can we encourage the use of renewable energy? i.e. Collect ideas on how the company can set the right example for using renewable energy.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 25, 2019

If you’re interested in ways to spur creativity in general, we invite you to download our free “How to Get Creative” infographic for inspiration. We invite you to learn more by downloading our Crowdsourcing to Innovate Products white paper.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 13, 2019

How innovation is accomplished is changing too, and IdeaScale invites you to download our white paper on crowdsourcing and technology to learn how crowdsourcing improves speed-to-market while reducing R&D costs. The post Top 5 Women Innovators of All Time appeared first on IdeaScale.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 6, 2019

You can download a summary of the QPS iCOP initiative here. IdeaScale invites you to learn more by downloading our Crowdsourcing to Innovate Products white paper. Perhaps most importantly, however, staff satisfaction “innovation enabler” measures increased measurably over the course of 12 months.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Standard Bank’s Water4Africa Challenge is a great example of crowdsourcing for social good. Innovating For Social Good with Crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing requires some planning. Here are some important tips to make crowdsourcing work for your organization: Use the Right Technology. Pick the Right Rewards.

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IdeaScale

MAY 30, 2019

Internal Crowdsourcing: A Prime Example of Intrapreneurs in Action. You don’t have to do that, but you can still take advantage of the benefits of intrapreneurship through internal crowdsourcing. You can learn more about how to nurture intrapreneurship by downloading our free infographic that’s packed with actionable information.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Diversity and Crowdsourcing. This especially makes sense when you think about innovation in relation to crowdsourcing. The biggest reason is that innovation profits from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, which is gained by hiring and creating an organizational culture of diversity. Making All Voices Count.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 24, 2022

Today’s sustainability leaders are 4 times more likely to be considered innovation leaders compared to those not focused on sustainability, as you can see in our downloadable infographic. If you’re ready to put innovation to work and get measurable results, we invite you to download our disruptive innovation infographic.

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IdeaScale

JULY 2, 2019

If you would like to learn more, we invite you to download our Crowdsourcing to Innovate Products white paper. Failure may never roll off us like water off a duck’s back, but there are ways to know the right time to pull the plug on an idea that isn’t working out and still use the lessons learned to power future innovation.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 7, 2017

As you sift through the crowdsourcing, internal ideas, and feedback data, consider that although feedback is individual, some of the ideas might build upon each other or be related in some way. Crowdsourcing is a great way to gain ideas for your innovation project. Once you’ve identified your innovation focus, create a campaign.

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IdeaScale

MAY 22, 2018

Last month, leaders in public sector innovation gathered to discuss ways of crowdsourcing new solutions to longstanding problems at IdeaScale’s Open Nation DC. When it comes to crowdsourcing, you have to know what it is that gets people into an ideation community and inspires them. Are you making new policies? Measure that.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

And if you’re not investing in communications, then you’re not maximizing the value of your crowdsourced innovation community. Download IdeaScale’s set of outreach best practices, which includes examples from successful innovation engagement email campaigns. . That’s when you see the real return on investment.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 24, 2017

So if you’re crowdsourcing new ideas from your employees, how do you communicate to them that failure is not something that they should fear? To learn more about the importance of our attitude toward failure, download this infographic. Well, you start by changing your organization’s attitude to failure.

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