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The Innovation 'Function'

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In that vision of the “innovation funnel” the idea is at the end… the goal. At Imaginatik, we call this the “fluff and magic” vision of innovation where value can only be created by anointed innovation/design Shamans toiling in exposed brick and beam lab/temples. The HR Head values retention and employee satisfaction.

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The Four Types of Innovation Metrics

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Very few innovation programs have the luxury of waiting multiple years before delivering quantifiable results. Measuring innovation requires partners. Demonstrating the effects of a strong innovation program typically depend on active involvement from other units and functions in the company. Incremental revenues.

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Beyond Flavor of the Month: Managing Idea Challenges as a Repeatable Program

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Though they often deliver some success, organizations often struggle to take the challenge beyond the initial project, and into a complete innovation program. As a result, participants don’t stay engaged, momentum is lost, virtual ideation often fizzles out, and innovation ultimately dies on the vine.

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Learning to be Innovative – Future Building’s Crucial Role in Driving Innovation Impact

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An obvious example is a clue from 2011 – the public launch of Uber’s ride-sharing program in San Francisco. Many innovation programs, and some R&D teams, benefit from full-time staff who work as designated innovation scouts. However, you don’t need to have full-time innovation scouts to get going.

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Crowdsourcing Innovation Valuation: an off-label use of innovation management technologies

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The question then arises, how can an enterprise provide greater investor confidence from a range of speculative innovation investments with greater certainty ? Here is where crowdsourcing comes in. Given the multitude of possible failure points and dependencies, therein lies the need for a new approach: crowdsourcing.