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The Need for Digital Innovation Platforms

Paul Hobcraft

Innovation is struggling to really perform and unleash breakthrough products due to many ‘inbuilt’ inhibitors. Embedded software is becoming more important in value than the physical product. Embedded software is becoming essential within products; from shoes, household appliances, cars, travel etc.

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How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas

IdeaScale

For the hardware: A thousand songs in your pocket ; for the software: so easy that your Mother could do it ; and for the project: and on the shelves in eight months ! She primarily writes technological, travel and scientific articles but is versatile and enjoys writing across a broad range of other topics.

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The Impact of Stress on Innovation

IdeaScale

million working days were lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2016/2017. For instance, at IdeaScale we have created a unique idea management platform that utilises crowdsourcing. Equipping your company with such software enables you to foster innovation among your workforce without the stress of miscommunication.

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Top 3 Alternative Assets for your Business Innovation Strategy

Qmarkets

Benefits of Crowdsourcing Ideas Ideas have a huge amount of potential and can result in a variety of benefits for an organization. Challenges of Crowdsourcing Ideas As with most things, there is always a downside! Audiences can range from employees, customers, experts, and partners depending on the challenge.

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Top 3 Alternative Assets for your Business Innovation Strategy

Qmarkets

Benefits of Crowdsourcing Ideas Ideas have a huge amount of potential and can result in a variety of benefits for an organization. Challenges of Crowdsourcing Ideas As with most things, there is always a downside! Audiences can range from employees, customers, experts, and partners depending on the challenge.

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8 External Innovation Sources You should know

ITONICS

In addition to a software that automatically evaluates and clusters all trend and technology information, a dedicated team of external trend and tech scouts can deliver a continuous flood of data. Software and consulting companies. Software and consulting companies that provide solutions and services for innovation management.

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Innovation and the sharing economy

Idea Drop

Currently it accounts for 5% of the market across five key areas – travel, car sharing, finance, staffing and streaming – but PWC predicts this to rise to 50%. This represents an exciting new era of social innovation that champions crowdsourcing, communities and connecting citizens.