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6 Building Blocks for Innovation Department Success

IdeaScale

For innovation to happen, an innovation team needs to have time to work. This may mean designating a specific project for team members to charge their time to while working with the team. Additionally, individual team members must have the time (and funding) to devote to their individual contributions to innovation projects.

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The Company Suggestion Box Re-imagined for the Digital Age

IdeaScale

The idea is good, but the design can be updated. From Box To System The key is to adopt innovation management systems. To learn more about innovation management systems and how they work, request a demo today! So, how do we modernize the suggestion box? What are people thinking?

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From Invisible to Visible: A Look at Transparency in Government Innovation

IdeaScale

One of the challenges to innovation in government is a lack of insight into what citizens have to offer in the way of innovative strategies. Governments are aware of the increasing need to capture perspectives and insights of citizens to spark the innovation process. Want to learn more about our innovation management platform?

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Five Reasons You Need Idea Management Software

IdeaScale

Idea Management Software Offers Transparency One of the flaws of the suggestion box is that ideas go in, but to your employees, it may seem like they never come out. Innovation management platforms allow you to create a transparent and accountable process where everyone can see ideas advance through different stages.

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IdeaScale Podcast – How Global Packaging Corporation Winpak Uses Shark Tank-like Practices and IdeaScale to Innovate

IdeaScale

Winpak designs and manufactures packaging materials and machines with a particular emphasis on preserving and protecting perishable items such as food and medicine. With a background in industrial design and innovation management, Moreno noticed that the company’s innovation depended on time and location.

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Top Innovation Conferences for 2021

IdeaScale

And this conference explores how they interact and how businesses can use innovation strategy to design the right solutions. TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo: October 18-20, 2021, Washington, DC. Keep an eye on the site; its call for papers and innovations opens in February.

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Majority Rules: Idea Evaluation Criteria & Voting Methods for Efficient Innovation Management

Qmarkets

These are questions we at Qmarkets were forced to address when designing our platform. We'll now explore further reasons why incorporate voting into your innovation management process is beneficial, covering why should you let everyone vote, even people with no direct relation to the ideas being discussed?