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Measuring Silos Across the Organization – the Silo Index (Si) – breaking down silos to boost innovation

Imaginatik

To address this issue, Imaginatik has developed a measurement for siloed behavior: the Silo Index, or Si. priorities are aligned across departments and groups. Curious to learn more about Imaginatik's full suite of Innovation Analytics? Curious to learn more about Imaginatik's full suite of Innovation Analytics?

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The Innovation 'Function'

Imaginatik

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. At Imaginatik, we refer to these different values as “currencies” when we are modeling the “value” of a project or a portfolio of innovation projects.

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Why “Path-to-Value” is Crucial for Corporate Innovators

Imaginatik

Recent conversations with a new Imaginatik client, from late 2017, have stuck with me these past few months. Executives are hoping for big things from the innovation group. Despite high hopes and active exec support, the innovation group has struggled to find its footing. Let’s call them Acme Corporation.

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Interested in Incremental Innovation? Let's Start with Concrete Engagement Programs

Imaginatik

Working for more than two decades helping companies develop sustainable practices of innovation, Imaginatik has profound experience in achieving successful results through engaging programs. We use eight different tools for different purposes , both to achieve breakthrough innovations or incremental innovation.

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Open innovation & crowdsourcing resources

Board of Innovation

Open innovation software Imaginatik – collective intelligence software Venture Spirit – gamification platform Wellspring Worldwide – open innovation software 06.

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Why Innovation Maturity Matters

Imaginatik

A culture of innovation may exist in certain pockets (such as within the engineering culture of many tech firms), or a declared group may already be doing great work on specific innovation projects. But this is very different from being an organization that understands, across the board, how to innovate together.

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Innovating Through Vertical Expert Networks

Imaginatik

Over the past couple of years, Imaginatik has both seen and fostered something we call Vertical Expert Networks. Imaginatik’s graphic analytics provides this type of knowledge domain coverage maps. At the risk of adding to a global acronym footprint, I’ll use the term VEN.