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How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas

IdeaScale

First launched in October 2001, Apple ‘s portable music device has revolutionised how we all listen to and download music. This lightweight, technologically proficient reinvention of existing MP3 players was an global phenomenon that has since sold more than 400 million units since 2001. Take the iPod for example.

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Why Your Company Needs To Forget the Past in Order to Create a Brighter Future

Qmarkets

Kodak Learned A Lot, But Didn't Unlearn. Kodak even ventured out and acquired a photo-sharing website called Ofoto in 2001 - before Facebook or Instagram were founded. This is where Qmarkets award-winning idea management and crowdsourcing platforms come in, enabling organisations to tackle their pasts together as a collective team.

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3 of the Best Innovation Team Formulas…and When to Ignore Them

Qmarkets

Unfortunately, while voiceful in cheering risk-taking, relentless experimentation and learning from mistakes (all being parts of the elusive “ culture of innovation ”), companies fail to introduce specific corporate policies that would encourage and reward such a behavior of their employees.

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3 of the Best Innovation Team Formulas…and When to Ignore Them

Qmarkets

Unfortunately, while voiceful in cheering risk-taking, relentless experimentation and learning from mistakes (all being parts of the elusive “ culture of innovation ”), companies fail to introduce specific corporate policies that would encourage and reward such a behavior of their employees.

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IA Summit 10 - Day 2

Boxes and Arrows

In his presentation, Paul Adams speaks about what he has learned from over two years of research into people’s online and offline relationships. You’ll learn about tools and techniques you can begin to use right away and the concepts behind the techniques so you can start experimenting on your own.

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3 Takeaways from Spigit’s Innovation Forum

Planview

The ideas behind four of Pixar’s greatest film (1998’s “A Bug’s Life,” 2001’s “Monsters, Inc.,” New innovation skills an innovation team learns should be documented and shared with the entire employee base. It’s now standard for every firehose. Final thoughts.

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3 Takeaways from Spigit’s Innovation Forum

Planview

The ideas behind four of Pixar’s greatest film (1998’s “A Bug’s Life,” 2001’s “Monsters, Inc.,” New innovation skills an innovation team learns should be documented and shared with the entire employee base. It’s now standard for every firehose. Final thoughts.