Being innovative or creative looks like an inherent trait to most of us, doesn’t it? However, if you’ve been one of those lucky ones who had “creativity” as an academic discipline at school, you’d know that it can at least be nurtured. Perhaps, like renowned educationalist, Sir Ken Robinson says, “We got educated out of creativity.” And now, we are back to finding ways to use our creative energies to build something of value. Innovation Management MORE

I’ve been with IdeaScale since 2011. I’ve been on thousands of prospect calls. Though much has changed on our tool and in the innovation space, these questions are just as prevalent as they were in 2011. While a few of our clients have dedicated FTE running their community day-to-day, a far more common scenario is a small group of Moderators dedicating an hour a week or a few minutes per day. . We’ve overseen hundreds of Single Sign-On implementations. MORE

It has been a while since Henry Mintzberg developed his influential work that made us aware of the importance of structures in organization design. To my opinion, Mintzberg’s work was a refreshing change to the world of organization design that until then has been largely influenced by Taylor’s Scientific Management Approach and Henry Ford’s efficiency-based adaptation of that. Structures are no longer of primary focus in design organizations. MORE

Although enterprise collaboration software market has been around for over 20 years, innovation management software is a specialized segment that helps companies guide and support their innovation process. What is innovation management software (IMS)? Why do companies need innovation management software? And, thirty-eight percent vs. 22% are very satisfied with the return on their innovation investments. They fail because of reasons that include (Troshani, I., MORE

Understanding Innovation Management. Is it a lack of innovation or an inability to cope with change? Or, is it the incompetence that underlines the failure to anticipate change and stay ahead of the curve? Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. The rules of the game have changed. For survival, innovation is almost obligatory (Drucker, 1999). Culture/Country. MORE

Although the enterprise collaboration software market has been around for over 20 years, innovation management software is a specialized segment that helps companies guide and support their innovation process. What is innovation management software (IMS)? Why do companies need innovation management software? And, thirty-eight percent vs. 22% are very satisfied with the return on their innovation investments. 2011)) . Poor innovation implementation. MORE

Design Thinking for the Greater Good goes in depth on both the how of using new tools and the why. Through ten stories of struggles and successes in fields such as health care, education, agriculture, transportation, social services, and security, the authors show how collaborative creativity can shake up even the most entrenched bureaucracies—and provide a practical roadmap for readers to implement these tools. Culture of Innovation Design Thinking Innovation MORE

Understanding Innovation Management. Is it a lack of innovation or an inability to cope with change? Or, is it the incompetence that underlines the failure to anticipate change and stay ahead of the curve? Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. The rules of the game have changed. For survival, innovation is almost obligatory (Drucker, 1999). Culture/Country. MORE

How to Fine-Tune Working Relationships between Boomers and Millennials to Create Harmonious Innovation Teams. The innovation book Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival lays out a step-by-step framework of 10 Key Imperatives that an organization must take to achieve profitable business growth through innovation. Innovation requires more than just idea generation. MORE

The philosopher Aristotle diagnosed fear as ‘pain arising from the anticipation of evil’. Over 2000 years later, C-suite executives at major companies the world over are certainly feeling this specific pain when it comes to innovation. Many anticipate the possibility of leaping towards news heights, only to plummet down to unknown depths…. Some companies also fear innovation will compromise corporate security and intellectual property. Fearing Loss of Control. MORE

The invention of the airplane, the telephone and the computer; the discovery of gravity, electricity and relativity – all great innovations that changed the world. Less well known is the fact that this intolerance has often come from within the ranks of the scientific community itself. Innovation is different and requires perhaps the most difficult action of all – breaking ranks. Today, Galileo is referred to as the father of modern science. MORE

I am honored to host Whitney Johnson's post as part of the launch of her new book, Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. So she decided to become an entrepreneur, and started a baking business that is financing her trip to Korea — one $5 loaf of hot, homemade bread, and $12 fresh-out-of-the-oven pan of cinnamon rolls at a time. MORE

The innovation book Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival lays out a step-by-step framework of 10 Key Imperatives that an organization must take to achieve profitable business growth through innovation. The recently published Robert’s Rules of Innovation II: The Art of Implementation , provides practical techniques to break down many of the barriers to innovation in business. MORE

The invention of the airplane, the telephone and the computer; the discovery of gravity, electricity and relativity – all great innovations that changed the world. Less well known is the fact that this intolerance has often come from within the ranks of the scientific community itself. Innovation is different and requires perhaps the most difficult action of all – breaking ranks. Today, Galileo is referred to as the father of modern science. MORE

I live in the Mountain West of the United States. The sheer beauty of the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon and countless other natural wonders is well known. Years of dry conditions, unrelenting heat and an explosion of people living in the mountains have been a devastating combination. While we have an abundance of natural beauty, we also have an abundance of fuel; ready to burn. Now imagine if innovation was the fire. MORE