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Examining the State of Crowdsourced Innovation in 2019

IdeaScale

Riskiest of all are transformational innovation activities, but when they pay off, their ROI is highest of all. Innovation initiatives may focus on lower-risk core initiatives or higher-risk initiatives involving adjacent or transformational innovations.

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Learning to be Innovative – Future Building’s Crucial Role in Driving Innovation Impact

Imaginatik

An obvious example is a clue from 2011 – the public launch of Uber’s ride-sharing program in San Francisco. Many innovation programs, and some R&D teams, benefit from full-time staff who work as designated innovation scouts. Future Building – a Core Innovation Skill Set.

Learning 100
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Innovation lessons from Lego

Jeffrey Phillips

Of course I should admit I'm doing this analysis from a distance, without complete information since Lego is a private company, but over the last few years Lego hasn't done nearly the innovation or introduced nearly the range of products and services that it did from the mid 2000s until 2012 or so. Those days are over.

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Innovation is a Company Wide Responsibility

ImagineNation

These authors never talk about what happens after an innovation program reaches sufficient maturity that it’s ready to leverage the organization’s resources into a successful implementation. The “business as usual” program will always win. Breakthrough innovation programs take longer and have a lot more risk.

Company 52
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Pivotal Innovation Management: The Past, Present, and Future of 180° Business Changes

Qmarkets

Rising competition from Apple and Google caught Nokia out of position and led to near-bankruptcy in 2012. In my work with companies who use innovation management platforms to run their innovation programs, I've noticed that this collaboration can usually be broken down into several categories.

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Guest Blog – Innovation is a Company Wide Responsibility

ImagineNation

These authors never talk about what happens after an innovation program reaches sufficient maturity that it’s ready to leverage the organization’s resources into a successful implementation. The “business as usual” program will always win. Breakthrough innovation programs take longer and have a lot more risk.

Company 40
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Ezassi Appoints Denise Fletcher as New Chief Innovation Officer

eZassi

Throughout her career, Denise has been recognized for her contributions to business and innovation. In 2012, she was named one of the most powerful and influential women in Connecticut by the National Diversity Award Council. In addition, she will oversee the inception of the Ezassi Innovation Advisory Board. “We