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Can creativity training really improve your creativity?

Idea to Value

A 2015 study of 180 participants over 9 weeks showed that creativity training not only significantly improved the participant’s view of their own creativity, it resulted in those participants producing more creative output A 2016 study showed one 1.5

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Invest in Innovation Skill Building

Gregg Fraley

In my various consulting engagements I have learned not to take much for granted. I thought by this year in history (2016) everyone in the business world would have a clue as to how to do ideation (aka brainstorming) properly. Another example: charting ideas on a flip chart, well, that’s 1951 brainstorming.

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Innovation SOP: Using Hackathons to Advance Digital Transformation

Qmarkets

The venue and time limit allow the participants to “pull out all the stops,” creatively, so to speak, and the immediate engagement between participants can yield effective feedback that can be utilized immediately. Sweeney, S., Bruce, F., & Baxter, S. THE USE OF THE “HACKATHON” IN DESIGN EDUCATION: AN OPPORTUNISTIC EXPLORATION.

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Uncover That Lost Idea

KindlingApp

Companies have implemented various idea management solutions from a virtual suggestion box to meetings and brainstorming sessions in hopes of ensuring that ideas reach the appropriate people. The difficulty with these approaches, however, is that they are limited by inherent corporate barriers that can stifle conversation.

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5 Innovation Trends of 2018 that will Disrupt the Corporate Landscape in 2019

Qmarkets

Corporations are increasingly looking to pioneering new technologies to increase employee engagement and expand their market base. A 2016 study conducted by FierceTechExec found that 71% of workers spent over two hours a week accessing company information via mobile devices. Ideating On-The-Go with Mobile-Centric Technologies.

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How Israel’s Oldest Bank Is Engaging Employees to Become a Leader in Banking Innovation

Qmarkets

Since deployment, the Bank has run ongoing idea challenges, engaging thousands of the bank's employees in online idea brainstorming to tackle a variety of the company's challenges. Ran: In November 2016, we implemented the system across the whole workforce of 10,000 employees.

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Betterific 2016 Year in Review

Betterific

Congrats on 2016. We engaged countless brainstormers and connected with brands willing to venture out into the crowd! Happy 2016 and we look forward to brainstorming with you in 2017. We all need a pat on the back. And this year was a giant leap of progress. Marketing and packaging concepts were hatched.