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Innovation Roundup: The Top Innovations in 2016

IdeaScale

2016 has been a year of crazy ups and downs. We’ve lost some amazing celebrities, had one of the most unique presidential campaigns in history, and experienced incredible innovations as well. The top innovations of 2016 have not only impacted this year, but will continue to impact business and technology for years to come.

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Election 2016: Do We Need to Change Our Process?

IdeaScale

However you felt about the results of the 2016 election, one thing is clear: our nation is still demonstrating a fierce divide. Innovate Your State ran the Challenge using IdeaScale ’s crowdsourcing platform. To learn more about the Fix California Challenge and Innovate Your State, read the full case study here.

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Soren Kaplan’s – January 2016 Leapfrogging Newsletter

Leapfrogging

There are a myriad of lists out there extolling the top trends and innovative products to watch for 2016. But perhaps the greatest innovations in business won’t be what companies decide to sell, but how they’ll go to market in ways that create entirely new business models. Can Drinking Make You Smarter?

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People Are Buying More Experiences Than Things. I Tried the Viral Brand That Wants to Change the Way We Hear Them.

Entrepreneur - Innovation

Loop Earplugs, launched by Maarten Bodewes and Dimitri O in 2016, wants you to "live life at your volume." " I tested the brand's products, including Loop Switch.

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11 female innovation leaders share their definition of innovation

Idea to Value

I spoke to 11 of the world’s leading female innovation experts to get their definition of “innovation” The variety in their responses may surprise you. In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? Introduction. Rita McGrath. Gaia Grant.

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Innovators in FMCG love Direct to Consumer

Destination Innovation

It boasted continuous innovation in product design and enjoyed a gross margin of around 60%. All that has changed with the internet and the DTC business model. Warby Parker was valued in 2016 at over $1.2B. Hubble Contacts , founded in 2016, aims to disrupt the market for contact lenses by selling direct.

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The Global Climate Strike: A Call for Innovation

IdeaScale

Climate change is real but reversible. Whether that means temperatures that are hotter or cooler than normal or devastating storms, the reality of climate change can no longer be ignored. We must use innovation leadership to motivate, aggregate, and fabricate concrete solutions to the problem. Deep Reservoir of Ingenuity.