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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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Lessons Learned About Innovation Communications from the City of Calgary

IdeaScale

In this case, the City of Calgary was a leader in generating engagement with their innovation program. Well, when myCityInnovation launched in May of 2016, Calgary didn’t just send out an email blast and call it good. In this way, all ideators knew that their ideas were valued. But how did they do it?

Learning 150
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Ideating at Enexis – Driving Operational Innovation in Dutch Energy Sector

Qmarkets

But this wasn’t engaging and employees were left dissatisfied. Qmarkets: Great, and I understand you’ve been with Qmarkets for a long time now – originally becoming a customer in 2016. Out of our 6,000 users we’ve seen 4,000 login, and 3,000 of them are considered engaged. What made you choose us over the other alternatives?

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On the Path to Innovation Maturity

Imaginatik

Ask yourself these questions: Why are we engaging in innovation? Are we engaging external thought leaders, partners, academics, etc. Do we have clear methods for exploring new opportunity spaces, ideation and scaling our innovations? A great place to begin is by thinking about the connection between innovation and strategy.

Ideation 100
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Winners announced for the Civic Engagement Innovation Competition

Betterific

Our “ Hacking Civic Engagement ” Challenge was a first for us in many respects. Quick shoutout to the winners of the ideation competition: Luc Michaud (grand prize winner), Metro Power Yoga , Marla Goodman and Dennis Pitcock. SingularityUNZ (@SingularityUNZ) August 30, 2016. Check out their winning ideas below.

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Ideating at Enexis – Driving Operational Innovation in Dutch Energy Sector

Qmarkets

But this wasn’t engaging and employees were left dissatisfied. Qmarkets: Great, and I understand you’ve been with Qmarkets for a long time now – originally becoming a customer in 2016. Out of our 6,000 users we’ve seen 4,000 login, and 3,000 of them are considered engaged. What made you choose us over the other alternatives?

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Environmental, Social, and Governance Strategy in the Workplace

IdeaScale

The relative proportion socially responsible investments made by individuals in Canada, Europe and the United States increased from 13% in 2014 to 26% at the start of 2016, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance’s newly released Investment Review. As a manager, how are you thinking about these issues?

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