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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. We believe that any executive who wants to pull their organization in new directions must look inward as well as outward – a feat that can be achieved more easily with an idea and innovation management platform.

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Employee Engagement Propels Innovation

Planview

Most companies will agree that innovation is critical to sustaining growth and remaining competitive. Creating a culture of innovation is seen by most business leaders as the number one way to drive innovation for the business. Pfizer engages 90,000 employees for hundreds of innovations. Unfortunately, most aren’t.

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The 2017 Innovation Management Awards Are Open

IdeaScale

For the fifth year in a row, IdeaScale is hosting the Innovation Management Awards. Particularly if that story demonstrates innovation thought leadership when it comes to engagement strategies, innovation processes, or idea implementation. This annual contest is open to all IdeaScale customers who have a story to share.

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8 External Innovation Sources You should know

ITONICS

Having looked more closely at a company’s internal innovation sources , we will now examine the most important external sources. Academic and research institutions that run innovation programs funded by the company. Partnerships between companies and universities are one of the key drivers of the innovation economy.

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5 Practical Ways For Creating a Successful Innovation Program

Acuvate

The goal of innovation programs is to encourage employees to come up with ideas – give them the opportunity to pitch their ideas, provide experimental capital to employees, test ideas, and then invest in the successful ones. But what accurately will it take to build a sustainable innovation program? Conclusion.

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8 External Sources of Innovation

ITONICS

Having looked more closely at a company’s internal innovation sources , we will now examine the most important external sources. Academic and research institutions that run innovation programs funded by the company. Partnerships between companies and universities are one of the key drivers of the innovation economy.

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Top 7 Business Innovation Trends for 2017

Qmarkets

In this article, we look at a few key business trends of 2017 in different sectors and how they are redefining technology and business strategy this year. For more information, contact us to learn how the Qmarkets platform can help you take incorporate these trends into your organization's innovation program.

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