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How the GSAs 10X Program Advances Government Innovation

IdeaScale

Overview : Founded in 2017 off of a popular crowdsourcing initiative, the Government Services Administration (GSA)’s 10X program internally crowdsources ideas to design new approaches and launch new programs. In 2015, the GSA held what was intended to be a one-off event called “The Great Pitch.”

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Companies betting big on open innovation

hackerearth

[This paradigm] assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as they look to advance their technology.” ( Henry Chesbrough, 2006 ). The confluence of diverse ideologies and technologies help build better business models that are sustainable in the long term.

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Top 3 Alternative Assets for your Business Innovation Strategy

Qmarkets

Benefits of Crowdsourcing Ideas Ideas have a huge amount of potential and can result in a variety of benefits for an organization. Challenges of Crowdsourcing Ideas As with most things, there is always a downside! The trend data you gather can be based on anything from new technologies and services to new disruptive business models.

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Titans of Transformation: 5 Outstanding Examples of Innovation in Business

Qmarkets

88% of Fortune 500 companies in the 1955 -2017 period 1 have either gone bankrupt, merged with other firms, or dropped off the list for other reasons. Already, the company has launched more than 3,400 patents 5 for new technology that will potentially provide healthier alternatives to cigarettes.

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How to Overcome Employee Engagement Barriers With a Continuous Improvement Program

Qmarkets

In this Expert Spotlight piece, Sebastian Apelt – Managing Partner at A+B – shares how this innovative project has led to some remarkable results for all parties. As we shall see, Project WOW offers a means to leverage employee engagement and collaboration for your continuous improvement program. In Canada and the U.S.

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

Qmarkets

Companies across multiple sectors have launched collaborative efforts to gather disruptive new ideas, harness new technologies, and achieve greater sustainability. Although careful and precise data-gathering has been a major trend, so have bold steps in the technological and environmental fronts.

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How to Turn your Employee Engagement Problem into a Continuous Improvement Solution

Qmarkets

In this Expert Spotlight piece, Sebastian Apelt – Managing Partner at A+B – shares how this innovative project has led to some remarkable results for all parties. This is where Project WOW comes in. Project WOW is designed to bridge this disconnect. The Danger of Employee Disengagement. In Canada and the U.S.