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How to Refresh Your Innovation Strategy in 2018

IdeaScale

Refreshing your innovation strategy is likely on your to-do list for 2018. Maybe you’re happy with your strategy, or just not sure how to improve. One common problem in innovation strategy is that businesses grow, and what originally worked might simply be too constraining. Every lightbulb needs changing.

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Deadline for the 2018 Innovation Management Awards Extended

IdeaScale

This is our fifth annual award series and we honor winners in three categories: best innovation engagement strategy, best innovation process, and best innovation. Every year we celebrate entrants who have demonstrated creativity and results in their engagement strategy. The new deadline for submission is November 30 th , 2018.

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Five Must-Attend Innovation and Technology Conferences in 2018

IdeaScale

Attending conferences is a great way to ignite your creativity, whether you’re just beginning to develop an innovation strategy or a long-time veteran of building innovation. There are many great technology conferences in 2018, but these five are particular standouts for innovation this year: Chicago Ideas. Mobile Beat 2018.

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Balancing your innovation portfolio: Does the 70-20-10 rule still apply?

Idea to Value

One of the best ways to assess what proportions your company should allocate to different types of innovation projects is by looking at your current and desired innovation portfolio. Some companies, like technology companies which need to produce new offerings more quickly, might have a ratio that is more like 45-40-15.

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Measuring Innovation Performance

Why do only a third of the organizations worldwide have formal innovation metrics in place despite accepting that innovation is critical to survival? Download this eBook to learn about the 5 basic principles that guide every successful innovation process.

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The Top 10 Business Strategy Books of 2018

Innovation Excellence

There’s a big trend when it comes to business strategy books and it’s all about business models In my work advising executives from both big companies and startups, I get insight into what’s on the minds of some of the most strategic, innovative leaders in the planet. There are a few consistent and common themes,

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Can Brands Meet the Challenge of Achieving a Sustainable Innovation Strategy?

IdeaScale

Overview: Sustainability approaches and innovation strategy go hand-in-hand, yet too often are seen as separate targets. A recent study determined that it was responsible for eight million deaths in 2018, both in terms of aggravating other causes such as cardiopulmonary disease and directly. Incorporating Into Goals. What worked?

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