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Deadline for the 2018 Innovation Management Awards Extended

IdeaScale

Well, every year we ask our customers what it is that they would most like to learn about in order to support their programs. Themes vary year to year (for example, this year a top theme was innovation metrics and program data), but a few categories seem to appear every year: engagement, process, and idea implementation.

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Corporate meets Startup – Join the European Data Incubator with your Data Challenge

etventure

Several programs focus additionally on corporate and startup collaboration. etventure runs the European Data Incubator (EDI) together with 20 international Partners from 10 different countries. The goal of the project is to foster the relation between corporate data providers and young companies in Europe. And guess what?

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Top Themes from Open Nation DC

IdeaScale

Contreras dived into the importance of goal-setting and quantifiable metrics to any innovation program. Instead, focus on “actionable metrics,” which are “leading indicators of achieving the aligned objectives of your innovation program.”. Closing out the morning sessions was Commander Andy Howell from the U.S.

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So Where Is Innovation Heading?

Paul Hobcraft

BCG rightly is pointing out from their research that digital innovation is just taking over everywhere. They point out that since 2014, only four types of innovation and that are all related to digital, have grown increasingly in importance in their pursuit by companies. So the need to innovate comes from digital as the source.

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The Importance of Evidence Based Storytelling in Innovation

IM Insights

. (16:00) Placing a lot of bets is the fundamental principle to increase the chances of success for an innovation portfolio. 18:00) How history is packed with scientists refusing data and evidence . (23:00) 26:30) Innovation as a wicked problem . (28:30) You can run a con without telling stories by faking the data .

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How the GSAs 10X Program Advances Government Innovation

IdeaScale

The innovation hub called 10X would be formally declared in 2018, and in the intervening years, the initiative formalized a four-step process with rising levels of fiscal and time commitment. The process is so effective that in 2021, 22 different ideas are being explored on topics ranging from data science to civil rights education.

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Ignite Spotlight: An Interview with Pfizer’s John Klick

Planview

We caught up with Pfizer’s Senior Manager of Worldwide Innovation, John Klick, to get the inside scoop on the company’s innovation program maturation and, as an Ignite 2018 speaker , what advice he would give someone who’s new to ideation. Spigit: What are you looking forward to at Ignite 2018? John: Be patient.