Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

I spoke to 11 of the world’s leading female innovation experts to get their definition of “innovation” The variety in their responses may surprise you. In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? 15 experts share their innovation definition in order to answer the question of “What is innovation?”

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Phil McKinney

JULY 11, 2023

Have you ever stopped to wonder how ready you are for the inevitable future of technological advancements? We live in unprecedented technological advances, and with these advances come disruptions that can significantly impact our lives and businesses. The Impact of Not Preparing for Disruptions.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 11, 2019

I'm going to start a series of blog posts about what 15 years of innovation consulting has taught me. I'm happy to say I've learned a lot about innovation in corporations, and also somewhat excited to say I'm still learning, because the pace and nature of innovation is changing so rapidly.

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Qmarkets

JUNE 3, 2021

Today innovation has become a lifeline for businesses who have had to pivot and adjust to recent market changes. Yet, innovation doesn’t just happen, it starts with ideas. Ideas can result in new revenue streams, product improvements, enhanced employee engagement, and more.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

These activities are designed to help organizations get started with innovation. Our ability to adapt and innovate is essential in an ever-changing technological landscape. Businesses and organizations who want to stay ahead must evolve and learn from and with their customers to create better solutions to life’s challenges.

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Tullio Siragusa

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

How does it work? . How can coaching be utilized to help companies grow? Leaders can deal with the unknown with the help of coaching. Instead, they need to understand how to empower people.”. However, most tasks are uncertain, teams are live organism, and people aren’t assets to be directed….

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Daniel Burrus

MARCH 1, 2023

From the iPod at Apple to the Happy Meal at McDonald’s—both digital and physical innovations in all industries have often stemmed from collaborative creativity at all levels. Most likely, at first the answer will be no, but you can change that! Most likely, at first the answer will be no, but you can change that!

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IdeaScale

APRIL 2, 2020

Employee engagement has a major impact on fostering a culture of continuous improvement in your business. Workers who can see how they fit into the bigger picture are able to innovate with company goals in mind, and are more motivated to make improvements to streamline tasks and get better results.

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Planview

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Speed in delivering high-value innovations is a critical differentiator that can make or break companies. According to a Boston Consulting Group report, companies prioritizing innovation—arriving first to market with new and relevant ideas—outperform the MSCI World Index on shareholder return by 3.3 percentage points per year.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Inaction results in effort wasted, opportunities missed, and value lost for your organization. Implementing ideas is the key to delivering significant and measurable value to your organization and stakeholders, and setting yourself up for robust crowd engagement in the next round of crowdsourcing. How will you follow up?

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 16, 2021

Creativity and innovation are key tools in the marketing professional’s toolbox and ones that aren’t always as accessible as we’d like. Marketing requires many types of creativity and innovation to be successful. There are some steps you can take to avoid or break through these barriers when they appear.

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Christensen Institute

JANUARY 4, 2024

I think that’s because in most conversations about education innovation today, skills are the “what”, and tech-enabled efficiency is the “how.” Against that backdrop, this year I’m watching innovations that explicitly humanize an environment where skills and AI will likely dominate the mainstage.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 27, 2021

” So how will companies get there? This is the time for each enterprise to re-envision itself for the new emerging era, to re-think its operations and organization, to innovate its offerings, and to build a culture where its people are inspired and enabled to create the future together. L eading the Way.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Innovation is the driver of societal progress. Without it, stakeholders and organizations alike aren’t able to improve their conditions. However, “innovation” in itself is a hard concept to grasp. What counts as “innovative,” and why? Who should be the subject of our efforts to innovate?

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 8, 2021

But how did it enter common parlance? Enterprise businesses are constantly on the lookout for their next ‘eureka’ moment – an innovative solution to a strategic business problem. But what is innovation management , exactly? What is innovation management?

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Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

APRIL 7, 2024

Brands & Companies : Sign up to find and work with advisors, analysts, authors, influencers and speakers in your niche and to amplify your own executives, thought leaders, employee advocates and content among our opt-in community with over 100M followers on social media combined!

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ImagineNation

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

It takes a lot of empathy, patience and healthy detachment to provide for the immediate needs of the people on the margins of society and to help them find permanent solutions to their many problems – innovation a company-wide responsibility. Some authors in the innovation space claim that innovation requires a special kind of person.

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IdeaScale

JULY 28, 2022

Coordinating brainstorming sessions and innovation work can require a substantial amount of creativity. These web-focused brainstorming innovation tools will allow you and your team to put together more ideas and collaborate smoothly regardless of distance. Google Docs & Google Sheets. Microsoft Teams. IdeaBoardz.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 25, 2022

Emerging Trends in Design Thinking Innovation. According to Tim Brown, Executive Chair of IDEO, “Design Thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.”.

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PlanBox Innovation

JULY 5, 2023

Innovation management is going through a new renaissance as organizations recognize their survival hangs in the balance and the need to become future-fit is more critical than ever before. This strategy should be aligned with the organization’s overall objectives and innovation goals.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Empathy and Equivalence: Transformative Principles for Modern Workplaces In the contemporary business world, overcoming the limitations of fear-based politics in workplaces is crucial for fostering innovation and growth. The Benefits Workplaces grounded in empathy and equivalence enjoy higher levels of employee engagement and motivation.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It won’t be too much of a surprise then that employee engagement is a big deal, nor that there are significant benefits of having an engaged workforce. In this blog, we will explain why all organizations should be prioritizing employee engagement. On the other hand, the cost of missing out on these benefits is severe.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Termed “Metrics-Driven Leadership”, this approach has become the cornerstone for many organizations seeking clarity, direction, and a strong foundation in their strategic endeavors. Pros and Cons: Benefits include clear performance indicators and enhanced accountability. But what does it truly mean to lead with metrics?

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Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

APRIL 18, 2024

Brands & Companies : Sign up to find and work with advisors, analysts, authors, influencers and speakers in your niche and to amplify your own executives, thought leaders, employee advocates and content among our opt-in community with over 100M followers on social media combined!

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Planview

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Amidst the relentless waves of innovation and competition, OEMs, suppliers, and manufacturers in the automotive industry navigate a sea of challenges and opportunities. Simultaneously, the divide between business leaders and IT presents a significant hurdle in the dynamic landscape of automotive innovation.

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Daniel Burrus

MAY 3, 2023

S imply letting each generation “stay in their lane” not only leads to missed opportunities evidenced in a lack of innovation, it furthers a generational war that actually breaks down the fabric of contemporary society in many ways. It is not “out with the old, in with the new.” It should be “in with the new to pair with the old.”

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IdeaScale

MARCH 14, 2017

Being able to find, build, and test ideas through a network of diverse perspectives offers leaders, teams, and innovation projects the benefits of new insights and novel points of view, which increase the chance of uncovering real breakthroughs. Draw others in as joint sponsors for your teams’ projects. The Core of Networking.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In our last blog for Qmarkets we introduced you to the concept of Three Horizons and explained how this methodology can help you create a balanced long-term innovation portfolio. In the last piece, we shared 7 critical success factors for a three-horizon approach to innovation management.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 13, 2016

As direction setters, leaders ensure their people have a clear direction that frames innovation priorities. One that offers the organization’s most creative people a sandbox in which they can operate. Define boundaries : Sets stretch goals and concrete business targets that demand innovative solutions.

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Qmarkets

JULY 22, 2021

Employee ideas are the backbone of any corporate innovation initiative, and therefore a strong idea generation process that can be scaled across your organization is key. However, there are various approaches for each step of the process which can be chosen based on what is best for your business and employees.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Innovation — a necessary component of any successful business in the modern world. Regardless of the industry your business falls in, innovation can keep your team ahead of the trends and competitors and foster stability and consistency within your strategy.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 26, 2021

You’ve probably heard the term ‘business innovation’ being hailed as a practice to drive business success and to sustain growth during turbulent times – but what does it actually mean? We’ll also dive into how innovation helps drive business success and longevity. What Exactly is Business Innovation?

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 23, 2019

For most of us, it’s now impossible to think of the business world without all of the technology and the services built on top of these two innovations. Yet, what if these innovations are just teaser of what is to come in the next couple of decades: the next golden age of innovation? A short primer on innovation.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 7, 2019

I wrote my obligatory look back at 2018 article on innovation recently, so it is natural that we should turn our attention to where innovation will take us in 2019. Or perhaps the stock was overvalued and Apple has become more interested in margin than in innovation. What do we know about the state of innovation?

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Today the world’s most innovative companies are also some of the most successful. Innovation lends itself to success by provoking organizations to continuously push for improvement and always be on the lookout for new opportunities. The ideas are continually evaluated and are also shared with other innovators at the company.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 24, 2021

At Qmarkets we have spent the last 15+ years helping leading organizations to build and implement effective innovation initiatives. Along the way we have seen a wide variety of approaches and formats, from small-scale hackathons with a few hundred participants, to long term innovation programs involving tens of thousands of users.

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Moves the Needle

JUNE 6, 2023

Readers Note: If you’d like this content in audio format please click here Innovation. A word that permeates boardrooms, management meetings, and the corridors of organizations worldwide. But what does innovation truly mean to your organization? An Innovation mindset tackles uncertainty wherever it exists.

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