Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

In 1998, the energy services company Enron built and maintained a fake trading floor on the sixth story of its headquarters in downtown Houston. Things such as: How many ideas have been generated in a recent brainstorming session. Research into innovations happening at other companies.

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Innovation Examples Project Brainstorming 296

Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 1, 2024

Another base principle is that most companies desire innovation in the form of new product and services to create new revenue and new market share. There is a more powerful desire in most companies, however, and that is the desire to avoid variance, reduce risk and maintain consistent, profitable operations. Answer is: probably not.

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Culture Culture of Innovation Innovation Disruption 252

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurturing Innovative Team Collaboration In the rapidly evolving business landscape, innovative team collaboration has become a cornerstone for companies seeking to remain competitive and adaptive. These platforms typically provide visibility into project timelines, deliverables, and individual responsibilities.

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Underperforming Technical Team Collaboration Creativity Software Review 113

Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

When communication is effective, it fosters a sense of community, reduces feelings of isolation, and empowers your team members to collaborate more openly and effectively, leading to enhanced project outcomes. Security : Ensure chosen platforms offer robust security features to protect company data.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

When communication is effective, it fosters a sense of community, reduces feelings of isolation, and empowers your team members to collaborate more openly and effectively, leading to enhanced project outcomes. Security : Ensure chosen platforms offer robust security features to protect company data.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Collaboration Technical Review 100

Destination Innovation

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Many companies do this with software products which allow people to comment or vote on ideas – and this is fine. These might be the top choices from brainstorm sessions or from your internal suggestions scheme or from external contributors. You have some very promising ideas but limited resources. Try using the wisdom of crowds.

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Marketing Brainstorming Innovation Project 236

InnovationTraining.org

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Find vision templates that can help your organization focus on company or product direction and goals. Whether you are planning a new project or reinforcing your brand, vision planning templates are useful ways to stay focused during your planning sessions and produce a well-thought out statement of objectives to move you forward.

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Company Software Review Design Thinking Design 76

Idea Champions

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Which is why I just deleted the first four compelling, context-setting paragraphs to this blog post and will now simply cut to the chase: Your company's "ideation process" is either non-existent, seriously flawed, or a joke. Well, this phenomenon also applies to a company's ideation process. You're busy. You know it. The result?

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Ideation Company Brainstorming Creativity 89

Betterific

AUGUST 2, 2016

Welcome to the second part of our new “Brainstorming with…” series, where we interview two sets of people – the innovation challenge winners and the product developers and innovation experts that sponsor the challenges. You can check out our first Brainstorming with a winner edition, where we interviewed Dan Pick.

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Brainstorming Underperforming Technical Team Product Development Tips 60

Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Furthermore, in today’s global business environment, where companies interface with diverse markets and handle multifaceted challenges, traditional conflict resolution methods often fall short. TechCorp’s realization is just one instance; many companies unearth deeper issues like mistrust or misalignment of goals during this phase.

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Design Thinking Design Ideation Collaboration 118

Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Importance of Staying Scrappy in an AI-Driven Era In an age of rapid technological advancements, companies everywhere are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to modernize their operations. As AI assumes a bigger role, companies must be careful not to lose sight of the human element in their operations.

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Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Agile 118

Planview

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

No matter what type of work you do, you likely do a fair amount of brainstorming, planning, and “noodling” in your daily work. Instant Coffee is a new way to brainstorm and collaborate with your team and others. A product team uses Instant Coffee to brainstorm ideas for the next quarter. Brainstorming.

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Brainstorming LEAN Technical Review Analysis 98

hackerearth

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Brainstorming. Brainstorming is the most common and the most popular ideation technique in almost every industry. Brainstorming is all about the quantity of ideas and not the quality. The intention of a brainstorming session is to think collectively. However, freestyle brainstorming might not lead to substantial ideas.

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Brainstorming Ideation Creativity Underperforming Technical Team 72

Betterific

JULY 25, 2016

” This is the first in our “Brainstorming with…” series. Below is an interview we had with Dan, where we ask him about his techniques, some insight into how he brainstorms, and for some suggestions on how to make Betterific even better! MW: What do you when you’re not brainstorming on Betterific?

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Every big company always has a lot going on, and for this reason, innovation can sometimes be relegated to the bottom of the task list. As any company with an innovation department knows, innovation is no simple task. Another company may be working on the same idea and beat you to market with it. It’s a full-time job.

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Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming Innovation Marketing 189

Peer Insight

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Companies that aren’t optimized for speed often don’t generate the returns on innovation and product development that they’re looking for; in fact, 42% of global innovation executives believe their development times are too long and cite it as the largest barrier to success. And I would say, ‘OK, I’m not starting the project.’

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Project Innovation Product Strategy Strategy 52

IdeaScale

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Most companies today make innovation a priority — or at least they say they do. People procrastinate; they give their attention to less-important projects. After a brainstorming session , tell your team you want three (or another number you like better) ideas from everyone by the end of the week. How can you get them on track?

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Innovation Processes Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming Innovation 189

IdeaScale

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Overview: While the fundamentals of creating an innovative culture at a company remain the same when remote, such as encouraging ideas and using small teams to build up, the remote workplace offers new challenges for innovators. Be ready to iterate, quickly launch pilot projects, and change course when need be. Use The New Tools.

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Culture Brainstorming Tools Meeting 130

Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

By harnessing the power of AI, companies are not only ensuring the relevance and success of their new product & service development but are also positioning themselves as forward-thinking leaders in the innovation landscape.

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Artificial Inteligence Generative AI Analysis Technical Review 100

Idea Champions

JUNE 26, 2019

Here's what Idea Champions' clients have to say about the value they've received from engaging our brainstorm facilitation services. Through your brainstorm facilitation, we gained more than 100 original ideas of high quality. Extremely engaging and enlightening brainstorming sessions" - Karen Lazan, Marketing Director, Pfizer.

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Brainstorming Entrepreneurship Creativity LEAN 31

InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 27, 2020

Here we share five reasons why now’s the time to bring your team together for a remote design thinking project. Research by McKinsey & Company found that organizations that maintained their focus on innovation during the 2009 financial crisis emerged stronger. Invest in innovation now, outperform your peers in the long term.

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Design Thinking Project Design Survey 52

InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Companies will develop a minimally viable product that is a stripped-down, basic prototype of their idea so they can easily get actionable feedback before developing the more advanced, costly version of the solution. There are also structured brainstorming models, such as reverse brainstorming and Round Robin.

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Exercises Brainstorming Design Thinking LEAN 76

Tullio Siragusa

MAY 30, 2022

Reorganizing a company to solve complex problems, introduce innovation, improve business operations, and identify market opportunities requires design. Design Thinking can be used as a tool to transform or reorganize a company to identify innovative solutions to current problems. Design Thinking Applied to Re-Organizations.

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Design Thinking Design Development Team Review Collaboration 118

Tullio Siragusa

JUNE 7, 2022

Merging companies is complicated. The reality is that many companies do it wrong, resulting in failure rates as high as 70% or more. Post-merger integration plans typically require creating lengthy checklists, project plans, activities, and tasks basically focused on estimation upfront. Let’s first look at why many mergers fail.

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Design Thinking Design Culture Project 156

Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

From idea competitions and startup incubators to virtual whiteboards and design thinking workshops, there is no shortage of mechanisms for brainstorming what’s possible in an organization. Gartner has found that business leaders underfund transformational projects by ~33% due to ineffective innovation project evaluation methods.

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Software Review Innovation Programs Project Innovation 105

Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

I loved this quote : “Two companies could roll out the same technology, but one might be a success, and one might fail,” says Nick Bouch, data and analytics partner at PwC UK. These platforms can include project management tools, shared workspaces, and virtual meeting spaces.

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Technology Collaboration Engagement Data 173

Destination Innovation

JUNE 15, 2018

Many public sector bodies and staid companies are at this stage. Most companies are probably at this level. Targets are set for key metrics including number of ideas submitted and implemented and for revenue projected and achieved from innovation projects. If your score is less than six then you are probably at Stage 1.

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Open Innovation Innovation Brainstorming Entrepreneurship 211

IdeaScale

OCTOBER 1, 2019

It isn’t just tech companies and startups that are emphasizing innovation, but businesses in all industries and of all sizes. As a result of increased focus on innovation, innovation training programs are springing up – both inside companies and as entities that are marketed to businesses. Also, evaluate who will lead the training.

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Training Exercises Innovation Programs Brainstorming 133

Idea Champions

AUGUST 27, 2018

How many times have you participated in a brainstorming session, only to be underwhelmed by the utter lack of follow up? No one has taken the time, pre-brainstorm, to consider follow-up. The project leader doesn't stay in contact with key players and "out of sight, out of mind" takes over. Our brainstorming website.

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Brainstorming Project Management Company 30

Betterific

AUGUST 8, 2016

In this installment of “Brainstorming with an [innovation] expert” we invite Matt Nelson from Hyundai. MN: I believe that any methodology has to be designed to fit the culture and capability of the company. company (size, culture, structure, etc.), Matt has quite the resume and an amazing story.

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Brainstorming Idea Generation Product Development Culture 40

Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 22, 2023

I'm ready to dive back in, to write about innovation, to lead innovation projects and to build up an innovation competency in the firms where people want to get good work done. We felt that to remain competitive, larger companies needed to recapture the sense of wonder and adventure that working in the "front end" of innovation would create.

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Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT Innovation Generative AI 157

IdeaScale

JUNE 27, 2019

Nearly 80 percent of executives surveyed by The Boston Consulting Group’s tenth global survey on innovation considered innovation to be either the most important priority at their company or in the top three. If one or two people dominate every brainstorming session or innovation meeting, there’s no point in having a team.

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Survey Software Innovation Innovation Management 198

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Transparency: Share information about company decisions and changes openly to avoid misinformation and uncertainty. Task management systems, which help in tracking the progress of various tasks and projects. It ensures that all team members are actively contributing their ideas and skills to the project.

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Collaboration Technical Review Agile Trends 113

Destination Innovation

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Brainstorms, away-days, offsite meetings and other activities will generate many great ideas but unless there is concrete action to implement the best ideas then these sessions become demotivational. Do not get wedded to your own pet innovation project – it has to pass the same tests as every other program. Once or twice is not enough.

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Entrepreneurship Innovation Brainstorming Resources 194

Board of Innovation

MARCH 15, 2016

Let’s assume your innovation project has a clear purpose. Example: “You want to find new sources of revenue based on the existing assets you have as a company.” The people you invite to your brainstorms & workshops are of course carefully selected. But still we see. But still we see.

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Project Brainstorming Course Innovation 40

Board of Innovation

MARCH 15, 2016

Let’s assume your innovation project has a clear purpose. Example: “You want to find new sources of revenue based on the existing assets you have as a company.” The people you invite to your brainstorms & workshops are of course careful selected. But still we see. But still we see.

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Project Brainstorming Course Innovation 40

Michael Roberto

JUNE 21, 2016

Fast Company has published an article this week titled, "How to Brainstorm Like a Googler." The article highlights the three broad phases of design thinking: understanding and empathizing with the users, brainstorming, and prototyping. First, Google practices 10X thinking when they brainstorm. It's a common mistake.

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