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Crowdsourced Innovation: Three Things I Learned

IdeaScale

During my first two weeks as a Marketing Intern for IdeaScale, I learned about how the business world operates, particularly how an organization uses crowdsourced innovation with tools such as IdeaScale. Every company says they want to be “innovative” and some of them use “crowdsourcing” to do so. But what do those words really mean?

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Top 5 Advantages of Crowdsourced Innovation Management

IdeaScale

This is what crowdsourced innovation management is about and below are the 5 advantages of crowdsourced innovation management. This is why it is important to not only treat and pay employees well but also make them feel they are valued – and this crowdsourced innovation can offer that. Enhanced Competitive Advantage.

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Brainstorming with innovator Laurie Steiner

Betterific

In this installment of brainstorming with an innovator , we invite Laurie Steiner , who won our wireless innovation competition. See below to learn more about Laurie’s fascinating good deeds and how ADDHD is the secret sauce to her brainstorming. MW : What do you do when you’re not brainstorming on Betterific?

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11. To Compete or Not To Compete (part 2)

Stephen Shapiro

In it, I talked about competitions vs collaboration. Now we go to three downsides of traditional brainstorming (there are actually MANY more). There are several reasons traditional brainstorming sessions don’t work: 1. Here is the continuation of Tip 11 from Best Practices are Stupid. Part 3 will be posted tomorrow.

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Innovating During and Post-Crisis: How to Keep the Momentum

IdeaScale

You can also encourage active innovation by bringing employees together for group meetings to brainstorm solutions to problems. Don’t forget to watch your competition too – they can offer an insight into opportunities you’re missing. Give your customers a way to give their insights and feedback too. Innovating Post-Pandemic.

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Meeting the Challenge of Innovation in a Highly Regulated Industry

IdeaScale

The challenge is that many innovation strategies encourage sharing all ideas — no matter how outlandish — in the brainstorming and exploratory stages. Gently balancing pushing the boundaries with maintaining regulatory compliance can, therefore, give you a competitive advantage. IdeaScale Can Help. You must rise to the challenge.

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Brainstorming with Innovator Thomas Williams

Betterific

In today’s installment of “Brainstorming with Innovator” we invite one of our most prolific and active members, Thomas Williams. MW: What do you when you’re not brainstorming on Betterific? TW: I try to brainstorm everything I can think of that could possibly be a match for what they are looking for.