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Where can you get Fresh Ideas?

Destination Innovation

Here are some places and methods to help you find them: Read Widely : Books, magazines, and online articles are great sources of inspiration. Travel : Exploring new places and cultures can be a rich source of inspiration. Brainstorming Sessions : Organize brainstorming sessions with colleagues or friends.

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Work Backward to Drive Innovation Forward

Leapfrogging

After defining the right customer pain point and problem, brainstorm and describe the ideal solution or product that will help. Magazine, a leading keynote speaker and the founder of Praxie.com. If you focus on the wrong problem, the product won’t be viable when it reaches the masses. Step 2: Define the ideal product solution.

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Why campfires are the perfect analogy for innovation

Jeffrey Phillips

When you are generating ideas, through individual work, or brainstorming, or some other means, you are sparking ideas. Here, we can also talk about corporate culture. If the culture of the business is to focus on existing products, to avoid risk, then you are metaphorically working with wet wood. Sparks don't burn wet wood.

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Use Leading and Lagging Indicators to Drive Your Business Forward

Leapfrogging

Strategy Without Successful Execution Is Just Brainstorming. Magazine, a leading keynote speaker and the founder of Praxie.com. Digging into the details by defining the specific metrics that will help track progress and forecast whether they’re going to achieve their goals in the future often gets neglected.

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Does Crowdsourcing Need “Rethinking”?

Qmarkets

Adopting crowdsourcing also implies change – most importantly, change in the organizational culture – and the change management process is never easy. There are a few cultural factors slowing down the adoption of crowdsourcing as a practical problem-solving method. Experts vs. Crowds – Which are More Reliable?

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Does Crowdsourcing Need “Rethinking”?

Qmarkets

Adopting crowdsourcing also implies change – most importantly, change in the organizational culture – and the change management process is never easy. There are a few cultural factors slowing down the adoption of crowdsourcing as a practical problem-solving method. In this post, I’ll cover this aspect of adopting crowdsourcing.

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Does Crowdsourcing Need “Rethinking”?

Qmarkets

Adopting crowdsourcing also implies change – most importantly, change in the organizational culture – and the change management process is never easy. There are a few cultural factors slowing down the adoption of crowdsourcing as a practical problem-solving method. In this post, I’ll cover this aspect of adopting crowdsourcing.