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Successful Innovation Program Highlights the Value of Intrapreneurship

IdeaScale

Even Risk-Averse Organizations Can Innovate at Scale. Even companies that stick with tradition or are bound by heavy industry regulation can learn to innovate at scale.?. The experiences of the QPS show that even government agencies (which are usually among the most risk-averse) can innovate at scale and enjoy the rewards.

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Lessons Learned About Innovation Communications from the City of Calgary

IdeaScale

If you’ve been following IdeaScale’s Innovation Management Awards , you know that this year saw some really thrilling innovation come from some unexpected places. In fact, government is sometimes seen as one of the least innovative industries , but some of our best stories this year came from the government.

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IM Award Lessons: Know Your Innovation Audience

IdeaScale

In order to create one global community where business owners and employees could effectively share ideas and collaborate, a great deal of planning went into setting the platform up in a way that would allow for effective translation and governance of ideas. IdeaScale : What are you most proud of in your innovation program?

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My Innovation Management Summer Reading: Ideas are Free.

KindlingApp

I was introduced to these innovation management resources a few months ago when two clients, both referencing The Idea-Driven Organization , came to Kindling looking for a software solution to evolve their innovation strategy. Case studies reach a vast audience. I was hooked from the beginning.

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Innovation Management Award Spotlight: City of Calgary

IdeaScale

Building upon previous programs dedicated to cutting red tape, it is believed that innovation will help us be less risk averse, more entrepreneurial, more creative, and promote Calgary as a great place to make a living and a great place to make a life. IS: What are you most proud of in your innovation program?

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Ignite Spotlight: An Interview with Johnson & Johnson’s Linda Lavelle

Planview

For someone who is just starting an innovation program, what advice would you give them? Linda: Know the community and environment that is going to be implementing the program. Understand what they need and what their strengths and weaknesses are to be able to structure the system and governance to be successful.

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The 2017 Innovation Management Awards Are Open

IdeaScale

Past winners have included Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Yale University, the Department of Energy, Ushahidi, Innovate Your State, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, and many others (you can see a full list of IdeaScale’s case study library on the IdeaScale resources page).