article thumbnail

Specific skills and toolkits are needed for cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations.

Paul Hobcraft

This month I am completing a series on cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations. For me, cross-sector collaborations are becoming essential to our future in tackling highly complex challenging issues that need collaborative resolution.

article thumbnail

Collaborating over videoconference makes you both less creative

Idea to Value

According to a new research study just published in Nature , collaborating with someone using screens instead of sitting face to face resulted in both participants being less creative. Those collaborating over zoom came up with 20% fewer ideas than those working face to face.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Approaching Cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations

Paul Hobcraft

In a series exploring cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations, this is the third post discussing different aspects and the approach to this that needs to be taken as my suggested starting point. Defining roles and responsibilities : The next stage is to define the roles and responsibilities of each partner in the collaboration.

article thumbnail

Have organizations become more collaborative over 25 years? What has enabled that?

Paul Hobcraft

Collaboration, Idealization and the enabling of innovation I have have been looking back at innovation and how it has changed over the last twenty-five years. This is the second post looking more at collaboration and idealization and how and what has helped it evolve in this period.

article thumbnail

How to Build Data Experiences for End Users

Data fluent: Users can go beyond insights and instinct to communicate, collaborate, tell stories, and drive ideas to make decisions based on data. Data aware: Users can combine past experiences, intuition, judgment, and qualitative inputs and data analysis to make decisions.

article thumbnail

Collaboration Being Killed by Collaboration Software

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton In our race to enable and support hybrid teams, our reliance on collaboration software has inadvertently caused us to forget the art of true collaboration. The pandemic forced us to rely on digital platforms for communication and creativity.

article thumbnail

IdeaScale Whiteboard: The New Era of Visual Collaboration

IdeaScale

In this post, we're excited to reveal our latest addition to our innovation management portfolio— the all-new IdeaScale Whiteboard, what you can do with it, and our vision for the product. In remote-first, globally distributed workplaces, getting everyone on the same page can be super challenging.

article thumbnail

Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com

Objectives: Understand and apply the 7 P Model 💡 Learn how each element contributes to marketing operations success, from strategic planning to resource prioritization Foster cross-functional collaboration 👥 Discover ways to strengthen partnerships with product, sales, and finance for better alignment Enhance efficiency and performance (..)

article thumbnail

Three Keys to Accelerating Innovation through Connecting and Collaborating Outside your Organization

Speaker: Gordon Vala-Webb, Author, Speaker and Consultant, Building Smarter Organizations

From his upcoming book, Building Smarter Organizations, Gordon will do a deep dive into why connecting and collaborating with those outside your organization will accelerate innovation - and the three keys to success: open mindset, fast-flow communications, and accelerated decision-making.

article thumbnail

6 Keys to Making Collaborative Innovation Successful

Speaker: Soren Kaplan, Founder of InnovationPoint

In this recorded session, Dr. Soren Kaplan draws from his recently released book, "The Invisible Advantage," to provide actionable insights into how any organization can create a culture of innovation, an environment that promotes free thinking, an entrepreneurial spirit, and sustainable value creation at all levels and across all functions.

article thumbnail

How to Empower Your Users So You Can Create a Great Product

Speaker: Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant, Rothman Consulting Group

Join Johanna Rothman, Author and Consultant, for her session that will discuss why instead of designing for the users, product people and their teams should collaborate with empowered users to create a great product together. In this webinar you will learn: The problems with deciding for the users or other interested people.

article thumbnail

How To Set Up Innovation So That It Aligns With And Enables Corporate Strategy

Speaker: Paul Heller

Paul Heller, Innovation Evangelist and podcast host of Innovation Talks , will provide insight on the following: Learn how to ensure that innovation projects are directly tied to broader business transformation goals Discover methods for improving cross-functional collaboration between innovation, product, and leadership teams for enhanced supply chain (..)

article thumbnail

Driving Collaboration to Sustainable Innovation

Speaker: Wayne Kurtzman, Research Director, Social and Collaboration, IDC

"Collaboration is not just technical. Join Wayne as he reveals key insights from his recent research on the importance of collaboration, and discover how you can drive sustainable results through teamwork within your organization. He also leads IDC's Social, Communities and Collaboration practice.

article thumbnail

Building A Collaborative Innovation Playbook

Speaker: Greg Satell, Innovation Advisor, Speaker and Author

How to focus collaborative innovation efforts so they drive benefit and success. In this session, you will learn: The 6 steps you can use to build an innovation playbook that works for your organization. Where and how to seek out innovation opportunities inside and outside the organization. May 4, 2017, 11 AM PDT, 2 PM EDT, 7 PM GMT

article thumbnail

The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration

Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

Embrace automation, collaborate with new technology, and watch how you thrive! No matter what industry you're in - healthcare, customer service, sales, and more - it’s easier than you think to reduce wait times, monitor sentiment, and provide enhanced self-service options for all of your users.