IdeaScale

MAY 28, 2019

Companies in every industry are accepting that complacency and failure to innovate are tantamount to negligence. Failing to innovate can cause even a large established business to lose ground to competitors that more fully embrace innovation. It requires more than just saying “Innovation is good.” Innovation Consultant.

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hackerearth

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

“Open innovation is the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation, and expand the markets for external use of innovation, respectively. Open innovation (OI) uses a mix of approaches, thereby affording higher responsiveness and flexibility while trying to grow beyond its core business.

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Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

What if you pilot test your innovations? But that’s not the path the innovation process should take. It makes sense to pilot test your innovations before making that final commitment or laying down that final chapter. So, “what if” you take this path of exploration when innovating your products and services?

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Crowdsourcing Innovation Innovation Processes Marketing 96

Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

What if you pilot test your innovations? But that’s not the path the innovation process should take. It makes sense to pilot test your innovations before making that final commitment or laying down that final chapter. So, “what if” you take this path of exploration when innovating your products and services?

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Crowdsourcing Innovation Innovation Processes Marketing 95

Planview

AUGUST 6, 2015

Recently, Spigit CTO James Gardner shared some of his expert tips on using crowdsourcing software to build your innovation pipeline. For organizations that are already getting tons of ideas from the people in their extended networks, continuing to push for suggestions might start to seem less important. Here’s what we learned.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 19, 2017

Recently, well actually, over the past twelve or eighteen months, I was asked to explore and explain different frameworks that the innovator might need to know or at least have an opinion upon. “Six Sigma aims to take any uncertainties (variability) out of a process while innovation by definition induces uncertainties.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 1, 2017

I continue to investigate and explore as much of the thought leadership on innovation as I can, it continually points to a change in how we approach innovation. Delivering this changing message becomes simply a cause in itself as so many are failing to recognize it as radically different from their past innovation management.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Innovation is essential throughout the entire new product development (NPD) process, but nowhere is it more key than it is in the Fuzzy Front End (FFE) stage. FFE is the starting point of NPD and is where new product ideas are generated before entering the formal development process.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With every enterprise innovation initiative, the most obvious and commonly prioritized assets are ideas. These are the backbone of innovation and can deliver amazing value, however they are ultimately only one aspect of innovation. This increases the amount of ideas submitted, creativity, and employee satisfaction.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With every enterprise innovation initiative, the most obvious and commonly prioritized assets are ideas. These are the backbone of innovation and can deliver amazing value, however they are ultimately only one aspect of innovation. This increases the amount of ideas submitted, creativity, and employee satisfaction.

Strategy 52

Strategy Strategy Crowdsourcing Trends 52

Destination Innovation

MARCH 29, 2016

Its mission was to deliver innovative options that have the potential to drastically impact the energy future. Novelty – is the idea fundamentally different? Value – could the idea generate substantial new value? Since it started it has received over 10,000 ideas and helped over 1700 innovators around the world.

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Planview

APRIL 4, 2019

Such disruption, impacting companies regardless of industry, is fueling the sense of urgency behind innovation. Either your organization is innovating or it’s getting swallowed up by the competition. That’s why having an effective innovation program is so important to stay afloat. The Innovation Program Benchmark tool can help.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

When the metamorphosis includes an innovation platform, leaders are typically left to determine not only how to leverage the solution, but also how to measure its impact. But crowdsourcing is a business discipline that must be managed and measured, or it will not withstand the competitive pressure for resources and continued investment.

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hackerearth

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Although enterprise collaboration software market has been around for over 20 years, innovation management software is a specialized segment that helps companies guide and support their innovation process. What is innovation management software (IMS)? Why do companies need innovation management software?

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hackerearth

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Although the enterprise collaboration software market has been around for over 20 years, innovation management software is a specialized segment that helps companies guide and support their innovation process. What is innovation management software (IMS)? Why do companies need innovation management software?

Software 40

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hackerearth

JUNE 8, 2017

We know from our history that while promotions may win quarters, innovation wins decades.”. But for an innovation program to be efficient and successful, there are certain guidelines or best practices an organization needs to abide by. Include every employee in the process of innovation. Embrace Open Innovation.

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Planview

JULY 22, 2016

Editor’s note: Last month, Maggie Riad, VP of Innovation Strategy at Spigit, held a webinar: ‘10 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement in your Innovation Program’. Q: How do we make it easier for employees to understand how their engagement affects our innovation program? The business team with the highest participation.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Enexis Group finds itself in an industry prime for innovation stagnation; well-established solutions, a workforce often resistant to change, and heavy regulation on procedures and costs, means that spontaneous innovation is not something that can happen easily. Qmarkets : Great – and what inspires you most about innovation?

Ideation 98

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Innovation leaders are faced with a very tough challenge, charged with both driving leadership in the traditional corporate sense, but also with facilitating internal innovation, or intrapreneurship, among their subordinates. For those that can foster the trait, however, the incentives to become an innovation leader are obvious.

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Leadership Innovation Engagement Examples 60

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Enexis Group find themselves in an industry prime for innovation stagnation; well-established solutions, a workforce often resistant to change, and heavy regulation on procedures and costs, means that spontaneous innovation is not something that can happen easily. Qmarkets : Great – and what inspires you about innovation?

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 10, 2019

There has never been a more critical time for financial firms to prioritize innovation. To counter these challenges, companies are increasingly focused on creating a culture of innovation to achieve financial process improvement.

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Planview

JANUARY 23, 2018

MIT’s Sloan Management Review recently published a story that focuses on the research Spigit conducted with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management around quantifying a culture of innovation. In other words, we set out to move beyond the why behind creating a culture of innovation and look at the how. Final thoughts.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Innovation leaders are faced with a very tough challenge, charged with both driving leadership in the traditional corporate sense, but also with facilitating internal innovation, or intrapreneurship, among their subordinates. For those that can foster the trait, however, the incentives to become an innovation leader are obvious.

Leadership 49

Leadership Innovation Engagement Examples 49

Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Hackathons, internal innovation programs, open innovation, technology acquisitions…these days it seems like everyone is jumping onto the innovation bandwagon. How is innovation best performed? Can guidelines for innovation be created? CROWDSOURCING. Today innovation talent pools are growing even larger.

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Planview

JULY 20, 2018

Every year at Spigit’s annual conference , Ignite, we recognize clients in our innovation community whose programs have achieved remarkable feats. Having that visibility throughout the company has enabled Pfizer’s small innovation team to do more with less. Launch of the Year. New Program of the Year. Key takeaway.

Innovation Programs 40

Innovation Programs Ideation Crowdsourcing Engagement 40

Planview

JULY 20, 2018

Every year at Spigit’s annual conference , Ignite, we recognize clients in our innovation community whose programs have achieved remarkable feats. Having that visibility throughout the company has enabled Pfizer’s small innovation team to do more with less. Launch of the Year. New Program of the Year. Key takeaway.

Innovation Programs 40

Innovation Programs Ideation Crowdsourcing Engagement 40

Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Hackathons, internal innovation programs, open innovation, technology acquisitions…these days it seems like everyone is jumping onto the innovation bandwagon. How is innovation best performed? Can guidelines for innovation be created? CROWDSOURCING. Today innovation talent pools are growing even larger.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Often times, the most successful and innovative companies stem from the humblest of origins. The project with Qmarkets was designed to retain the people-centric elements that made Colruyt’s previous employee innovation efforts so effective, while scaling them up to spread this ethos throughout the whole group. Eef: Sure, no problem!

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Enexis Group find themselves in an industry prime for innovation stagnation; well-established solutions, a workforce often resistant to change, and heavy regulation on procedures and costs, means that spontaneous innovation is not something that can happen easily. Qmarkets : Great – and what inspires you most about innovation?

Ideation 52

Ideation Innovation Engagement Management 52

hackerearth

AUGUST 2, 2017

Undoubtedly a critical aspect of long-term sustainability and survival, innovation is a complex process, which organizations need to be good at. Understanding the term “innovation”. Innovation is a term that carries with it immense possibilities of success and sustainability. Innovation can be incremental (e.g.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Ideation Software 40

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Understanding Innovation Management. Is it a lack of innovation or an inability to cope with change? Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. For survival, innovation is almost obligatory (Drucker, 1999). What besets today’s companies?

Innovation Management 40

Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Understanding Innovation Management. Is it a lack of innovation or an inability to cope with change? Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. For survival, innovation is almost obligatory (Drucker, 1999). What besets today’s companies?

Innovation Management 40

Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

hackerearth

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

A couple of years ago, there was an article in Forbes which said, “innovation is often produced over time with a lot of collective sweat equity by many people.” It is hard to put it any better—but there is rarely innovation that hasn’t its origins in collaboration. Innovation and collaboration aren’t separate.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 7, 2020

To maximize the ROI of your innovation initiatives, it’s vital to gain input from as many sources as possible and ensure all departments take part in a culture of ideation. In this article, we explore the concept of Total Innovation Management (TIM) and how you can leverage it at your enterprise.

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IdeaScale

JULY 4, 2017

Achieve bigger innovation results through helping others learn and develop their innovation and ideation skill for the first time. After all, due to the rapid pace of change, the skills critical to your success are innovation skills : creativity, critical thinking, communication, strategic thinking, and problem solving.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The evolving trend of smart city innovation is one that governments should be wholeheartedly embracing, but as with many government initiatives, seems to be having a hard time getting off the ground. Embedding crowdsourcing and innovation management into the smart cities initiative could be what makes the difference.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 3, 2018

Embedding crowdsourcing and innovation management into the Smart Cities initiative could be what makes the difference. It’s no secret that most of the tech innovation and digital disruption takes place in the private sector. At first glance, the term “smart government” appears to be oxymoronic. Internal Engagement.

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