Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 5, 2016

Crowdsourcing does have a real potential in my mind but does seem to have some formidable issues to work through, to be well understood and managed. Continuing with my exploring crowdsourcing. Let’s start here by raising some of the biggest concerns you might have over crowdsourcing? this source: [link]. Part one is here.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2016

Crowdsourcing has been growing in interest for some time to change our thinking in innovation discovery. It can hold a key for us to help solve vexing questions, real challenges, and connect different voices, that builds into a community that can combine and open up the fields of opportunity for new solutions.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 5, 2016

Crowdsourcing does have a real potential in my mind but does seem to have some formidable issues to work through, to be well understood and managed. Continuing with my exploring crowdsourcing. Let’s start here by raising some of the biggest concerns you might have over crowdsourcing? this source: [link]. Part one is here.

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Crowdsourcing Engagement Resources Management 100

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Crowdsourcing vs. Focus Groups: A Comparative Review. Crowdsourcing is a great way to assemble data for product innovation. Think of crowdsourcing as a vehicle for getting well-informed results. Focus groups are a time-honored way to gather public opinion as well. What Is Sustainable Innovation?

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100%Open

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

It’s clear that company innovation techniques are changing fast but how do we open innovation specialists react? If open is the’ new normal’ is our mission complete? It has been fascinating to watch how corporate culture and practices have opened up since we started on this open innovation journey 8 years ago.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 26, 2019

One of the great virtues of startups is that they have to innovate quickly, or they cease to exist. Here are some lessons to learn from how startups innovate quickly and turn into established companies. Asking multiple groups of stakeholders to weigh in will help limit problems further along in the creative process.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In 2015, an overcrowded boat carrying a group of Syrian refugees capsized and sank off an island in Greece. It’s time to realize the power an open innovation challenge methodology - specifically one that involves crowdsourcing - can have when it comes to affecting real change.

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Planview

AUGUST 15, 2017

To better understand complex and connected challenges in the developing world, the United Nations (UN) , the international organization tasked with bringing nations together, turned to Spigit to power their open innovation challenge , #SDGInsights. What if some of the world’s most iconic companies worked together to solve problems?

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100%Open

APRIL 3, 2016

Many of the world’s most successful companies and organisations are building open innovation platforms and communities and repositioning their brands as part of a global innovation network. Many crowdsourcing technology companies like to sell long term licenses which makes sense for them but does it make sense for you?

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 21, 2016

There are a number of reasons why diversity should be important to businesses, both diversity of an employee base and diversity of consumers: because representation matters, because top talent often want to work for a company that values diverse voices, because a focus on diversity looks good to funders. Diversity and Crowdsourcing.

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Wazoku

MARCH 12, 2020

If I asked you to assess the knowledge and skills of the people you work with, would you say your company boasts the smartest workforce in the world? From open innovation and crowdsourcing, to developing open talent models – the opportunities are endless – but how far do we need to journey into this new world of co-creation?

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Qmarkets has launched a partnership with Swiss-based strategy and innovation consultancy hpo to strengthen strategic innovation activities in medium and large enterprises in the DACH region. The track record spans several industries as well as company sizes throughout Europe.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Qmarkets has launched a partnership with Swiss-based strategy and innovation consultancy hpo to strengthen strategic innovation activities in medium and large enterprises in the DACH region. The track record spans several industries as well as company sizes throughout Europe.

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Technical Review Innovation Management Management Software Review 98

IdeaScale

APRIL 24, 2018

For us at IdeaScale, Open Nation is always our favorite week of the year. We’ve been hosting a company-wide Open Nation event in Berkeley for three years now. Open Nation DC was the first spinoff, a gov-focused version situated in the heart of IdeaScale gov work: Washington, D.C.

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Stephen Shapiro

JUNE 16, 2022

People who know me, know I am a fan of open innovation and crowdsourcing – when it is done correctly. It is called “open innovation.”. Open innovation is an innovation process where you engage people outside of your organization to help solve challenges.

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Destination Innovation

MARCH 29, 2016

But it has demonstrated unequivocally that entrepreneurial passion lurks everywhere – even deep in the canyons of a 92 year-old oil company.’ To ensure diversity and freshness people are rotated out of the group after a maximum of four years. Venturing – a new company is set up to bring the idea to market.

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Idea Drop

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Crowdsourcing ideas is a cost effective way of solving these problems and gathering invaluable insights. To get the most out of your crowdsourcing initiative and to ensure structured, appropriate responses, it is advisable to post an innovation challenge. Be specific, narrow the scope and avoid overcomplicating the proposition.

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PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 3, 2021

Believe it or not, some companies out there are making collaboration into a social innovation game! Take Barton Malow for example , a leading employee-owned construction management company. Let’s say your organization posts a company-wide challenge. Speaking of bringing people together, let’s talk about crowdsourcing.

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Wazoku

MARCH 23, 2020

The importance of crowdsourcing is becoming more acute. For example, Wazoku and InnoCentive use the value of open innovation in conjunction with idea management software to help connect and engage workers focused on solving challenges and managing change. Innovation doesn’t stop , nor does the need to innovate.

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Destination Innovation

MARCH 2, 2018

Spigit is a leading innovation management software company. They recently published a research paper entitled ‘Quantifying a Culture of Innovation.’ In the top 10 most successful companies there were 10 votes per user. Quantifying a Culture of Innovation. The findings are instructive.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2019

SCM Group – a major global industrial technology organization – has announced the successful deployment of Qmarkets innovation management software across their workforce. SCM Group’s decision to drive innovation with Qmarkets resulted from a highly-successful pilot with the software in 2018.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 10, 2017

In a turbulent marketplace, when complexity can add even more confusion, it is important to have a simple and straightforward innovation system. Shared and easy-to-use innovation practices and tools can enable everyone in a company to work together to develop ideas that deliver compelling customer value.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 10, 2017

In a turbulent marketplace, when complexity can add even more confusion, it is important to have a simple and straightforward innovation system. Shared and easy-to-use innovation practices and tools can enable everyone in a company to work together to develop ideas that deliver compelling customer value.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 18, 2020

Although we are inevitably seeing the cancellation of business gatherings and events, along with increasingly severe “social distancing” restrictions concerning movement and the sharing of public spaces, this doesn’t mean that innovation at your company needs to be stifled.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 8, 2019

When it comes to disruption on the modern business landscape, company size is no safeguard. 88% of Fortune 500 companies in the 1955 -2017 period 1 have either gone bankrupt, merged with other firms, or dropped off the list for other reasons. custom text, personalization, etc).

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 14, 2018

This 12-month campaign incentivizes participants to contribute innovative ideas that have potential to impact the company’s key strategic priorities in positive ways. Gil Castillo, Senior Group Manager, Advanced Vehicle Strategy of Hyundai Motor America. About Hyundai Motor America. Hyundai HQ in Fountain Valley, California.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

According to the people who spend their time researching this sort of thing, the importance of ‘managing innovation initiatives systematically’ (i.e., using intelligent technology) is and will continue to be a driving force behind employee engagement, open innovation, and the successful development of the ideation process.

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Destination Innovation

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Many companies do this with software products which allow people to comment or vote on ideas – and this is fine. But if you do not have such an app or you just want something more immediate and engaging then try setting up an innovation market. Small groups attend each presentation in turn.

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Wazoku

MARCH 10, 2017

Crowdsourcing specialist Wazoku secures new funding from Barclays to support further development. Wazoku a UK crowdsourcing company and leading provider of collaborative innovation software, has received new venture debt finance from Barclays of £680,000. A total of £2.3m A total of £2.3m

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hackerearth

JUNE 8, 2017

The average lifespan of S&P 500 companies is just 18 years, down from 61 years in 1958. At this churn rate, 75% of the companies will be removed from the index in another 10 years. On the other hand, companies such as GE and Procter & Gamble have been around for more than 100 years and still continue to grow.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2019

SCM Group – a major global industrial technology organization – has announced the successful deployment of Qmarkets innovation management software across their workforce. SCM Group’s decision to drive innovation with Qmarkets resulted from a highly-successful pilot with the software in 2018.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Industry Software Review Groups 40

Qmarkets

MARCH 4, 2019

When it comes to disruption on the modern business landscape, company size is no safeguard. 88% of Fortune 500 companies in the 1955 -2017 period 1 have either gone bankrupt, merged with other firms, or dropped off the list for other reasons. custom text, personalization, etc).

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Examples Disruption Agile Crowdsourcing 40

hackerearth

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In value co-creation , firms benefit from increased innovation capacity and speed, reduced risk, a consistent and rich idea pipeline, and faster time-to-market with promising products and services. Unlike crowdsourcing, co-creation uses a small group of known partners and involves deeper collaboration. Source: The Telegraph.

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100%Open

MAY 4, 2015

“Selfishness beats altruism within groups: that’s the problem. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups: that’s the solution.” Yet on the contrary, altruism is the smartest strategy of any group – a company or country – looking to innovate. David S Wilson, Binghamton University. Chris Coleridge, UCL.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Every company says that innovation is important, and that they value the ideas of their people. In fact, creativity is becoming a core skill which companies know they need in the future. However, there are more effective ways to innovate, as you will see further down this list. So what can you do about it?

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eZassi

MARCH 21, 2018

We’ve seen first hand how developing a culture of innovation internally leads to higher employee engagement and empowerment that helps solve some your most vital problems. Many companies are trying their best to create innovation within their companies but still struggle. Both culturally and financially.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 11, 2018

We wanted to give our teams a simple, accessible, and engaging way to submit their ideas,” said Gil Castillo, Senior Group Manager, Advanced Vehicle Strategy of Hyundai Motor America. Hyundai Motor America is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, and is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company of Korea. About Qmarkets.

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