Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 26, 2021

No, today I want to talk about the differences and problems when companies focus on innovation as a discrete project, versus what they really need, innovation as a competency or capability. Then, a problem or opportunity is defined, a team designated, and the proposition is defined as an innovation activity.

Project 209

Project Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Training 209

Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 24, 2019

Without a Clear Purpose, Innovation Drifts Off Course. Innovation Leaders sometimes get it backwards. In the innovation space there is endless discussion about frameworks. In the innovation space there is endless discussion about frameworks. Using a structured innovation framework is a project success factor.

Project 70

Project Idea Generation Innovation Design Thinking 70

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 1, 2018

So where does innovation sit within your organization? Both are I feel “painting” a realistic picture of where innovation does sit within organizations. Am I happy with this, no of course not but in my view “nothing can change until something does change” What do I mean by that? Innovation is full of rhetoric and hot air.

Report 212

Report Innovation Survey Disruption 212

Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 8, 2017

When I step into a room to facilitate an innovation, strategy, or idea generation session I always find a great deal of energy. Inexperience in: the kind of divergent thinking necessary to innovate, in specific meeting behaviors and facilitation skills, and in innovation process, approaches and frameworks.

Training 62

Training Creative Thinking Creativity Innovation 62

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 7, 2015

Over two-thirds of those who responded felt that their company was failing to innovate at the same pace as competitors and new entrants, and almost 75% of respondents felt that they’d accomplished less with innovation than was possible within their organization”. It needs something radically different to occur.

Innovation 100

Innovation Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Processes 100

Stephen Shapiro

MAY 15, 2018

Managers who attended a leadership course at Eckerd College in Florida were tested to determine whether they were good innovators (those who do things differently and break the rules) or good adapters (those who do things better within the rules). There were three teams, each made up of designers and builders.

Creativity 40

Creativity How To Idea Generation Design 40

Gregg Fraley

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Experiential Learning Accelerates Innovation. Innovation Session Designs Don’t Engage. Using experiential learning tools like drawing isn’t really new in innovation process. Sessions often fail to find breakthrough ideas. Innovation Session Designs Need More Variety.

Learning 45

Learning Underperforming Technical Team Training Innovation 45

Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

A Unique Innovation Funnel Qmarkets’ Innovation Ecosystem a unique innovation funnel that includes the full spectrum of innovation activities. The Qmarkets Innovation Ecosystem is made up of 3 main phases: Front End Discovery, Innovate & Craft, and Commercialize.

Ideation 98

Ideation Technical Review Trends Innovation 98

Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

A Unique Innovation Funnel Qmarkets’ Innovation Ecosystem a unique innovation funnel that includes the full spectrum of innovation activities. The Qmarkets Innovation Ecosystem is made up of 3 main phases: Front End Discovery, Innovate & Craft, and Commercialize.

Ideation 98

Ideation Technical Review Innovation Trends 98

ITONICS

MAY 14, 2018

Nevertheless, many market participants still face the enormous challenge of figuring out the blend of all necessary elements and the right mix for a successful innovation process. Even fewer have persistently developed and implemented habits and processes that foster sustainable innovation.

Company 57

Company Technical Review Software Review Innovation 57

Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Improvements – Quick Innovation Wins One of the most common ways for companies to gather improvements is through the concept of ‘ continuous improvement ’ – a systematic process of optimizing business processes and activities. Ultimately, the best way to do this is by digitalizing your innovation process.

Strategy 52

Strategy Strategy Crowdsourcing Trends 52

Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Improvements – Quick Innovation Wins One of the most common ways for companies to gather improvements is through the concept of ‘ continuous improvement ’ – a systematic process of optimizing business processes and activities. Ultimately, the best way to do this is by digitalizing your innovation process.

Strategy 52

Strategy Strategy Crowdsourcing Trends 52

Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 30, 2019

Innovation Training. “Innovation Intensive, beyond Design Thinking” Public Course* With Master Trainer Gregg Fraley. Comprehensive Immersion Course for: Innovation Project Managers, Teams, Executives, Facilitators. It builds awareness of the how and why of innovation programs.

Design Thinking 9

Design Thinking Training Ideation Course 9

Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 18, 2016

Strange that the activity that should be the easiest, most natural activity in an innovation process is singled out as the most complex, difficult and dangerous. But fact alone highlights how poorly understood the entire innovation process is. Brainstorming is a group technique to generate, socialize and evaluate ideas.

Brainstorming 100

Brainstorming Underperforming Technical Team Idea Generation Groups 100

IdeaScale

JULY 4, 2017

Think of the improved innovation results they could get if they not only engaged their employees in the innovation process but also helped them to learn about that process and develop their skills in generating, developing, and analyzing ideas. Most have never learned the basics of ideation.

Training 124

Training How To Ideation Innovation 124

Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 23, 2015

Orchestrating a front-end-of-innovation project is mostly about facilitation and coordination. Having said that the talent is out there, of course, you need to find someone who’s the right fit. This person is a strategic innovation resource and needs to have some specific skills. Someone who is a skilled facilitator.

Project 40

Project Management Innovation Ideation 40

hackerearth

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Leaving innovation to chance is more often a gamble where odds are not always in your favor. Studies show firms that treat innovation as a science and manage and measure it like any other business function are more successful. Takeaway: Choose an innovation process and continuously measure and manage it. Guest innovator.

Innovation Programs 40

Innovation Programs Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Ideation 40

Qmarkets

DECEMBER 6, 2019

the natural evolution of the course should be smart, or digital, government that not only enables more efficient engagement between its personnel but also upgraded contact with the people, including value-generating services. No wonder nothing much is achieved!”

Crowdsourcing 52

Crowdsourcing Technical Review Innovation Engagement 52

Qmarkets

MARCH 3, 2018

the natural evolution of the course should be smart, or digital, government that not only enables more efficient engagement between its personnel but also upgraded contact with the people, including value-generating services. No wonder nothing much is achieved!”

Crowdsourcing 58

Crowdsourcing Technical Review Engagement Collaboration 58

Open Innovation EU

OCTOBER 11, 2017

It has been a while since Henry Chesbrough coined the term Open Innovation and formulated it’s definition: “combining internal and external ideas as well as internal and external paths to market to advance the development of new technologies.” Open Innovation as a paradigm on itself is on its quest to touch base.

Open Innovation 85

Open Innovation Crowdsourcing Innovation Collaboration 85