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The Innovation 'Function'

Imaginatik

There is a perception of serendipitous, Zen enlightenment related to ideation that is often accompanied by a thorough dismissal of “process,” as if they are mutually exclusive. Attempts to harness or direct that creative energy are not only futile, but actually impede the process. Any organization can be innovative.

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Hackathons – 3 tips for getting started quickly

Imaginatik

Now, corporations are lining up to use them as a means of developing ideas and driving engagement around innovation programs. In fact, several audience members from our recent 8 programs of engagement webinar expressed hesitation about hackathons. At Imaginatik, we’ve been helping clients with hackathons for more than five years.

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Three Flavours of Open Innovation: breaking down institutional boundaries through the X-Factor, Speed Dating, and iOT

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The X-Factor Model is typically used within a single organization to encourage and foster contributing, creative behaviours. Used externally, and hence ‘open’, is many times motivated to enhance and imbue brand identity with progressiveness, creativity and transparency. The former seeks ‘a winner’; the latter seeks ‘couples’.

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Driving Innovation through Employee Engagement - Shift your Focus

Imaginatik

We want to engage employees in innovation. We believe there’s another way – a better way – and it starts by ensuring your focus is on Driving Innovation through employee engagement. So if the approach in the past has focused on engagement & crowdsourcing, what would it mean to Drive Innovation along with employee engagement?