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The Hidden Culture Benefits of Crowdsourced Innovation

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Crowdsourcing ideas has a number of different virtues: from improving the likelihood that you’ll source disruptive ideas to lowering the overall program costs of running an innovation program… but there are some other cultural benefits to a crowdsourced innovation program.

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Assess Your Innovation Program

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In today’s world of work, disruption—whether it’s from new technology, new business models, or customer experiences—is the new normal. Such disruption, impacting companies regardless of industry, is fueling the sense of urgency behind innovation. That’s why having an effective innovation program is so important to stay afloat.

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How KBC Bank Used Crowdsourced Innovation to Create Massive Employee Engagement

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And when an industry is going through disruption, a company can’t afford to have those game-changing ideas sit in people’s heads or get lost in translation. KBC Bank, a European bank and financial services leader , is an example of a company that experienced disruption first hand. KBC, in fact, wanted innovation to be part of its DNA.

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5 Big Problems in Organized Innovation

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Identifying organizational objectives, marshaling resources, developing repeatable processes for idea development and testing… but there are a few reasons that people turn to innovation management software to scale the success of their organized innovation program. They want to impact employee engagement.

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4 Signs It’s Time to Hire an Innovation Management Consultant

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Innovation management consulting has emerged as a profession as businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations have started prioritizing innovation. Innovation management consultants help organizations establish innovation programs and keep innovation on track. Here are four signs that it might.

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What is Innovation Management?

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Luckily, there are several tools and techniques available to assist organizations in managing innovation effectively. These can include scheduled innovation labs, design thinking workshops, new technology research sources, innovation consulting services, subject matter outreach, crowdsourcing platforms, and innovation management software.

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Crowdsourcing Innovation: 4 Steps to Success

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Recently, Spigit CTO James Gardner shared some of his expert tips on using crowdsourcing software to build your innovation pipeline. Using a crowdsourcing platform will often remove the majority of the legwork.”. Crowdsourcing Innovation = Diverse Ideas and Predictable Outcomes. Here’s what we learned.