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The Pitfalls of Crowdsourcing: How to Overcome Them to Spur Innovation

Viima

There is a lot of buzz around open collaboration as a driver for innovation. Studies, academia, research, and the myriad of examples from companies are boasting about the amazing results brought by ideas from external parties. A study shows that 85% of the top global brands have used crowdsourcing during the last decade.

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How Design Thinking Complements Crowdsourced Innovation

IdeaScale

In my double role as an innovation architect at IdeaScale and a consultant for innovation management, I rely on a variety of methods to set my clients up for success. Combining methods is one of the ways I make sure they make the most out of their innovation efforts. The two methods are a natural fit.

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4 Companies With Jaw-Dropping Innovation Case Studies

PlanBox Innovation

These innovation case studies will uncover a secret weapon that your organization might not be leveraging to its fullest! Well, you can work with external networks of talent and expertise by extending your crowdsourcing efforts beyond your organization’s walls. Innovation Case Study #1: Unbossing the Environment at Novartis.

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A Look Back at the Innovation Management Awards

IdeaScale

The Innovation Management Awards are in their fifth year and we thought it would be good chance to look back at all the past winners as we prepare to receive submissions from around the world in this year’s competition. 2015: Innovate Your State. Crowdsourcing a winning ballot measure! Western Australia Police.

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Siemens Case Study: Crowdsourcing Solutions to Turn Gridlock into Green Lights

Planview

As a worldwide leader in resource-saving technologies like offshore wind turbine construction and combined-cycle turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions, and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions and automation, Siemens considers innovation “its lifeblood.” The Challenge.

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Transforming workplace culture with your innovation management program

IdeaScale

In fact, the rest of this post should help you both better articulate what it is you’re trying to achieve (workplace well-being) and introduce empirically validated theories for you to use when developing a rigorous approach towards achieving these goals with an Innovation Management program. Job Crafting.

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From Inspiration to Execution: Charting the Journey

IdeaScale

Moving from innovation to execution calls for more than just a good idea; it needs tools like innovation management solutions to guide it. Charting the Path Execution is one of the key struggles of any innovation strategy, in part because you generally have to work backward. Innovation is a constant journey.