IdeaScale

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Overview : Innovators face a number of challenges, as detailed in our choose-your-own-adventure infographic , including leadership buy-in, resources, and team-building. The first step in building an innovation culture in any organization is to develop the idea of innovation as a priority. Leadership. Start with leadership.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 3, 2021

Overview: Join us Wednesday, August 18th, 2021, at 9am PDT, 12pm EDT on Zoom for a webinar with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) innovation team. In that context, the NRC requires powerful innovation to meet its brief. What You’ll Learn In Our Webinar. And the agency’s staff took to the challenge.

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Crowdsourcing Innovation Innovation Programs Learning 130

Planview

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Engaging the “crowd” at scale in your innovation initiative has been proven to fundamentally transform companies. In fact, Gartner recently named crowdsourcing as the most effective independent discipline that CIOs can adopt to drive digital transformation. The advantages of crowdsourced innovation can’t be ignored.

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Innovation Programs Crowdsourcing Case Study Software Review 40

Planview

JANUARY 6, 2016

Here are a few things the team at Progressive is really, really good at: (1) creating one of the most iconic brand mascots to ever hit the insurance scene; (2) leading the charge in industry breakthroughs, like data-driven driving services; (3) developing awesome new products, services, and processes with crowdsourced innovation.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Our CEO was recently interviewed by the San Francisco Business Times and the conversation pulled up short for a moment when the interviewer (after hearing us talk about the possibilities afforded by an innovation management system) asked us why people are sometimes afraid to launch a crowdsourced innovation program.

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Crowdsourcing Innovation Technical Review Guidelines 178

IdeaScale

MARCH 22, 2017

If you’ve been following IdeaScale’s Innovation Management Awards , you know that this year saw some really thrilling innovation come from some unexpected places. In fact, government is sometimes seen as one of the least innovative industries , but some of our best stories this year came from the government.

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Learning Case Study Ideation Innovation Programs 150

IdeaScale

MARCH 14, 2019

Listening is key to innovation. Just like innovation itself, an innovation program is constantly being shaped by the environment around it over time. A good innovation program absorbs new information and ideas constantly. While many viewpoints and ideas can be useful, some innovations need fewer hands.

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Innovation Processes Innovation Programs Innovation Project 157

IdeaScale

DECEMBER 27, 2018

A lot of crowdsourced innovation programs will tell you to offer incentives to your community of participants in order to drive engagement – but sometimes that’s a challenge for organization either because of budget restrictions or company regulations. The post Align Innovation Incentives to Goals appeared first on IdeaScale.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Companies that do this contribute to overall innovation program health by ensuring a healthy top of the funnel stocked with ideas and allies. Not every innovation program has developed the communications skill set necessary to engage a global workforce or customer base in sharing ideas, developing ideas, and collaborating.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

IdeaScale is offering innovators from around the world an extra week to complete their submission for the Innovation Management Awards. This is our fifth annual award series and we honor winners in three categories: best innovation engagement strategy, best innovation process, and best innovation. Engagement.

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Innovation Management Management Engagement Crowdsourcing 149

IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Overview : Founded in 2017 off of a popular crowdsourcing initiative, the Government Services Administration (GSA)’s 10X program internally crowdsources ideas to design new approaches and launch new programs. It’s a role in government that demands constant innovation. Small Business Administration.

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Crowdsourcing Technical Review Innovation Resources 130

IdeaScale

JULY 11, 2018

This tenet underpins most of crowdsourcing and all open innovation programs. So we thought we’d take a moment this week to celebrate four innovations that started as employee ideas. And if this marketer hadn’t shared their idea in a crowdsourcing community, the product team might never have found it.

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Artificial Inteligence Crowdsourcing Innovation Innovation Programs 150

eZassi

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Navigating Innovation Management: Implement a Scalable Process and Engaging Platform for Enterprise Ideation and Collaboration Creating Open Innovation Solutions Regardless of your organization’s innovation portfolio size or scope, every business needs a strategy and competitive advantage for growth and technological advancement.

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Innovation Management Management Software Innovation 52

IdeaScale

JULY 19, 2017

We’ve dedicated lots of time to thinking about innovators. What their skill sets are, what traits they possess , and what the profile of innovators is globally. And then the profile for the embedded innovation group within an organization: A majority of IdeaScale customers have some level of program maturity (between 1-3 years old).

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IdeaScale

MARCH 7, 2017

Creating a repeatable innovation portfolio helps you plan more efficiently, scale resources, and gain insight for the growth of your innovation program. There are five key elements of a repeatable innovation portfolio: Opportunity Identification and Campaign Creation. Idea Collection and Inspiration. Proposal Generation.

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Crowdsourcing Innovation Project Leadership 215

IdeaScale

MAY 22, 2018

Last month, leaders in public sector innovation gathered to discuss ways of crowdsourcing new solutions to longstanding problems at IdeaScale’s Open Nation DC. When it comes to crowdsourcing, you have to know what it is that gets people into an ideation community and inspires them. Beware Vanity Metrics. What are vanity metrics?

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 2, 2019

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. Goal Setting. Idea Creation.

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Innovation Management Management Innovation Programs Innovation 113

Imaginatik

JANUARY 13, 2017

Download the paper now: The Art of the Possible – Future Building’s Crucial Role in Driving Innovation Impact ]. Analytical thinking alone does not produce innovation. These skills are often overlooked or underutilized by innovation and R&D teams. However, you don’t need to have full-time innovation scouts to get going.

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Learning Innovation Trends Innovation Programs 100

Planview

MAY 21, 2019

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. The Solution.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

You’ve done the groundwork for creating a successful innovation program. You’ve learned what mistakes to avoid , and even moved forward with adopting innovation management software like Spigit to enable innovation in a way that’s valuable and repeatable. So why aren’t things taking off how you imagined they would?

Innovation Programs 40

Innovation Programs Crowdsourcing Innovation Software 40

IdeaScale

APRIL 24, 2018

Contreras dived into the importance of goal-setting and quantifiable metrics to any innovation program. Instead, focus on “actionable metrics,” which are “leading indicators of achieving the aligned objectives of your innovation program.”. Together, they encompass the ePolicyWorks crowdsourcing team. Coast Guard.

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Policies Crowdsourcing Innovation Programs Open Innovation 145

Planview

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Spigit CTO James Gardner, who this week is presenting at the Chief Innovation Officer Summit in NYC , knows a thing or two about how to be successful at crowdsourcing innovation. “We must learn how to encourage our employees to want to engage in innovation.

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Crowdsourcing How To CTO Guidelines 40

Imaginatik

MARCH 23, 2017

Innovation metrics are hard. Casual observers typically assume that innovation, as a “fuzzy” art, can’t be measured at all. This is an unfortunate belief, because it unduly complicates innovation’s crucial role in driving firm-wide value. Innovation is new to the business and ambiguous. Innovation is inherently unknown.

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Innovation Programs Innovation Trends Leadership 100

Planview

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Crowdsourcing solutions gives us the best chance of driving real, lasting change — in fact, 85% of the 2014 Best Global Brands have used crowdsourcing in the last ten years. Be a Part of the Crowdsourcing Solution. Watch the video below to learn more, or click here to share your sustainability solutions with Unilever.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Firefighting agencies are responding with computer modeling, advanced topographic mapping, new fire management techniques, sensors, mobile monitors, infrastructure upgrades, and new government innovation programs. More innovation is needed, and government innovation, in particular, is working to keep wildfires in check.

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Artificial Inteligence Innovation Survey Data 130

hackerearth

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

“Open innovation is the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation, and expand the markets for external use of innovation, respectively. Open innovation (OI) uses a mix of approaches, thereby affording higher responsiveness and flexibility while trying to grow beyond its core business.

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Planview

AUGUST 6, 2015

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

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Sometimes companies are afraid to launch a crowdsourced innovation program, because they’re afraid that they’ll have to deliver on an avalanche of ideas. Queensland Police described their “if not, why not” policy in their innovation community. This means that you’re going to end up saying “no” a lot.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 31, 2018

Of all the industries poised to improve with innovation, none are more promising than healthcare. Here are jut a few ways to address those issues as you work on overcoming the barriers to innovation in healthcare: Establish a Strategy. Make Innovation a Shared Responsibility. Innovation is an agile process.

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Planview

JANUARY 2, 2020

As the leader of an innovation program, your role is about generating business value from the spark of an idea. But how can you tell which innovation ideas from your latest brainstorming session will deliver results? With crowdsourcing, you might have collected hundreds of ideas in only a matter of weeks.

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Crowdsourcing Report Innovation Survey 40

Planview

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

When the metamorphosis includes an innovation platform, leaders are typically left to determine not only how to leverage the solution, but also how to measure its impact. But crowdsourcing is a business discipline that must be managed and measured, or it will not withstand the competitive pressure for resources and continued investment.

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Tips Innovation Programs Crowdsourcing Culture of Innovation 49

KindlingApp

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Universities are now being ranked on innovation so it’s no surprise that the core principles of innovation are starting to make their way into the realm of education reform. These elements of innovation have revolutionized industry and given rise to a multi-billion dollar startup culture, so why not try them on education?

Learning 40

Learning Innovation LEAN Collaboration 40

IdeaScale

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Implementation is a challenge shared by all innovation managers. For the first item, our goal is to make decisions that are accepted by all the key stakeholders and are consistent with the goals of your crowdsourcing or innovation program or the goals of your organization overall.

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Software Review Crowdsourcing Ideation Engagement 100

Planview

JANUARY 7, 2016

Welcome to the first 2016 weekly roundup of innovation links, where we feature a carefully curated selection of our favorite content on innovation, crowdsourcing, and more from around the web. A New Blueprint for Collaborative Innovation. Killer Innovations Podcast: 5 Innovation Blindspots that killed Nokia and Kodak.

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Crowdsourcing Innovation Programs Innovation Trends 40

Planview

APRIL 12, 2018

Pfizer, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies on the planet, has been developing and executing an innovation and experimentation program for over five years. Needless to say they’ve experienced all the growing pains and successes that come with creating an enduring program. and we are no different. John: Be patient.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Because of that, it should go without saying that the primary focus of this industry is, then, people — their experiences as doctors, patients, and other healthcare stakeholders — and innovation efforts should support that. The Innovation Force. In other words, they have a deep commitment to people-focused innovation.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 4, 2018

This year, QED won the Innovation Management award for best innovation realized. The reason that they won this award is, because they were able to collaborate with other crowdsourcing platform TopCoder to test and prototype promising solutions right away – a great use of crowd resources.

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