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Creating a Culture of Innovation

Innovation in Practice

I tell them, if you don’t perceive yourself as innovative, then you’re not. Here’s what they need to see and believe: An innovative corporate culture is one that supports the creation of new ideas and the implementation of those ideas. See innovation as a competitive weapon.

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The Goal: Ignite Innovative Culture

eZassi

We propose you ask these twelve strategic planning questions and read through the suggested resolutions for energizing your organization’s innovative culture. This is a month-by-month prompt to spark the innovative spirit of your company and illuminate a brighter innovation portfolio this year. This is an ideaGenerator.”

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Why Measuring the Value of Your Innovation Program from Day One is Important

Planview

Every year Spigit conducts its “ State of Crowdsourced Innovation ” customer study to better understand how our customers build and manage their innovation programs. One of the key findings from this research is that a significant shift occurs at around the three-year mark of having an innovation program.

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3 Tips for Measuring the Impact of Your Innovation Platform

Planview

When it comes to measuring direct financial value, start by asking yourself: Did the innovation program produce any breakthrough ideas that were brought to market? As a bonus, softer metrics can be reported on easily, as well as early, in the life of your innovation program. Make time for softer metrics.

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Keeping Your Innovation Momentum

Innovation in Practice

At some point in your journey to drive innovation, you’ll want to take a deep breath and ask – what happened here? I’ve seen too many innovation programs get off to a fast start only to fizzle out later. Then use this information to gain alignment for continuing the innovation initiative. Here are some ideas.

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Eleven Innovation Bullets to Dodge

Gregg Fraley

Lack of Managment support will effectively kill any innovation program no matter how well conceived. Very few organization’s are any good at all at Brainstorming/Idea Generation. Digital technology innovation is an opportunity where most organization’s will be too late to the party.

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Innovation Training Under Utilized

Gregg Fraley

Why then is corporate America so woefully undertrained in innovation fundamentals? Energy is Not Enough, Get Training in Innovation . When I step into a room to facilitate a strategy, innovation, or idea generation session I usually find a great deal of energy. Almost always. People really want to do good work.