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How to Manage Innovation Exploration With the Support of an Ideation Platform

Qmarkets

As such, more and more of these companies are thinking about how to better structure their innovation exploration activities, often through an ideation platform. Not only is continuous innovation necessary for survival, but also constant refinement and recalibration of existing business models. Cross-functional teams.

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IDEO's Response to Criticism of Design Thinking

Michael Roberto

Source: Medium Fast Company's Katherine Schwab interviewed IDEO's Michael Hendrix this week for an article titled, "IDEO Breaks Its Silence on Design Thinking Critics." Schwab writes, "Over the last year, Ideo’s philosophy of “design thinking“–a codified, six-step process to solve problems creatively–has come under fire.

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Turn Ideas Into Outcomes: A Framework for Maturing Your Innovation Portfolio

Innov8rs

From idea competitions and startup incubators to virtual whiteboards and design thinking workshops, there is no shortage of mechanisms for brainstorming what’s possible in an organization. Ideation on its own isn’t enough to drive innovation outcomes—and could even be a waste of resources if not governed properly.

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How to Manage Innovation Exploration With the Support of an Ideation Platform

Qmarkets

In our next article we will share how we helped Barenbrug – a leading agriculture company based in the Netherlands – to implement an innovation program with the Qmarkets tool. Innovation Exploration vs Exploitation But first, we will explain the difference between exploration and exploitation.

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Top Innovation Activities for Individuals and Teams to Try

InnovationTraining.org

The use of innovation activities is one way to accomplish these goals, spur creativity, and drive business or organizational growth. Here are 8 of the most popular activities for innovation to try: 1. Ideation sessions can be conducted in-person or virtually.

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What is Innovation Management?

eZassi

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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What is Miro and How to Use Miro for Virtual Collaboration

InnovationTraining.org

One such tool is Miro , who we feature on our design thinking software guide. Miro is a digital “whiteboard” platform that can make it easy to brainstorm and collaborate with members of your team or innovation program. Laying out a roadmap or strategy for an innovation program/workshop.