IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

We’re not surprised that the US Coast Guard is one of our favorite stories from this year’s Innovation Management Awards. Their presentation at Open Nation this year was regarded as one of the favorite (and most useful presentations), because presenter Commander Andy Howell was great at articulating the fact that crowdsourcing communities sit at the intersection of continuous innovation and learning.

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Case Study Crowdsourcing Leadership Study 124

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

I’m delivering a workshop at the Social Media Strategies Summit in San Francisco today. It will cover creating a sustainable, social-first content marketing strategy. The three-hour workshop will take participants through typical sticking points brands face in developing effective content marketing strategy plans that start strong, build, and continue to deliver results.

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Marketing Strategy Strategy eBook 98

Boxes and Arrows

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Just as you had mastered SEO, social media, and original content, along come platforms that threaten to disrupt all previous branding experiences. According to a survey by Greenlight Insights, 53% of respondents said they would be more inclined to purchase from a brand that used virtual reality compared to one that did not. Although we are now relatively more familiar with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), it is still quite a challenge to understand how to design effective brand e

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Design Technology Engagement Examples 63

Board of Innovation

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Read More. The post When structuring innovation: focus on business or mindset? appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Most organizations are seeking solutions to the necessary connections between Strategy and Innovation. The connection between the two is often broken. Often it is within the strategies that should be outlined, lies the potential new spaces to play for innovation’s design. Yet how often do we fail to connect the innovation’s we design and execute.

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Strategy Strategy Innovation Design 49

InnovationManagement

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

In the context of business management and economics, innovation has mainly been considered as a source of profit and growth. But innovation can also have a transformative role and recently more and more innovators and entrepreneurs are not only considering the financial returns of their projects, but also the societal impacts that they might bring with them.

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BPI Thought Leadership Commentary

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

These days, businesses are founded on policies of BYOD. Startups and small businesses see the benefits of avoiding the expense of corporate tech and taking advantage of their personal tech–laden workforce, so instead of amassing a fleet of servers, computers, and office phones, they encourage workers to bring their own. Employee productivity is enhanced dramatically; workers feel more com.

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Policies 40

Wellspring

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

As the global leader in technology transfer and technology scouting software, Wellspring connects innovators to one another around the world. As of January 24th, these connections expand to further corners of the globe with the announcement of a formal partnership with IPRIS, a leading provider of intellectual property (IP) renewals, and IP Pragmatics, a leading IP consultancy.

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Adam Hartung

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Snapchat launched innovative ideas for photo and video sharing, but the advantage did not take long. Bigger companies were attracted to the new segments, attacking Snapchat's position. Are you ready to act on new ideas in your customer base?

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Video Company Innovation Software 40

Innovation Leader

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Part two of a three-part web series covering our interview with Harvard Business School professor Clay Christensen, author of “The Innovator’s Dilemma.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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