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Getting the Right Talent for Innovation

Innovation Excellence

When I hire innovation team member, I always look for certain characteristics beyond just job experience and track record. I look for people who are competitive by nature, who have a high tolerance for ambiguity, who are great at networking, and who have a good head for numbers.

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5 Principles of Writing Good Crowdsourcing Challenges

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“It is better to ask a question that is deep and strange and unexpected, than have the answer to everything.” Werner Herzog. Writing effective questions for a crowdsourcing community is an art as well as a science. Here are 5 top tips that we’ve learned to help create an interesting, engaging, productive and innovative challenge: A Need not a Want – Successful crowdsourcing usually tackles challenges that are both interesting and important to our organisation.