Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 28, 2016

For my final post of the year, I went back to some of my thinking through around the building blocks needed in the core competencies for innovation we need to have in place. For me, the bedrock of innovation is built upon competencies, capabilities, and capacities and all these involve people as well as technology. They go hand in hand in our connected world.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Having received some fantastic entries, we have officially chosen and are extremely pleased to share our winners for the 2016 Innovation Management Awards. And because we got so many great submissions, for the first time ever, we have also selected runner ups for each category! City of Calgary—Best Engagement Strategy. The City of Calgary is the winner of the Best Engagement Strategy for their myCityInnovation campaign, an internal program which is part of the broader City innovation program Civ

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Mike Shipulski

DECEMBER 28, 2016

In business, the only direct lever to pull is resource allocation. The people are already on the books, just change what they work on. But pulling that off is difficult. No need to wait for new hires, just move resources from one project to another. Stop project A and start project B. Simple, right? Not so much. Emotional attachment causes project A to defend their resources and project B to complain the resources haven’t moved.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 28, 2016

How to Create a Culture Where You Can Capitalize on Innovation A 2015 BEI presentation by Jay Morgan, VP Global Innovation Bayer Consumer Care Jay Morgan shared his story of how Merck Consumer Care (now Bayer Consumer Care) began its innovation journey. The story takes place in Memphis, TN. It begins in 2011. It began.

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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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Idea Champions

DECEMBER 28, 2016

In 1999, I conceived and co-founded (with Paul Kwicienski ) the world's first interactive business blues band, Face the Music. The concept was a simple one: help organizations increase teamwork and decrease complaint by getting employees to write and perform original blues songs. The concept resonated with a lot of industries, especially Big Pharma.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Do you have a clear innovation strategy that directly links your innovation investment decisions to expected results? Many companies don't. Here's how to get started and close the gap quickly with Portfolio Management.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 28, 2016

As innovation conversations move from Crowdsourcing to Crowdsolving, here's a look at its future, and a refresher on its social innovative roots.

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