IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Encouraging creativity is one of the key challenges of innovation strategy. Yet, not every idea is going to be feasible. Constructive and effective idea feedback starts before you ask for an idea, and it should be specific, goal-oriented, focused on the future, clear and honest, looks at the process, and is about the idea, not the person. The Struggle Of Idea Feedback.

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Viima

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Every now and then, we come across people and organizations that don’t see value in asking their front-line employees for ideas. There are a few very common reasons for thinking that it just doesn’t make sense. The time employees spend ideating is all away from productive work. Front liners might not be that interested in the company to even take the time to do that, and even if they did, surely the ideas they come up with wouldn’t be very creative or valuable, they are after all “just customer

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Innovation strategy is a common source of anxiety for many innovation managers: they always want one, but few think their organization has a clearly defined one.

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Carla Johnson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

September 7, 2021 When someone says, “There are no wrong answers,” do you believe them? Or do you start sweating nervously, second guessing every thought you’ve ever had, and then ditch the idea of contributing all together? It happens to the best of us. Being innovative takes guts. You have to put yourself out there and ignore that clammy anxious. Read More.

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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 to Value

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In recent years, more and more companies have realized the need for innovation as they’ve seen businesses all around them, and perhaps even their own business, being disrupted. According to McKinsey research , 96% of executives have made innovation a strategic priority, yet only 6% are satisfied with their innovation performance. There’s a huge discrepancy between these figures, and obviously a part of that comes down to innovation just being hard, and a part to these executives setting the bar

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