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Vancouver Coastal Health Case Study: Generating Ideas to Create Sustainability in Healthcare

IdeaScale

One healthcare company, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), engaged employees in the idea-sharing process to create a sustainable operating room. This IdeaScale case study examines their journey and shows how their idea-sharing efforts led to success. This government innovation inspires other organizations to get involved.

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4 Companies With Jaw-Dropping Innovation Case Studies

PlanBox Innovation

These innovation case studies will uncover a secret weapon that your organization might not be leveraging to its fullest! Innovation Case Study #1: Unbossing the Environment at Novartis. Innovation Case Study #2: Unearthing Innovative Ideas at Anglo American Brazil. Read the Full Story. Read the Full Story.

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Evidence that children are more creative than adults (and the opposite)

Idea to Value

How children are more creative than adults Numerous research studies have found that children can be much more creative than adults in certain instances. A 2013 paper suggests that children engage more in imaginative play because it helps them develop the learning skills of causal-reasoning. The answer is a little complicated.

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The Key to a Fulfilling Career? Variety.

Harvard Business Review

The antidote is to pursue variety, both inside and outside of work, since ample research shows that people are most engaged and satisfied when they are learning something new. Organizations can nudge people into diversifying their experiences, for example by regularly rotating people into new projects or positions.

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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How best to use innovation to fight corruption: 2 Case Studies

Idea to Value

A recent study by the World Economic Forum also illustrated how corruption harms innovation. Education and social involvement: Many initiatives aim to reduce the appeal of engaging in corrupt activities through education, social outreach and community building. Case Study 1: Afghanistan Police being paid to their mobile phone.

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What impact does sleep have on creativity?

Idea to Value

In a 2012 study , participants were tasked with solving a challenge while a specific odor (smell) was in the room. The study showed that sleeping minds which were prompted to think of the challenge by smelling the same odor were more creative the next day and better able to solve the challenge.

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Measuring Innovation Performance

Why do only a third of the organizations worldwide have formal innovation metrics in place despite accepting that innovation is critical to survival? Download this eBook to learn about the 5 basic principles that guide every successful innovation process.