IdeaScale

APRIL 24, 2018

We’ve been hosting a company-wide Open Nation event in Berkeley for three years now. Contreras dived into the importance of goal-setting and quantifiable metrics to any innovation program. Instead, focus on “actionable metrics,” which are “leading indicators of achieving the aligned objectives of your innovation program.”.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

T o overcome this challenge, and as innovation became a top priority, most companies have created diversified corporate innovation programs to generate new innovation projects. How to Tackle the Problem. Our experience, however, is that without a proper approach in place, the outcome can lead to disappointment.

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IdeaScale

MAY 22, 2018

Last month, leaders in public sector innovation gathered to discuss ways of crowdsourcing new solutions to longstanding problems at IdeaScale’s Open Nation DC. To learn more about public sector innovation, you can view the presentation recordings and download the slide decks on our Open Nation DC resources page.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 23, 2020

We've just finished the 11th Annual Innovate Carolina conference, and since this is the year of COVID we held a virtual conference rather than our traditional in person event. I've long believed in the concept of diversity and what a strong and diverse team can bring to an innovation program.

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Imaginatik

JUNE 19, 2015

Now, corporations are lining up to use them as a means of developing ideas and driving engagement around innovation programs. NBCUniversal used their hackathon program as a way to connect with technology startups, entrepreneurs, and people who could push their brand in new directions. Sound too intimidating for your company?

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Planview

OCTOBER 24, 2017

IBM , Pepperdine University , Pfizer , MetLife and more join us to share their experiences and key learnings around innovation. Today we’re thrilled to announce the launch of Spigit’s Fall Innovation Forum series! Here are the upcoming events this Fall: October 24: LA, California – hosted with Pepperdine University.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 10, 2016

The social events are fun, but a bit… forced. The event is going to be held at the TechNexus accelerator in the River North area. Chicago area innovators and intrapreneurs, take note. Craig Wirkus , Innovation Program Manager, Cisco. Matt Krathwohl, of Notre Dame’s Innovation Program.

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PlanBox Innovation

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Ideal for various scenarios, it enhances team competitions, brainstorming sessions, and company-wide events, bridging the gap in remote team interactions and driving peak innovation engagement. I write stuff that inspires front-line innovators on their journey towards an impactful innovation program.

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etventure

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The first impressions of the event: Experienced Partner Network & Free Participation. Participation is free thanks to the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. The program helps to set a legal framework between corporates and collaborating startups. Get in contact with us and learn more!

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Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Despite the “shortened” length of the event itself, this year is no different. We’ve planned out several events to enhance your Lean Startup Conference experience, all around the theme of digging deep to uncover new value for those who your organization aims to serve. Interview with Brant Cooper: Special Guest TBD.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MARCH 6, 2017

Last week I attended an interesting program co-sponsored by the University of North Carolina's health care innovation program and AARP. The program was set up to bring together people who had an interest in solving problems relating to prescription drug use.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 13, 2022

In the second part of this article we will share how we helped Barenbrug – a leading agriculture company based in the Netherlands – to implement an innovation program with the Qmarkets tool. Innovation Exploration vs Exploitation. KPI’s linked to innovation for (middle) managers and understanding of exploration activities.

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whataventure

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Feeling that spirit during the strategy and learning day right at the start of my internship helped me get to know the company and its employees very well, which eased the jump into the cold water of customer projects. For example, I supported creating a study with over 40 participants about corporate innovation, which you can check out here.

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Planview

MAY 21, 2019

Although Siemens has an extremely robust R&D department, they needed a platform that various internal business units could use for their individual innovation programs as well as one that could easily engage non-employees in a coherent manner. “We Siemens is continuing to use Spigit for internal innovation challenges.

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Cris Beswick

APRIL 16, 2024

Talent development: Working on different types of innovation across the three horizons can provide valuable learning opportunities for employees, helping them develop diverse skills and mindsets necessary for building the right culture for innovation. This is not merely about testing ideas but also about fostering learning.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 28, 2016

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 Civic Innovation YYC. This campaign spanned all methods of communication, including social media, newsletters, events, emails and more.

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Moves the Needle

JUNE 11, 2020

It's not even that failure leads to learning. The type of experiment and the degree of fidelity of the experiment really depends on what your learning objective is. If you're trying to learn if somebody likes your messaging, you can do split testing or a landing page design. Failure is actually what leads to succeeding.

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Planview

MARCH 1, 2018

We had the opportunity to chat with Jeff George, VP, Americas R&D at Campbell Soup Company, who leads the company’s innovation program. In preparation for Ignite, we wanted to explore some of the lessons George has learned running Campbell’s innovation efforts as well as give you a sneak peek at what he’ll present on stage.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. But these short-lived programs aren’t all there is to innovation, and they shouldn’t scare you off as a corporate innovator.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 13, 2022

In our next article we will share how we helped Barenbrug – a leading agriculture company based in the Netherlands – to implement an innovation program with the Qmarkets tool. Innovation Exploration vs Exploitation But first, we will explain the difference between exploration and exploitation. What has happened here?

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. But these short-lived programs aren’t all there is to innovation, and they shouldn’t scare you off as a corporate innovator.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. But these short-lived programs aren’t all there is to innovation, and they shouldn’t scare you off as a corporate innovator.

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Planview

JULY 20, 2018

New Program of the Year. Let’s take a closer look at the winners, their stories, and key learnings from each company. The network of champions – each is trained in the practice of crowdsourced ideation – has helped drive adoption for the company’s innovation program by being advocates in the various business units.

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Planview

JULY 20, 2018

New Program of the Year. Let’s take a closer look at the winners, their stories, and key learnings from each company. The network of champions – each is trained in the practice of crowdsourced ideation – has helped drive adoption for the company’s innovation program by being advocates in the various business units.

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eZassi

MARCH 13, 2018

Since then he has chased elusive innovation through the corporate world, and will share some stories from 15 years’ experience as an innovation manager. Why do so many innovation programs fail? Transforming and Accelerating Innovation at P&G. What can we do when that happens, and what can we do to prevent it?

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Values Centered Innovation

MARCH 28, 2021

After returning to the USA and starting his business career decades ago, John learned that to deliver a virtuoso performance requires structure, spontaneity, and discipline. Despite our years of experience with the styles, we learned something new as we immersed ourselves in each of John’s stories!

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Planview

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Recently, we had an opportunity to catch up with Chris Morris, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Herbalife, who will be sharing his insights at Spigit’s Ignite conference on May 1st and 2nd. Spigit: Are there any trends in innovation/technology you’re excited about exploring more in 2018? Non-Spigit related.

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eZassi

MARCH 13, 2018

Since then he has chased elusive innovation through the corporate world, and will share some stories from 15 years’ experience as an innovation manager. Why do so many innovation programs fail? Transforming and Accelerating Innovation at P&G. What can we do when that happens, and what can we do to prevent it?

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Planview

MARCH 24, 2016

If you can clearly show that the worst possible outcome from a proposed innovation project doesn’t exceed defined limits around cost, reputational damage and customer reach, then you are more likely to secure support buy-in. Measure Learnings, Not Dollars. What we’re looking to obtain at this point is validated learnings.

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Be-novative

APRIL 1, 2020

If you need to bring a group of 3 people, or if you need to bring a group of over a hundred people together and come up with creative solutions or learn through experience, these tips are for you, this is the perfect format. Reach out to the support team before the event. SIGNUP BEFORE THE EVENT. Let’s jump into it!

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Be-novative

APRIL 1, 2020

If you need to bring a group of 3 people, or if you need to bring a group of over a hundred people together and come up with creative solutions or learn through experience, these tips are for you, this is the perfect format. Reach out to the support team before the event. SIGNUP BEFORE THE EVENT. Let’s jump into it!

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CREATORS

JULY 6, 2017

At the same time, you also may not be ready to dedicate major resources to innovation, so big actions are infeasible. Typical innovation tools for this level concentrate on companies’ PR efforts, hackathons, sponsorship of innovation communities, sponsorship of conferences, organizing events for startups etc. Experiment!

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Planview

MARCH 24, 2016

If you can clearly show that the worst possible outcome from a proposed innovation project doesn’t exceed defined limits around cost, reputational damage and customer reach, then you are more likely to secure support buy-in. Measure Learnings, Not Dollars. What we’re looking to obtain at this point is validated learnings.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Has everything possible been done to foresee and stop this sequence of tragic events? Facing constant turmoil in the world markets (essentially being in the state of a perpetuate crisis), leading world companies learned how to rapidly adjust to ever changing business conditions by tapping on the collective wisdom of their employees.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Has everything possible been done to foresee and stop this sequence of tragic events? Facing constant turmoil in the world markets (essentially being in the state of a perpetuate crisis), leading world companies learned how to rapidly adjust to ever changing business conditions by tapping on the collective wisdom of their employees.

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Matthew May

JUNE 26, 2015

It was an annual event, affectionately referred to as the Great Egg-Drop Challenge. The whole school gathered for the event. In the end, the Gremlin strategy was extremely effective in enabling the Pathfinder team to learn how to ferret out and deal with uncertainties in a way that positively neutralized disruptive forces.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 8, 2017

For those that learn and practice the science — it’s a competitive advantage. If you are in charge of an innovation program or initiative — do training first. There is a science to this that is largely ignored. Teams that know how to work together creatively are more productive.

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