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What innovation leaders share with military leaders

Jeffrey Phillips

I'm a fan of military history, and it is always striking to me to see how much new product development and innovation can learn from the military and vice versa. Most innovation (like up-armored Humvees) were the brain child of the soldier in the fight, and in many cases these innovations were discouraged or even blocked by higher ups.

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How to Evaluate Employee Ideas Using IdeaScale’s Unique Tools

IdeaScale

Overview: In any innovation program, ideas need to be examined through three lenses: How practical they are, the likelihood the idea will succeed, and whether the idea reaches your ultimate goals. Using Design To Develop A Fuller Picture. For example, “Would you use this feature?” There are a few ways to assess ideas.

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Unique Ways Successful Startups are Changing the Corporate Innovation Landscape

Idea to Value

The word ‘corporate innovation’ is becoming an increasingly popular buzzword, but for the most forward-thinking companies, it represents the future of the business and a significant spend on research and development. Corporate innovation nurtures unique thinking within corporate settings. Rapid production and MVP.

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The Importance of Aligning Innovation Strategy with Business Goals

Moves the Needle

Fortunately, there are ways for senior executives to recognize their role in identifying areas of concern, communicating strategy, setting expectations and goals for innovation, and ensuring those efforts are headed in the right direction. It means that your organization has undertaken innovation with specific goals in mind.

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Employee Engagement Propels Innovation

Planview

s 2017 State of the Global Workplace Report, 85 percent of employees are disengaged on the job, which is costing companies $7 trillion in lost productivity, turnover, poor customer experience, absenteeism, and lower profitability. A culture of innovation relies on employee engagement and a shared vision for a company’s success.

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Corporate Challenges to Innovation – How Do You Keep It Going

IdeaScale

But considering this is a special article written in collaboration with our friends at IdeaScale and the fact that I’m an innovator and not a math whiz, I’m allowing it. Elementary School Math aside, when the IdeaScale team approached us about doing a joint marketing effort, I got excited. But innovation isn’t a one-time thing.

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How the Kindling Team Uses Idea Management

KindlingApp

For an illustration of the versatility idea management techniques can offer to even a small team, I polled around the Kindling office to see how our teams use Kindling internally. Kindling is a key component of our workflow on team Product, Quality + Support. This, in turn, helps our team, processes, and product evolve.”.