Innovation in Practice

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Rewarding employees for innovation, both the results of as well as efforts to become more innovative. See innovation as a competitive weapon. Innovative companies use innovation to differentiate themselves by: Conducting regular idea generation workshops within business units.

Culture of Innovation 99

Culture of Innovation Culture Innovation Leadership 99

Gregg Fraley

APRIL 22, 2019

Lack of Managment support will effectively kill any innovation program no matter how well conceived. Very few organization’s are any good at all at Brainstorming/Idea Generation. Digital technology innovation is an opportunity where most organization’s will be too late to the party.

Training 58

Training Innovation Programs LEAN Innovation 58

Gregg Fraley

MAY 9, 2017

Innovation Programs Based On Best Practices are Doomed to Mediocrity. Things I’ve heard recently from c-suite executives about their own innovation programs: “Floundering and ineffective, if I’m honest.” ” “We don’t do idea generation well.” But I digress.

Brainstorming 48

Brainstorming Innovation Programs Ideation Idea Generation 48

Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 22, 2018

Why then is corporate America so woefully undertrained in innovation fundamentals? Energy is Not Enough, Get Training in Innovation . When I step into a room to facilitate a strategy, innovation, or idea generation session I usually find a great deal of energy. Almost always. People really want to do good work.

Training 48

Training Idea Generation Innovation Creative Thinking 48

Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

Individuals and teams need to be creative in order to solve focused innovation challenges. Creativity, and creative ideas, are essential ingredients, and, without other fundamentals , like projects and implementation — great ideas are a waste of time. Encourage pitches, ask for ideas, take action, provide resources.

Innovation 70

Innovation Culture Creative Thinking Design Thinking 70

Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Hackathons, internal innovation programs, open innovation, technology acquisitions…these days it seems like everyone is jumping onto the innovation bandwagon. How is innovation best performed? Can guidelines for innovation be created? DEDICATED METRICS.

Survey 40

Survey Innovation Crowdsourcing Idea Management 40

Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Hackathons, internal innovation programs, open innovation, technology acquisitions…these days it seems like everyone is jumping onto the innovation bandwagon. How is innovation best performed? Can guidelines for innovation be created? DEDICATED METRICS.

Survey 40

Survey Innovation Crowdsourcing Idea Management 40