Paul Hobcraft

MAY 3, 2023

How many people are full-time employed in the innovation team, and how many in driving strategic growth? How many of these “dedicated” people are consistently trained, assessed and verified that they are equipped to do the job they are asked to do? Ten, twenty, perhaps fifty out of thousands in medium to large companies.

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Innovation Design System Software 189

InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 5, 2020

I was often happy to take whatever innovation project the leadership team threw my way. And I have done it all – idea jams, hackathons, startup weekends, training workshops and innovation sprints. When you are trying to create a repeatable innovation process, you can’t just start anywhere by doing random activities.

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Leadership Training Resources Design 94

IdeaScale

MARCH 7, 2017

Creating a repeatable innovation portfolio helps you plan more efficiently, scale resources, and gain insight for the growth of your innovation program. There are five key elements of a repeatable innovation portfolio: Opportunity Identification and Campaign Creation. Idea Collection and Inspiration. Proposal Generation.

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Crowdsourcing Innovation Project Leadership 215

IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Firefighting agencies are responding with computer modeling, advanced topographic mapping, new fire management techniques, sensors, mobile monitors, infrastructure upgrades, and new government innovation programs. Government innovation is a good starting point for any organization to learn more about innovation strategy.

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Artificial Inteligence Innovation Survey Data 130

Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 18, 2016

In this case we were told that Yes, the client had adopted another consulting firm's innovation methodology. In fact when we met with the client team, they provided a binder of information on a step by step innovation process, that from the looks of things was relatively straightforward and complete. Anyway, back to the client.

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Innovation Training Resources Project 100

eZassi

AUGUST 29, 2023

across an organization As an Innovation Management solution provider, Ezassi helps manufacturers initiate the innovation process by identifying specific Industry 4.0 We then help evaluate, facilitate, and incentivize the key ideas formed by your solver ecosystem as part of the overall innovation process.

Industry 52

Industry Software Review Technical Review Software 52

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 27, 2018

BCG rightly is pointing out from their research that digital innovation is just taking over everywhere. They point out that since 2014, only four types of innovation and that are all related to digital, have grown increasingly in importance in their pursuit by companies.

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Innovation Radical Innovation Design Big Data 185

eZassi

JUNE 7, 2017

Innovation is the key to the success, and some argue the survival, of an organization in today’s dynamic disruptive markets. While company leaders agree that innovation is critical to their ongoing relevance, there is an ongoing challenge of how to measure the value and effectiveness of an innovation program.

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Innovation Programs Innovation Open Innovation Leadership 45

Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The Classic Pitfalls of Innovation. Mandates, Training, Process, Talent, Conflict, Risk. Innovation programs are like a labyrinth designed to have you lose your way — and die! I was thinking about an upcoming talk I’m giving on innovation pitfalls — and got bored looking for graphics.

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Training Innovation Design Thinking Agile 45

Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

At the same time, new ideas are already being launched and following the new innovation process. The way we set it up is that the system will actually guide the teams through the process: it indicates what needs to be done, and when and where to find more information in case teams get stuck.

Idea Management 98

Idea Management Groups Management Case Study 98

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.” This post is to make a simple point about innovation. ” “Lackluster. .”

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Brainstorming Innovation Programs Ideation Idea Generation 48

Qmarkets

JANUARY 17, 2023

Services such as Nightjet and others are leading a resurgence in the sleeper train as consumers are willing to trade speed for more comfortable experiences. Continuous improvement practices are used to deliver these incremental innovations to improve processes. And we haven’t even gotten round to airplanes yet.

Industry 98

Industry Trends Innovation Technology 98

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. We do believe that processes can force people to think about things they did not consider before.

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Ideation Management How To Innovation 98

Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

For results, leaders need to foster innovation fundamentals and integrate them into organizational culture. More structure is needed as fundamentals take hold, and that means an innovation process framework. This series of posts on innovation fundamentals is not about frameworks.

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Innovation Culture Creative Thinking Design Thinking 70

Strategos

MARCH 1, 2018

We define: Input metrics – measure those variables which set the preconditions for successful innovation. We measure these in terms of money, talent, and time devoted to innovation. Output metrics – measure the results of innovation. The most critical variable is the level of “innovation maturity.”

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Guidelines Innovation Innovation Programs System 45

Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

At the same time, new ideas are already being launched and following the new innovation process. The way we set it up is that the system will actually guide the teams through the process: it indicates what needs to be done, and when and where to find more information in case teams get stuck.

Groups 52

Groups Innovation Management Management Innovation 52

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?

Ideation 52

Ideation Management How To Innovation 52

Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 4, 2018

From that information, we were able to plan out what a couple of sprints might look like in order to help employees and leadership understand the Lean Innovation process and increase the frequency of making decisions based on evidence. “ ” — Thais Cunha, Project Coordinator, Bomnegocio.com. Download it here.

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Groups Case Study Underperforming Technical Team LEAN 45

Gregg Fraley

JUNE 21, 2016

Many leaders pull back on innovation programs because of expenses, and, fear of change. They settle for small changes and improvements and continue to look at innovation as if it’s extra work. They pay lip service to innovation and waste time doing culture assessments. For more detail, read my post over at Gibson.

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Culture Innovation Project Innovation Programs 50

Econic

MAY 23, 2019

The biggest challenges in corporate innovation and how to navigate them Corporate innovation is hard. 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. Structure, Tools & Processes 1.

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How To Innovation Innovation Programs Project 98

Qmarkets

JANUARY 17, 2023

Services such as Nightjet and others are leading a resurgence in the sleeper train as consumers are willing to trade speed for more comfortable experiences. Continuous improvement practices are used to deliver these incremental innovations to improve processes. And we haven’t even gotten round to airplanes yet.

Industry 52

Industry Innovation Trends Technology 52

Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

Corporate innovation is hard. 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. No compelling vision or reason to innovate. Lack of clearly defined innovation metrics. Call your shot.

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How To Innovation Innovation Programs Project 109

Econic

MAY 23, 2019

Corporate innovation is hard. 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. No compelling vision or reason to innovate. Lack of clearly defined innovation metrics. Call your shot.

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How To Innovation Innovation Programs Project 83

Strategos

MARCH 1, 2018

Building a culture that promotes innovation includes both top-down programs and bottom-up initiatives. Leadership takes responsibility for defining the innovation goals, ensuring that there is support (tools, training, incentives) to engage the innovators, and in communicating innovation progress.

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Culture Innovation Training Leadership 40

Planview

MARCH 29, 2019

IF built upon these successes by continuing to refine its own proprietary i5 innovation process, providing employees with training in design thinking, and launching divisional challenges to help leaders innovate in their everyday business. Kudos to the leaders for driving a culture of innovation. The Result.

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Case Study Culture of Innovation Video Study 60

Values Centered Innovation

JULY 24, 2018

After relating many stories about his training, his launch, and some “creative moments” of last-minute software fixes on the moon landing module, he spoke about how his experience in space led to his returning to Earth as a different person. An enriched innovation process that is emotionally satisfying as well as mentally rigorous.

Design Thinking 40

Design Thinking Agile Innovation Design 40

Innovators Alliance

MAY 18, 2018

If you go too far–like 3M did when they applied the rigorous Six Sigma model to its creative process–you might actually get less of what you really want. The most innovative organizations carefully consider what goes into the innovation process, but also consider what should come out of it.

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How To Innovation Leadership Creativity 53

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?

Survey 40

Survey Innovation Crowdsourcing Idea Management 40

Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 30, 2019

Innovation Training. “Innovation Intensive, beyond Design Thinking” Public Course* With Master Trainer Gregg Fraley. Comprehensive Immersion Course for: Innovation Project Managers, Teams, Executives, Facilitators. Send new project leaders, managers, facilitators, and essential innovation team members.

Design Thinking 9

Design Thinking Training Ideation Course 9

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?

Survey 40

Survey Innovation Crowdsourcing Idea Management 40

eZassi

JANUARY 2, 2018

Targeted innovation programs lead to 96% participation with 75% of employees exceeding engagement goals. Long-term innovation programs that include clear KPIs are proven to increase employee engagement and satisfaction. Creating a Culture of Innovation. The Importance of Empowering Employees.

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Culture of Innovation Software Culture Innovation Programs 40