Moves the Needle

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

How do you measure the success of your innovation program? In my experience guiding corporate innovators, I have found that even the most well-intentioned teams aren’t evaluating true impact—instead, they deliver vanity metrics, which offer, at best, a measurement of partial engagement.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Overview : Innovators face a number of challenges, as detailed in our choose-your-own-adventure infographic , including leadership buy-in, resources, and team-building. The first step in building an innovation culture in any organization is to develop the idea of innovation as a priority. Team Building.

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KindlingApp

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

We generally call that last kind an “innovation program.” Let’s talk about a fourth kind: programmatic innovation on the scale of a small team, such as a startup or a department within a large company. We launched Kindling Team , our 50-seat self-service offering, about a year ago.

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Planview

JUNE 12, 2018

Measuring the success of an innovation program is a critical step in determining the impact it has on a company’s bottom line. But how do you know if your innovation program is delivering value? During the webinar, Amin gave listeners an inside look at Bechtel’s innovation program, including how they measure success.

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Solution: Drive Outcomes With Portfolio Management Discipline Imagine a thriving innovation program. Leaders have established clear goals for all innovation efforts. Thousands of grassroots innovators are continuously developing ideas in line with those goals, confident in their next steps. Here’s how.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 1, 2020

Learn how to establish a foundation as a new department from the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Mousetrap team. They delve into their team’s formation and talk about their most successful campaign, which spurred innovation across their organization. Innovation: The Reality-Making behind the Glamour.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 19, 2022

Thus, innovation is often "too big" and too disruptive, because it is seen as a platform change, or is defined too narrowly to create real results. I happen to be a fan of the big, platform basis innovation programs, where an organization sets out to build innovation capacity as a core competency.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 28, 2023

Establishing the right innovation process to deliver on your enterprise company-wide strategy can be a real challenge, but it is crucial to the success of any innovation program. All of these need to be used at the right time, and in the right way, so that your innovation program delivers maximum value at minimum cost.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Publicly thank people who’ve helped you meet your goals, made life easier for the rest of the team, or otherwise helped out with their suggestions. A transparent innovation process makes this particularly effective. There are many reasons that your team may want a certain level of privacy around their suggestions.

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IdeaScale

JULY 13, 2021

The company had an innovation program in place that was well-versed and effective both in running workshops to gather ideas and to iterate and develop those ideas to implementation. Yet what Manuel Moreno, the company’s corporate director of innovation, noticed was that ultimately the approach was time and location dependent.

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Planview

DECEMBER 6, 2016

The advantages of crowdsourced innovation can’t be ignored. But what’s the secret to creating and sustaining a successful innovation program? The reality is not every company is fortunate enough to have a crowdsourced innovation program mandate come directly from their executive team. The key benefits.

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Planview

JUNE 29, 2018

Every year Spigit conducts its “ State of Crowdsourced Innovation ” customer study to better understand how our customers build and manage their innovation programs. One of the key findings from this research is that a significant shift occurs at around the three-year mark of having an innovation program.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 14, 2019

Listening is key to innovation. Just like innovation itself, an innovation program is constantly being shaped by the environment around it over time. A good innovation program absorbs new information and ideas constantly. Keep Roles And Teams Flexible. Innovation is about more than applause.

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Planview

JANUARY 6, 2016

Here are a few things the team at Progressive is really, really good at: (1) creating one of the most iconic brand mascots to ever hit the insurance scene; (2) leading the charge in industry breakthroughs, like data-driven driving services; (3) developing awesome new products, services, and processes with crowdsourced innovation.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 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. Paris Innovation Leader Breakfast Tour. Find out more about the Paris Innovation Leader Breakfast Tour here.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 12, 2022

Overview: Xaxis, the world’s largest programmatic media company, realized that despite the company’s global reach, it didn’t have a global innovation program. Xaxis used IdeaScale to launch the Xcellerate program. To learn more about Xaxis, read our company case study. So it turned to IdeaScale.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 3, 2021

Overview: Join us Wednesday, August 18th, 2021, at 9am PDT, 12pm EDT on Zoom for a webinar with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) innovation team. In that context, the NRC requires powerful innovation to meet its brief. Our webinar will host the NRC to talk about the recent launch of InnovateNRC 2.0,

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Innovation is about teamwork at Spotless. asks Bridie Scott, Innovation Manager at Spotless. A repeatable innovation process is a key driver for its business. “I However, she explains, it’s all about the process. These are only a few examples of what Scott and her team have learned.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Admitting that you don’t know everything and actively seeking to learn from people who have knowledge to give reinforces the need for a team. Not asking your team to do anything you yourself wouldn’t do. When things go right, you make sure the team is highlighted and praised for it. Keeping to your word. Taking responsibility.

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Innov8rs

OCTOBER 21, 2022

According to Tendayi, bridging the gap between innovation theater and real growth is all about having the following three pillars in place: Portfolio of innovation projects: first, companies need to focus on having a balanced portfolio of innovations. What is the health of your innovation funnel or pipeline?

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Companies that do this contribute to overall innovation program health by ensuring a healthy top of the funnel stocked with ideas and allies. Not every innovation program has developed the communications skill set necessary to engage a global workforce or customer base in sharing ideas, developing ideas, and collaborating.

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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. Find out more about the Paris Innovation Leader Breakfast Tour here. How to Tackle the Problem. Quantity does not equal quality.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

One of the largest employee-owned companies in North America, Graybar offers wholesale electrical, communication, and data networking products and has always thrived on people-first innovation. To that end, the company launched the NEXT Innovation Program, a name chosen from employee feedback.

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PlanBox Innovation

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Unifying the PMO and Innovation Team through ISO 56001 to Move the Business Forward. Indeed, in this age of relentless change, the last thing any enterprise wants is a free-falling portfolio of innovative projects. What’s more, 90% anticipate ramping up their innovation budgets, with nearly all increasing by more than 10%!

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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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IdeaScale

JULY 19, 2017

We’ve dedicated lots of time to thinking about innovators. What their skill sets are, what traits they possess , and what the profile of innovators is globally. They were passionate about new ideas (and new technologies) and they wanted to empower their co-workers.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By fostering a culture of innovation, organizations can stay ahead of the curve, adjust to market demands, and outshine their competitors. The Key Pillars of Innovation Management: Ideation: This is the brainstorming phase where teams generate and capture a wide range of ideas. First, we offer Idea Management Software.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Our CEO was recently interviewed by the San Francisco Business Times and asked a number of thought-provoking questions about innovation: what sorts of companies struggle with innovation , why is it hard to get an innovation program started, and more. Great ideas address a human want or necessity.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 21, 2018

It’s editor and Co-Founder Scott Kirsner (editor@innovationleader.com) and his team are building a great point of reference and meeting point for innovators to exchange and learn from each other. Funding Innovation, 3 Delivering Impact and 4 Moving forward. I find that very valuable to be reminded about.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 8, 2021

Overview: Diversity in your innovation team is crucial for finding unique ideas, improved decision-making, and better execution of those ideas. To add diversity, though, will require more than just asking people to pitch in on teams. Pride Month emphasizes that different perspectives have always been key to innovation.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

One of the top innovation management topics I run into is evaluating the Return on Investment (ROI) for an idea. In my practice several clients evaluate their ideas based on quantifiable metrics that help their innovation teams to measure the costs and the real value or impact of their solutions.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

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. Engagement is key both to getting better feedback on ideas and encouraging more hesitant members of the team to step in with their thoughts.

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Innov8rs

JANUARY 16, 2023

For corporates, open innovation is all about being transparent and public about the challenges and themes they're looking to go after and solve, and then finding the best-fit partners for that. Together we discussed what's next for open innovation and partnerships, as summarized below. What can’t be missing? Expertise.?

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Imaginatik

JULY 22, 2016

Yet, within corporations, innovation programs are fragile things. Large portions of the organization view the innovation team as a foreign entity. Innovation programs thrive on processes and metrics that don’t mesh easily with the core. For corporate innovators, risk lies around every corner.

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Business and Tech

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Innovative Programs. He points to the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Program as a lifeline. I had to deal with customers, contractors, building a team of dedicated employees, cash-flow issues, and sometimes worrying about making payroll twice a month, so I’m very sensitive to that,” he said.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 2, 2019

However, some challenges must be addressed as you develop your innovation strategy. Before you launch a challenge or send an invitation, sit down with your team and create some realistic, clear guidelines to filter the ideas you receive internally and to allow those crafting a proposal to understand the challenge better.

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ImagineNation

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

These authors attempt to divide the company’s business into buckets with one devoted to the current business that is all about operational efficiency and incremental change, and another that is about delivering organic growth through breakthrough innovations. The “business as usual” program will always win.

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