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Constructing the innovation mandate

Paul Hobcraft

So often innovation struggles to be recognized for what it is. Innovation is a critical source of future competitive advantage. To get to a consistent performance of innovation and creativity within organizations you do need to rely on a process, structure and the consistent ability to foster a culture of innovation.

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How to Scale Your Innovation Program

IdeaScale

Innovation drives growth.?. This is true of innovation strategy as well, but it doesn’t have to be that way. This is true of innovation strategy as well, but it doesn’t have to be that way. No innovation strategy will scale up unless people understand how it’s useful to them. Why Scaling Fails.

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? Knock Your Innovation Program Out of the Park

Business Innovation Brief Submitted Articles

Innovation, for all intents and purposes, plays a similar function in the corporate setting because it engages your workforce in the same way sports do, as employees are brought together to participate in something bigger than themselves. Innovation is not all that different to a team sport. Home Field Advantage. Hey, Batter Batter.

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How To Build a Corporate Innovation Program

Viima

In this day and age, when things move so fast and uncertainty and changes are inevitable, organizations of all sizes acknowledge the need to increase their investments in innovation. In fact, an Accenture research reports that investments in innovation are expected to increase 1.8X in the next five years.

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Spigit's 2018 State of Crowdsourced Innovation Report

A rigorous analysis of how the world’s largest brands – representing 21 different industry verticals – leverage their innovation programs to solve problems and surface opportunities, and the key role crowdsourcing plays in their success.

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Overall Innovation Program Health

IdeaScale

The IdeaScale reporting dashboard offers you a snapshot of your overall innovation program health so that you can make choices on where your innovation program needs to be improved. Here are just a few of things that you can learn about your program from the reporting dashboard. Are you getting enough ideas?

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Deepening the Thinking Around the Innovation Mandate – part two

Paul Hobcraft

It should articulate how innovation will contribute to achieving these objectives, and what specific goals and metrics will be used to measure the success of the innovation program. The innovation mandate should clearly define the value goals for the innovation program and how they will be measured and tracked over time.

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6 Ways to Create a Successful Innovation Program

Whether you’re just getting started or have an established innovation program, how do you ensure it delivers on its goals on an ongoing basis? Download this ebook to learn the 6 essential building blocks of a great innovation program, from winning a sponsorship to choosing the right software.

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6 Key Dimensions for Assessing Innovation Management Software

This guide was created to help you navigate the murky waters of innovation tools. In it, you will find 6 key features and functionalities that the best innovation management software must have - and you will learn to prioritize those features based on the unique goals of your innovation program.