IdeaConnection

JANUARY 12, 2018

It has been an exciting few days for open innovation with global companies launching big new open innovation initiatives. “Companies are continuing to evolve the way they approach innovation and are more willing to go outside their four walls to generate good ideas,” commented Giddy CEO Taylor Dawson.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 1, 2024

I've been reading and thinking a lot lately about what is described as a "culture of innovation". I think a culture of innovation is kind of like a unicorn: it would be cool if it existed, and some people claim to have seen one, but when you get up close it's just a normal animal that happens to be missing a horn.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The Winds of Change- Innovation Software facing the Innovators’ Dilemma In my research, I am getting a real sense that the current Innovation Management Software model is about to be upended and disrupted as per Clayton Christensens’ “Innovators Dilemma.”

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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. Leadership. The first step in building an innovation culture in any organization is to develop the idea of innovation as a priority.

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Innov8rs

APRIL 17, 2024

Innov8rs | How Zurich Insurance Group uses its annual Innovation Championship to harness the innovative potential of startups for long term success. Innovation at Zurich Insurance Group is characterized by a mindset that embraces challenge head-on. The Zurich Innovation Championship is an important link in this chain.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Companies don’t fail at innovation due to lack of ideas. They often don’t create the right innovation structure to implement their opportunities. Most organizations struggle with innovation. I had the chance to take a look at the new book “Built to Innovate” by INSEAD professor Ben Bensaou.

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hackerearth

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

There are all examples of open innovation (OI) at its best. Popularized by Henry Chesbrough,“Open Innovation” term refers to the broad concepts of leveraging external sources of technology and innovation to drive internal growth. Spin-off, open sourcing, and licensing-out are examples of outbound open innovation.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 20, 2019

Leadership in innovation is more than positivity. Innovation is about skill as much as talent. While creativity is central to any innovation strategy, it takes more than just ideas to be an innovative leader. is fundamental to all innovation, and innovative leaders tend to ask why in all sorts of ways.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 9, 2023

I completed a series of posts in April 2023, published on this posting site, on cross-sector needs when considering or working in innovation ecosystems. The post discusses the importance of cross-sector innovation collaborations (CSIC) in today’s open innovation hubs and ecosystem management.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 4, 2023

Collaborations form the essence of discovery, relationships, innovation and new knowledge exchange. Problems such as climate change, health care, and social inequality that not only transcend sectoral barriers but leverage the unique strengths of those involved in resources can create more innovative and effective solutions.

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eZassi

JULY 3, 2017

Open Innovation Shouldn’t Be a Hard Sell, But It Is. At Ezassi, we believe whole-heartedly in the importance of innovation to progress and the survival of businesses. That being said, we also fully recognize that convincing decision makers to go forward with innovation initiatives can be a hard sell.

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IdeaConnection

DECEMBER 23, 2016

President Barack Obama has been honored with the Award for Outstanding Global leadership in Open Innovation. This public and well-deserved recognition took place at the recent World Open Innovation Conference in Barcelona, Spain. Mandojana, Consul General of the United States of America in Barcelona.

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Destination Innovation

JUNE 15, 2018

How can you assess how innovative your business is? The Innovation Sophistication Index is a list of just 24 statements. This is the Launch phase where the need for innovation is recognised but not much has been achieved so far. You are implementing modern concepts of Open Innovation and the Minimum Viable Product.

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eZassi

APRIL 18, 2017

Open Innovation is the grounded in the belief that great ideas can come from any source and an organization’s internal expertise will transform those ideas into market value. The challenge comes when an organization chooses to shift from a closed innovation system to an open one. Align Impacted Services.

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eZassi

JANUARY 24, 2017

Idea Management Software Streamlines Open Innovation. “Open innovation is a paradigm that assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as the firms look to advance their technology.” How do you launch innovation challenges?

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eZassi

MARCH 15, 2022

Not to innovate is the single largest reason for the decline of existing organizations. If You Aren’t Growing, You’re Dying – Companies that Failed to Innovate. First, it may be helpful to revisit others’ past mistakes- companies that failed to innovate during changing landscapes in their industries.

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IdeaConnection

MAY 4, 2018

To discover new technologies that can improve the way it operates and the services it offers to clients Barclays hosts an annual global open innovation challenge. The Barclays UK Ventures Open Innovation Challenge 2018 involved a face-to-face pitch by each of the ten finalists to Barclays’ technology leadership team.

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eZassi

MAY 31, 2017

Unfortunately, these typical business characteristics inhibit the organization achieving true open innovation. The Open Innovation/Traditional Corporate Culture Clash. Innovation and market response is important, but it’s more important that we control the process. Make the Change.

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eZassi

MAY 31, 2017

Unfortunately, these typical business characteristics inhibit the organization achieving true open innovation. The Open Innovation/Traditional Corporate Culture Clash. Innovation and market response is important, but it’s more important that we control the process. Make the Change.

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Yet2

AUGUST 22, 2023

Opportunity is to be found worldwide and with yet2’s innovation tours, an ordinary business trip can become the beginning of the next big innovation. Follow along to find out what is an innovation tour, why they are so valuable, and why we’re the best at organizing them! What is an Innovation Tour?

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Drum roll please… At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. But enough delay, here are August’s ten most popular innovation posts: The Paradox of Innovation Leadership — by Janet Sernack […]

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A formula to build a framework for sustainable innovation. Then apply it to your innovation-building activity as a framework for innovation. Each time you are reviewing innovative activity, run through this formula in your head to see if each of the parts is embedded into the work. The scale of innovation impact desired.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

You can take an innovation test to self-assess your own leadership for innovation with the Innovator Scorecard. Our favorite part of this innovation test is you receive a very visual 40 page pdf with your results in addition to tips for changing innovation behavior across eight dimensions. complex tasks.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Achieving Meaningful Change through Business Ecosystems Achieving Meaningful Change through Business Ecosystems Achieving Meaningful Change through Business Ecosystems Several business organizations have committed to navigating complexity, fostering dynamism and originality in approaching innovation and business ecosystems.

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eZassi

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Innovation & Growth Leadership Summit Speaking Topics. The Innovation and Growth Leadership Summit is a spectrum of new technologies and processes. Food Innovation: Recipes for Change. Macro-Trends and Multisensorial Experiences Driving Innovation Across Industries.

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Open Innovation EU

OCTOBER 29, 2015

As part of my role at the School of Innovation of Avans University of Applied Sciences, I was able to contribute to an infographic about the course program of the School of Innovation. It comprises the 6 skills of innovative leadership. 6 Skills of Innovative Leadership. 6 Skills of Innovative Leadership.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Crowdsourcing and open innovation initiatives are vital by bringing vast stakeholders together to share ideas on complex problems and opportunities. One of the top innovation management topics I run into is evaluating the Return on Investment (ROI) for an idea. Introduction to ROI.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

I've been thinking a lot about innovation and it's "place" in a corporate structure. Innovation is often so different, so unique and so unfamiliar that many companies aren't quite sure where to place it. Does it belong with product teams, since some innovation is logically focused on new products? Why is this so urgent now?

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 27, 2017

In today’s episdoe, we talk about the last of the 3 Dimensions of Innovation: Organisational Support. What does it really take for innovation to flourish at an organisation? The capabilities to support a culture of innovation we discuss are: Vision & Strategy. Ten Types of Innovation. Open Innovation.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Every company says that innovation is important, and that they value the ideas of their people. Yet the problem lies in the fact that so few established companies actually know how to go about getting value out of their innovation ambitions, let alone turning it into profit. Suggested reading: 13 – Budgets for Micro-Innovations.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Recently, IdeaScale’s own Jeff Wong wrote about how he knows first-time innovators will be successful. Here are a handful of common mistakes I see first-time innovators making. A successful innovation effort requires a well-thought-out, cradle-to-grave communications plan. Unfortunately, there’s also a flip side to that coin.

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The starting point, I believe, is to understand that a multi-target approach is needed because most open innovation efforts lie in three different circles.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 7, 2017

We see seven keys to creating an innovative workplace culture where individuals are able to meaningfully contribute to the organization’s innovation strategy. If you’re looking at your organization and wondering where to start to foster a more innovative workplace culture, here are forty articles to go deeper into the topic.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

It is always welcome to read a thoughtful article that reminds me, no, it actually inspires me, by reinforcing my own belief that innovation is progressing, even if this is sometimes frustratingly slow. So the article “ Want to Win at Business Model Innovation? Achieving a Committed & Engaged Leadership.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

While 2016 saw innovation centers, intrapreneurship programs, corporate startups accelerators, and corporate FabLabs blossom, I expect 2017 to see the rise of a new kind of open-innovation centers: they will be multifaceted and oriented toward the shape of new business models.

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eZassi

AUGUST 22, 2022

Budget Planning for Innovation During Changing Economic Times. Their goals for success lie in the adaptability and strength of their resources across the Innovation Portfolio. For example, running the business (operations) versus changing the business (innovations)? Innovation Strategy Consulting. Let's Talk.

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Destination Innovation

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Many organizations have top-level goals for innovation but struggle to measure progress toward them. How can you assess the current state of your innovation capability? through social media, competitions or open innovation) monitor the numbers coming in. How many people are engaged in innovation activities?

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