Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Hackathons have emerged as a key tool for organizations aiming to spark creativity and solve complex problems quickly. In fact, research shows that companies hosting regular hackathons see significant gains in employee engagement, faster prototyping, and fresh, actionable ideas. What is a Hackathon?

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Qmarkets

APRIL 1, 2025

This article explores the role of an idea evaluation matrix in the broader idea management process, detailing what it should includesuch as weighted scoring for fair assessment. Finally, well discuss how idea management software can streamline this process, making evaluation more efficient and data-driven.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Well also examine the common challenges businesses face during implementation, share effective strategies to bridge the gap between ideation and execution, and discuss how idea management software can accelerate and simplify this journey. Without these, even the best ideas risk failure.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 20, 2024

Ideation sessions have become an essential tool for businesses striving to stay ahead. These sessions aren’t just about generating ideas; they’re about fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration that can lead to breakthrough solutions. What Is an Ideation Session?

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Qmarkets

JULY 13, 2017

The False Promise of Traditional Brainstorming. One idea in his book, discussed in Chapter 33 on "How to Organize a Squad to Create Ideas", later became one of the most widely used creativity techniques in the world. Osborne further outlined that the group should defer judgment, go for quantity, and embrace wild ideas.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Originally rooted in software development, hackathons have evolved into a strategic tool across industries, fostering creativity, team collaboration, and idea generation under tight timeframes. Participants form teams, brainstorm, and develop solutions like prototypes , software, or process improvements under a set theme.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

At its core, the ideation process consists of several stages: identifying the problem or opportunity, generating ideas through creative brainstorming, evaluating and filtering those ideas, and finally planning for implementation. This helps leaders identify trends and make data-informed decisions.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 4, 2025

This article explores 12 thought-provoking innovation quotes, each revealing a key lesson in crowdsourcing, collaboration, idea management , or continuous innovation. Linus Pauling (Chemical Engineer, Educator and Peace Activist) The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideasand then share them.

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Wazoku

AUGUST 17, 2018

We’ve helped companies completely transform themselves through idea management, but for many businesses it’s still a new concept, and a hard thing to get right. Idea management is the process of generating, collating, analysing and implementing ideas that solve real business problems, as part of a wider innovation strategy.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

Sparking creativity and generating groundbreaking ideas often requires more than just inspiration—it demands a structured approach. Ideation techniques serve as powerful tools for unlocking creativity, enabling teams to think outside the box and explore new possibilities.

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Gregg Fraley

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

80% Of Brainstorming Sessions Don’t Work. Seven Idea Generation Fails. Redefine Brainstorming and Get Better Results. I might be getting to old to hold back on saying this about ideation, aka idea generation, aka brainstorming. Based on my experience, about 80% of idea generation doesn’t work.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 12, 2022

When it comes to overseeing an idea management program involving thousands of employees or customers, it is crucial that the process is structured in a way that helps participants to generate the best ideas. Maybe you’ve found that your idea management participants aren’t yielding as many good ideas as in the past.

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Gregg Fraley

MARCH 17, 2021

Free Weekly Webinar of Facilitation Tools with Gregg Fraley. Every Thursday at 2 pm EST, Master Facilitator Gregg Fraley demonstrates a facilitation tool online. Thinking Differently Takes Tools. Time for Q&A and a discussion on how to adapt the tool to your needs. The weekly sessions are FREE. Register on EventBrite.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 16, 2016

Fast Company Article “Brainstorming is Dumb” Misses the Point. Brainstorming, Done Properly, Is Not a Tool, It’s A Multi-Step Process. And yet another major publication publishes a misleading article about brainstorming — Brainstorming is Dumb. The Wonky Stuff About Brainstorming.

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Qmarkets

JULY 22, 2021

If your idea challenge is very detailed and asks many specific questions, you will get less ideas, but they will be of higher quality. If your idea challenge is vague or lacking in detail, you may receive many ideas but of poorer quality. Expert Review With an idea management tool, you can set up an ‘expert review’.

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Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Prepare, Then Brainstorm. Most brainstorming doesn’t work. The literature bashing brainstorming is extensive. Ideas are still needed to fill pipelines! I’m going to focus on one problem with brainstorming in this post: lack of preparation. Want an Innovation Breakthrough? The Boy Scouts have it right.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Looking to take your company’s innovation endeavors to a whole new level – but are unsure what tools and strategies will get you there? The hard part is deciding what tools and tactics will help you manage innovation in a way that achieves disruptive results. Here are the major innovation tools. The Innovation.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

There’s certainly no shortage of tools and tactics that can be deployed to generate ideas for your enterprise and take it from strength to strength. In this article, we’ll take a look at four different categories of these corporate innovation tools and tactics – each suited to a different level of a company’s innovation maturation.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Trend Collaboration Response Remote Work Implement virtual collaboration tools and regular check-ins. Leaders and managers play a pivotal role in fostering team collaboration that aligns with these evolving trends. Ensure that all team members have an equal opportunity to voice their opinions and ideas.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2018

They are grappling with their legacy of CAD and CAE software and the software tools built up for years. It might be hard for them to “look beyond” I just presently cannot see the existing solution providers of idea management or product portfolio management have the “appetite” for this.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

From the invention of the lightbulb to the creation of the smartphone, some of history’s most significant breakthroughs began as simple ideas. Far more than just brainstorming, ideation is a structured, intentional process that harnesses creativity and innovation. What is Ideation? What is Ideation’s Value?

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Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 4, 2018

If you don’t know the newer more advanced tools, and some neglected old technologies, including Agile, Lean, TRIZ, Synectics, Stage-Gate, Theory of Constraints, and CPS, you’re missing opportunities. New tools for digital technology integration are presented including GFi’s Digital MoshPit. Training is how you accelerate innovation.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 22, 2023

We won a few small projects at first and had the idea that what companies needed was a great place to store and manage ideas, so we built an online idea generation and brainstorming platform, and an idea management solution, which completed with industry leaders BrightIdea and Spigit and Imaginatik back when.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Provide your employees with innovation training programs and innovation mindset training to equip them with the tools they need to contribute effectively to your innovation goals. This can be done through regular brainstorming sessions, open forums, and workshops that aim to harness the diverse thinking present in your team.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 4, 2019

It was only later on when brainstorming the challenges around our platform that the connection between the concepts hit me. We also utilize the concept of gamification to encourage users to repeat desired actions such as idea submission or evaluation.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 4, 2019

To truly have an impact, best practices should be leveraged company-wide on a platform to encourage the crowdsourcing and sharing of winning ideas, methodologies, processes and other proposed operational improvements. Then best practices can become better through the input of peers, supervisors and management.

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Qmarkets

MAY 2, 2024

But where do these ideas come from, and how do you harness them? An idea portal is the answer. This digital platform is rapidly becoming a critical tool for enterprises seeking to tap into collective creativity and transform great ideas into tangible results. What is an Idea Portal?

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 28, 2018

It includes an overview of key frameworks ( Design Thinking, Agile, Lean, TRIZ, Synectics, Stage-Gate, CPS ) and their essential tools. In addition, it covers management mandates, project cycles, resourcing, idea management systems, idea generation, concept development, prototyping, and pitch presentations.

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Qmarkets

JULY 12, 2024

Additionally, we will discuss the advantages of using dedicated idea management software to streamline the ideation process and enhance collaboration. The combination of face-to-face interaction and digital collaboration tools enhances the richness of discussions and ensures a comprehensive ideation process.

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The BMI Lab Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Then, the program managers resp. coordinators can observe in-situ and learn about the tools and skills needed, the ups and downs as well as the current state of the culture. After generating new business model ideas, a separate track has been created for the development and validation of the selected ideas.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 26, 2024

But where do these ideas come from, and how do you harness them? An idea portal is the answer. This digital platform is rapidly becoming a critical tool for enterprises seeking to tap into collective creativity and transform great ideas into tangible results. What is an Idea Portal?

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Qmarkets

APRIL 26, 2024

But where do these ideas come from, and how do you harness them? An ideas portal is the answer. This digital platform is rapidly becoming a critical tool for enterprises seeking to tap into collective creativity and transform great ideas into tangible results. What is an Ideas Portal?

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 1, 2024

Brainstorming Sessions Brainstorming is a classic technique where participants are encouraged to freely share ideas without immediate criticism. This method aims to generate a high volume of ideas, which can then be evaluated and refined. It starts with a central concept, from which related ideas branch out.

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Idea Drop

JULY 20, 2017

If you want to speed up your rate of productivity, you can use an idea management tool to collate these kernels of innovation from your entire team, but what should you do with them next? Can we constrain our brainstorming session to a fixed time frame? How does this creative idea fit into our larger strategic vision?

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Gregg Fraley

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Combining tools & techniques is an art form. The client started by saying he wanted to do a brainstorming session. It wasn’t brainstorming that was needed. As it turns out the session was really more about idea development and elaboration. Tools like Improv games and Mind-Mapping. Getting to Clarity.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 11, 2022

When it comes to overseeing an idea management program involving thousands of employees or customers, it is crucial that the process is structured in a way that helps participants to generate the best ideas. Maybe you’ve found that your idea management participants aren’t yielding as many good ideas as in the past.

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ITONICS

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In the relentless pursuit of innovation, the ability to generate ideas and validate groundbreaking concepts swiftly is the key differentiator between companies that thrive and those that merely survive. Enter Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs), a technological marvel transcending traditional brainstorming methods.

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