IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

If you use the right brainstorming tools, you’re more likely to get better ideas. You know that brainstorming isn’t just thinking. What kinds of brainstorming tools can help you come up with more and better solutions? What kinds of brainstorming tools can help you come up with more and better solutions?

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Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In the fast-paced and competitive world of business, innovation is not just a luxury; it’s a necessity. One powerful method I use for generating innovative ideas is called Tri-Force Ideation. Building on Strengths The first step in this brainstorming process is to identify and leverage the key strengths of your company.

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Destination Innovation

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This is an innovative but derivative idea. Let’s imagine we were working in the design studio trying to brainstorm ways to create affordable urban housing. We need lots of innovative ideas to solve today’s problems. The post Where do Innovative Ideas Come From? appeared first on Destination Innovation.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way innovation is approached and managed. By integrating AI into the innovation process, you can leverage advanced algorithms and data analytics to enhance creativity, streamline workflows, and make more informed decisions. Scalability Supports the scaling of innovation projects.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 25, 2019

Brainstorming sessions sound like a great idea, especially for breaking out of creative ruts, but too often brainstorming fizzles out. The main reason for this is that organizations don’t actually use any of the ideas that come out of brainstorming sessions. The key is to have the right brainstorming tools in your kit.

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Destination Innovation

APRIL 5, 2021

Brainstorm this topic and come up with ideas which will appeal to some customers and make your new product stand out. Can you differentiate your innovation and increase the appeal of the product – maybe to a certain segment of the market – by adding something and removing something else? Prioritise two or three.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

To keep your business on top of its game, you need to understand how innovation and strategic planning work together. Strategic planning maps out how you’ll crush your long-term goals, and stirring some innovation into the mix helps your business roll with whatever curveballs the market throws.

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Destination Innovation

APRIL 10, 2020

As an author and trainer, I have run master classes around the world on lateral thinking and innovation. Advanced Brainstorming Techniques. The post Online Courses to Grease the Gears of your Brain appeared first on Destination Innovation. I have now created a number of online courses to help you acquire skills in these areas.

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IdeaScale

MAY 26, 2021

Innovation is critical to establishing new solutions and is something that every business handles. It can come in many different forms and styles, but regardless of the methods you use, innovation cannot be ignored. However, when working in a digital workspace, creating lasting innovative solutions is much more difficult than usual.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Sometimes, innovation teams will attempt to show fake success in order to hide their real struggles. Potemkin Villages and fake innovation. While it may seem like all of the examples I just described are of physical locations, innovation teams are often just as guilty of trying to look more successful than they really are.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 18, 2020

We’re partnering up to help you drive your innovation strategy further. Ideascale and Betterific announced at the end of January that they were teaming up to bring the latter’s strengths in crowdsourced open innovation to Ideascale’s industry-leading innovation management platform.

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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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IdeaScale

JULY 19, 2021

To the trained eye, this may ring a bell as a common goal of innovative thinking as well. In reality, design thinking is a process that overlaps with traditional innovation in many different ways, making it extremely useful for innovative ideation. Design Thinking and Innovation. Takes a Holistic View of Problems.

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HYPE Innovation

APRIL 9, 2023

What first comes to your mind when you think of brainstorming ? Typically, it’s involved a group of people actively discussing innovative ideas, exchanging opinions, and arguing about controversial issues. However, things are changing.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

The Design Thinking Toolkit provides practical tools and frameworks that help organizations innovate, solve complex problems, and drive growth. Without a structured approach to problem-solving and innovation, businesses risk inefficiency, misalignment, and stagnation. What is the Design Thinking Toolkit?

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Idea to Value

JULY 13, 2021

In order to succeed as a professional innovation manager, you need a variety of skills. From being able to manage bureaucracy to coming up with ideas in the first place, here are the 6 Most Important skills you need to be an effective innovator: 1. Innovation relies on the implementation of a creative idea. Creativity.

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Destination Innovation

MARCH 2, 2018

Spigit is a leading innovation management software company. They recently published a research paper entitled ‘Quantifying a Culture of Innovation.’ They found that four factors were particularly important for success with innovation and growth. Frequency – the more brainstorm and ideation events the better.

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HYPE Innovation

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The first post introduced the ten questions , and this post provides guidance, practical tips, and examples on how to get started with brainstorming the future of your market and develop foresight capability step-by-step. This is the second blog post in HYPE's series on the ten most-often-asked questions about strategic foresight.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 18, 2020

We’re partnering up to help you drive your innovation strategy further. Ideascale and Betteriffic announced at the end of January that they were teaming up to bring the latter’s strengths in crowdsourced open innovation to Ideascale’s industry-leading innovation management platform.

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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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Destination Innovation

MARCH 8, 2017

You should brainstorm strategic and innovative options. Here are some questions which I use in corporate brainstorm meetings. What is the most dramatic business innovation you have seen in the last two years? Follow the rules of brainstorming and tackle one or two of these questions. Take them offsite.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 7, 2021

There are many different exercises that people use for innovation, but very few of them are as effective as mind mapping. In this article, we will walk through what a mind map is while discussing some of the important ways it fuels innovation. Forms Instant Relationships: Automatically connects ideas and demonstrates their relation.

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IdeaScale

JULY 28, 2022

What are the best tools for brainstorming in 2022? Coordinating brainstorming sessions and innovation work can require a substantial amount of creativity. These web-focused brainstorming innovation tools will allow you and your team to put together more ideas and collaborate smoothly regardless of distance.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 17, 2021

Brainstorming is an important part of innovation. One study revealed 42% of organizations who are fast innovators are also strong game-changers. Regularly brainstorming directly contributes to how you innovate. Whiteboards are often used to brainstorm … Continued. appeared first on IdeaScale.

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Destination Innovation

APRIL 1, 2021

Here is another brainstorm method for you to try – Roll the Dice. The post Harness the Random with this Method appeared first on Destination Innovation. The use of chance is a key element in lateral thinking. How can you deliberately introduce chance into your creative thinking? The Random Word method is very good.

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Destination Innovation

DECEMBER 30, 2019

But if you do not have such an app or you just want something more immediate and engaging then try setting up an innovation market. These might be the top choices from brainstorm sessions or from your internal suggestions scheme or from external contributors. What sorts of innovations does the organisation need?

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

Discovery Driven Planning (DDP) is a structured framework for planning innovative initiatives in uncertain or ambiguous environments. At its core, this tool supports a disciplined approach to innovation, one that balances creativity with accountability. Corporations launching internal innovation programs.

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Destination Innovation

MAY 17, 2017

Surveys show that the large majority of senior executives see innovation as critical for their businesses but are dissatisfied with progress in this area. If you want to make your organisation more agile and innovative where should you start? I then ask delegates what is impeding innovation in their businesses today.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 17, 2021

Brainstorming is an important part of innovation. One study revealed 42% of organizations who are fast innovators are also strong game-changers. Regularly brainstorming directly contributes to how you innovate. Regularly brainstorming directly contributes to how you innovate. Innovation is imminent.

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Destination Innovation

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Use some lateral thinking techniques to brainstorm wild ideas – e.g. use What if? appeared first on Destination Innovation. Ask many questions about any situation and be receptive to different points of view. List the underlying groundrules and assumptions. Then for each one ask this question, ‘What if the opposite were true?’.

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Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Brainstorming Sessions : Organize brainstorming sessions with colleagues or friends. Reflecting on your experiences can help you identify patterns and potential innovations. Historical Research : Studying history and the evolution of ideas can provide insights for new innovations or solutions to current problems.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

The tool is widely used in startups, corporate innovation, nonprofit planning, and product development. By enabling quick revisions and visual brainstorming, the Business Model Canvas encourages ongoing improvement and innovation. Follow these steps to apply it to your innovation project. Are assumptions validated?

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Check out our article on mixing business strategy with the innovation process. The Perks of Innovation in Your Game Plan Let’s face it: innovation is the secret sauce in any killer business strategy. Being innovative lets businesses flip the script and dive into ventures nobody’s dared to try.

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Destination Innovation

JANUARY 28, 2020

If you are trying to transform an organisation which is sluggish and risk averse into one which is innovative and entrepreneurial then you have taken on a massive task. The leader has to awaken desire in individuals for the challenge of innovation. People need to know why we need to innovate. You do not get innovation for free.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 15, 2021

This is one of the major problems with companies trying to become more innovative: They think that all they need to do is generate more ideas. They might even bring in brainstorming facilitators who help them generate hundreds, or even thousands of new ideas, and these facilitators claim how successful the company has become.

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Destination Innovation

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Let’s introduce more pictures into our meetings and in particular into our brainstorm meetings. The post Boost Creativity by Thinking in Pictures appeared first on Destination Innovation. People react differently to pictures and they can often spark new and different ideas. Then circulate the cartoon to all the attendees.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 7, 2025

Setting the Stage for Innovation Creating a smashing leadership team offsite isn’t just about winging itit’s all about planning and firing up the creativity and brainpower. Mix intense brainstorming with chill-out time and just-for-fun chats. It nudges folks to pour out their genius and crack innovative ideas.

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