IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Idea generation is the first step in the innovation process. Idea generation takes planning. You need a way to gather ideas, then organize and implement them. All employees company-wide … Continued. All employees company-wide … Continued.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 1, 2018

” The survey was conducted asking over 5,000 board members from around the world asking “do they do enough to support innovation?”. Innovation gets caught up in so many, sometimes conflicting issues but in many respects does not get the attention it deserves, especially as it is the most important catalyst for growth.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

Imagine a company as a ship navigating through uncharted waters. The same is true for innovation within an organization. Innovation process models serve as navigational charts, guiding businesses from idea inception to successful execution. What is an Innovation Process Model?

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Innovation thinking in Ecosystem and Gen AI design I believe there is a real need to construct a different innovation process. We are rapidly seeing the past of innovating simply in terms of operating on our own. Earlier this year, I proposed a different framework for the innovation process and thinking.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 7, 2020

Despite originating in ancient India, this tale epitomizes one of the major factors that impedes corporate innovation. Too often, companies think of innovation in terms of disparate temporal projects, rather than as a holistic practice that should be permanently embedded within the organization’s DNA.

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Innovating4Energy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Gaining momentum and idea generation. I have been asking myself how a combined effect of innovation and ecosystem design thinking will support the energy transition we are undertaking to give it additional traction and generation. It can offer a different multiplier effect to idea generation and momentum building.

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Qmarkets

JULY 22, 2021

Employee ideas are the backbone of any corporate innovation initiative, and therefore a strong idea generation process that can be scaled across your organization is key. However, there are various approaches for each step of the process which can be chosen based on what is best for your business and employees.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

At some moments in my career I've blamed this phenomenon on lack of breadth - the idea that too many companies shrink innovation activities down to idea generation and rapid evaluation. I'm talking about the depth of commitment of the organization, so that innovation isn't a flavor of the month.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

Value innovation takes a different pathit creates entirely new demand by delivering higher value at a lower cost, making competition irrelevant. Instead of fighting over market share, companies that embrace value innovation redefine industry norms and unlock new growth opportunities.

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whataventure

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

L et our Intrapreneurship 101 give you a better idea of what it takes to set up a successful innovation process within your company. Stop generating ideas and start creating ROI instead. The good news is, the idea is very often the starting point. The bad news is that an idea is the starting point.

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Since I am an innovation consultant, working with Fortune 500 companies to build innovation capacity, and I regularly blog on this site about innovation topics, I often have the opportunity to review new books about innovation. This process is interesting and helpful.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

With digital disruption accelerating across industries, traditional, closed approaches to innovation no longer suffice for most companies. In fact, research shows that companies practicing open innovation achieve faster time-to-market and often realize higher revenue from new products.

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Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 26, 2021

Innovation theater is very similar to what ecologists call "greenwashing" and both are bad for their respective movements. Innovation theater happens when companies and executive talk up innovation but fail to do anything.

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Qmarkets

JULY 25, 2024

Additionally, we’ll highlight how innovation management software, like Qmarkets, can seamlessly integrate these elements to drive your business forward. By understanding and optimizing these facets, you can turn innovation into a consistent and repeatable part of your company’s success story.

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Innov8rs

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

This is at odds with scaling new innovations because they introduce uncertainty and unstructured processes. Micheal offers a simple yet powerful strategy: get the operational leadersthose who will eventually scale your innovation projectinvolved as early as possible. Eventually, they face a sunk cost problem.

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The BMI Lab Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

From this basic statement we can go further into the topic of creativity in innovation. We can explain that the tools for creativity are used during a regular innovation process where teams should generate new ideas to further explore their feasibility as proper business models.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

“ The reply: “Here are some of the ways in which collaboration, ideation, implementation, and value creation have changed since 2019: Collaboration From siloed to interconnected: Collaboration is no longer confined to departments or companies. Ideas and feedback are flowing back and forth throughout the innovation process.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understanding Innovation Culture Innovation culture is the backbone of a company’s growth and longevity. Importance of Innovation in Business In the ever-evolving business landscape, innovation is more than a buzzword; it’s a critical element for survival and success.

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PlanBox Innovation

MAY 9, 2023

Innovation is the key to staying ahead of the competition and meeting the ever-changing needs of customers. To be successful, organizations must be able to effectively manage their innovation processes, from idea generation to commercialization.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Innovation — a necessary component of any successful business in the modern world. Without it, our companies would fail to grow and evolve with the ever-changing markets that we are serving. While innovation is pertinent, it is often misunderstood and as a result, many companies fail to reap the benefits of it at its best.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Innovation — a necessary component of any successful business in the modern world. Without it, our companies would fail to grow and evolve with the ever-changing markets that we are serving. While innovation is pertinent, it is often misunderstood and as a result, many companies fail to reap the benefits of it at its best.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

I've been asked a number of times, by companies large and small, how to create an innovation capacity that lasts. Note that what my clients are asking for is to create an innovation capacity that outlasts a product need, or market gap, or executive team member. If it is important, it will be expected, measured and rewarded.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 7, 2015

I have been spending some significant time on questioning the current innovation business model, from both the customers (clients) perspective and the innovation consultants’ one. Now we all know not all things are equal, many companies have invested significantly in improving their innovation capabilities.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 8, 2024

Embracing change and fostering innovation are essential for companies aiming to thrive in today’s market. The concept of ‘scaling innovation’ has become a crucial strategy for organizations looking to transform occasional successes into a consistent, organization-wide capability.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understanding Innovation Culture The bedrock of a thriving organization lies not just in its products or services, but also in the underlying culture that fosters creativity and innovation. Understanding and nurturing an innovation culture within your company is pivotal to maintaining a competitive edge and driving sustainable growth.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

When you select a speaker whose expertise aligns with your company’s goals, you create a unique opportunity for growth and learning. They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable. Offer strategies for effective prototyping and testing.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Actively soliciting ideas, surfacing new ones, discussing the process, making it easy to find ideas, and offering ways to organize ideas in the front and back end will all help bring more creativity to the fore. Yet, for idea generation, in particular, you need to bring everyone to the floor. Get Organized.

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Idea to Value

JULY 8, 2016

The innovation book Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival lays out a step-by-step framework of 10 Key Imperatives that an organization must take to achieve profitable business growth through innovation. Innovation requires more than just idea generation.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 19, 2018

Worse, few companies do a good job of understanding the emerging expectations and needs of customers they don't serve or spotting trends that will upend their industries. This is where many innovation consultants get called in, and most can provide this function - helping generate more and better ideas.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

Gamification can help at different phases in the innovation process. Companies are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of gamification. In countries where companies have already made gamification part of their day-to-day, they know that it can bring specific benefits beyond having a bit of fun and simple teambuilding.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 23, 2023

I want to dive into incremental innovation with you to unpack how and why it should be front of mind for your innovation program. We’ll explore examples, discover the key benefits of this type of innovation, and identify the best way of developing your own incremental innovation process. Let’s get started.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Unfortunately, many organizations struggle to transform their best ideas into tangible outcomes that drive growth and competitive advantage. In this article, well explore what implementing ideas truly means and how it fits into the broader innovation process.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 10, 2017

The article highlighted innovation strategy options that drug companies are using to instill and support risk-taking behaviors. These companies are trying to motivate researchers facing daunting odds for bringing a drug successfully to market. Letting Go when an Innovation Strategy Isn’t Working.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 28, 2017

Despite the company mushrooming from a tiny startup to a global transportation company in under ten years, completely disrupting the urban transport-for-hire model in the process, one single failure was enough to completely derail, at least temporarily, a major new area for the company - unmanned transportation.

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Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 1, 2020

There is so much innovation potential being left on the table, right now, that our future could truly be that shining city on the hill. Your future could be that company that thrives amidst chaos. You won’t get any results if you don’t invest in innovation now. The potential, much of it, lays in digital technology.

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InnovationTraining.org

APRIL 25, 2022

Whether you are working together in person or remotely, design thinking software tools such as Miro can help make the innovation process easier than ever. Miro is a fantastic resource for finding idea generation activity templates for everything from empathy mapping and design sprints to brainstorming.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 20, 2024

For companies that aim to lead rather than follow, innovation is an indispensable activity. However, the challenge lies not just in generating new ideas but in harnessing them effectively. Without a structured approach, even the most promising ideas can falter.

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