Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2016

Crowdsourcing has been growing in interest for some time to change our thinking in innovation discovery. Crowdsourcing does have both the potential to point towards disrupting possibilities, extends the concept of open innovation into a wider source of participation from a diverse community not possible to reach by other means as effectively.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Additionally, we’ll explore why software dedicated to idea management is not just suitable but ideal for serving as a hackathon platform, ensuring that the best ideas generated don’t just stay as concepts but evolve into impactful solutions. This is why idea management software provides the ideal hackathon platform.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 8, 2021

In recent years, the concept of crowdsourcing has become an increasingly common tool used in response to large scale crises and world events. From the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 to the Covid-19 solutions marketplace in Israel last year, crowdsourcing has been proven as an effective way to gather solutions and solve problems.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This article explores the essentials of developing an effective open innovation strategy and the role of innovation management software in executing it, including tools for idea management, technology scouting, and trend management. What Is an Open Innovation Strategy?

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2025

Companies that achieve it dont just stay ahead of the competition; they set the direction for the future. Use Open Innovation to Access External Expertise Instead of relying solely on internal R&D, companies can collaborate with startups , universities, and research institutions to source breakthrough ideas.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Why your company needs to think about crowdsourcing with the competition…. Understandably, the increase in competition and market saturation is seen by those who experience it as a direct threat to their organizational legitimacy. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” Sleeping With the Enemy.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Unlike traditional methods of innovation, accelerators focus on speed, providing the resources, mentorship, and infrastructure that internal teams or startups need to rapidly bring their ideas to market. Create a Competitive and Collaborative Environment The best accelerators foster both competition and collaboration.

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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. Well also break down the steps to implementing value innovation and examine how idea management and technology scouting can accelerate its success. What is Value Innovation?

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The ability to embrace digital innovation isnt just a competitive advantageits becoming a necessity for long-term survival. Whether its streamlining supply chains, optimizing inventory management, or automating customer support, digital innovation helps organizations do more with less. Here are four key types of digital innovation.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Examples include: Virtual Whiteboards: Digital spaces where teams can brainstorm and organize ideas in real-time. Idea Submission Platforms: Tools that allow teams or stakeholders to contribute ideas asynchronously. Crowdsourcing: Gathering input from a larger audience , such as employees, customers, or online communities.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Power of Innovation Management Successful innovation doesn’t stop at ideation—it thrives on meticulous planning, execution, and adaptation. Without a structured approach, even the most brilliant ideas risk stalling. Understanding the Idea-to-Implementation Process 1. Ready to bring your next big idea to life?

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 9, 2016

The use of crowdsourcing : the goal for me, is to engage and move the crowd towards a new direction, by encouraging out individual thinking and discovery, searching for combining these contributions; ones that lead to novel, new answers that move a challenge forward into a solution, one that has improved value over the existing.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 21, 2020

However, by developing an innovation strategy that anticipates a downturn, you can help your enterprise weather the storm and even uncover lucrative ways to gain a competitive edge. Businesses looking to discover how to beat a recession with idea management and continuous improvement would also do well to adopt it.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Behind every groundbreaking product or service is a well-structured process that transforms creative ideas into actionable solutions. This process, known as ideation, plays a pivotal role in helping companies generate new concepts, solve problems, and stay competitive.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Organizations are under constant pressure to adapt, innovate, and deliver new value to stay competitive. Furthermore, structured innovation efforts allow companies to stay current with customer demands, maintaining their relevance and competitive edge in the market.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

10 – Open Innovation, Crowdsourcing and Idea Management. What it is: Going by many names, this is the process by which a company can set a challenge that they want ideas for, and gather ideas from hundreds, thousands or hundreds of thousands of people, both within their organisation and externally.

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Board of Innovation

JUNE 5, 2022

Open innovation & crowdsourcing resources Open Innovation, crowdsourcing, co-creation… overlapping terminologies to describe a trend towards more open business models and a closer collaboration with customers. On this page we gather a list of inspiring examples. Invision Craft Sketch Photoshop Let's talk Intermediary platforms.

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Board of Innovation

JUNE 5, 2022

Open innovation & crowdsourcing resources Open Innovation, crowdsourcing, co-creation… overlapping terminologies to describe a trend towards more open business models and a closer collaboration with customers. On this page we gather a list of inspiring examples. Invision Craft Sketch Photoshop Let's talk Intermediary platforms.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Organizations are under constant pressure to adapt, innovate, and deliver new value to stay competitive. Furthermore, structured innovation efforts allow companies to stay current with customer demands, maintaining their relevance and competitive edge in the market.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

The concept of crowdsourcing, coined by Jeff Howe and Mark Robinson in a 2006 Wired article , has revolutionized how businesses and organizations solve problems and innovate. In this article, we’ll explore how businesses are using crowdsourcing to drive innovation. What is Crowdsourcing?

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Why your company needs to think about crowdsourcing with the competition…. Understandably, the increase in competition and market saturation is seen by those who experience it as a direct threat to their organizational legitimacy. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” Sleeping With the Enemy.

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Qmarkets

JULY 31, 2023

OmniStrada and Qmarkets will provide businesses with a proven solution to continuously find and implement new ideas. This will increase productivity, improve customer experiences, streamline workflows, and reduce costs, resulting in long-term competitive edge. That’s where we come in.

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Wazoku

MAY 2, 2019

London-based SaaS eyes global expansion and product enhancement, as demand for idea management set to reach £1.17bn by 2022. This latest investment, which brings the total amount raised by Wazoku to £6.1M, is both a recognition of that growth, and also the increasing size and potential of the global idea management market.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 9, 2016

The use of crowdsourcing : the goal for me, is to engage and move the crowd towards a new direction, by encouraging out individual thinking and discovery, searching for combining these contributions; ones that lead to novel, new answers that move a challenge forward into a solution, one that has improved value over the existing.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 28, 2023

This morning I decided to have a chat on ChatGPT on the future of Innovation Management Software, I asked a number of questions in a short series and can well-relate to the answers provided incredibly quickly. chat.openai.com/chat Where will Innovation Management Software go? What do you think?

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Qmarkets

APRIL 8, 2021

In recent years, the concept of crowdsourcing has become an increasingly common tool used in response to large scale crises and world events. From the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 to the Covid-19 solutions marketplace in Israel last year, crowdsourcing has been proven as an effective way to gather solutions and solve problems.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Innovation management consultants help organizations establish innovation programs and keep innovation on track. Organizations of all kinds have watched as innovative companies disrupt industries and change the competitive landscape. Innovation management consultants may work with one or more business aspects : Culture.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 8, 2021

In recent years, the concept of crowdsourcing has become an increasingly common tool used in response to large scale crises and world events. So, in March 2021 when one of the world’s busiest trade routes became firmly blocked by a seemingly immovable container ship, it was another opportunity for crowdsourcing to prove its value.

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Acuvate

JANUARY 3, 2019

In today’s competitive world, it’s no secret that organizations struggle to come up with competent and innovative solutions to facilitate growth and stay ahead in the game. Out of all the potential idea management software available in the market, how can you identify the best one with the best features that fit your organization’s needs?

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Collective Innovation

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Regardless of what kind of business you are in there are numerous different types of innovation that can give you a clear competitive advantage and make you more successful. Those tasked with implementing ideas should provide regular updates and there should be follow-up after the innovation has been fully adopted to evaluate how it has gone.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Powered by Qmarkets’ idea management solution Q-ideate , BIG gathers and implements ideas sourced by over 13,000 ICL employees around the world. What can ICL’s approach to crowdsourcing tell us about how to launch a successful idea management program? To find out, let’s dive into the world of BIG.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 15, 2020

Qmarkets has been lauded as both a Momentum Leader and Grid® Leader in a new idea management software report by G2 – the world’s largest tech marketplace. G2 has recently released its Spring 2020 Report for Idea Management. In addition to being named the best idea management tool in these areas, Qmarkets was joint no.1

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Qmarkets

JULY 12, 2024

In the context of large businesses, harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit can significantly enhance innovation management, leading to sustained competitive advantage. Innovation management encompasses idea management as well as other use cases including technology scouting , trend management , and innovation portfolio management.

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PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 3, 2021

But as good as these tools are for conversations, follow-ups, and meetings, they nonetheless lack the capacity to bring ideas to market through collaborative concept development. Speaking of bringing people together, let’s talk about crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing is, well, sourcing ideas from a crowd. Talk about a win-win.

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2024

Here, we explore key elements such as trend management, technology scouting, and crowdsourcing that form the backbone of a robust open innovation framework. Trend Management Trend management involves identifying, analyzing, and leveraging emerging trends to guide innovation efforts.

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2024

This crowdsourced expertise led to significant advancements in fuel efficiency, passenger comfort, and overall performance. Crowdsourcing is often more focused on gathering input from the general public rather than specific groups, but not always.

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Imaginatik

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The key is to establish an efficient conduit for information and ideas to flow. Crowdsourcing ideas from people who haven’t been told, “you can’t do that!” Too often, projects live and die based on internal competition or a managers’ charisma, title or other less relevant criteria.

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