IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

So, your company is investing in innovation, but do you lack the confidence to be creative? A 2017 Crowdsourced Innovation Report published by IdeaScale noted that more and more companies are embedding innovation initiatives at their organizations. Is your company expecting you to be creative in tackling one of these initiatives?

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eZassi

AUGUST 30, 2022

Top 5 Ideation Objectives for Innovation [Infographic]. Build your Innovation Portfolio on the best ideas captured through Ideation. For innovative and creative organizations, the challenge is not a lack of good ideas, but no effective system in place to review, score, catalog and process these ideas through the pipeline.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Though crowdsourcing has recently gained popularity in many industries across the world, it’s not necessarily intuitive for it to be part of healthcare. However, crowdsourcing has begun to have a notable impact in the health sphere, such as in patient diagnosis, engagement, and more. Crowdsourcing vs. Outsourcing.

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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. Generating and Refining Ideas Innovation begins with ideation. Teams are encouraged to think creatively, communicate openly, and remain agile in the face of unforeseen challenges.

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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

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

In the next few weeks, we’ll upload the presentation content from the day, which includes some great thoughts from the United States Coast Guard, IKEA, and others, but in the meantime, please enjoy some of these key takeaways that surfaced over the course of two days: Not every problem is a problem to be solved by crowdsourcing.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 12, 2024

But generating impactful ideas often requires more than just inspirationit demands the right methods and tools to unlock creative potential. In this guide, well delve into what idea generators are, explore their various types, and examine how they can be applied to fuel creativity and innovation in any context.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Idea Crowdsourcing and Hackathons Innovation thrives when businesses tap into collective intelligence. Crowdsourcing and hackathons provide structured ways to gather fresh ideas and accelerate problem-solving. Crowdsourcing allows companies to solicit innovative ideas from employees, customers, or external stakeholders.

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Most ideation is done in. We want these ideas without a huge effort, without a huge risk and without a huge investment. We also want ideas with impact, that are rapidly actionable and ideally that utilize mostly existing resources and relationships.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 4, 2018

The reason that they won this award is, because they were able to collaborate with other crowdsourcing platform TopCoder to test and prototype promising solutions right away – a great use of crowd resources. QED : Make sure to think out your process past Ideation.

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InnovationManagement

MAY 11, 2020

IdeaScale has recently acquired Betterific, a crowdsourcing platform that engages a community of 18,000+ creative problem solvers, design thinkers, and ideators to help you come up with your next big idea. The post The Three Challenges of Crowdsourced Innovation appeared first on InnovationManagement.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 3, 2019

How do you invest in your employees’ creativity? Regardless of how your organization is structured, you must invest time in teaching your employees how to think creatively and be more innovative. Here are a few of my favorites: How To Build Your Creative Confidence (video). The Corporate Startup (book). Originals (book).

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Hackathons have emerged as a key tool for organizations aiming to spark creativity and solve complex problems quickly. External Hackathons : Open to participants outside the organization, external hackathons are ideal for crowdsourcing fresh ideas and solutions from a broader audience.

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InnovationManagement

APRIL 6, 2020

If you’re thinking about launching a crowdsourcing campaign to respond to some of these challenges brought about by COVID-19, now is a good time. The post Ideation in Times of Crisis appeared first on InnovationManagement. We are all learning so much right now and so quickly. And everyone wants to help, so let them.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Creativity cannot be forced, however when the organization and the people get themselves in the right mindset; the frame is set for a truly innovative experience where there is a real exchange of ideas to find imaginative solutions. Clear communication within the organization.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Ted Talk: How to Build your Creative Confidence. Take home messages: By increasing your employees creative confidence you will energize them to be more participatory in ideation and other crowdsourcing activities.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Kanban can help you eliminate bottlenecks and pain points across your processes , which are likely limiting your team’s creative productivity. It allows you to visualize each stage of your entire ideation, prototyping, manufacturing, and post-production pipelines. Why is Kanban Popular? Real-Time Market Data.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Innovation goes beyond bright ideas by combining processes with creative minds to breathe life into something that makes life easier, days brighter, and helps organizations get closer to their goals. Ideation is a necessary step in the innovation process , but it’s only one step. Here’s one process: Ideate. Build a Team.

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IdeaScale

MAY 28, 2019

They may also advise on innovation culture, ideation processes, and identification of new markets. Innovation consultants provide innovation leadership primarily by helping client companies pursue innovation goals. They can help client businesses construct strategies and business plans that realign goals around a culture of innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

(First post here ) So this post, in a series of three, looks at the answers given by Google’s Gemini on how collaboration and ideation evolved the organization’s ability to adapt and what helped. This inclusivity is driving innovation by tapping into the collective creativity of the entire organization.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 10, 2024

Connecting innovation, business, dynamics, and enterprise is crucial for creativity, growth, adaptability and growth. Collaborative Ideation Beyond Ecosystem Boundaries: Description: Extend the boundaries of collaborative ideation beyond your existing Ecosystems. The framework I offered is built upon interconnected ecosystems.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

These tools and techniques enable ideation, validation, design-build and scaling. Design Thinking : The whole emphasis and approach involve using empathy, creativity, and experimentation to solve complex problems. This evolved over many years. Open Ecosystem and platform designs are emerging from this as perhaps an Open Innovation 3.0.

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HYPE Innovation

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Whether we are seeking a radical new idea for a novel challenge or suggestions to help improve an existing situation there’s no doubt that shared creativity is a powerful resource. The value of ‘ using the crowd ’ is not just in the volume of ideas they can offer but also in the variety.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

They are taking a creative lead but is it bold enough. There is a growing recognition of adapting different types of software that enables the ideation stage and can integrate into all the other parts of the innovation value chain. They, Sopheon, have been generating good cash and have presently a net cash position of $16.7

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

What are the building blocks of open innovation strategies building on Business Ecosystem thinking and design: The Building Blocks Through Open Innovation Strategies Collaborative Ideation Beyond Ecosystem Boundaries: Description: Extend the boundaries of collaborative ideation beyond your existing Ecosystems.

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IdeaScale

JULY 4, 2017

Achieve bigger innovation results through helping others learn and develop their innovation and ideation skill for the first time. After all, due to the rapid pace of change, the skills critical to your success are innovation skills : creativity, critical thinking, communication, strategic thinking, and problem solving.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A human analyst to validate technology search results, conduct crucial subject matter expert interviews , and evaluate unique ideas from experienced, creative employees and stakeholders through open innovation challenges will prove to be the best approach to a fully developed innovation management strategy.

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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

AUGUST 1, 2024

A structured ideation strategy can be the driving force behind a company’s ability to innovate and remain competitive. Rather than leaving the creative process to chance, a well-crafted ideation strategy provides a roadmap for systematically generating, evaluating, and implementing new ideas. What is an Ideation Strategy?

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IdeaScale

JULY 28, 2022

Coordinating brainstorming sessions and innovation work can require a substantial amount of creativity. Start with this excellent video by Sprouts, an online organization dedicated to learning, science, and ideation. The more “likes,” the more popular crowdsourced ideas become. Lucidchart. MindMeister.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 31, 2017

For the first item, our goal is to make decisions that are accepted by all the key stakeholders and are consistent with the goals of your crowdsourcing or innovation program or the goals of your organization overall. For example, an ideation phase is a great time for discussion and a review phase is a great time for decision-maing).

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Betterific

MAY 31, 2017

Sterilite launches crowdsourced product. Sterilite , the industry leading manufacturer of plastic storage containers, launched their first ever crowdsourced product idea to the marketplace. . For the crowdsourcing community this is a huge breakthrough. Why crowdsource? It’s more of a marketing play. .

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PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 3, 2021

This lifecycle is what Forrester describes as the 5 key activities of innovation management , a process through which creative ideas are given life via targeting, ideation, incubation, business planning, and commercialization (more on this in point 1 below). Speaking of bringing people together, let’s talk about crowdsourcing.

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PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 17, 2021

The collective creativity from this innovation ecosystem is a secret weapon that they’re not leveraging, which translates to missed opportunities and lost value. Well, you can work with external networks of talent and expertise by extending your crowdsourcing efforts beyond your organization’s walls. The results?

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eZassi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

What is Crowdsourcing for Innovation? Crowdsourcing and co-creation is an essential arm of conducting smart business. How to channel your internal and external crowd for innovation, ideation and collaboration. What is the Goal of Crowdsourcing Innovation? What is Crowdsourcing for Innovation? The choice is yours.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In addition, firms should not neglect a time-tested approach that by its very nature is designed to let large groups of people innovate together without facing each other – crowdsourcing. . crowdsourcing ?as Many firms can also benefit from internal crowdsourcing to perfect their remote work processes.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 16, 2020

From the necessity of growth the most creative ideas are often formed. To discover how Qmarkets can help you drive employee innovation at your enterprise, and provide the right crowdsourcing platform for your needs, contact us for a free demo today. .

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