Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

By blending innovation into your strategy, you’re cooking up a plan that’s as flexible as a yoga guru and keeps you ahead of the pack. For a deeper dive, check out our piece on connecting business strategy and the innovation process. It pushes you to think ahead, building a vibe of creativity and non-stop betterment.

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Exago

AUGUST 10, 2017

From janitor to CEO, everyone should be involved in daily in your innovation process. The tool to deliver this change is creative thinking, in the hands of a leadership that believes in and embodies its principles. The post Creativity, creative leadership and the value of innovation management appeared first on Exago.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

We’ve all been “talked at,” and it can stall good ideas and innovative processes before they even start. Really hearing what somebody says is always a bonus for innovation. To learn more about strategies to spur innovation, join our newsletter ! In any group, one of the most fundamental needs is to be heard.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Access to Diverse Knowledge and Expertise Collective Intelligence : Innovation ecosystems bring together diverse participants with different expertise, experiences, and perspectives. This collective intelligence fuels creativity and problem-solving by enabling the cross-pollination of ideas across disciplines and industries.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 16, 2022

Creativity and innovation are often seen as interchangeable. Here’s how to understand the differences and apply them in your innovation strategy. Creativity Vs. Innovation. Creativity is the act of conceiving something new, while. Innovation is the act of putting something into practice.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Here’s a peek at how strategic planning can jazz up your business performance: Key Metric Wingin’ It With a Plan Revenue Growth 2% 7% Market Share 5% 12% Operational Efficiency 60% 85% Want the scoop on mixing strategy with a hint of creativity? Check out our article on mixing business strategy with the innovation process.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2020

A while back, one of my consulting partners from another office asked me to review their client’s innovation process. Their team had been engaged to review why their innovation process was not delivering results. What most companies get wrong about innovation processes.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

This can significantly speed up the front-end of the innovation funnel, allowing organizations to explore a much wider range of possibilities. Enhance Creative Capabilities: Generative AI can assist human creatives by generating content, visuals, and ideas to complement and inspire their work.

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Tullio Siragusa

JULY 25, 2022

Unlocking Innovation with Data, Creativity, and Automation. For some, it may be through hard work and determination, while others may find success through innovation with creativity, data, and automation. The success of Alex’s company, Pet Markt Co, was a combination of creativity, data, and automation. Creativity.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Peek at our innovation guide to supercharge your strategy for more drawn-out tricks. Creating a go-getter vibe where creativity and some calculated leaps are encouraged is huge. The big wigs should back innovation and make sure teams have what they need to tinker and push boundaries. Toss some innovation into the mix.

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IdeaScale

MAY 26, 2021

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. It’s just as important to engage in free thinking to develop innovative solutions.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 23, 2020

Events surrounding the introduction of the iPhone are a perfect example of what happens in the wake of innovation anxiety. After the iPhone debuted, there was a steady stream of products that were clearly more the result of panic over the popularity of the iPhone than of genuine creativity. Stake time as well as money.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understanding Innovation Culture Assessment Definition and Importance of Innovation Culture Innovation culture refers to an environment that encourages creative thinking and the advancement of new ideas. This can be a straightforward yet comprehensive way to capture the state of your innovation culture.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

An important part of the innovation process is validating ideas. When done correctly, it is a powerful way of getting feedback from the market on what it would take to make the innovation a success. Validation that their idea was good, and therefore it means that they are a smart, creative person.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

To truly make the thrilling leap with innovation, go bold—foster an atmosphere where creativity and a bit of daring flourish. Here’s where a sprinkle of innovation can turbocharge your growth: Product Development : Cook up new goods or give current ones a spiffy upgrade to match what folks want.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

Many tools, techniques, frameworks, mechanics, and emerging methodologies have allowed different parts of the innovation process to be explored and exploited. We are moving innovation along but not at a pace or design that reflects the need to connect “it ” into one comprehensive process.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

We design the innovation system we need after we know what we are trying to achieve in the challenge or idea. Can we design a totally ‘adaptive’ innovation process to fit the specific need? Through a blend of pattern recognition, predictive analytics and exploring cognitive computing we can change much with innovation.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 30, 2023

Impact on Innovation and Creativity The Endowment Effect may partially explain why many decision makers in companies prefer to keep the status quo rather than accept new ideas which may change things. Therefore, innovations which threaten to change things may be perceived as less valuable than what they currently have.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 27, 2019

True innovation requires diverse perspectives and confidence in everyone’s ability to add value to the innovation process. Define Roles and Processes. An innovation department needs a leader with a clearly defined role. Likewise, everyone else on the innovation team should have a defined role.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 14, 2020

Isn’t innovation supposed to be about tapping the potential of your employees while engaging with them on a creative level? Sometimes it takes an outsider to kickstart the creative process. Why Should I Outsource Innovation? There’s a lot of reasons to outsource innovation work.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Companies that foster and encourage innovation were also significantly more likely to have satisfied or highly satisfied employees. But how do you teach innovation? Innovation and Creativity. Innovation is creativity. This means that, at its core, creative training breeds innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 4, 2017

Often it became the promise of having creative ways to solve solutions and work in harmony with all the rational thinking that dominates much of business thinking today, DT sounded so appealing, it quickly became “oh, we need some of that.”. Yet it feels useful and needs to be more embraced for its creative value.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A repeatable innovation process is a key driver for its business. “I I have very little creativity.” However, she explains, it’s all about the process. Spotless uses a detailed, repeatable process with innovation to identify ideas and guide corporate culture toward innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Pitching the reasons to change to Innovation Ecosystems in thinking and design So after working through the values of the Innovation Ecosystem over a series of three posts I asked Chat GPT to help me in making a pitch for the change from existing internal orientated innovation processes and structures.

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IdeaScale

JULY 19, 2021

It’s well known that design thinking is a creative problem-solving process, which focuses on reaching solutions that were previously inaccessible. To the trained eye, this may ring a bell as a common goal of innovative thinking as well. Design Thinking and Innovation. Design Thinking and Online Whiteboards.

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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. In fact, creativity is becoming a core skill which companies know they need in the future. Additionally, software systems like this do not replace people in the innovation process and cannot automate its management.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Today most organizations have barriers towards creativity, ideas and innovation. Many of these barriers to innovation lie in attitudes and perceptions at the leadership level but also can run through the organization’s design. Enabling technology and processes. Let me outline many of these here.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 10, 2021

Business leaders continually search for more creative ways of conducting business. Idea sharing is the first step in the innovation process. Crowdsourcing helps you quickly gather a wealth of ideas that lead to positive change.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 8, 2023

(Larry Schmitt- The Innovation Stack) A comprehensive innovation ecosystem design offers several benefits, including fostering a culture of innovation, accelerating the innovation process, enhancing collaboration, leveraging diverse perspectives, and driving competitive advantage.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In this guide, we’ll explore what makes human-centered innovation unique, how customer- and employee-centered innovation fit within this framework, and why adopting this mindset can position businesses for long-term success. What is Human-Centered Innovation? Empathy should be a core value that drives every phase of innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 26, 2017

Many of those innovation tools that have been emerging in recent years have now built up a powerful body of validation, and they become necessary to know and practice yet often miss the basic building block needs of innovation. A new cycle of innovation. Innovation is seemingly more complex today.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Idea generation is the first step in the innovation process. It should involve everyone in your organization, and focus on increasing creativity at work. Research shows 94% of hiring managers consider creativity among the top hiring traits. Idea generation takes planning. All employees company-wide … Continued.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Even if heightened sensory profiles were a universal characteristic among innovators, it wouldn’t be the sole factor driving innovation. Other cognitive abilities, such as critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving skills, and the ability to connect disparate ideas, play significant roles in the innovative process.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

A transparent innovation process makes this particularly effective. Regularly offer updates on how many suggestions you’ve gotten and how they’ve been acted on. Publicly thank people who’ve helped you meet your goals, made life easier for the rest of the team, or otherwise helped out with their suggestions.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Process innovation requires alignment between the reasoning behind the innovation and the overall organizational goals. Does the envisioned innovation line up with the company’s values and goals? And is the right balance between creativity and day-to-day business necessity possible?

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Even if heightened sensory profiles were a universal characteristic among innovators, it wouldn’t be the sole factor driving innovation. Other cognitive abilities, such as critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving skills, and the ability to connect disparate ideas, also play significant roles in the innovative process.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

That’s why it’s nice to hear from other innovators, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders about how to get creative and build the future. So we’ve gathered some of our favorites here and organized them into five sections that roughly align to the innovation process. Creativity is thinking up new things. Experiment.

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