Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 5, 2016

Crowdsourcing does have a real potential in my mind but does seem to have some formidable issues to work through, to be well understood and managed. Continuing with my exploring crowdsourcing. Let’s start here by raising some of the biggest concerns you might have over crowdsourcing? this source: [link]. Part one is here.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 1, 2020

For the past eight years, NASA has been running an internal crowdsourcing program with great success. This webinar highlights that success and delves into best practices for internal crowdsourcing from the minds at NASA. How to Change the Culture of the Military with Crowdsourcing. NASA’s Internal Crowd.

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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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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

We asked our customers what their number one priority was for the coming year and the leading priority was: culture. Culture is the starting point for the success of all innovation programs and it is also a project that is never complete. Here are just a few things it might impact: Employee Engagement. Idea Quality.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Simply saying, “We love innovation” is not enough to have a genuinely innovative culture. If you want to learn more about putting innovation and crowdsourcing to work in nonprofits, IdeaScale invites you to download our Crowdsourcing and Nonprofits white paper.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 22, 2017

After 69 years of growth, Dick’s is a great company ripe for crowdsourcing and they launched their first company-wide ideation platform last year. But how do we know that a company like Dick’s is a good fit for crowdsourcing? Well, here are a few qualities that make a company more likely to succeed in a crowdsourcing effort.

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Destination Innovation

MARCH 2, 2018

They recently published a research paper entitled ‘Quantifying a Culture of Innovation.’ Engagement – the more active participation by people the better. They measured engagement by the level of peer voting on ideas – on average this is about 5 votes per user per year. The findings are instructive.

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Planview

MARCH 20, 2019

Creating a culture of innovation is seen by most business leaders as the number one way to drive innovation for the business. However, for this culture to exist, employee engagement is imperative. A culture of innovation relies on employee engagement and a shared vision for a company’s success.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

I often see first-time innovators bit by the crowdsourcing bug, and they come to us to scratch that itch. “I I heard about this crowdsourcing thing. Thinking through and employing an incentivization program commensurate with that diversity will help maximize and maintain engagement. In that same vein, no thinking past ideation.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The convergence of experience within these multi-disciplinary fields helped approach the policing innovations with cultural awareness and worldly perspective. I was most surprised by the high level of engagement, thoughtful questions, and the genuine desire from the Mayors to make their public spaces safer.

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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? Of course, in the case of tools like open innovation and crowdsourcing, you might want the perspective of customers and clients on what they need and want. Why Should I Outsource Innovation?

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Qmarkets

MARCH 4, 2025

This article explores 12 thought-provoking innovation quotes, each revealing a key lesson in crowdsourcing, collaboration, idea management , or continuous innovation. Crowdsourcing Innovation Quotes The Power of Collective Intelligence Great ideas dont happen in isolation.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This is our fifth annual award series and we honor winners in three categories: best innovation engagement strategy, best innovation process, and best innovation. Engagement. Every year we celebrate entrants who have demonstrated creativity and results in their engagement strategy. Why did we pick the categories that we did?

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Overview: In 2017, Davidson College redesigned its innovation program for more transparency, engagement, and democracy. According to their research, the ideal process would be transparent and ambitious, aiming for larger changes in the campus and its culture. Building An Inclusive Innovation Practice.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 7, 2017

A large scale transformational process that is comprised of strategic, organizational and socio-cultural changes as the second part. However, there are some proven measures with high impact on revenue growth, cost and time savings and improved effects on customer satisfaction – one of them Open Innovation (also known as crowdsourcing).

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

There will be hack-a-thons, crowdsourcing, open innovation, encouragement of "wild ideas", pizza parties and a host of other short term activities leading to a small subset of interesting ideas. Until and unless we focus on the culture first and foremost, no firm or team will be successful at innovating.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2020

Benefits of crowdsourcing: Common Misconceptions In my previous post , I gave a working definition of crowdsourcing and described two major crowdsourcing approaches: adding capacity and accessing expertise. Some of the reasons for the slow adoption of crowdsourcing are rooted in the very nature of the method.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Scott Raskin, CEO at Spigit, recently wrote an article for HR Daily Advisor that covered five key drivers for employee engagement, and how crowdsourced innovation can help. The reality is, traditional employee engagement tools – surveys, for example – are not effective. Key takeaways.

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Qmarkets

JULY 31, 2023

Together, we will help businesses across Asia implement continuous improvement processes and nurture an innovation culture to drive efficiencies, build resilience and unlock growth potential. You have an endless list of stakeholders to engage, countless data points to consider, and plenty of landmines to avoid. That’s where we come in.

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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. This year, QED won the Innovation Management award for best innovation realized.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

A 2017 Crowdsourced Innovation Report published by IdeaScale noted that more and more companies are embedding innovation initiatives at their organizations. Company Innovation priorities for 2017 (in order of importance): Building a culture of innovation. Improve employee engagement. Gather more ideas. Scale innovation programs.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 6, 2019

Officers must be prepared to engage with the public in a variety of ways, and non-enforcement staff must be ready to take care of all back-office processes so that officers can do their jobs effectively and efficiently. IdeaScale invites you to learn more by downloading our Crowdsourcing to Innovate Products white paper.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Defining and achieving concrete improvements in organizational culture and employee performance is a challenge for organizations of all types. It showcases how they’re thinking about crowdsourcing and innovation as part of their daily routine. Job Crafting. — This blog post is part of a series authored by IdeaScale employees.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Foster a Culture of Innovation. First, make sure to properly engage your employees at every step of the way. Remember, only around 41% of employees were actively engaged during 2020. Crowdsourcing ideas from a diverse group of experts can significantly contribute to your business innovation success.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

In fact, research shows that companies hosting regular hackathons see significant gains in employee engagement, faster prototyping, and fresh, actionable ideas. 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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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Benefits of an Open Innovation Strategy An effective open innovation strategy provides multiple advantages: Access to Diverse Expertise : By engaging with external partners, companies can integrate new perspectives and specialized knowledge.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 26, 2019

You might consider overall time spent on the project, time from first meeting to product launch, customer feedback, or employee engagement. Building an innovation culture starts with a strong foundation. Allocate the Right Resources Startups are famous, and in some cases infamous, for their “cash burn.”

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IdeaScale

JULY 19, 2017

They have a team dedicated to implementation and they use incentives to increase engagement. The ranking separated organizations into three tiers: Tier 1: In Tier One, an organization has prioritized a culture of innovation and is looking to engaging multiple stakeholders in the conversation around innovation and ideation.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Future products are increasingly engaging the consumer as they evolve and respond to “data” and knowledge supplied back. Can a Siemens, PTC, Dassault or Aris see the bigger innovation picture or financial pie in the potential returns and engagement? It needs someone to see the opportunity and seize the initiative.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ecosystems built around specific platform designs are the future of innovation that takes designs and solutions into a new realm of opportunity built on collaborative engagement and common missions. As we learn we adapt, as we share we grow. But be aware – the challenges are difficult to work through.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Ezassi’s Idea Management Software fosters creativity both internally and externally by engaging employees, partners, and customers in the process. Through our Innovation Strategy Solutions , we help clients build a culture of creativity and align their ideas with corporate objectives.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This approach supports a culture of continuous learning, adaptation, and external collaboration, positioning the organization for sustained success in an ever-evolving business landscape that recognizes and learns how to collaborate and co-create, moving towards recognizing the value of Business Ecosystems.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It often requires changes to culture, operations, and customer engagement. Businesses that leverage these technologies improve customer satisfaction, loyalty, and long-term engagement. Idea Crowdsourcing and Hackathons Innovation thrives when businesses tap into collective intelligence.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

It’s a closed form of crowdsourcing that can benefit your company. . All theses So, to ease the tension onboarding process allows them to kick-start their engagement with the organization. . It totally depends on the work culture of the organization what onboarding process to follow. appeared first on IdeaScale.

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Planview

JUNE 19, 2019

To keep up with the modern professional landscape, companies must create an innovation culture that constantly looks for new ways to meet the needs of the customer. One way to do that is through crowdsourced innovation. In this article, we’re going to look at crowdsourced innovation and how it can enhance your organization.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In a world where thousands of startups emerge each year, companies looking to stay competitive need to engage actively with this innovation ecosystem. Engagement: Deciding on the type of relationship, which could be partnerships, investment, or collaborative development.

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Planview

APRIL 29, 2024

Output myopia—the shadow state of a productivity mindset in overdrive—stifles employee engagement and the pursuit of business outcomes. In this post, you’ll uncover why engagement matters from strategy to execution, plus four actions leaders can take to improve engagement across their organization. Middle managers get a voice.

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