IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Not every innovation program has developed the communications skill set necessary to engage a global workforce or customer base in sharing ideas, developing ideas, and collaborating. And if you’re not investing in communications, then you’re not maximizing the value of your crowdsourced innovation community.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Crowdsourcing is quickly evolving and gaining notoriety in the business world. According to a study performed by the company Eyeka in 2014, in the past 10 years, 85% of the top global brands have used crowdsourcing efforts within their company. Interacting digitally through crowdsourcing is the quickest way this can be done.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 19, 2022

However, the data from crowdsourcing needs to be balanced against other expertise, so health professionals need to participate in these crowds and help guide them. Now patients have another option, using social media networks, podcasts , and other tools to crowdsource. Drawing Information From the Crowd. And what engages them?

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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

APRIL 6, 2021

Crowdsourcing can influence innovation. According to a 2017 survey, 86% of companies who incorporate crowdsourcing in the workplace cite employee engagement as a top priority. Data gathered from IdeaScale’s innovation communities provides benchmarks and insights for innovators creating new crowdsourced innovation programs.

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IdeaScale

MAY 14, 2019

Crowdsourcing is the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people rather than from traditional employees or suppliers. Essentially, it is the process of obtaining information or ideas from as many people as possible whom are not associated with your business.

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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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Destination Innovation

JULY 13, 2016

How are firms using crowdsourcing? Ideascale have published a white paper on crowdsourcing which you can download. This is when you use crowdsourcing to find the solution to a difficult or complex problem. This is when you use crowdsourcing to find the solution to a difficult or complex problem. Customer engagement.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 21, 2021

Our infographic explores when you should collect data with surveys versus developing ideas with crowdsourcing. Surveys sample from a specific group: The only people who take a survey are generally those you ask to take it, and often only the most engaged out of that particular group. Using Surveys With Crowdsourcing.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 1, 2020

Click the 2019 Open Nation tab on the IdeaScale website to check out all the latest interviews, information, and more. For the past eight years, NASA has been running an internal crowdsourcing program with great success. How to Change the Culture of the Military with Crowdsourcing. What Is IdeaNation?

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 1, 2017

Recently a customer asked me if I could share some insight as to what type of incentives really work to drive engagement across divisions and companies. Here’s why: your incentive strategy should be driven by your crowdsourcing objectives. It turns out that successful incentive programs require a flexible, multi-faceted approach.

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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

APRIL 9, 2020

This occurs either within the company or through the use of crowdsourcing and presents more opportunities for bringing people together. The ability to boost engagement is another advantage of using the IdeaScale platform. This further encourages engagement and innovation. The IdeaScale Difference.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 28, 2020

The IdeaScale software is primarily used to crowdsource ideas. Now they are turning to actual customer interactions using idea management which allows the exchange of ideas using a format that results in personal engagement. The CEO suggested crowdsourcing as a way to promote employee engagement.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 20, 2017

One of the most effective ways to engage your crowd is to demonstrate commitment to turning their ideas into real value and impact. Transparency has the added benefit of informing the crowd how best to contribute and helps keep the whole process on track for making an impact. Always look for a way to extract value from the crowd.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 19, 2017

Partly it seems executives don’t engage with their brand or business in the way that their customers do” The difference between DMAIC, DMADV, and Innovation Management (tackling a critical part of Six Sigma). “Will crowdsourcing provide predictable outcomes?

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 19, 2017

Some people are more receptive to new information while working at the computer, while others are more receptive while attending events or wandering the halls of the institution. Use messaging, visuals, and language specifically tailored to specifically to each target group you wish to engage. Meet people where they are.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 10, 2018

This summer, I had the opportunity to travel to New York City where I participated in an informative and lively workshop with 15 Latin American Mayors. 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 9, 2020

It only took me six years as a crowdsourcing practitioner, but I finally got around to reading “The Wisdom of Crowds,” one of the flagship books in our industry. Decentralization: Individuals must be able to draw on local knowledge to inform their own choices. Everyone has some wisdom to offer. The key here is #1.

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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? If you’re struggling to grow your strategy from something informal into a formal process, outsourcing can bring in experienced teams to help you. Why Should I Outsource Innovation?

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

All managers dread this and go to great lengths to improve engagement in the workplace. Whether it’s motivating staff, reaching customers, or simply having a conversation, employers want engaging interactions. The dilemma is, how do managers create engagement? No, the secret to employee engagement is curiosity and challenge.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the last year, you’ve likely collected a lot of information from your customers and about your audience. 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.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Engagement Features. We realized pretty early on that if we’re going to have a crowdsourcing tool, we needed to have some powerful embedded functionality to get people onto our app – that’s why we’ve created social integrations, email tools, multiple notifications, multi-language translation settings and more.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 24, 2018

Taylor and Ascione have long been champions of crowdsourcing, as they’ve built their program from the ground up, despite that not being part of their job description. Despite not having a full-time FTE on crowdsourcing, they’ve developed a system to scale into hosting nearly 100 challenges over the past four-plus years.

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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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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Crowdsourcing in the military? In previous years, IdeaScale’s Open Nation conference addressed topics including crowdsourcing to develop ideas, tips for launching a startup, how to engage your community in your business, and using feedback from your organization’s employees to improve processes and procedures.

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IdeaScale

JULY 24, 2018

This is something that NYU noticed when they started engaging the voices of their 4,000 administrators in order to inform their representatives to the University Senate about the strategic initiatives that mattered to them. To learn more about NYU’s AMC crowdsourcing initiative, download the case study here!

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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. . Informal onboarding: This is a semi-organized process, where the new employee learns from the more experienced members of his/her team.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 21, 2017

Today, however, the Internet and information economy has changed the story. Businesses, even startups, are able to get ideas to market using a different process which includes crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, and implementation only after the market is proven. How to Use Open Innovation in Your Organization.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Instead, choose metrics that are more informative and that tell you about the process. You might consider overall time spent on the project, time from first meeting to product launch, customer feedback, or employee engagement. Just beware of the sunk cost fallacy; if an idea doesn’t pan out, know when to cut your losses.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 25, 2019

When that happens, people go into brainstorming sessions feeling they’re about to engage in a time-wasting exercise. Inform Participants of the Agenda in Advance. We invite you to learn more by downloading our Crowdsourcing to Innovate Products white paper. The key is to have the right brainstorming tools in your kit.

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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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Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

At Flying Fish Lab, we follow a few Crowdsourcing Design Principles to raise the chances of success. Share with us your challenge, and we will transform that into a focused and engaging crowdsourcing brief. We will convert business jargon to everyday language to entice and excite the crowd to help you solve your challenge.

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Planview

APRIL 11, 2019

Polaris Industries’ crowdsourcing case study is inspiring people both internally and externally—and their story is still relevant today. It was always obvious to leaders at Polaris that there were untapped opportunities to crowdsource groundbreaking ideas from employees across the company. Transparent crowdsourcing.

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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. Below, we’ll explore how each tool specifically aids in executing an open innovation strategy.

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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

JUNE 27, 2017

One of the most effective ways to engage the crowd is to demonstrate commitment to turning their ideas into real value and impact. Transparency has the added benefit of informing the crowd how best to contribute and helps the whole process stay on track for making an impact. This week, we focus on four additional best practices.

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