IdeaScale

JANUARY 17, 2019

Non-profit engagement is about more than volunteering. Crowdsourcing can be a powerful tool for helping non-profits generate innovative ideas in the long term. Non-profit initiatives need to be transparent, and crowdsourcing is, by its very nature, crystal clear. Stronger Employee Engagement. Better Transparency.

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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. Most businesses understand the importance of crowdsourcing, and as a result, are implementing it into their business plans. Decentralization.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 29, 2021

Yet another person says "innovation" and means crowdsourcing and employee engagement systems. In reality, what this leads to is lots of small projects, where many aren't focused on important new opportunities or markets that are vital for the longer term success of the company.

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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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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

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

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Some presenters demonstrated how to first determine what their citizen priorities might be and then lead the way in defining their local agendas — similar to how the NYPD increased citizen engagement through a crowdsourced idea campaign. This blog post is part of a series authored by IdeaScale employees.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Harvard Business Review says some common ways of measuring innovation — outside of revenue production — include counting the number of ideas that were put forth and projects in the works and determining the scope of progress on these projects as well as their impact on the bottom line. Crowdsourcing in the military?

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We recently caught up with Juan Fernando Correa, the Projects Analyst at Hochschild who is responsible for leading the company’s crowdsourcing initiatives. I am a Projects Analyst at Hochschild, but I trained as a mechanical engineer. Please could you start by telling us a bit about yourself and Hochschild Mining as a whole?

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IdeaScale

JULY 11, 2018

This tenet underpins most of crowdsourcing and all open innovation programs. And if this marketer hadn’t shared their idea in a crowdsourcing community, the product team might never have found it. The idea for IdeaScale functions on a simple premise: good ideas can come from anywhere.

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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

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Choose Different Metrics The metrics you usually have for projects may simply not apply, especially if you’re doing a small-scale pilot or a similar project. You might consider overall time spent on the project, time from first meeting to product launch, customer feedback, or employee engagement.

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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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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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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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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 28, 2023

Increased integration with other business tools, such as project management and collaboration software. More use of gamification techniques to encourage participation and engagement among employees. Project management: Allows teams to track the progress of projects and collaborate with others.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

When should it be used: Any company which has or is thinking of building an Innovation Team / Department / Lab / Skunkworks should be aware of this concept of Dual Innovation and make sure your teams have the skills and permission to engage in it. 10 – Open Innovation, Crowdsourcing and Idea Management.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

By 2027, global spending on digital transformation is projected to reach an astonishing $3.9 It often requires changes to culture, operations, and customer engagement. Businesses that leverage these technologies improve customer satisfaction, loyalty, and long-term engagement. trillion (Source: Statista ).

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Destination Innovation

DECEMBER 30, 2019

But if you do not have such an app or you just want something more immediate and engaging then try setting up an innovation market. When people have seen all the presentations they vote – in secret so that no-one can see which is currently the most popular project. Here is it how it works.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 10, 2024

However, the term “innovation accelerator” can refer to several types of initiatives: Corporate Accelerators: Programs run by companies to nurture internal projects or collaborate with startups to bring new solutions to market. Your objectives should directly support the company’s broader innovation goals.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Whether applied internally with employees or externally through crowdsourcing , the ideation process helps organizations turn creativity into meaningful outcomes, positioning them for long-term success. This step turns concepts into action by developing detailed project plans, resource allocations, timelines, and strategies for execution.

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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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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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IdeaScale

JULY 4, 2017

Think of the improved innovation results they could get if they not only engaged their employees in the innovation process but also helped them to learn about that process and develop their skills in generating, developing, and analyzing ideas. Get started yourself today and then engage others to scale it. Learn through doing.

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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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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. Last week we focused on engaging stakeholders and experts early and often. Crowdsourcing can uncover ideas, questions, issues, and approaches you might not have thought of.

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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. The software also visualizes risks and contingencies, ensuring projects stay on track. Understanding the Idea-to-Implementation Process 1.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2020

Why aren’t organizations recognizing the benefits of crowdsourcing? In my previous post , I gave a working definition of crowdsourcing and described two major crowdsourcing approaches: adding capacity and accessing expertise. However, many companies still struggle to match crowdsourcing to their specific requirements.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 27, 2020

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. In this post, I’ll cover this aspect of adopting crowdsourcing.

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Imaginatik

AUGUST 13, 2015

How many ideas fluctuate within your organization without enriching your portfolio or becoming business projects? Engagement programs are a valuable path to change that dynamic. At Imaginatik, we have developed eight sustainable strategic processes to achieve engaging in ideas and taking them beyond idea to action.

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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. Use built-in evaluation tools, like voting and scoring, to quickly identify high-potential ideas.

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Imaginatik

JANUARY 30, 2017

But there are other powerful benefits, such as: increased staff buy-in for new initiatives, and higher productivity and morale of a more engaged workforce. Though they often deliver some success, organizations often struggle to take the challenge beyond the initial project, and into a complete innovation program.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 13, 2017

Yes, for an internal employee facing project you do. Representing IdeaScale in many of those SSO engagements is our Senior Developer, Christoph Schebel. “We We encourage them to project into the future to consider their plan for executing on ideas. Do I need to involve our IT? But we swear we make this painless. (No No really).

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IdeaScale

MARCH 13, 2018

For the hardware: A thousand songs in your pocket ; for the software: so easy that your Mother could do it ; and for the project: and on the shelves in eight months ! As Bill Fischer highlights in his ‘Innovating The iPod’ article; “The goals articulated by the leadership were surprisingly simple, broad yet precise.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Why your company needs to think about crowdsourcing with the competition…. The benefits of crowdsourcing are even more clear in the medical and pharmaceutical industry where breakthroughs could save lives. There is less autonomy when working together, and time and resources must be devoted to this “side project.”.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

How can collaboration help workers feel more engaged, and more a part of a company and a community? Collaborating toward a common goal does make us feel more engaged and a part of something bigger than ourselves. Can you talk about how crowdsourcing can be a source of ideas for future projects?

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Crowdsourcing is one of the most popular applications of this idea. Numerous organizations –including corporations, governmental agencies, and nonprofits – have adopted crowdsourcing as an innovation tool to help them address their most pressing business challenges. There is no need to “rethink” crowdsourcing fundamentally.

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