Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Companies that fail to innovate digitally risk being left behind as competitors leverage new tools, business models, and strategies to drive efficiency. Well also dive into its benefits, the different types of digital innovation, and proven strategies businesses can use to stay ahead. What is Digital Innovation?

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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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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. Let’s explore how our offerings can elevate your innovation journey and bring your vision to life. Why Ezassi?

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2025

Understanding these distinctions is key to developing strategies that lead to transformative success. This article explores the core concept of breakthrough innovation, how it stands apart from radical and disruptive innovation , real-world examples of industry-changing advancements, and proven strategies companies can use to achieve it.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

More and more companies are inviting their employees to participate in company-wide ideation. And if you’re not investing in communications, then you’re not maximizing the value of your crowdsourced innovation community. But with this opportunity comes new challenges. That’s when you see the real return on investment.

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IdeaScale

MAY 28, 2019

An innovation strategy is a key business asset, and innovation leadership is no longer nice to have, but necessary. Innovation leadership can make the difference between an innovation strategy that actually produces results and one that languishes on paper. It requires more than just saying “Innovation is good.” Innovation Strategist.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 12, 2024

By offering a structured approach to ideation, idea generators help bypass creative blocks and ensure that every voice, concept, or possibility is given the chance to shine. From individuals looking to brainstorm solutions to enterprises needing structured ideation , idea generators cater to a broad spectrum of users and needs.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The Kanban system is a visualization strategy that helps you manage innovative development projects. Through this strategy, you can also develop permanent solutions for fixing some of your organization’s most pressing problems. But how did the Kanban system evolve into the progressive visualization strategy that it is today?

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 10, 2024

Organizations must rethink their innovation strategies and approaches and focus on opening up to building these interconnected ecosystems. Use Building Blocks Through Open Innovation Strategies to exploit your Ecosystem thinking and design approaches. Open collaboration should be at the top of my mind- far more than today.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Ideation is a necessary step in the innovation process , but it’s only one step. In the Ideate stage, you’re collecting ideas from your source community. However, you need to have a strategy and plan for implementing and maximizing those ideas for real innovation to happen. Here’s one process: Ideate. Build a Team.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

By incorporating Open Innovation Strategies as the next building block, businesses can create a dynamic and expansive innovation ecosystem beyond internal and partnership and certain collaborative boundaries. So why do open innovation strategies have real potential to take innovation into business ecosystems ?

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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

MAY 21, 2015

While deciding to incorporate an innovation program may be an easy decision, deciding the structure and strategy surrounding that program can be more difficult. They have found that starting with a great innovation strategy can make all the difference. How do you encourage and foster good ideas? What is the best way to evaluate ideas?

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

External Hackathons : Open to participants outside the organization, external hackathons are ideal for crowdsourcing fresh ideas and solutions from a broader audience. Crowdsources New Perspectives External or combined participant hackathons provide businesses access to diverse ideas and viewpoints.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

To prepare for Open Nation, our team collected and shared some of our favorite resources on community engagement strategies. Take home messages: By increasing your employees creative confidence you will energize them to be more participatory in ideation and other crowdsourcing activities. Video: The value of onlyness.

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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. Ideation From closed to open: The way ideas are generated is changing. I asked Google Gemini five questions.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

This article explores what value innovation is, how it fits within blue ocean strategy, and real-world examples of how companies apply it. Value innovation is a strategy that breaks the traditional trade-off between differentiation and cost reduction. What is Value Innovation?

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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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Planview

JUNE 28, 2017

Recently I had a chance to read a terrific article in the most recent issue of the MIT/Sloan Management review about internal crowdsourcing. Co-authored by Lale Kesebi at Spigit customer Li & Fung (watch her awesome presentation at Ignite here to get inspired ), I recommend it to anyone considering doing ideation with an internal crowd.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Josh Folk has turned the study and practice of innovation strategy into a multimillion-dollar business, helping millions of users across the world to grow and evolve with IdeaScale. In a recent interview with IdeaMensch, he talked about what it takes to build a strong framework for innovation strategy. Innovation Strategy Attitude.

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Imaginatik

JULY 14, 2016

A great place to begin is by thinking about the connection between innovation and strategy. Do we have clear methods for exploring new opportunity spaces, ideation and scaling our innovations? As organizations learn and grow, they naturally mature in their understanding and execution of innovation. How did your organization do?

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

They have taken the view of closing the strategy- execution gap. Their approach to solutions are designed to keep strategy visible and continuously aligned with operational execution throughout the initiative life cycle and in my opinion that becomes vital to push as hard as they can.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 22, 2017

They launched a full internal multi-channel marketing strategy. In this way, all ideators knew that their ideas were valued. Finally, ideas were intentionally moved on a “semi-regular” basis from Ideate to Assessment with the goal of establishing a predictable rhythm for the community.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 13, 2018

Crowdsourced innovation communities only succeed when they bring in new voices and encourage them to share ideas. Companies with higher ideation rates are associated with higher profits and net growth, but how are you supposed to bring people in and make them feel heard. Make sure incentives are part of your strategy.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 1, 2017

In a fast-paced corporate environment where there are many expectations and a steady stream of work, how (and more importantly) why, would you carve out time to contribute to your company’s new ideation platform? Here’s why: your incentive strategy should be driven by your crowdsourcing objectives.

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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. Most have never learned the basics of ideation. Less than a half-day of effective training can make a big difference in helping people to generate more and better ideas for a crowdsourcing project.

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Planview

JUNE 28, 2017

internal crowdsourcing. Co-authored by Lale Kesebi at Spigit customer Li & Fung (watch her awesome presentation at Ignite here to get inspired ), I recommend it to anyone considering doing ideation with an internal crowd. What is an ideation challenge or community? Product roadmap feedback, validation, and some ideation.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

In this blog, we will share the additional ‘innovation assets’ that many companies are yet to include in their business innovation strategy. Benefits of Crowdsourcing Ideas Ideas have a huge amount of potential and can result in a variety of benefits for an organization. Creativity then facilitates out of the box thinking.

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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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Imaginatik

JANUARY 30, 2017

As a result, participants don’t stay engaged, momentum is lost, virtual ideation often fizzles out, and innovation ultimately dies on the vine. Align the idea challenges with this business goals and strategies. Next, you can begin running challenges around the strategies you have in mind. Engagement – Years 1-3.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Qmarkets has launched a partnership with Swiss-based strategy and innovation consultancy hpo to strengthen strategic innovation activities in medium and large enterprises in the DACH region. The focus lies on the integrative design of strategy, business processes, business models, innovation, and culture.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Qmarkets has launched a partnership with Swiss-based strategy and innovation consultancy hpo to strengthen strategic innovation activities in medium and large enterprises in the DACH region. The approach is a perfect fit with the process configuration capabilities of the Qmarkets Ideation Platform.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

In this blog, we will share the additional ‘innovation assets’ that many companies are yet to include in their business innovation strategy. Benefits of Crowdsourcing Ideas Ideas have a huge amount of potential and can result in a variety of benefits for an organization. Creativity then facilitates out of the box thinking.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Crowdsourcing to the Rescue? 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 Technology, of course, can help. Two promising approaches could be considered: 1.

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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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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Companies that embed sustainability into their innovation strategies are not just reducing risk; they are unlocking new market opportunities, improving efficiency, and strengthening customer loyalty. In addition, industries are adopting low-carbon production methods for their sustainable innovation strategies.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Some of these vendors also have features to accommodate advanced use-cases, such as open innovation crowdsourcing, tech scouting. In a nutshell, innovation management is the systematic process of introducing ‘something new’ to an organization – be it a product, workflow, or business model.

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