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Common Innovation Pitfalls

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In that same vein, no thinking past ideation. I often see first-time innovators bit by the crowdsourcing bug, and they come to us to scratch that itch. “I Problem is, ideation — or the simple posting of and voting on the crowd’s ideas — is only the first step. Download this infographic to see a few more.

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Lessons Learned About Innovation Communications from the City of Calgary

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In fact, government is sometimes seen as one of the least innovative industries , but some of our best stories this year came from the government. In this case, the City of Calgary was a leader in generating engagement with their innovation program. In this way, all ideators knew that their ideas were valued.

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5 Innovation Engagement Best Practices

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More and more companies are inviting their employees to participate in company-wide ideation. Companies that do this contribute to overall innovation program health by ensuring a healthy top of the funnel stocked with ideas and allies. Learn more about how to run a successful innovation engagement campaign.

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What Does an Innovator Look Like?

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And then the profile for the embedded innovation group within an organization: A majority of IdeaScale customers have some level of program maturity (between 1-3 years old). Most IdeaScale customers are using their innovation program to collaborate with their employees. The post What Does an Innovator Look Like?

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IM Award Lessons: Rapidly Iterating on Promising Ideas

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By embracing innovation in our corporate culture, we are able to practice what we preach and discover new ways to serve our clients and shape a more collaborative world. QED : Make sure to think out your process past Ideation. IdeaScale : What are you most proud of in your innovation program?

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A Collaborative Product Development Stage Gate

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So a company that provides silica and sand based products actually has a wide range of innovation opportunities as they build out their product portfolio. Here’s an example workflow from the Product Innovation campaign: Team Review: Sub teams comprising cross-functional Subject Matter Experts (SME-T) are established.

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A Look Back at Crowdsourced Innovation in 2020

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Data gathered from IdeaScale’s innovation communities provides benchmarks and insights for innovators creating new crowdsourced innovation programs. Which stages will prove most intrinsic to program success? What more can they learn from IdeaScale’s network of innovators? The top four are: Ideate.