IdeaScale

JANUARY 23, 2018

As an innovation strategist at IdeaScale, I focus on helping our clients think creatively about how best to engage their crowd and leverage the wisdom of the crowd to source ideas for new products and services and improve processes. I often share this quote by Wayne Gretzky “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.” I have revised Gretzky’s statement to say “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it is.”.

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Destination Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2018

Tim Berners Lee. Sir Tim Berners Lee is known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. He created its three fundamental components: the formatting language HTML, the address system URL, and the HTTP system for linking sites. He was born in 1955 and grew up in London. As a schoolboy he was an avid trainspotter. He learnt about electronics from tinkering with a model railway.

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Exago

JANUARY 24, 2018

In partnership with the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), Unilever is expanding its commitment to support social enterprises through the joint initiative TRANSFORM. To invite ideas and collaboration to further catalyse impact, they have chosen Exago’s open innovation management software. The post Unilever partnership pledges £40 million to support social enterprises appeared first on Exago.

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HYPE Innovation

JANUARY 26, 2018

Right before January 1st, I felt an (in)explicable urge to “rant” about New Year’s resolutions on LinkedIn. And I had my reasons: websites were, as they usually are, racing to publish/ showcase stock advice, standard methods/tools and other types of “one-size-fits-all” solutions for all conceivable innovation management problems.

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Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, CTO of Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI prototypes into

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Imaginatik

JANUARY 25, 2018

As we head on in to the 2 nd month of the year, this post highlights recent articles on hot topics that are shaping and changing the future not only of innovation and the tech space, but of our lives. Enjoy this next instalment! Why Digital Transformation Is Now On The CEO’s Shoulders. Go digital or go home. Digital transformation is a global phenomenon and a universal disruption, changing every industry and every sector.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 23, 2018

I've used the example of Tower Records before - a behemoth astride the recording industry - brought low very quickly by a sudden shift in music distribution. The shift from physical media to digital media, and the shift from albums to songs as the distribution format made Tower suddenly obsolete. Similarly, Blockbuster experienced almost the exact same disruption.

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Exago

JANUARY 24, 2018

In partnership with the UK’s Department for International Development, the multinational Unilever has pledged £40 million to support social enterprises through the joint initiative TRANSFORM. To invite ideas and collaboration to further catalyse impact, they have chosen Exago’s open innovation management software. The post Unilever pledges £40 million to social innovation using the Exago software appeared first on Exago.

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Digital Tonto

JANUARY 24, 2018

It could shift the economics of energy toward renewables Related posts: Why Energy Storage May Be The Most Important Technology In The World Right Now. Inside The Race To Build A Battery That Can. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 23, 2018

We have designed several branding strategy scopes of work recently where the available time between developing strategy and implementation is tight. In these cases, a critical question arises: How do you open branding strategy development to other partner organizations to create a seamless implementation process? 5 Ways to Open Branding Strategy to Multiple Marketing Agencies.

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The BMI Lab Blog

JANUARY 26, 2018

In a previous post, we described the Chinese innovation ecosystem: a rapidly growing environment, where the role of the Chinese government is crucial to enable the needed conditions for companies to thrive and innovate. Now we would like to dive into the particular way that Chinese companies innovate by adapting to the specific traits of Chinese society and economy.

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Speaker: Jason Tanner

While growth of software-enabled solutions generates momentum, growth alone is not enough to ensure sustainability. The probability of success dramatically improves with early planning for profitability. A sustainable business model contains a system of interrelated choices made not once but over time. Join this webinar for an iterative approach to ensuring solution, economic and relationship sustainability.

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Innocentive

JANUARY 23, 2018

Agile has taken over and transformed the software industry — you would be hard pressed in 2017 to find development teams who have not implemented at least some of the concepts. Agile principles have even been successfully adopted outside the development world; Agile methods help National Public Radio put together new programming, Saab to produce new fighter planes. even corporate behemoth General Electric has gotten on board.

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hackerearth

JANUARY 22, 2018

“Good ideas are always crazy, until they are not.”. -Larry Page, Co-founder, Google. Genius ideas come in many forms. And sometimes, they come from the least expected places. Innovation knows no boundaries. Just like it was an unorthodox idea that gave us the good fortune of sticking our to-do lists all over our desks with Post-It Notes, there is a whole world of similar unconventional, very nearly crazy, yet innovative ideas that actually worked.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 22, 2018

Need to challenge your team to being imagining the future, realizing it may look hardly anything like today ? Originating in a long-term future visioning exercise we designed and facilitated for a client, we developed these questions to prompt a group’s thinking about dramatic future change. The point was to push them to consider the future as something other than a trend line based on yesterday and today.

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Collective Campus

JANUARY 24, 2018

Corporate innovation programs are growing in popularity as more and more industry incumbents come face to face with the realities posed by disruptive innovators. However this means a new set of problems arising. In this article, we cover examples of innovative solutions to these problems.

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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 24, 2018

Not everyone knows the opportunities associated with idea management software , so sometimes it’s hard to make a case to adopt it at your company. But here are a few of the signs that you’re ready for an idea management solution: You’re Falling Behind the Competition. Other key players (or new kids on the block) are coming up with far superior, new products and services and they’re doing it faster than you are.

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Board of Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2018

Read More. The post Nobody likes pizza – we just like the way it solves our Job to Be Done appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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IdeaConnection

JANUARY 26, 2018

Question: what is the not-so-secret sauce that makes companies more innovative, creative and profitable? The answer is diversity, having a mix of genders, ages, races, cultural perspectives, expertise and ethnic backgrounds. Diversity should not be seen as a box-ticking exercise, as something to comply with because it is the right thing to do and looks good in the marketing photos.

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Collective Campus

JANUARY 24, 2018

As part of Collective Campus' ongoing mission to share insights, case studies, experiences and trends on how to successfully innovate in the enterprise, we've just launched our podcast, titled Future².

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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Norbert Bol

JANUARY 21, 2018

Last week I received quite some interesting feedback to my blog about the circular economy. Many of the reactions were about the way to approach the broad concept of the circular economy. Design thinking was suggested, but also it was suggested that the issues in our current economy should not be thought of as problems to be solved, but should be approached as conditions to be managed as if they were a chronic disease.

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Beyond the Obvious

JANUARY 26, 2018

About a year ago I got a call inviting me to participate in a meeting with the Department of Education because they were actively looking at ways to innovate how kids are educated. I agreed to participate in a meeting in San Francisco, and I was happy to have the opportunity to do so. My […].

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 20, 2018

In one of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Dr. Watson remarks about a client and how attractive she is. “Is she?” says the detective. “I didn’t notice.” In response to his partner’s quip that he really is a human automaton – lacking of emotion – Holmes replies that he is taking emotion out the equation, since it might compromise his detective work. Similarly, when it comes to selecting a strategy for digital transformation, one must leave emotion behind and base the decision on what is best for the

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Collective Campus

JANUARY 24, 2018

A combination of values, processes, systems and resource allocation procedures prevent Government from adopting the behaviours and mindsets required to effectively support innovation.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 23, 2018

As an innovation strategist at IdeaScale, I focus on helping our clients think creatively about how best to engage their crowd and leverage the wisdom of the crowd to source ideas for new products and services and improve processes. I often share this quote by Wayne Gretzky “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.” I have revised Gretzky’s statement to say “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it is.”.

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hackerearth

JANUARY 22, 2018

“Good ideas are always crazy, until they are not.”. -Larry Page, Co-founder, Google. Genius ideas come in many forms. And sometimes, they come from the least expected places. Innovation knows no boundaries. Just like it was an unorthodox idea that gave us the good fortune of sticking our to-do lists all over our desks with Post-It Notes, there is a whole world of similar unconventional, very nearly crazy, yet innovative ideas that actually worked.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 26, 2018

Do you want to create an innovation-focused culture in your organization? Are you struggling to make it a reality? Are you tired of wondering why your team’s ideas don’t always seem to pan out as originally planned? Or do your team’s problems actually stem from the idea-generating phase? There could be countless issues standing in.

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Collective Campus

JANUARY 24, 2018

In this podcast, Sean Qian interviews Collective Campus co-founder Steve Glaveski to dissect what the corporate hackathon is, what the benefits are, how it's broken and how best to approach running one.

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Speaker: John Mansour

If you're looking to advance your career in product management, there are more options than just climbing the management ladder. Join our upcoming webinar to learn about highly rewarding career paths that don't involve management responsibilities. We'll cover both career tracks and provide tips on how to position yourself for success in the one that's right for you.

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Open Innovation EU

JANUARY 24, 2018

The use of Open Innovation is to a large extent related to the rise of technology. Not only does technology smoothen Open Innovation, also the adaption of new technologies to the core business (model) can be accelerated by participating in Open Innovation networks. In fact, when talking to businesses the questions that they have do almost never directly include the use of Open Innovation as a goal.

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Phil McKinney

JANUARY 25, 2018

Have you found yourself facing the impossible task of innovating another element for your business? Does your normally creative effort somehow seem like a chore? These are some of the signs that you may be facing creative burnout, a very real form of mental exhaustion caused by constant stress or psychological strain. In innovation, its […].

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100%Open

JANUARY 26, 2018

Displacement of people is one of the pivotal global issues of the early 21st century. It is a growing problem (66 million and rising at an average of 10% a year since 2005, due to a perfect storm of climate change, conflict and demographic changes). Trends indicate that children comprise well over 50% of any future displaced population and that this percentage is rising.

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Collective Campus

JANUARY 24, 2018

Large companies faced with the imminent threat of disruption posed by technologies such as cloud and mobile are having to reassess their place in the business landscape. Corporates need to figure out how to stay relevant not just in today’s ultra-competitive environment but also well into the future, to avoid having their bottom lines wither away.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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