Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

Ideation techniques serve as powerful tools for unlocking creativity, enabling teams to think outside the box and explore new possibilities. This article delves into the top ideation techniques beyond the usual suspects, providing insights into how these methods can be leveraged to foster innovation.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 9, 2020

In the book, author James Surowiecki builds the case for the efficacy of “intelligent groups,” or “…under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably intelligent, and are often smarter than the smartest people in them.”. Trust: Individuals must trust that the collective group will be fair. The key here is #1.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In order to get your creative juices flowing it can be important to engage in creative thinking exercises and practice ways you can improve your innovation process. Creative thinking exercises help alleviate the difficulty of engagement and stagnation when innovating and allow people to think outside the box. Group Problem Solving.

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Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you want to come up with the next big thing (of course you do), you need to know how to run a proper ideation session. Every great product or service in the market today started out as an idea in someone’s head, and it was brought to life by a group of creative, motivated, and inspired people. But it’s easier said than done.

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Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you want to come up with the next big thing (of course you do), you need to know how to run a proper ideation session. Every great product or service in the market today started out as an idea in someone’s head, and it was brought to life by a group of creative, motivated, and inspired people. But it’s easier said than done.

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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? The book focuses on how to develop and leverage smart groups, specifically how incentives can lead to best solutions.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 28, 2023

Applying the neuroscience of creativity to creativity training In his TEDx talk, Dr Friis-Olvarius also noted that when they tried this training with a small group of 25 experts, the improvement was over 71%. After all, we have previously seen that most corporate creativity training is not actually designed to deliver results.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 23, 2021

One healthcare company, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), engaged employees in the idea-sharing process to create a sustainable operating room. Their goal was to engage staff across the organization to develop solutions to operational challenges. After four weeks of ideation, all ideas were evaluated by a multi-disciplinary team.

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IdeaScale

JULY 24, 2018

When brainstorming and collaborative ideation happens in a physical location, it trends towards polite agreement or staying with the ideas that occur in that small frame of time and receive the most group consensus. Let’s dig into why each of these is possible. Avoiding Groupthink.

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Planview

MARCH 20, 2019

However, for this culture to exist, employee engagement is imperative. A culture of innovation relies on employee engagement and a shared vision for a company’s success. It not only generates sustained ideation, but innovation flourishes when employees feel valued, included, and heard. Unfortunately, most aren’t.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 13, 2022

As such, more and more of these companies are thinking about how to better structure their innovation exploration activities, often through an ideation platform. We will first elaborate on these 7 factors and then we will explain how an ideation platform such as Qmarkets can help in achieving this. Defining a Clear Innovation Strategy.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

Crowdsourcing allows businesses to gather ideas, insights, or solutions from a large, distributed group rather than relying solely on internal expertise. The definition of crowdsourcing refers to the process of obtaining ideas, solutions, or services from a large, distributed group of people, typically through an open call.

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IdeaScale

MAY 25, 2017

When someone embeds a dedicated innovation group at their company or organization, there are several different approaches to managing research and idea stewardship and numerous problems to be solved. They want to impact employee engagement. Crowdsourcing helps scale and prioritize the effort of new ideas. Can you measure its ROI?

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IdeaScale

JULY 19, 2017

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). They have a team dedicated to implementation and they use incentives to increase engagement.

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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. Collaborative platforms leverage group input to refine raw concepts into actionable plans. How Do Idea Generators Work?

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Be-novative

DECEMBER 15, 2020

How to engage and motivate people to be open in sharing their ideas and solve challenges your organisation is facing? With our efficient ideation and decision-making process we could remotely arrive at the conclusions in less than an hour? This process resulted in 23 patentable solutions which is insanely great.

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Be-novative

DECEMBER 15, 2020

How to engage and motivate people to be open in sharing their ideas and solve challenges your organisation is facing? With our efficient ideation and decision-making process we could remotely arrive at the conclusions in less than an hour? This process resulted in 23 patentable solutions which is insanely great.

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Qmarkets

JUNE 3, 2021

While this is usually said in reference to people, we at Qmarkets know it’s also very true for web products and applications – especially when you are aiming to maximize engagement and usage. Contact your Customer Success Manager to discover how using these new widgets can boost engagement with your system!

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hackerearth

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Does your ideation session with your teammates turn into just another meeting with a few people squabbling and the rest keeping quiet? How do you enhance the likelihood of having successful ideation sessions? How about trying some innovative and fun ideation techniques to generate better solutions and ideas? Brainstorming.

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Qmarkets

JUNE 3, 2021

While usually this is said in reference to people, we at Qmarkets know it’s also very true for web products and applications – especially when you are aiming to maximize engagement and usage. Contact your Customer Success Manager to discover how using these new widgets can boost engagement in your system! .

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IdeaScale

APRIL 4, 2018

The QED Group has been a pioneer in the area of Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting, an approach designed to foster continuous improvement through stakeholder engagement and change management. QED : Make sure to think out your process past Ideation.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Improve employee engagement. I bake into my schedule each day is at least 15 minutes to walk, pray and ideate. #2 Once when I was catering for a very large group, I needed to obtain a large clear serving platter. The report list below the six innovation priorities that companies are focusing on in 2017. Gather more ideas.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 10, 2024

Recently, I presented my framework to the GIMI think tank GIMI was initiated by a worldwide group of chief innovation officers, innovation executives, academics and consultants in 2009. Collaborative Ideation Beyond Ecosystem Boundaries: Description: Extend the boundaries of collaborative ideation beyond your existing Ecosystems.

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Qmarkets

JULY 12, 2024

Ideation workshops play a critical role in driving innovation. However, running an effective ideation workshop requires careful planning and execution, especially when considering different formats such as online and in-person sessions. These workshops have gained popularity due to their accessibility and flexibility.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Higher Employee Engagement : When employees are included in the innovation process, they feel more valued and empowered. Each focuses on a specific group—customers or employees—but both share the same core principle: creating solutions based on a deep understanding of human needs.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

As part of that commitment, President Hamilton established the Affordability Steering Committee and the Affordability Working Group to create a structure for engagement and consultation across the NYU community. Savings : meaning administrative and IT savings opportunities.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

This quote by Lale Kesebi, Chief Communications Officer and Head of Strategic Engagement at Li & Fung, perfectly sums up an opportunity that’s right in front of every company’s face. Best practices for corporate hackathons using ideation software. “Every human being has a great idea.”. Define the why.

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Planview

AUGUST 25, 2017

The thrashing in turn delays ideation—applying the collective intelligence of the organization to advance its charter—because the people who want to pursue collaborative innovation wrestle with (a) identifying the problems worth solving and (b) innovating within the context of the highest priority business challenges. Or, they will thrash.

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Be-novative

MARCH 17, 2021

Best practices from our Be-novative Partner Hub The all-time most successful entrepreneurs and company leaders all have a unique ability to empower people to co-create and foster a culture that promotes group-dynamics instead of building silos. In this blogpost we uncover some of the best practices that help companies on this journey.

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Be-novative

MARCH 17, 2021

Best practices from our Be-novative Partner Hub The all-time most successful entrepreneurs and company leaders all have a unique ability to empower people to co-create and foster a culture that promotes group-dynamics instead of building silos. In this blogpost we uncover some of the best practices that help companies on this journey.

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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. Small groups attend each presentation in turn. Many companies do this with software products which allow people to comment or vote on ideas – and this is fine. Here is it how it works.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The Attention Economy: A New Paradigm In this era of digital saturation, the concept of the attention economy has emerged as a new paradigm, fundamentally changing how businesses approach marketing and engagement. It’s not simply about who shouts the loudest; it’s about who can engage consumers in the most meaningful and memorable way.

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Acuvate

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

One of the biggest reasons concerning millennials’ attrition is their lack of engagement in the workplace. According to research by Gallup , only 29% of millennials are engaged in the workplace, indicating that only three in 10 are emotionally and behaviorally connected to their job and organisation. Create a culture of innovation.

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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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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Build a diverse advisory group consisting of internal leaders, industry experts, and external partners, such as venture capitalists or technology specialists. This support accelerates the development process and helps teams move quickly from ideation to execution.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Enexis Group finds itself in an industry prime for innovation stagnation; well-established solutions, a workforce often resistant to change, and heavy regulation on procedures and costs, means that spontaneous innovation is not something that can happen easily. But this wasn’t engaging and employees were left dissatisfied.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In a forty-five minute working group you can either develop a new innovation process that you can upload and use in your IdeaScale community that day or you can create a communications plan to guide outreach in your next campaign. But I thought I’d share some of the other things that have got us revved up for Open Nation 2018 !

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