Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Innovation is struggling to really perform and unleash breakthrough products due to many ‘inbuilt’ inhibitors. Embedded software is becoming more important in value than the physical product. Embedded software is becoming essential within products; from shoes, household appliances, cars, travel etc.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Well also examine the common challenges businesses face during implementation, share effective strategies to bridge the gap between ideation and execution, and discuss how idea management software can accelerate and simplify this journey. Cultural Resistance: Organizational culture can be a major barrier to implementing ideas.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 9, 2019

The majority of the present software providers fail to grasp this. Those that do will be coming more from the Product Lifecycle Management perspective (PLM) where product design has always been complex. Those that don’t come from the old traditional thinking about innovation idea management or managing a single product portfolio.

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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. Without a structured approach, even the most brilliant ideas risk stalling. Understanding the Idea-to-Implementation Process 1.

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Qmarkets

JUNE 3, 2021

Ideas can result in new revenue streams, product improvements, enhanced employee engagement, and more. Yet to reap the true benefits of innovation, organizations must create a structured process whereby ideas are systematically collected, evaluated, and implemented on scale. Why Should You Use Idea Software?

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

There is still a real reluctance that the supplier of innovation software solutions has to change. Secondly, if open innovation has gone way beyond a one to many relationships into a many to many then does the reliance on single entity software provision makes sense? The IM software market is stirring.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 12, 2024

By providing a structured framework, idea generators allow businesses to approach operational challenges with creativity and confidence. This is where idea management software emerges as the ultimate solution, combining the benefits of multiple idea generation tools into one cohesive platform.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 1, 2025

This article explores the role of an idea evaluation matrix in the broader idea management process, detailing what it should includesuch as weighted scoring for fair assessment. Finally, well discuss how idea management software can streamline this process, making evaluation more efficient and data-driven.

Software Review 52

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

IdeaScale is partnering with The Idea Guy® to offer options that will expand our current offerings and significantly impact company performance by helping you develop an idea management strategy that works. The Idea Guy® helps organizations by creating ideas that solve problems.

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ITONICS

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Innovation requires engagement, collaboration and diverse thinking. However, organizations can face many challenges in creating an open space for employees to contribute ideas. The woes of organizations to engage employees have increased even more in the aftermath of the pandemic due to remote work.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

However corporate innovation is often the most complex and challenging due to its scale and scope. Many organizations face difficulties in establishing effective innovation programs, often due to misaligned strategies, unclear processes, and inadequate tools. What emerging trends or disruptions could your company capitalize on?

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

Well also break down the steps to implementing value innovation and examine how idea management and technology scouting can accelerate its success. This fee could include maintenance, insurance, and even modular upgrades, such as improved battery capacity or software enhancements. What is Value Innovation?

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IdeaScale

MARCH 21, 2017

If you’re tired of not being able to compete with bigger companies in your industry due to a lack of research and development (R&D) budget, the good news is that’s no longer a problem. While you can still have experts in the R&D department, you can also engage employees and external groups to solve any problem.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

IdeaScale recently announced the winners of our 2018 Innovation Management Awards. Queensland Police Service was recognized for Best Engagement Strategy, Covia won the award for Best Innovation Process, and the Transportation Research Board won for Best Innovation. Respond to Every Idea. Queensland Police Service (QPS).

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eZassi

JANUARY 24, 2017

Idea Management Software Streamlines Open Innovation. “Open innovation is a paradigm that assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as the firms look to advance their technology.” ” [link].

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Planview

MAY 23, 2017

To address this, Spigit commissioned Forrester Research to conduct an independent study examining the value customers receive from implementing Spigit’s ideation management software. Forrester cited the following outcomes from their in-depth interviews and analysis: Creating culture of engagement and innovation.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Unlike spontaneous brainstorming, a formal ideation process ensures that ideas are captured, organized, and systematically reviewed. Through both the platform and in-person surveys at stations, MARTA gathered thousands of ideas and preferences from riders.

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Ideation Examples Crowdsourcing Software Review 104

Qmarkets

JANUARY 21, 2020

By analyzing how you can marshal existing assets to drive creativity, engage employees, and keep innovations customer-centric, you can help your company emerge from a recession stronger than ever. Businesses looking to discover how to beat a recession with idea management and continuous improvement would also do well to adopt it.

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IdeaScale

JULY 10, 2018

million working days were lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2016/2017. In order for companies to continue developing innovative ideas, this stress epidemic should not be underestimated. For instance, at IdeaScale we have created a unique idea management platform that utilises crowdsourcing.

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Qmarkets

JULY 16, 2019

G2 Crowd – one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer corporate software review platforms – has recognized Qmarkets as a market leader in their Summer 2019 Idea Management Grid Report, due to market leading scores across several categories. For ‘Market Presence’, Qmarkets came in 4 th place in this report.

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eZassi

MAY 11, 2018

What is Innovation Software? Innovation Software Helps Businesses Cultivate and Implement Innovation — Faster. Innovation software is a fairly recent development that was made possible by the rise in popularity of both cloud computing and social sharing platforms. How is Innovation Software Used? Idea Capture.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

Platform Components : Exploratory tools, Front End Management Software, Environmental Scanning, Trend Management, Start-Up Scouting, Weak Signals, Academic Research, Radar, IP Scanning, Three Horizons, and Strategic Roadmaps.

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Qmarkets

JULY 25, 2024

Additionally, we’ll highlight how innovation management software, like Qmarkets, can seamlessly integrate these elements to drive your business forward. These elements are crucial for managing innovation effectively and ensuring that your organization can continuously generate and implement new ideas.

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Qmarkets

JULY 18, 2024

For businesses, innovation software serves as the modern compass, map, and crew management system combined. While some companies may start with basic tools like spreadsheets, these often fall short in managing the complexities of true innovation. What is Innovation Software? Innovation Software: What Are My Options?

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2024

Process improvement software is transforming the way businesses operate by streamlining workflows, reducing inefficiencies, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. What is Process Improvement Software? Process improvement software comprises digital tools designed to facilitate and automate these methodologies.

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Qmarkets

JULY 16, 2019

G2 Crowd – one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer corporate software review platforms – has recognized Qmarkets as a market leader in their Summer 2019 Idea Management Grid Report, due to market leading scores across several categories. For ‘Market Presence’, Qmarkets came in 4 th place in this report.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Powered by Qmarkets’ idea management solution Q-ideate , BIG gathers and implements ideas sourced by over 13,000 ICL employees around the world. What can ICL’s approach to crowdsourcing tell us about how to launch a successful idea management program? To find out, let’s dive into the world of BIG.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 15, 2016

So some ‘grief’, some compliments, and I ended up feeling ‘warm’ but a little chastened, as I had failed in clearly raising the level of curiosity intended in my mail out for a greater, deeper engagement that I was attempting. How mistakenly wrong this call for simply ideas really is.

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Qmarkets

JULY 31, 2023

Qmarkets’ innovation management software facilitates idea generation, evaluation and implementation, collaboration, and data analysis. About Qmarkets Managing innovation at large company is never easy. But it doesn’t have to be so hard. That’s where we come in.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 15, 2020

Qmarkets has been lauded as both a Momentum Leader and Grid® Leader in a new idea management software report by G2 – the world’s largest tech marketplace. G2 has recently released its Spring 2020 Report for Idea Management. Exponential Success: Why Qmarkets Ranks Among the Best Idea Management Tool Providers. “We

Technical Review 40

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Qmarkets

JUNE 2, 2021

Ideas can result in new revenue streams, product improvements, enhanced employee engagement, and more. Yet to reap the true benefits of innovation, organizations must create a structured process whereby ideas are systematically collected, evaluated, and implemented on scale. What is it? How does it work?

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Qmarkets

JULY 13, 2023

Hill and her colleagues in an article published in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) last year. The second thing that occurred to me was that each of these ABCs are roles that we proactively embed within organizations through innovation management software. What makes a great leader?

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

As part of the new corporate strategy, Leumi realized that it would need an innovation management software engine to support the initiative. Since deployment, the Bank has run ongoing idea challenges, engaging thousands of the bank's employees in online idea brainstorming to tackle a variety of the company's challenges.

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Qmarkets

JUNE 8, 2018

Schindler has partnered with idea and innovation management software company Qmarkets to leverage the collective intelligence of their German workforce. Launched on the 3 rd of April, the platform generated an incredible 252 ideas within just over two weeks. About Qmarkets. For press inquiries please contact: Mr.

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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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Underperforming Technical Team How To Crowdsourcing Innovation 124

IdeaScale

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Of those people who wish to engage in decisions, consider how you can engage them efficiently and then ask yourself “when is the appropriate time to engage each of them?” For example, an ideation phase is a great time for discussion and a review phase is a great time for decision-maing).

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 12, 2022

When it comes to overseeing an idea management program involving thousands of employees or customers, it is crucial that the process is structured in a way that helps participants to generate the best ideas. Maybe you’ve found that your idea management participants aren’t yielding as many good ideas as in the past.

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