Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We are fragmenting much within innovation. “ The Ten Types of Corporate Innovation Programs ,” an article was written by Jeremiah Owyang , founder of Catalyst Companies, provides a terrific list of possible types of innovative programs to consider. Dedicated Innovation Team. Intrapreneur Program.

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Acuvate

APRIL 16, 2019

The goal of innovation programs is to encourage employees to come up with ideas – give them the opportunity to pitch their ideas, provide experimental capital to employees, test ideas, and then invest in the successful ones. But what accurately will it take to build a sustainable innovation program? Open Innovation.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 19, 2022

Thus, innovation is often "too big" and too disruptive, because it is seen as a platform change, or is defined too narrowly to create real results. I happen to be a fan of the big, platform basis innovation programs, where an organization sets out to build innovation capacity as a core competency.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

A 2017 Crowdsourced Innovation Report published by IdeaScale noted that more and more companies are embedding innovation initiatives at their organizations. 53% of the innovation programs are focused on leveraging the collective wisdom of employees. Improve innovation leadership. Scale innovation programs.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Growing from Strength to Strength Across this two-part article series we have explained the difference between innovation exploitation and exploration and introduced you to a wide variety of concepts and best-practices to aid in the success of an enterprise innovation program.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

An innovation mandate is a critical tool for defining the scope and direction of innovation and the underlying values, commitment and resources placed behind it. Normally this innovation mandate comes in the form of a document, generally build up by a small team of senior leaders, innovation experts and subject matter experts.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 27, 2018

A lot of crowdsourced innovation programs will tell you to offer incentives to your community of participants in order to drive engagement – but sometimes that’s a challenge for organization either because of budget restrictions or company regulations.

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Imaginatik

MARCH 1, 2018

Like many companies, Acme Corporation has a new (ish) corporate-level innovation program. Executives are hoping for big things from the innovation group. Despite high hopes and active exec support, the innovation group has struggled to find its footing. Let’s call them Acme Corporation.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 17, 2018

Innovation programs generate more than ideas and new products, they generate data and insights that can inform your strategic direction. They turned those threads into opportunity reports that were socialized around the City and are informing decisions today.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 27, 2021

There can be a range of reasons why there’s not already an innovation push in place, from unfocused leadership to other priorities to just simply not having thought about it or believing innovation is for larger or better-funded groups. This can be ideal for engaging outside groups like vendors and clients.

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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). Most IdeaScale customers are using their innovation program to collaborate with their employees.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 4, 2018

So we asked QED a few questions about their program and here’s what they had to say: IdeaScale : Why is innovation vital to your organization? 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.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 24, 2018

Much like its inspiration, Open Nation DC brought together an energetic, eclectic group of IdeaScale customers and prospects to knowledge-share, network and collaborate. Contreras dived into the importance of goal-setting and quantifiable metrics to any innovation program. Coast Guard. Coast Guard.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

IdeaScale offers crowdsourcing software, because the higher quantity and the greater diversity between linked ideas and concepts, the better an innovation program performs. Without a process, organizations can sometimes be innovative and sometimes be an industry laggard. Engagement. Implementation.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

A 2017 Crowdsourced Innovation Report published by IdeaScale noted that more and more companies are embedding innovation initiatives at their organizations. 53% of the innovation programs are focused on leveraging the collective wisdom of employees. Improve innovation leadership. Scale innovation programs.

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KindlingApp

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

We generally call that last kind an “innovation program.” Let’s talk about a fourth kind: programmatic innovation on the scale of a small team, such as a startup or a department within a large company. Desiree’s blog post last week about innovation tools throughout the 20th century was interesting in this regard.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 2, 2019

Sometimes an innovation finds you. Innovation works best when it incorporates a broad network of perspectives. Open innovation, where a company invites outside groups such as academic organizations and non-profits to offer ideas to address challenges, can be a superb way to get those perspectives.

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IdeaScale

JULY 13, 2017

We’ve identified ten skills that you should be focusing on in your innovation group, download the infographic to learn all of them. What are the skills you think are most imperative in an innovation program? The post What Innovation Skills Should You Focus on Building? But hopefully these just help get you started.

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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. Crowdsourcing helps scale and prioritize the effort of new ideas.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 27, 2018

BCG rightly is pointing out from their research that digital innovation is just taking over everywhere. They point out that since 2014, only four types of innovation and that are all related to digital, have grown increasingly in importance in their pursuit by companies.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 18, 2025

How do you build momentum behind an innovation program while navigating the complexities of a merger and integrating new teams? Sometimes, innovation success stories can be a bit myopic, focusing too narrowly on a single shiny campaign or headline-worthy results. Leadership commitment to innovation is unmistakable.

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hackerearth

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

In other words, it is because sometimes innovation strategies fail to produce products/ services that the customers want. Which brings us to the question, “Why do innovation programs fail?”. Below are 6 reasons why innovation programs can fail. Open innovation, internal and external accelerators etc.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 3, 2023

The most significant activities for investing in innovation management software are presently for events, challenges and campaigns, idea assessments, especially at the early stage, and product development filters. Innovation will be central to this; it will be based more on agility, being highly adaptable, flexible and acting at speed.

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Innovation Leader

JUNE 1, 2019

Starting in 2014, Christopher Bailey helped to create a new Digital Ventures team and new innovation programming within ExxonMobil’s IT organization, under an umbrella group that was known as #innovation. Here’s his advice on getting a program started.

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IdeaScale

MAY 9, 2018

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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Imaginatik

MARCH 23, 2017

Very few innovation programs have the luxury of waiting multiple years before delivering quantifiable results. Measuring innovation requires partners. Demonstrating the effects of a strong innovation program typically depend on active involvement from other units and functions in the company. Process efficiencies.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 20, 2018

Engaging people in innovation is at the heart of what we do at IdeaScale. “Create content and messages that appeal to particular interest groups. We also send out a bi-monthly update to all employees with community stats to generate continued interest.” ” -Sarah Carruthers, Sheetz.

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Planview

JANUARY 30, 2018

One popular New Year’s Resolution is getting fit – so here at Spigit, we wanted to share with you a series about how to get “Innovation Fit” in 2018 to ensure your innovation program is set up for success. In fitness terms, I equate this to working out with friends, partners, or groups. Scale is good.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

But what is crowdsourcing, and why are so many organizations using it to drive innovation? Crowdsourcing allows businesses to gather ideas, insights, or solutions from a large, distributed group rather than relying solely on internal expertise. But first, lets cover the basics. What Is Crowdsourcing?

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IdeaScale

MARCH 7, 2017

Creating a repeatable innovation portfolio helps you plan more efficiently, scale resources, and gain insight for the growth of your innovation program. There are five key elements of a repeatable innovation portfolio: Opportunity Identification and Campaign Creation. Idea Collection and Inspiration. Proposal Generation.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

Innovation is critical for businesses of all shapes and sizes, from launching a first product to making a new global acquisition. However corporate innovation is often the most complex and challenging due to its scale and scope. Success in corporate innovation requires a thoughtful approach to overcoming these obstacles.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 21, 2017

While you can still have experts in the R&D department, you can also engage employees and external groups to solve any problem. Employee Op en Innovation: Princess Cruises gathers thousands of new ideas, engages more than four thousand employees, and manages it all through one innovation team.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 8, 2021

That makes recruiting a diverse group, in every respect, particularly crucial, for three reasons. Improved Decision-Making: When groups are made of diverse people, weaker ideas are more likely to face a challenge, and more facts are included in the decision. Making Innovation Inclusive.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 16, 2017

Standard Bank was established in 1862 and it is now one of South Africa’s largest financial services groups, operating in 20 countries across Africa and other key markets around the world. This idea was shared in an internal innovation program called Up Squad. downtime) significantly (between 20% – 23%).

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Growing from Strength to Strength Across this two-part article series we have explained the difference between innovation exploitation and exploration and introduced you to a wide variety of concepts and best-practices to aid in the success of an enterprise innovation program.

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Innovation 360 Group

MARCH 9, 2016

The kick-off took place at Kinnarps Arena, in Jönköping and is a program managed by Jönköping, Vaggeryd and Nässjö Business Regions in cooperation with the Jönköping Business School and the leading consultancy firms Innovation 360 Group and Codeq. GrowKomp is an 8.2

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Innovation 360

MARCH 10, 2016

The kick-off took place at Kinnarps Arena, in Jönköping and is a program managed by Jönköping, Vaggeryd and Nässjö Business Regions in cooperation with the Jönköping Business School and the leading consultancy firms Innovation 360 Group and Codeq. GrowKomp is an 8.2

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