Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Solution: Drive Outcomes With Portfolio Management Discipline Imagine a thriving innovation program. Leaders have established clear goals for all innovation efforts. Thousands of grassroots innovators are continuously developing ideas in line with those goals, confident in their next steps. This is our baseline.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 18, 2016

The conversations go something like this: "We've told our folks we need more innovation. We've promised to reward them for their ideas. Yet here we are, four or five weeks into an innovation program, and we aren't getting any ideas. People are already implementing dozens of small, incremental ideas every day.

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Strategos

APRIL 27, 2017

Innovation should be a structured process; not a free-for-all. The sequential steps of insight development, idea generation, idea elaboration, and experiment design can be managed using a variety of tools. This means providing clear objectives, tools and instruction, and setting intermediate milestones.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Role of Assessment in Cultivating Innovation The role of assessment in cultivating innovation cannot be overstated. It serves as a strategic tool that provides you with a clear snapshot of where your organization stands concerning fostering an innovative environment.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 23, 2023

Disruptive innovations like these have a legendary status that is richly deserved, but it is actually incremental innovations that are more likely to provide sustainable fuel to drive ROI for your innovation programs year in, year out. And so concludes our whistle-stop tour of incremental innovation!

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

Corporate innovation is hard. More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. No compelling vision or reason to innovate. Lack of clearly defined innovation metrics. Call your shot.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 9, 2017

Innovation Programs Based On Best Practices are Doomed to Mediocrity. Things I’ve heard recently from c-suite executives about their own innovation programs: “Floundering and ineffective, if I’m honest.” ” “We don’t do idea generation well.” Are you lost?

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 8, 2017

Do You Wish To Accelerate Innovation? When I step into a room to facilitate an innovation, strategy, or idea generation session I always find a great deal of energy. Knowing how to adapt and blend frameworks to your needs is advanced practice in innovation. Creative training is the fuel for innovation fire.

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2024

We will explore its key concepts, such as trend management and technology scouting , highlight the benefits of adopting an open innovation model, and offer best practices for setting up an effective open innovation program. What is Open Innovation? Ensure these guidelines are accessible and easy to understand.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

The biggest challenges in corporate innovation and how to navigate them Corporate innovation is hard. More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. Structure, Tools & Processes 1.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 22, 2018

Why then is corporate America so woefully undertrained in innovation fundamentals? Energy is Not Enough, Get Training in Innovation . When I step into a room to facilitate a strategy, innovation, or idea generation session I usually find a great deal of energy. Almost always. People really want to do good work.

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Qmarkets

JULY 26, 2024

To facilitate effective collaboration, companies can implement tools such as digital whiteboards and communication platforms. These tools make it easier for employees to share ideas, provide feedback, and work together seamlessly.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Cultivating a Diverse and Inclusive Environment Diversity in thought, background, and experience is a catalyst for innovation. Establishing Processes for Idea Generation and Evaluation Developing a structured process for idea generation and evaluation is critical.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Each phase is designed so that you can tap into many potential sources of inspiration and insight, using varied systems and processes to develop ideas, and eventually manage the delivery of bottom-line outcomes and deliverables. Now let’s dive into each phase and explore how you can maximize your innovation ROI.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

Corporate innovation is hard. More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. No compelling vision or reason to innovate. Lack of clearly defined innovation metrics. Call your shot.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

It requires a deliberate approach, using structured techniques that not only generate fresh ideas but also solve complex problems and bring those ideas to life. Both play a crucial role in driving enterprise innovation, but they serve distinct purposes.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Recognizing and rewarding creative effortseven when they don’t always lead to successis key to encouraging a continuous flow of ideas. Empowerment Strategies Impact Autonomy Give team members control over their work and the freedom to explore new ideas.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Each phase is designed so that you can tap into many potential sources of inspiration and insight, using varied systems and processes to develop ideas, and eventually manage the delivery of bottom-line outcomes and deliverables. Now let’s dive into each phase and explore how you can maximize your innovation ROI.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 8, 2024

Scaling innovation involves expanding and enhancing the capacity of an organization to innovate consistently and effectively across all levels. The goal is to create a culture where innovation thrives, supported by processes and tools that facilitate idea generation, evaluation, and implementation on a larger scale.

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Strategos

JANUARY 11, 2017

The software platform is not a magic bullet; it will help to organize and sort ideas and can also build greater virtual connections between dispersed innovators. But the software platform cannot substitute for other key parts of an innovation program. Spark the innovation with new perspectives and insights.

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Qmarkets

JULY 18, 2024

To foster such a culture, companies should provide training and resources that help employees develop their innovative skills. This can include workshops on creative problem-solving, access to innovation tools, and opportunities to collaborate on cross-functional projects.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 30, 2019

This one day course consistently receives high marks from innovation executives and training professionals. Innovation Intensive, beyond Design Thinking is comprehensive in its approach and provides compelling methods, insights, tools, and stories from master trainer, Gregg Fraley. Use of stimulus tools and global trends.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

This series of posts on innovation fundamentals is not about frameworks. It’s about the cultural basics underlying them, and all innovation. Innovation has a lot of frameworks (and theories, methods, tools) that leaders can choose from, and you’ll want to choose.

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Strategos

MARCH 1, 2018

Examples: Fraction of the workforce trained in innovation, amount of leadership time spent on innovation vs day to day operations, the fraction of the capital budget that the company invests in innovation projects, number of ideas coming from customers or partners, number of innovation tools and methodologies available to employees.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 4, 2017

Get a Grip on Innovation — 10 Questions, 20 Minutes. Ten questions for you to focus on assessing the state of your organization’s innovation program. If you think your current program is working, non-existent, or just a disaster — you will learn something by taking this quick survey. Was this helpful?

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hackerearth

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

At lower risk and often lower costs, companies can use this strategic tool to explore new opportunities for growth. Why does open innovation work? In 2014, Cisco Entrepreneurs in Residence , a startup innovation program, was launched to embrace “openness” and transform the IoT/IoE and Big Data spaces.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Cities such as around the world are all adapting technological and digital tools to optimize services and the city infrastructure. Copenhagen’s smart city ambitions aim to harness technology and digital tools to make the city greener, healthier and attract more businesses.

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eZassi

JANUARY 4, 2023

Take an inventory of the 4 Innovation Styles within your project teams and balance these types across the different departments of your business to be confident there is cognitive diversity for innovation. This is an idea “Generator.” There is so much potential for innovative growth in your organization!

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Gregg Fraley

JUNE 13, 2017

Even those organizations with existing continuous improvement and innovation programs need to amplify and expand their efforts. The innovation effort alone is complex. Data tools and platforms wrangle the explosive data pipeline of big data , data lakes, and business applications.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Hackathons, internal innovation programs, open innovation, technology acquisitions…these days it seems like everyone is jumping onto the innovation bandwagon. How is innovation best performed? Can guidelines for innovation be created?

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Hackathons, internal innovation programs, open innovation, technology acquisitions…these days it seems like everyone is jumping onto the innovation bandwagon. How is innovation best performed? Can guidelines for innovation be created?

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In this article, we will explore how CBTW leveraged Qmarkets’ Q-ideate software to support their innovation efforts in new solution development. We’ll look into why CBTW selected Q-ideate and how the platform has become an essential part of their toolkit, serving a dual purpose for knowledge management and idea management.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 8, 2020

Rather, I think, open innovation becomes interesting when we are distributed and looking for new ways of working. Right now, during the COVID pandemic, there is a big push to engage everyone, and tools like Zoom, Teams, Slack and others seem to provide the means to involve a lot of people simultaneously to address key challenges.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

With Ezassi’s Innovation Management platform, you gain access to the tools and resources needed to plan, organize, and execute hackathons seamlessly. From setting up challenges to gathering and evaluating ideas, our platform streamlines the entire process to ensure your event is a success. We’ll help you level up.

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