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Calculating the ROI for Your Idea Management System Launch

IdeaScale

How is your idea management software performing? This is a particular struggle for innovation departments and committees launching an idea management system, who often need to come up with KPIs and metrics to explain what they’re doing and how it benefits the company. How do you measure the intangible?

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Five Reasons You Need Idea Management Software

IdeaScale

Idea management is about working together.?. It seems so simple; set out a box, some pencils and paper, and let people anonymously contribute ideas. Then comes a flood you can barely manage, or a drought as you struggle to get people to weigh in. With idea management, people communicate.?.

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Idea Management: Learning When and How to Say “Enough”

IdeaScale

Sometimes projects just don’t pan out, and it’s important for project managers to be able to recognize the signs of impending failure. This way they avoid falling for the sunk cost fallacy of throwing more resources at a failing project because of how much has already been invested.

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How Has Idea Management Changed Since IdeaScale Launched?

IdeaScale

The questions ranged across a variety of subjects like how we hired our first few team members to our thoughts about the future of innovation management. But some of the questions made us think how has idea management changed since we launched? Most early-stage idea management tools can’t do all this.

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The Ultimate Guide to Idea Validation in Idea Management

Qmarkets

This stark reality underscores the importance of idea validation—a critical step that ensures organizations prioritize the right ideas before committing valuable time, resources, and budget. The goal is to replace guesswork with data-driven decision-making, ensuring that only the best ideas move forward.

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Five Hurdles to Idea Management and How to Clear Them

IdeaScale

Brainstorming is the beginning of idea management, but only the beginning. To keep the momentum going, idea management needs to clear away hurdles you may unintentionally put in the way. Ideas need people to refine and implement them, but who that should be isn’t necessarily immediately clear.

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5 Signs You Need an Idea Management Solution

IdeaScale

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.