IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Measuring innovation isn’t the same as measuring traditional business metrics like market size, gross margins, or return on investment. Good innovation management requires its own set of metrics. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t measure innovation success. Submitted Ideas (Ideation).

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 7, 2018

This trend has given rise to “ innovation management ,” a term that risks being ignored simply for how wonky it sounds. After all, can “innovation” ever really be managed? Innovation can be managed, precisely because it is not the slapdash or purely artistic process gifted to us by the few.

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HYPE Innovation

JUNE 25, 2018

As an innovation manager you have the enviable task of stimulating creativity across the organization, and channeling it towards the strategic goals of the company - ultimately creating breakthrough innovations. Let’s look at some advice and see how it translates to this world.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2023

This month I am completing a series on cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations. Cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations do have real differences and my aim is to draw these out in this series. Creativity and innovation : Participants must be able to generate creative ideas and innovative solutions to complex problems.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 22, 2019

Peter Berger is the Director of Innovation for EmbraerX, a Silicon Valley innovation unit of Brazilian aerospace company Embraer. Berger recently sat down for an interview with IdeaScale’s Jessica Day for IdeaScale Nation, the company’s innovation podcast. Innovation Units Should Be Separate from Business Units.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 8, 2019

Here are a few steps to help you refresh and re-launch after your first year of innovation management. If you’re not sure where to start, download our infographic on measuring innovation sentiment. Maybe you want to delight more community members, maybe you want to improve your ideation rate? Gather Feedback. Experiment.

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eZassi

AUGUST 30, 2022

Top 5 Ideation Objectives for Innovation [Infographic]. Build your Innovation Portfolio on the best ideas captured through Ideation. For innovative and creative organizations, the challenge is not a lack of good ideas, but no effective system in place to review, score, catalog and process these ideas through the pipeline.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with process improvement, but it isn’t the same thing as process innovation. In some ways, innovation is about going “back to the drawing board.”. Process innovation , however, requires that you take a new look at a process as a whole, rethinking it altogether rather than fine-tuning it here and there.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

Ideation techniques serve as powerful tools for unlocking creativity, enabling teams to think outside the box and explore new possibilities. While some methods like SCAMPER and brainstorming cards are well-known, there are other effective techniques that can greatly enhance your innovation program.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

But in most cases, the difference between a fleeting concept and a breakthrough innovation lies in the ability to execute. In this article, well explore what implementing ideas truly means and how it fits into the broader innovation process. Without these, even the best ideas risk failure.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Our CEO was recently interviewed by the San Francisco Business Times and the conversation pulled up short for a moment when the interviewer (after hearing us talk about the possibilities afforded by an innovation management system) asked us why people are sometimes afraid to launch a crowdsourced innovation program.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Recently, IdeaScale’s own Jeff Wong wrote about how he knows first-time innovators will be successful. Here are a handful of common mistakes I see first-time innovators making. A successful innovation effort requires a well-thought-out, cradle-to-grave communications plan. In that same vein, no thinking past ideation.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2025

Breakthrough innovation isnt about minor upgrades or gradual improvements. But what exactly qualifies as breakthrough innovation? How does it differ from other forms of innovation? To start, lets take a closer look at what breakthrough innovation really means. Its about making leaps that redefine whats possible.

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HYPE Innovation

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

For some organizations, an innovation program is a “nice-to-have”, sometimes struggling for time and attention against other corporate initiatives. This is not the case at Linklaters, one of the UK’s “Magic Circle” law firms – which places innovation at the core of its purpose and embeds innovation at the foundation of the firm’s strategy.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The image here is the list of exactly which capabilities your company needs to succeed at innovation. Almost every business leader will tell you that they value innovation and that it is a positive & important factor for their company. However, why is it then that approximately 96% of innovation efforts fail ?

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eZassi

JANUARY 8, 2025

A Guide to Business Model Innovation Business model innovation is a competitive strategy offering organizations a way to redefine their value proposition, operational structure, and revenue streams. What is Business Model Innovation? Companies that fail to innovate risk being displaced by more agile competitors.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Whether you’re a startup founder, R&D leader, or innovation manager, the transition from concept to market-ready solution involves navigating a series of interconnected stages. Let’s explore how our offerings can elevate your innovation journey and bring your vision to life.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The deadline of the annual Innovation Management Awards is now upon us and we are still accepting submissions. Best Innovation Process. Best Innovation Process. The only way that innovation management programs live on is to have a process that is successful time after time. Wildest Innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 9, 2019

Throughout the past couple of years, I have been constantly arguing about the need to put innovation management on a digital platform. These have come in different thoughts on digital platforms, ready for cross-industry and having in place, a rapid digital innovation process that scales and evolves on new technology and insights.

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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. Not only is continuous innovation necessary for survival, but also constant refinement and recalibration of existing business models. What has happened here?

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

I spoke to 11 of the world’s leading female innovation experts to get their definition of “innovation” The variety in their responses may surprise you. In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? 15 experts share their innovation definition in order to answer the question of “What is innovation?”

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Most ideation is done in. We want these ideas without a huge effort, without a huge risk and without a huge investment. We also want ideas with impact, that are rapidly actionable and ideally that utilize mostly existing resources and relationships.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 9, 2017

This is where managed collaborative innovation comes in. Solutions like IdeaScale can provide the tools necessary to take this potential and refine it into both useful, actionable innovation and an increased sense of engagement, inclusion, and commitment. This blog is a guest post by Tim Parsons, COO of 5:00 Films & Media.

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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. What problems are you solving using innovation management software? They don’t have enough quality ideas. Is it popular?

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This report provides a definitive innovation benchmarking document for leaders in strategy, R&D, design, and other innovation roles inside large organizations. Leader, Enterprise Innovation at KPMG, does provide a variety of ideas and considerations for those seeking innovation understanding.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 10, 2024

An innovation accelerator is one of the most effective methods large companies can use to nurture breakthrough ideas and scale them into viable products or services. In today’s competitive landscape, businesses must innovate constantly to maintain a competitive edge, and accelerators help them do so in a structured, high-impact way.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 22, 2017

In my double role as an innovation architect at IdeaScale and a consultant for innovation management, I rely on a variety of methods to set my clients up for success. Combining methods is one of the ways I make sure they make the most out of their innovation efforts. Let me walk you through how this might look.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Good innovation is notoriously hard to achieve. Others looking at the innovation progress keep demanding tangible evidence and quantifiable guarantees that the outcome provides clear returns. Others looking at the innovation progress keep demanding tangible evidence and quantifiable guarantees that the outcome provides clear returns.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 29, 2016

In fact, the rest of this post should help you both better articulate what it is you’re trying to achieve (workplace well-being) and introduce empirically validated theories for you to use when developing a rigorous approach towards achieving these goals with an Innovation Management program. Job Crafting.

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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? It showcases how they’re thinking about crowdsourcing and innovation as part of their daily routine. What Works?

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IdeaScale

MARCH 22, 2017

If you’ve been following IdeaScale’s Innovation Management Awards , you know that this year saw some really thrilling innovation come from some unexpected places. In fact, government is sometimes seen as one of the least innovative industries , but some of our best stories this year came from the government.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

I finished my last post, “ Are we EVER going to embrace innovation? ” With the argument, we need to change the innovation narrative and significantly update the innovation approach and processes to meet today’s and tomorrow’s business challenges. The need today is not to dispense with this but to link it fully up.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

While digital transformation focuses on integrating technology into all aspects of a business, digital innovation goes a step furtherits about creating entirely new value through technology. Companies that fail to innovate digitally risk being left behind as competitors leverage new tools, business models, and strategies to drive efficiency.

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Qmarkets

JUNE 3, 2021

Today innovation has become a lifeline for businesses who have had to pivot and adjust to recent market changes. Yet, innovation doesn’t just happen, it starts with ideas. Idea software helps organizations do this by providing a structured innovation framework that can be launched across an organization.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

The Intersection of AI and Innovation Management My journey into the realm of innovation management began as I witnessed many clients wrestling with the increasing complexity of developing new products and services. The Rise of AI in Innovation Management What is Artificial Intelligence?

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Innovation 360 Group

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Innovation took a significant step toward becoming a mature science at the ISO working group meeting at the Tokyo Summit, Oct 13 – 17th. The results will share a great deal in common with the already published European standards for Innovation Management, CEN/TS 16555 Part 1-7. Overview of Topic Areas.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A human analyst to validate technology search results, conduct crucial subject matter expert interviews , and evaluate unique ideas from experienced, creative employees and stakeholders through open innovation challenges will prove to be the best approach to a fully developed innovation management strategy.

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