Imaginatik

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

A great deal of activity has been happening under the topic of ‘open innovation’, however we have found very different initiatives launched by our clients that challenge a common definition of the term. The open innovation process here self-organizes the proper fit for start-up-to-problem-solution pairing.

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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? Collaborate Across Teams Leverage ideation platforms to gather diverse insights.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 10, 2024

Innovation ecosystems increasingly need to be designed to offer more sustainable and socially responsible solutions. Use Building Blocks Through Open Innovation Strategies to exploit your Ecosystem thinking and design approaches. Embrace external perspectives, ideas, and insights to foster a culture of continuous innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

To look forward, I would argue we always need to look back and account for the progress made in managing innovation over the years. So this post reviews many great contributors to advancing innovation over the years. These tools and techniques enable ideation, validation, design-build and scaling.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2025

Use Open Innovation to Access External Expertise Instead of relying solely on internal R&D, companies can collaborate with startups , universities, and research institutions to source breakthrough ideas. Next, well explore how innovation management plays a critical role in sustaining breakthrough innovation.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In that same vein, no thinking past ideation. I often see first-time innovators bit by the crowdsourcing bug, and they come to us to scratch that itch. “I Problem is, ideation — or the simple posting of and voting on the crowd’s ideas — is only the first step. I heard about this crowdsourcing thing.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

In different exchanges over a fairly lengthy dialogue “we” arrived at: Here are some key ways it can drive transformative innovation : Accelerate Ideation and Concept Generation: Generative AI models can rapidly ideate and generate novel concepts, solutions, and prototypes across domains.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

Finally, well look at how idea management software helps organizations structure and scale their crowdsourcing initiatives for maximum impact. The definition of crowdsourcing refers to the process of obtaining ideas, solutions, or services from a large, distributed group of people, typically through an open call.

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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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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The approach is a perfect fit with the process configuration capabilities of the Qmarkets Ideation Platform. Tobias Pforr , responsible for the innovation business at hpo, says: “the partnership with Qmarkets helps our customers to operationalize their innovation strategy and lead it to success through a systematic approach.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The approach is a perfect fit with the process configuration capabilities of the Qmarkets Ideation Platform. Tobias Pforr , responsible for the innovation business at hpo, says: “the partnership with Qmarkets helps our customers to operationalize their innovation strategy and lead it to success through a systematic approach.

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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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eZassi

MARCH 18, 2025

Ezassi is a cutting-edge open innovation platform that helps organizations streamline their procurement and supply chain processes through advanced scouting, ideation, and technology discovery. Ezassi helps category managers shift their approach from transactional cost savings to strategic supplier partnerships.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 21, 2020

Somedia – one of the largest media companies in Switzerland – have selected Qmarkets’ idea management platform to crowdsource ideas from their employees. Somedia used Qmarkets’ best practice Q-ideate configuration in order to maximize results.

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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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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Crowdsourcing and open innovation initiatives are vital by bringing vast stakeholders together to share ideas on complex problems and opportunities. One of the top innovation management topics I run into is evaluating the Return on Investment (ROI) for an idea. Introduction to ROI.

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2022

Margaret Heffernan – Entrepreneur, CEO and writer Few would disagree with the notion that innovation is driven by the sharing of good ideas. Where open innovation and closed innovation models differ is the question of who should be included in these conversations. What is Open Innovation?

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Traditionally the Innovation funnel is a stage-gate process that organizations use to define their approach to ideation. In this blog, we’ll give you a step-by-step guide to our ‘Innovation Ecosystem’ , providing you with multiple ways to discover and manage innovations at your enterprise.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Traditionally the Innovation funnel is a stage-gate process that organizations use to define their approach to ideation. However, here at Qmarkets we believe that this is only one part of a greater innovation funnel. Now let’s dive into each phase and explore how you can maximize your innovation ROI.

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Imaginatik

JUNE 15, 2015

Ideation with top level innovation leaders is an amazing experience. Presentations that shared tough lessons learnt from leading innovation managers, from large multinational companies as diverse as KLM, Shell, or Cargill. Amazingly thought provoking presentations. A pleasant networking dinner.

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Collective Innovation

JUNE 17, 2017

Open innovation means allowing everyone a voice at the table. Each individual has a unique perspective to add and can identify opportunities and problems that you otherwise may not see with the traditional closed innovation model. You can get started by building your own idea management site here.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 21, 2019

From his background in crowdsourcing software as part of the open government initiative, Rob and co-founder Vivek Bhaskaran founded IdeaScale, which was promptly adopted by 23 federal agencies. Rob Hoehn started his crowdsourcing software career as part of the open government initiative in 2009.?. A Platform for Innovation Management.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Of course, most recognize that simply happening upon these solutions is not an option, and that innovation needs to be cultivated and managed effectively in order to become sustainable and repeatable. But what is innovation management , exactly? What is innovation management?

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Qmarkets

APRIL 3, 2025

This guide explains product innovation, how it differs from other forms of innovation, and what it takes to develop a winning strategy. Youll also learn how the product innovation process works and how idea management helps turn raw concepts into products customers actually want.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 4, 2023

Collaborations form the essence of discovery, relationships, innovation and new knowledge exchange. Some examples of interdisciplinary skills that are important in cross-sector innovation collaborations include communication, leadership, creativity, strategic thinking, and project management.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 10, 2020

The Intel Business Innovation Team has launched Qmarkets’ award-winning idea management platform to collect innovative ideas and solutions from employees of specific internal business units. While this initiative is being managed out of Israel, the innovation platform is being used to engage globally distributed employees.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 10, 2020

The Intel Business Innovation Team have launched Qmarkets’ award winning idea management platform to collect innovative ideas and solutions from employees of specific internal business units. While this initiative is being managed out of Israel, the innovation platform is being used to engage globally distributed employees.

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eZassi

APRIL 26, 2023

The Triple Bottom Line Approach in Innovation Strategy People | Planet | Profit – their intersection point is Sustainability, and an Idea Management Platform is the best solution to support this critical innovation strategy and the KPIs impacting the triple bottom line.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Diving deeper… In my first post, “ Embrace AI-driven innovation, it is the future.” ” I have been looking specifically at the way the (traditional) innovation management process will change. The deployment of AI-driven thinking utterly alters my perspective of “delivering” innovation.

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Acuvate

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In less than a decade, innovation management got recognized as one of the most powerful strategies an organization can use to streamline internal processes and boost their business productivity. What is innovation management? What is innovation management? Importance of innovation management.

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Be-novative

DECEMBER 12, 2018

We have a particular key learning to share along with an open innovation success story. He was curious about what would happen if every employee could contribute their ideas; he also wanted to drastically reduce time investment for the initial ideation phase. A crowdsourcing open innovation challenge was launched.

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Wazoku

MAY 12, 2020

Forrester Reveals The 13 Most Significant providers in Innovation Management “Wazoku has a differentiating vision for idea sharing and innovation collaboration.” Wazoku featured as one of the 13 Most Significant providers in Innovation Management in “The Forrester Wave : Innovation Management Platforms, Q1 2020”.

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eZassi

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

CIMdata Publishes Enterprise Innovation Management Solutions Landscape — Connecting the Dots. eZassi Participates in CIMdata’s Enterprise Innovation Management Solutions Landscape Report Findings. Expectation of Industrial Companies and Next Gen Enterprise Innovation Management Solutions. View Report.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 28, 2020

A recent study by McKinsey & Company found that 84% of executives agreed innovation was important for their growth strategy, but only 6% said they were satisfied with innovation performance. It Helps You Uncover the Best Ideas The ‘Tilt’ open innovation platform – powered by Qmarkets – allowed Total S.A

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Navigating Innovation Management: Implement a Scalable Process and Engaging Platform for Enterprise Ideation and Collaboration Creating Open Innovation Solutions Regardless of your organization’s innovation portfolio size or scope, every business needs a strategy and competitive advantage for growth and technological advancement.

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PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 3, 2021

Well, collaboration is an essential part of the idea management lifecycle, but whereas organizations have collaborative software, they often lack collaborative innovation software, which brings purpose, focus, and structure to collaboration for your organization to repeatedly discover, develop, and transform ideas into commercial value.

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eZassi

AUGUST 14, 2017

Ideation Collaboration Software: Killing three or more birds with one software. We often find that our prospects and clients are amazed that our innovation software platform replaces or can replace what they need in an ideation collaboration software, killing three or more birds with one software.

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