IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

For 2021, IdeaScale has three new winners of the Innovation Management Awards: TriHealth for engaging nearly 80% of their workforce; Grant Thornton for pioneering work in automation; and Graybar for an exemplary innovation process. Best Innovation Process: Graybar. Best Engagement Strategy: TriHealth.

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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

JULY 26, 2024

Strategic innovation is all about proactively developing and delivering innovations that will have the biggest impact with the lowest investment. To do this, you need to take a holistic approach, harnessing the full power of your ecosystem and the tools that are available.

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eZassi

MARCH 6, 2025

Technology discovery and scouting are essential activities for enterprise innovation programs and R&D departments to identify emerging technologies, startups, and market trends that can drive competitive advantage. Identification of white-space opportunities for innovation.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 24, 2021

Along the way we have seen a wide variety of approaches and formats, from small-scale hackathons with a few hundred participants, to long term innovation programs involving tens of thousands of users. The definition of an innovation program can sometimes differ, so before we dive in let’s clarify what we mean when we use this term.

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Qmarkets

JULY 29, 2024

Strategic innovation is all about proactively developing and delivering innovations that will have the biggest impact with the lowest investment. To do this, you need to take a holistic approach, harnessing the full power of your ecosystem and the tools that are available.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

However corporate innovation is often the most complex and challenging due to its scale and scope. Many organizations face difficulties in establishing effective innovation programs, often due to misaligned strategies, unclear processes, and inadequate tools.

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Board of Innovation

MAY 15, 2019

The scoping canvas is the best tool to help teams come up with a project briefing before beginning an innovation program begins. The post Why scoping helps move innovation projects go forward appeared first on Board of Innovation.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Overview: The suggestion box is a classic tool for collecting feedback. A transparent innovation process makes this particularly effective. Yet there are other opportunities for data you can use to bolster your innovation program. Even if you just want to know how the innovation program is going, it’s valuable.

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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

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Qmarkets’ Innovation Standard Operating Procedures (SOP): In this series, we will present different guidelines on how to bring innovation theory to practice. When senior leadership says they want ‘innovation’ within the company, what does that mean? As the CEO goes, so goes the company.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Overview: In 2017, Davidson College redesigned its innovation program for more transparency, engagement, and democracy. The process was designed to bring in and launch as many ideas as possible, built on the IdeaScale platform. Building An Inclusive Innovation Practice. Facing COVID.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 3, 2023

Can innovation be something different than it is for the vast majority today? The market for investing in innovation management tools remains fragmented. Many small vendors provide limited scope to grow innovation in organizational ways; they “sweat” the one idea or big challenge.

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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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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 20, 2016

This process is critical to innovation in business success as mastery of the art of implementation is necessary to ensure that your innovation process and program clicks on all cylinders, all the time. number of ideas and the next steps to be taken), opportunities, milestones, and celebrations.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MARCH 6, 2017

Last week I attended an interesting program co-sponsored by the University of North Carolina's health care innovation program and AARP. The program was set up to bring together people who had an interest in solving problems relating to prescription drug use.

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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. Take the following innovation management process for example.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 26, 2021

According to CultureAmp research, ‘Nearly 8 out of 10 of highly engaged employees regard their companies as having a culture that nurtures innovation’ 5. An employee innovation program is simply a process that empowers each employee to share their ideas. Sometimes those improvements are big, often they are small.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Firefighting agencies are responding with computer modeling, advanced topographic mapping, new fire management techniques, sensors, mobile monitors, infrastructure upgrades, and new government innovation programs. Government innovation is a good starting point for any organization to learn more about innovation strategy.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 26, 2021

According to CultureAmp research, ‘Nearly 8 out of 10 of highly engaged employees regard their companies as having a culture that nurtures innovation’ 5. An employee innovation program is simply a process that empowers each employee to share their ideas. Sometimes those improvements are big, often they are small.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 24, 2021

Whether it be in the development of new products or whether by using this technology to continuously improve internal processes. Innovation Ecosystems Ideation is a powerful tool for innovation, but often this is the area where an organization’s innovation strategy starts and ends.

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Imaginatik

APRIL 24, 2015

Senior leadership therefore develops a strategic plan for innovation, appoints a corporate innovation leader, and provides that leader with the resources deemed necessary and appropriate for success. The most common mistake: leadership doesn’t factor their organization’s Innovation Maturity level into the equation.

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PlanBox Innovation

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Introduction Innovation isn’t just a buzzword in the business world; it’s the lifeblood of growth and sustainability. At Planbox, our extensive journey through the deployment of over 400 enterprise innovation programs has offered us a front-row seat to the transformative power of innovation.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 5, 2020

When you are trying to create a repeatable innovation process, you can’t just start anywhere by doing random activities. As such, the first question for you to answer is – how ready is your company to support and nurture innovation? Planning and executing are not the right process for innovation.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 4, 2025

Paulings quote reinforces the importance of volume in innovation. Businesses should not wait for the “perfect” idea but instead promote brainstorming, hackathons , and innovation programs that generate a steady flow of concepts. The right mindset fuels innovation, but the right tools turn ideas into impact.

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Imaginatik

JANUARY 13, 2017

An obvious example is a clue from 2011 – the public launch of Uber’s ride-sharing program in San Francisco. Many innovation programs, and some R&D teams, benefit from full-time staff who work as designated innovation scouts. Future Building – a Core Innovation Skill Set.

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Imaginatik

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Embedding an effective innovation program in your company requires a fresh look at capabilities. We find that very few – if any – large companies are truly set up to enable innovation to do battle with how the business landscape is evolving. Where are these issues being considered within the current innovation process? •

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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. Threats What external factors could hinder innovation?

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In this article we will now explain on a high level how these factors are being applied live in the Qmarkets tool for the benefit of Barenbrug. Defining a Clear Innovation Strategy The Barenbrug management team already had a clear strategy for the future. They have specified this in clear innovation targets and innovation themes.

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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. But how can you get started with incremental innovation? Let’s get started.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 18, 2016

It's important to understand what the client knows about innovation, what they have learned or attempted previously. Innovation can be strange and new, and if other tools or methodologies are familiar or in use, it's often valuable to incorporate them into our processes if possible, rather than ignore them.

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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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PlanBox Innovation

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It almost sounds like an oxymoron, but with the help of generative AI systems like ChatGPT—OpenAI’s advanced AI language model that’s all the rage these days—you can take a lot of weight off your shoulders by streamlining your innovation processes, so you can have a bit more structure and creativity without the headaches.

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2024

This strategy allows businesses to leverage external expertise, share resources, and integrate diverse perspectives within a broader innovation ecosystem, ultimately fostering a more dynamic and efficient innovation process. This guide aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of open innovation.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Resources Provide the tools and time necessary for idea development and experimentation. Support Offer guidance and mentorship to help navigate the innovation process. Recognition Acknowledge and reward innovation efforts to reinforce their value.

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Imaginatik

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Back to the Shamans… building innovation capacity requires executive commitment, organizational and program design, stakeholder participation, a proven framework and powerful tools. Illustrating that innovation “ecosystem” is really the first step towards developing a mature innovation function.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 25, 2024

It’s natural to consider education and innovation as mutually compatible. It’s surprising, then, that many academic institutions still lag when it comes to implementing well-structured innovation processes. Innovation in Education: A Proud History DNA, Genetic Fingerprinting, CDs, Computers, and the Internet.

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