Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

With digital disruption accelerating across industries, traditional, closed approaches to innovation no longer suffice for most companies. In fact, research shows that companies practicing open innovation achieve faster time-to-market and often realize higher revenue from new products. What Is an Open Innovation Strategy?

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Qmarkets

JULY 20, 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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IdeaScale

APRIL 14, 2021

It seems like new innovation types arrive at the scene all of the time, leaving people reaching for Google to get up to speed. Whether you’re new to innovation or have years under your belt, this simple guide that explains the different types might help. Open Innovation. Closed Innovation. Process Innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

So this post reviews many great contributors to advancing innovation over the years. Many tools, techniques, frameworks, mechanics, and emerging methodologies have allowed different parts of the innovation process to be explored and exploited. The need today is not to dispense with this but to link it fully up.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 23, 2019

This is more than just a way to better understand who shops with you, though; with the right platform, it can be a source of powerful innovation. What Is Open Innovation? Traditionally, innovation in companies has been “closed.” When Should I Use Open Innovation? How Should I Use Open Innovation?

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Open innovation is a core strategy for transformative growth amongst a growing number of enterprise companies around the world. The days of boardrooms and R&D departments keeping innovation under lock and key are waning, as companies are increasingly preferring a more collaborative approach with startups and other external parties.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Innovation ecosystems are networks of organizations and individuals that co-create value through innovation 2. From closed to open : Innovation used to be seen as a closed process, where organizations relied on their own resources and capabilities to innovate.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 14, 2020

If you’re struggling to grow your strategy from something informal into a formal process, outsourcing can bring in experienced teams to help you. Of course, in the case of tools like open innovation and crowdsourcing, you might want the perspective of customers and clients on what they need and want.

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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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100%Open

OCTOBER 9, 2016

When it comes to open innovation, knowing where to start or what to do next can often be the hardest decision. To counter this, we have produced a simple tool (below), which is based on our range of practical experience, to show the most common and relevant methods to successfully innovate openly.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 27, 2025

This capability enables customers of Q-scout, our technology and startup scouting tool, to directly leverage over 900k innovative startups into their technology scouting efforts. Together, these tools not only save valuable time but also increase the level of engagement and collaboration, and elevate the quality of submissions.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

So where does innovation fit within this? I have read different views but most seem to be simply dressing their existing tools and methods in the those brighter new clothes of Gen AI appeal. This could revolutionize the speed, scale, and adaptability of the innovation process itself. Surely not? They stand alone.

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Yet2

JULY 3, 2024

Such restrictive ideal (“nice to have”) requirements can easily hobble the external innovation process. Insight: Sometimes, disproving the negative serves as a strategic tool to overcome internal skepticism. yet2 also implemented a tech surveillance service to monitor the least-unpromising and other emerging opportunities.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

We build a process that relates to the problem on hand in its structure, offering the suggested process needed in frames, tools, process designs. We go and simply ‘grab them’ to fit the innovation we are working upon. Can we design a totally ‘adaptive’ innovation process to fit the specific need?

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Check out our top innovation blogs from 2019 for tips on transforming your product, process, market, and more. Seven Free Brainstorming Tools for 2019. Brainstorming is where innovation and product development strategy begin, but sometimes you need a little push to get started. Is Your Office Design Stifling Creativity?

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Innovation thinking in Ecosystem and Gen AI design I believe there is a real need to construct a different innovation process. We are rapidly seeing the past of innovating simply in terms of operating on our own. Earlier this year, I proposed a different framework for the innovation process and thinking.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The collaborators are seeing the combined value and individual gain in this more open approach. We can, by embracing 4IR, have available far more predictive and evaluation tools to help improve processes, to reduce or test risk, to prototype and experiment, partly engaged with customers in learning and adjusting design and value.

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Qmarkets

JULY 19, 2024

Companies working in isolation may miss out on the vast pool of external knowledge and innovative ideas that could propel them forward. The closed innovation model can result in slower innovation cycles, higher costs, and increased risk of obsolescence in a rapidly changing market. But what is open innovation?

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

In my view any new approach to innovation needs to aim to achieve interdependent and interlocking innovation, solving problems that have not been addressed before and offering sustainable value, impact, and returns to all involved or significantly improving on the existing solutions.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

The same is true for innovation within an organization. Innovation process models serve as navigational charts, guiding businesses from idea inception to successful execution. What is an Innovation Process Model? What is an Innovation Process Model?

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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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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Overview : Innovators face a number of challenges, as detailed in our choose-your-own-adventure infographic , including leadership buy-in, resources, and team-building. Yet, these challenges can be overcome with the right tools and approach. Leadership. In some situations, this is already the case.

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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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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

What it is: TRIZ is a problem-solving, analysis and forecasting tool derived from the study of patterns of invention in the global patent literature. At its core, the framework is a collection of strategies and tools for finding inventive solutions to difficult problems. 10 – Open Innovation, Crowdsourcing and Idea Management.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 19, 2018

Your team needs new tools and skills If your team has been tasked with creating new, innovative products or services, take a few days and introduce or build new skills and tools. Trying to innovate with the existing tools and processes will only result in incremental change at best and a really frustrating experience.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The journey from concept to implementation is more than a series of steps—it’s a dynamic cycle that demands the right tools, strategies, and expertise. Beyond the platform, our tailored services align corporate innovation programs with best practices, providing the guidance and insights needed for success. Why Ezassi?

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

I think with the recognition that innovation occurs across the whole organization the innovation management (IM) providers have to radically alter their business model or recognize they need to broaden out their target market inside organizations as innovation is occurring in all corners of the organization today.

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eZassi

JANUARY 24, 2017

Idea Management Software Streamlines Open Innovation. “Open innovation is a paradigm that assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as the firms look to advance their technology.” ” [link]. of our idea management software.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Do you have a process in place to do that? Ideation is a necessary step in the innovation process , but it’s only one step. Having the right tools and processes in place as you innovate is essential. Systematizing the Process. Transforming Bright Ideas Into Value. It’s quite the opposite.

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Idea Drop

JULY 7, 2017

According to Gartner, “The major benefits associated with innovation management tools are stimulating engagement and participation in user-friendly, social and mobile environments (such as through gamification techniques), and directing creativity toward business needs. Idea Drop makes the innovation process effortless.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 10, 2017

In a turbulent marketplace, when complexity can add even more confusion, it is important to have a simple and straightforward innovation system. Shared and easy-to-use innovation practices and tools can enable everyone in a company to work together to develop ideas that deliver compelling customer value. Innovation Processes .

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 10, 2017

In a turbulent marketplace, when complexity can add even more confusion, it is important to have a simple and straightforward innovation system. Shared and easy-to-use innovation practices and tools can enable everyone in a company to work together to develop ideas that deliver compelling customer value. Innovation Processes .

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Playing the role of mentor means you are able to: Use innovation efforts as an opportunity to develop innovators’ capabilities and careers. Coach an innovation champion and team through the entire innovation process. Ask tough questions and allow innovators to struggle, without taking over the project.

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mjvinnovation

APRIL 11, 2019

We could summarize open innovation as the use of inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation and expand markets. Keep reading to understand in depth what open innovation is and how it can be used in your business! The open innovation concept. The 3 types of open innovation.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This partnership will offer access to Qmarkets’ leading innovation management software ecosystem to RevelX’s global customer base, to provide them with best-in-class tools to reach their innovation goals. Many of our customers are ready to enter the next level for their innovation endeavors and underlying processes.

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CREATORS

DECEMBER 3, 2018

We believe that it doesn’t take a lot to do innovation better. Here a few rules companies can adopt instantly to get better at open innovation in no time! Corporate Innovation Rules 1. Create corporate innovation based on best practices, not by copy-pasting competitors’ activities.

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100%Open

JANUARY 4, 2016

We were asked recently by a new client what our top 10 Do’s and Don’ts are for running open innovation competitions, based on our experience including the UBS Future of Finance Challenge , Unilever Foundry Ideas Challenge , Colombia CO4 Open Innovation Competition , and Ordnance Survey GeoVation Challenge.

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