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A Collaborative Product Development Stage Gate

IdeaScale

So a company that provides silica and sand based products actually has a wide range of innovation opportunities as they build out their product portfolio. Here’s an example workflow from the Product Innovation campaign: Team Review: Sub teams comprising cross-functional Subject Matter Experts (SME-T) are established.

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Top Ideation Techniques for Innovation Programs: A Comprehensive Guide

Qmarkets

While some methods like SCAMPER and brainstorming cards are well-known, there are other effective techniques that can greatly enhance your innovation program. This article delves into the top ideation techniques beyond the usual suspects, providing insights into how these methods can be leveraged to foster innovation.

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Unique Ways Successful Startups are Changing the Corporate Innovation Landscape

Idea to Value

Rapid production and MVP. A Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is more than the product itself, it represents the beginning of a whole process. The concept is more broadly related to product development and UX design. This is an alternative to questioning customers about a respective product.

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Fueling New Solution Development with an Innovation Platform – CBTW & Qmarkets

Qmarkets

In this article, we will explore how CBTW leveraged Qmarkets’ Q-ideate software to support their innovation efforts in new solution development. It’s been truly rewarding to witness CBTW embodying its core values of innovation through collaboration, and we at Qmarkets are proud to have supported them in this endeavor.

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Top Challenges for Open Innovation and How to Solve Them

IdeaScale

Open innovation can lead to an enormous number of new ideas from surprising places. Before launching any open innovation program, have an infrastructure in place for who on your team will filter out the ideas suited to your needs. But while many ideas is a good problem to have, it’s still one that needs to be addressed.

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What is Crowdsourcing? Definition, Examples, and Benefits

Qmarkets

The term was popularized by Jeff Howe in 2006, when he described how businesses could leverage online communities to source innovative ideas. By breaking down barriers to participation, crowdsourcing helps organizations tap into a wealth of collective intelligence while driving faster and more agile innovation.

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So Where Is Innovation Heading?

Paul Hobcraft

To achieve this innovation has gone digital, pure and simple. There are significant shifts underway towards digital innovation in R&D and new-product development. BCG rightly is pointing out from their research that digital innovation is just taking over everywhere. They are all becoming digital endeavors.