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SIMON HILL

Simon Hill is an innovation leader and expert; co-founder of employee innovation software company Wazoku and tech evangelist. He is an active author, blogger and speaker on topics relating to collaborative innovation, crowdsourcing, co-creation, interpreneurship and more. His expertise has been recognised extensively, being awarded the prestigious title of Guardian SME Leader of the Year 2014 and noted as a Top 15 influencer in crowdsourcing both in 2013 and 2014. He is also an Angel Investor and advisor to several B2B and B2C early stage tech businesses.

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Coronavirus Crisis Only Heightens the Need for Innovation and Co-Creation

Those of us that work in the innovation management sector need no convincing of the benefits that it can bring to businesses and government departments all over the world. Adopting an innovative culture and approach allows an organisation to survive and thrive in the highly competitive modern business world and helps prevent them from becoming irrelevant or even obsolete.

Sarah Vandenberg2021-12-20T11:40:12-08:00March 24th, 2020|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Open Innovation, Trend Alert|Tags: cash flow, co-creation, Collaboration, collaborative innovation, coronavirus, covid-19, disruption, disruptive innovation, innovative leadership, pivot, siloing, supply chain|

How Idea Management can Help Advance Workplace Neurodiversity

Awareness of neurodiversity has certainly increased over the past few years and workplaces are gradually becoming more accommodating and accepting of neurodiverse employees. But after years of neglect and of neurodiverse candidates being overlooked for roles for which they are inherently suited, there is still a lot of progress that needs to be made.

Ideascale2021-12-20T10:51:35-08:00October 24th, 2019|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: accessibility, aspergers syndrome, autism, diversity, employee development, Employee Engagement, Employee Enrichment, neurodiversity, neurotypical, skills building, skills development, team building|

Innovation Management and Unlocking Your Inner Child

As someone that has worked in innovation for much of their career, witnessing over the past few years how innovation and idea management has moved more centre-stage in the business world has been really gratifying.

Ideascale2021-12-17T13:03:32-08:00March 27th, 2019|Categories: Editorial|Tags: Creativity, Ideation, incentive, personal development, professional development, reward, unrestricted thinking|

Unlocking Innovation in Business

85% of UK workers believe the strategic objectives of their employers could more easily be met through innovative approaches. Fortunately, the innovation discussion in business is progressing. Yet although most organisations acknowledge the desperate need for change, they are still at a loss when it comes to taking action. Workforces are a goldmine for the insight needed to drive change in an increasingly competitive business environment - but this knowledge must be captured to unlock innovation.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:22:27-07:00November 23rd, 2015|Categories: Idea Management, Organization & Culture|Tags: business innovation, company culture, Competition, Employee Engagement, idea management, Ideation, Innovation Culture, innovation metrics, innovation software, Innovation Strategy, innovation value, measuring innovation|

5 key Success Factors to Enable Transformational Innovation within Businesses

Transformational innovation for many businesses is inherently complex and, in many cases, high risk. It can be a big distraction, expensive in terms of cost and resource bleed from other key activities, must be managed carefully and will frequently not be successful. This article explores some key factors to work with when looking for transformational innovation.

Ideascale2021-12-03T11:31:19-08:00July 26th, 2012|Categories: Enabling Factors, Strategies|Tags: Best Practices, Collaboration, data, disruptive innovation, HR, human resources, investment, leadership, measure innovation, metrics, process improvement, project management, risk-taking, talent management, team development, Teamwork, transformational innovation|