Process Improvement

Interested in improving already-existing processes – refining, redefining, etc. – can also apply to reconfiguring departments or teams

How will Your Organization Prepare for Extreme Scenarios?

A BISS-project powered by the Service Science Factory

Rapid changes in technology, customer needs and society forces large organizations to constantly adapt to a changing context in order to remain relevant. Organizations therefore need to shift their strategy from a reactive to a pro-active approach, or in other words, they need to anticipate the future to prepare for it. Developing extreme scenarios paints a picture of the future and poses the opportunity for organizations to prepare for upcoming challenges and to make use of new opportunities.

Ideascale2021-12-14T13:01:04-08:00August 14th, 2017|Categories: Strategies, Trend Alert|Tags: best case scenario, business development, business model, Business Model Innovation, business opportunity, crisis management, disaster management, extreme scenarios, in-depth article, proactive, rapid response, reactive, risk management, worst case scenario|

Are Legacy Approaches to Talent Inhibiting Your Innovation Efforts?

The legacy approach to talent selection involves matching education, length of experience and functional skills to the role. All of this makes sense as a baseline, and for well-established professions. But, we argue, selecting talent for innovation requires a whole new approach. Companies must recognize specific innovation skills that drive business outcomes. Yet today, most lack the tools to do so.

Ideascale2021-12-14T13:00:23-08:00August 8th, 2017|Categories: Innovation Psychology, Organization & Culture|Tags: Collaboration, Communication, connection, creation, creativitiy, disruption, disruptive innovation, drive, Employee Engagement, employee recognition, employee satisfaction, goal setting, hiring, HR, human resources, in-depth article, innovation metrics, innovation psychology, innovation skills, leadership, measuring innovation, return on innovation, ROI, talent, talent management, team building, Teamwork, thinking, value|

7 Ways Startups can Foster Innovation through Sustainability

Here’s a spoiler: 90% of all startups fail. The 10% that make it have one thing in common - they all are bringing in innovation through sustainability. These startups are all about evolving by providing faster results with less wastage. It’s a never ending process of innovating for the present and future generations.

Ideascale2021-12-14T12:59:19-08:00August 3rd, 2017|Categories: Leadership, Strategies|Tags: AI, business model, Business Model Innovation, Collaboration, Communication, Competition, cybersecurity, data, disruption, disruptive innovation, Failure, flexibility, future of innovation, green innovation, investment, pivot, regulations, resource allocation, results oriented, social equity, Stakeholders, startup, sustainability, sustainable innovation, trends, vc, venture capital|

How Big Data is Optimizing City-Life Efficiency

A city without traffic jams seems like a far-fetched dream that most people would not even believe in. Many would say the same about air pollution as well since breathing in clean and fresh air in the cities is something that most have not really experienced. Well, you might be surprised, but big data could be the solution to all of these problems that modern cities face.

Ideascale2021-12-14T12:57:49-08:00August 1st, 2017|Categories: Trend Alert|Tags: big data, city planning, engineering, quality of living, resource allocation, sustainable engineering, transparency, urban development, urban planning|

The 6 Best Video Streaming Tools for Tech Businesses

With video streaming becoming more and more popular, advancements have made networking much easier and simpler for technology businesses. In addition, they have also become a lot more affordable and practical to use. As tech companies begin to grow, the demand for such tools will also grow, and developers of data streaming tools know this. With that in mind, it is much easier to find many options for streaming tools.

Ideascale2021-12-14T12:56:16-08:00July 27th, 2017|Categories: Trend Alert|Tags: Communication, live streaming, livestream, networking, open broadcaster software, streaming, Technology, video production, video software, video streaming|

Hold Innovation & Mobilize National Entrepreneurialism

We are over flooded with massive innovation lacking commercialization; we have qualifications, certifications and degrees but seriously lacking directions; we have incubators and accelerators exhausted like real estate projects…we have make-believe economical development games but the real progress is not there. So what else we need?

Ideascale2021-12-14T12:54:16-08:00July 18th, 2017|Categories: Column & Opinion, Innovation Psychology|Tags: Collaboration, collaborative innovation, economy, entrepreneurship, future of innovation, Innovation Culture, innovation policy, innovation psychology, innovation standards, innovation success, innovative companies, innovative countries, Open Innovation, survival, workplace|

How Open Innovation Can Be Used in the Financial Sector

In a recent article, The Financial Brand discussed the biggest threats to the financial and banking industry. They included a long list of everything from profitability to making good hiring decisions. However, we thought that there were a few problems that could be particularly fruitful when applied to open innovation systems.

Rob Hoehn2021-12-14T12:53:28-08:00July 5th, 2017|Categories: Open Innovation, Strategies|Tags: compliance, Creativity, cybersecurity, development, finance, financial sector, industry innovation, Innovation Management, Open Innovation, security, standard bank, Technology|

How to Make Your Business More Innovative

Are you trying to think of ways to make your business more innovative? Innovation has become a vital part of success for business. Technology has made it easy to expand globally, reach a larger target audience and significantly boost profits, but it’s also brought a lot more competition. This means that to keep up, businesses need to ensure they’re innovative and capable of consistently delivering new and exciting products and services.

Ideascale2021-12-14T12:53:06-08:00June 30th, 2017|Categories: Strategies|Tags: Collaboration, customer engagement, innovation champion, innovation team, team building, Teamwork|

6 Potential Roadblocks to Innovation

Does it feel like your efforts in innovation lately have been…lackluster? Are you finding that your team just isn’t coming up with the great ideas you know they can produce? If your business is feeling stale and stagnant, you obviously want to know why, so you can make changes. Innovation efforts aren’t always simple and easy—and there are definitely some roadblocks that can come up along the way. Don’t get discouraged if you run into any of these common problems—you just have to be determined to prevent and work through them whenever possible!

Ideascale2021-12-14T12:51:26-08:00June 28th, 2017|Categories: Innovation Psychology|Tags: burnout, Employee Engagement, idea management, Ideation, innovation blockers, motivation, productivity, resource allocation, team building, Teamwork, trust|

Seven Good Reasons Not to Innovate

Innovation is risky. Customers are not asking for it. We are already successful… Getting momentum behind significant innovation is difficult, and sometimes it’s easier for a business to stay in what they deem a safe spot. Let’s look at seven arguments that inhibit innovation as well as their counter arguments.

Ideascale2021-12-14T12:51:11-08:00June 27th, 2017|Categories: Innovation Psychology, Leadership|Tags: barriers to innovation, Best Practices, company culture, complacency, development, Failure, focus groups, Innovation Culture, innovation success, productivity, resource management, resources, risk aversion, Success, time management|

Lessons from Apple on Why Aesthetic Innovation is Important

It’s pretty much impossible to argue with Apple’s success. It’s one of the most valuable companies in the world, and has maintained dominance for its reputation as an innovative company that produces top-of-the-line hardware. Because of its products and brand reputation, Apple has gained a cult following that will buy nearly every new product that emerges, year after year. So why, even with the high price tag, are so many consumers willing to shell out for every new gadget that comes along?

Ideascale2021-12-14T08:13:17-08:00June 22nd, 2017|Categories: Enabling Factors|Tags: aesthetic innovation, apple, bitcoin, brand driven innovation, branding, case study, Collaboration, demographics, design, independence, innovative companies, Product Development|

Real Management Applications of Big Data

Big Data has had a big impact on the competitive landscape. Businesses that have embraced this explosive technology of digital media are better positioned to market faster with products and services that satisfy customers' needs adequately. Wise management of time is very critical in staying ahead of the competition. Utilizing Big Data solutions in processing digital data is one way of enabling managers or organizations and business owners to make quick, informed decisions that streamline efficient business operations. Here is an analysis of some of the real management applications of Big Data:

Ideascale2021-12-14T08:09:20-08:00June 15th, 2017|Categories: Strategies|Tags: big data, Competition, data analytics, data trends, decision making, FDA, healthcare, industry innovation, learning, management, nanobots, public sector innovation, technological innovation|

Optimizing Meetings to Maximize Individual Brainstorming Time

Are you overwhelmed by unnecessary meetings? We’ve all been there: one more meeting, and you feel like you’re going to scream. You’ve been trying to make some real progress on your creative project, but the constant meetings have really been cutting into your individual brainstorming time. If you feel like the number of meetings you’ve been attending is cutting into your productivity, you’re not imagining it.

Ideascale2021-12-14T08:05:21-08:00May 30th, 2017|Categories: Organization & Culture, Strategies|Tags: brainstorming, co-creation, Collaboration, Creativity, efficiency, Employee Engagement, meeting, meetings, optimization, planning, productivity, strategy, team building|

How Big Radical is Reclaiming Design

Nobody doubts that design can be powerful. But while words and phrases like ‘design thinking,’ ‘agile’ and ‘lean’ may be officially welcome in the boardrooms of Deloitte, Accenture, PWc, McKinsey and similar firms, I believe that the full potential of design has been neglected and these terms misappropriated.

Ideascale2021-12-14T08:02:50-08:00May 19th, 2017|Categories: Strategies|Tags: big data, Big Radical, customer engagement, design, design doing, design thinking, outcomes, risk-taking, user experience, user led innovation, UX|

Why Big Data Will Revolutionize B2B Marketing Strategies

B2B, or business to business marketing, involves selling of a [...]

Ideascale2021-12-14T08:00:03-08:00May 10th, 2017|Categories: Trend Alert|Tags: analytics, B2B, big data, Communication, entrepreneur, industry innovation, lead generation, marketing, small business, smes, strategy|