cognitive bias

Managing Fundraising Innovation: the Dangers of the ‘Echo-Chamber’

This case study explores the results of an innovation research process undertaken by Oxfam, which compared internal feedback vs. general public feedback to identical sets of ideas. In comparing responses between these two audiences, Oxfam discovered an immediate and obvious divide between their staff’s opinions about which fundraising ideas would perform the best, versus what the general public preferred - an important lesson about avoiding the bubble of the echo chamber.

Ideascale2021-12-14T07:42:59-08:00March 23rd, 2017|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Innovation Psychology, Organization & Culture, Strategies|Tags: analysis, analytics, case study, cognitive bias, Collaboration, Crowdsourcing, echo chamber, innovation, Innovation Culture, nonprofit, nonprofit innovation, target audience, third sector|

Cognitive Biases Inhibiting Innovation in Top Management Teams

The top management team of an organization is arguably the most important team for deciding and implementing innovation strategies. They typically decide which markets to be entered, which markets to be exited, and which new technologies to pursue. But decision making is fraught with biases – errors in judgment that affect the quality of decisions. Sometimes with devastating results. In this post we will see how basic human psychology affects the decision making of top management teams.

Ideascale2021-12-03T14:41:49-08:00July 31st, 2012|Categories: Innovation Psychology|Tags: Best Practices, cognitive bias, decision making, innovation blockers, innovation psychology, leadership, strategy, top management|