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Finding Your D. Money: the Three C’s of Critical Question, Community & Commitment

We prize our time. People who practice collaborative innovation know they cannot monopolize the waking hours of their sponsors and communities. In this article innovation architect Doug Collins explores the three C’s of critical question, community, and commitment. Practitioners raise the odds that everyone involved in collaborative innovation will view their time as well spent when they help sponsors address the three C's in authentic ways.

Ideascale2021-12-03T11:27:52-08:00June 26th, 2012|Categories: Collaborative Innovation|Tags: asking questions, audience research, Best Practices, campaign team, care study, co-creation, collaborative innovation, commitment, community, innovation campaign|

Reimagining Media & Entertainment through Collaborative Innovation

Established firms in the media & entertainment space struggle to prosper in the Digital Age. New business models, enlivened by technology, erode traditional sources of profit. What possibilities for reimagining the business exist? In this article, innovation architect Doug Collins suggests one avenue to pursue: consider the benefits that come from learning how to convene a community on the critical question by embracing the practice of collaborative innovation. Apply the practice to help people work to their potential.

Ideascale2021-12-03T07:09:23-08:00May 1st, 2012|Categories: Collaborative Innovation|Tags: Best Practices, Business Model Innovation, collaborative innovation, Communication, community, Crowdsourcing, entertainment, media|

A Blueprint for Effective Collaborative Innovation

Blueprints help people envision the future in a clear, practical way. What will the finished work look like? How will we create it? What possibilities does the new creation hold? In this article innovation architect Doug Collins introduces a blueprint for the practice of collaborative innovation. The blueprint helps people envision their organization as they transform it through the practice.

Ideascale2021-12-03T07:05:15-08:00April 17th, 2012|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Leadership|Tags: Best Practices, Collaboration, collaborative innovation, community, design thinking, front end of innovation, fuzzy front end of innovation, Ideation, leadership, lean|

Observation Grounds Collaborative Innovation

The practice of collaborative innovation starts with observation: the discipline to see and grasp the nature of the work, the end user’s environment, or the world at large. In this article innovation architect Doug Collins explores how people who lead their organization’s collaborative innovation practice can reinforce community members’ observational skills.

Ideascale2021-12-03T07:01:04-08:00April 3rd, 2012|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Organization & Culture|Tags: Best Practices, co-creation, collaborative innovation, community, customer engagement, design thinking, incentive, lean innovation, observation, Open Innovation, reflection, social media, team management, virtual|

Characteristics of Winning Communities for Social Product Innovation

Internal and external communities can bring real value to your organization by providing ideas and feedback for the innovation pipeline. Amy Kenly takes a look at several leading practices companies should consider when managing or participating in these communities.

Ideascale2021-12-02T18:16:46-08:00March 21st, 2012|Categories: Evergreen, Open Innovation|Tags: community, company culture, front end of innovation, incremental innovation, Innovation Strategy, Product Development, social media, social product innovation|

Opening the Practice of Collaborative Innovation to the End User

Engaging end users in co-creation deepens the bonds between the organization and them. The activity can deliver economic value to all parties involved. In this article innovation architect Doug Collins highlights the critical questions that campaign teams will want to address when they pursue externally focused collaboration.

Ideascale2021-12-02T18:14:37-08:00March 13th, 2012|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Open Innovation|Tags: co-creation, co-discovery, collaborative innovation, community, customer engagement, end user, end user engagement, enquiry-led, Eric von Hippel, goal setting, innovation campaign, social media|

Measuring the Practice of Collaborative Innovation

Developing and supporting the practice of collaborative innovation takes time and money. What do we assess to weigh its value? In this article innovation architect Doug Collins proposes focusing on strategic alignment of the program, relative advantage of the ideas, and engagement of the community members.

Ideascale2021-12-02T18:12:01-08:00March 6th, 2012|Categories: Collaborative Innovation|Tags: business strategy, collaborative innovation, community, customer engagement, innovation framework, Innovation Management, Innovation Strategy, innovation value, measure innovation, measuring ideas, measuring innovation, organization strategy, Stakeholders, Teamwork|

Growing B2B Services: 3 Trends to Act Upon Now

What does it take for companies to market new, innovative capabilities as a service? The challenge to expand beyond products is daunting, but as market exemplars show, the returns on the investment can be worth it. The case studies explored in this article illustrate the extent to which services demand a premium in the market, drive differentiation from the competition, and build loyalty.

Ideascale2021-12-02T18:11:56-08:00March 5th, 2012|Categories: Strategies|Tags: B2B, brand loyalty, Business Model Innovation, case study, community, customer engagement, digital platform, disruptive innovation, engagement, in-depth article, loyalty, organizational structure, platform, productivity, research, service-based innovation, strategic advantage|

Pulp Innovation Chapter XLVIII: Innovation Presentation Day

After six months of uncertainty and misdirection, headfakes and management gibberish, Marlowe and Susan are finally going to bring their innovation community at Accipiter to a head.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:10:29-07:00February 24th, 2012|Categories: Pulp Innovation, Serialized Book|Tags: community, pulp innovation book, serialized book|

Applying Collaborative Innovation to Design Thinking

“Innovate or die” becomes the order of the day. People in response seek ways to innovate. Of late, many have embraced the practice of collaborative innovation, with its application of social media to sourcing crowds and ideas, and design thinking, with its structured approach to vetting hypotheses about new business opportunities. Having arrived in the organization by different routes, they exist as potential complements. In this article innovation architect Doug Collins explores ways to combine the practices to their mutual benefit.

Ideascale2021-12-02T18:05:39-08:00January 24th, 2012|Categories: Collaborative Innovation|Tags: community, Crowdsourcing, customer research, design thinking, empathy, social media, Stakeholders|

How Human Behavior Can Skew Innovation

A variety of human group behaviors can undermine innovation. For best results, we need to be aware of them and mitigate those that can derail innovation efforts.

Ideascale2021-12-02T17:59:40-08:00January 5th, 2012|Categories: Idea Management, Trend Alert|Tags: acting globally, brainstorm, collaborative toolsets, collective consciousness, collective intelligence, Communication, community, conformity, creative thinking, decision making, fear-based reaction, forward-thinking, group cohesiveness, groupthink, herd behavior, herd mentality, Horizontal organization, idea sharing, Ideation, information cascades, innovation, innovation workshops, mass collaboration, mob mentality, openness, peer pressure, peering, psychology, sharing, status, Teamwork, Technology, trends|

Insource Innovation to Generate Better Ideas & Fuel Product Pipelines

Is innovation a numbers game? We’ve all heard the statistics around the number of ideas it takes to eventually lead to a single successful product. But if we look at why it takes 3000 to 6000 or more ideas to find a single winning concept, the answer becomes fairly obvious: not every idea is a good idea. Mark Atkins explores how we can create better ideas, not more ideas.

Ideascale2021-12-02T16:30:20-08:00November 3rd, 2011|Categories: Idea Management, Open Innovation, Strategies|Tags: choosing ideas, collaborative innovation, community, Crowdsourcing, efficiency, idea management, Ideation, innovation funnel, innovation management software, innovation networks, insourcing, Open Innovation, organizational structures, R&D, smart innovation, software, Technology|

How creativity is revolutionizing the book business: Corey Michael Blake

Corey Michael Blake is president of Round Table Companies, a firm that works closely with authors to develop graphic novels. In this interview with Michelle James, he explains how the book business is being transformed today, and the central role of creativity in all parts of the revolution.

Ideascale2021-12-02T16:03:05-08:00August 23rd, 2011|Categories: Interview, Leadership, Organization & Culture|Tags: book writing, Collaboration, collaborative filmmaking, Communication, community, connection, creative thinking, Creativity, culture, experiential product, fortune 500, innovation, intellectual property, intention, Interview, IP Industry, leadership, platform, publishing, stories, storytelling, transparency, word of mouth marketing|

The Promise and the Reality of Collaborative Innovation

Practitioners in each new field emerge to explore its early, exciting promise, reconciling that potential with the results they achieve in reality. The rapidly emerging and rapidly evolving field of collaborative innovation is no different in this regard. In this article Doug Collins shares his perspective on the current state of affairs in terms of where the field stands, relative to the claims made on its behalf.

Ideascale2021-12-02T16:03:00-08:00August 23rd, 2011|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Column & Opinion, Open Innovation|Tags: Collaboration, collaborative innovation, community, customer engagement, innovation metrics, innovation results, innovation trends, innovation value, knowledge management, knowledge transfer, Open Innovation, World Café|

How to Make an Ideas Community Work: Defining the Roles

Ideas communities are a hot topic but do you really know how to make them work effectively? Doug Collins brings his experience as a community manager to bear on the roles and resources needed to catalyze great ideas.

Ideascale2021-12-02T15:20:56-08:00May 31st, 2011|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Idea Management, Life Cycle Processes|Tags: collaborative ideation, collaborative innovation, community, Crowdsourcing, engagement, front end of innovation, ideas community, innovation champion, innovation roles, Open Innovation, team development, team management, team roles|