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Interdisciplinary Innovation: Being Innovative is a Way of Imagining, Perceiving, Expressing, Inventing & Inspiring

Innovators present creatively disruptive traits, disrupt old ways, and inspire better ways to do things. They are passionate to connect, to learn, and to explore by understanding commonalities and appreciating uniqueness. Being innovative is a growth mindset and a proactive attitude. You cannot wait for something to happen---keep curious, always think profoundly, learn fresh knowledge, and acquire new capabilities.

Sarah Vandenberg2021-12-23T08:57:22-08:00January 3rd, 2022|Categories: Innovation Psychology|Tags: anthropology, breakthrough innovation, Collaboration, collaborative innovation, Communication, conflict, continuous improvement, creative thinking, Creativity, culture, culture of innovation, curiosity, ecosystem, growth mindset, humility, idea generation, Ideation, incremental innovation, innovation philosophy, innovative culture, innovative personalities, intertia, logic, motivation, organizational structure, performance, philosophy, philosophy of innovation, psychology, self-reflection, Teamwork, Technology|

What Are the Three C’s of Organizational Change?

I hadn’t thought much about health pathology innovation until we started to work with a statewide health pathology service in Australia. They provide pathology, forensic, and analytical services for hospitals and justice systems throughout their state.

Sarah Vandenberg2021-12-20T14:22:45-08:00December 14th, 2020|Categories: Organization & Culture, Podcast|Tags: capability, Communication, culture, employee recognition, incremental change, intrapreneurship, organizational change, recognition, training, transformative change|

The Key Steps Innovation Professionals Should Take in a COVID-19 Environment

Obviously COVID-19 is having an enormous impact on all aspects of our lives, with the scope and scale of business disruption being immense and incredibly challenging. But disruption is what innovation people are generally excellent at responding to, so the question becomes - “how do you and your team support your organisations within this environment?”

Sarah Vandenberg2022-01-24T16:39:32-08:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Leadership, Open Innovation, Support for SMEs, Trend Alert|Tags: Change Management, Collaboration, coronavirus, covid-19, crisis response, culture, economic impact, empathy, employee insights, health, incentives, innovation platforms, positivity, process improvement, Product Development, safety, solutions, trend mapping|

How Cultural Norms Affect Innovation

The world is seemingly getting smaller. With the rise of social media in the last decade, everyone has constant access to what's happening all over the world. Countless stories circulate on the internet every day highlighting entrepreneurs---young and old---who are at the cusp of innovation with their new products and ideas. Some stories go viral, catching the eye of millions of people who are in awe at the individuals' innovative solutions to solve problems.

Ideascale2021-12-20T08:38:32-08:00June 28th, 2019|Categories: Innovation Psychology, Organization & Culture|Tags: collectivist culture, culture, individualistic culture, loose culture, personal development, professional development, tight culture|

5 ways Chief Product Officers can Foster Innovation

A chief product officer’s (CPO) job description often contains two tall tasks: Drive innovation, and create a compelling product roadmap that delivers business value.

Ideascale2021-12-17T12:16:43-08:00December 18th, 2018|Categories: Leadership, Organization & Culture|Tags: chief product officer, Communication, company culture, cooperation, cpo, culture, hiring, Innovation Culture, talent management, team building, vc, venture capital|

What Contributes to Nonprofit Innovation

In an article by the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the authors addressed a recent study from the Bridgespan Group that identified an innovation in the nonprofit sector. Although 80% of nonprofit leaders consider innovation an imperative, only 40% of those leaders consider their organization ready for innovation. SSIR went on to discuss the six characteristics that empower nonprofit innovation.

Ideascale2021-12-15T14:17:51-08:00October 22nd, 2018|Categories: Strategies|Tags: bridgespan review, culture, diversity, innovation, Innovation Culture, leadership, nonprofit, nonprofit innovation, nonprofits, Stanford social innovation review|

Priorities for Building an Innovation Culture

The 97^th Floor Mastermind Series recently interviewed IdeaScale about our company, our industry, our vision for the future and more, but we thought that one of their questions about what values we look out for when building a team are worth repeating here for those of you that are looking to build a culture of innovation at your company (whether it’s start-up sized like IdeaScale or not).

Ideascale2021-12-15T13:58:12-08:00October 8th, 2018|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: continuous learning, culture, diversity, Failure, idea management, IdeaScale, originals|

The Role of Innovators at Large Organizations

In-house innovation programs continue to proliferate and our concept of the innovator has evolved alongside them. Now we no longer think of a creative genius sitting alone in their tower coming up with creative ideas. Now, innovators can play a number of different roles within an innovation program beyond idea author. A lot of interest and attention is being paid to this concept, because organizations that are looking to sponsor and train innovation skills at their organization need to understand what skills matter most when it comes to creating meaningful change. After all, it’s an important part of professional development nowadays. Every employee at any organization needs to be able to keep up with the rapid pace of change. So here are a few of the roles that innovators play at large organizations.

Rob Hoehn2021-12-15T07:05:17-08:00June 18th, 2018|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: authority, change making, Change Management, company culture, connectors, culture, Innovation Culture, innovation skills, innovation team, innovative people, networking, networks, problem solvers, Problem Solving, roles|

Do Healthcare Institutions Need a Chief Innovation Officer?

Everyone wants to think that their innovation program is going to change the world and that feeling persists, because successful innovation programs can have enormous real-world returns. Businesses can save millions of dollars, new business models can disrupt markets, but some of the most impactful innovation efforts are genuinely in the healthcare space. Not only does healthcare innovation overall save the system money (for every dollar spent on innovative medicines, total healthcare spending is reduced by $7.20) but it also has the power to truly save lives as evidenced by research that states “between 1980 and 2010, medical advancements helped add 5 years to U.S. life expectancy.”

Rob Hoehn2021-12-15T07:02:10-08:00June 4th, 2018|Categories: Strategies|Tags: chief innovation officer, CIO, company culture, CRISPR, culture, healthcare, healthcare innovation, idea collection, idea management, industry innovation, innovation center, Innovation Culture, medical innovation, patient data, Technology, training|

Do Educational Institutions Need a Chief Innovation Officer?

IdeaScale’s second largest customer segment is in the field of education (our largest segment is our work in government innovation) and it’s been growing steadily over the past four years. One of the reasons that we think there’s a renewed focus on innovation in education, is because numerous emerging trends impact education at every level: from remote learning to the maker movement and the gig economy.

Rob Hoehn2021-12-14T15:56:10-08:00May 7th, 2018|Categories: Strategies|Tags: academic innovation, barriers, chief innovation officer, Collaboration, connection, culture, education, entangled solutions, idea management, Ideation, infographic, Innovation Culture, networking, universities|

How to Build an Enthusiastic Innovation Community

If you’re working with an innovation management platform, then you know the importance of building a community. The success of these programs is intrinsically linked to the spirit and engagement of your community: how much they participate, how they’re participating, why they’re participating.

Rob Hoehn2021-12-14T15:52:55-08:00April 23rd, 2018|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: career building, Crowdsourcing, culture, Employee Engagement, employee feedback, feedback, idea management, innovation community, Innovation Management, innovation team, network, Open Innovation, professional development, sentiment, surveys|

To Transform Your Business, Do This

When the Commission for Environmental Cooperation launched a challenge to the youth of North America, they received hundreds of unique, green business proposals. The young entrepreneurs competed for seed funding and came up with some truly disruptive ideas.

Rob Hoehn2021-12-14T15:31:28-08:00March 12th, 2018|Categories: Strategies|Tags: business development, business model, Business Model Innovation, cec, Collaboration, commission for environmental cooperation, culture, feedback, idea management, Ideation, metrics, new ideas, Open Innovation, Problem Solving, process improvement, product improvement, transformation, transparency, trends|

A Commitment to Diversity is a Commitment to Innovation

The more you allow disparate ideas to mingle and collide, the more you maximize your chances for true innovative thought to emerge. Learn all of this and more in a complimentary white paper about why innovators want to nurture workforce diversity.

Rob Hoehn2021-12-14T13:16:32-08:00September 11th, 2017|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: Communication, culture, deadlines, diversity, Employee Engagement, employee retention, equality, goal setting, idea management, ideas, Ideation, innovation, innovation team, retention, team building, Teamwork|

What Skills Are Rated Most Difficult When it Comes to Innovation? (The Answer Might Surprise You)

A common misconception is that innovation can’t be taught. Similar to how some people believe that artists are born, not made – innovation has often seemed to be the purview of the great thinkers, the elite, people whose creativity is given, not a matter of practice…

Rob Hoehn2021-12-14T07:59:34-08:00May 9th, 2017|Categories: Strategies|Tags: culture, implementation, infographic, innovation, innovation metrics, innovation skills, innovation team, innovation training, innovative people, innovator's DNA, leadership, learning program, metrics, team building, tracking, training, training program|

Brand Relevancy: Brainstorming Your Way to Business Innovation and Growth

Running a business is tough, no matter what industry you're in. Retaining loyal customers and remaining relevant are some of the biggest challenges faced by today's business owners. Fortunately, you're not alone and your company is not the first to navigate these waters.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:22:15-07:00February 23rd, 2016|Categories: Enabling Factors|Tags: brand, brand driven innovation, brand recognition, branding, business development, business model, Business Model Innovation, company culture, Competition, culture, emerging technologies, market research, process improvement, Product Development, supply chain, Technology|