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Why Your Employees Are the Key to Recovery

In this article, we will look at how to identify and understand employee contributions, and learn how to work with idea generators, evaluators, and activators.

Sarah Vandenberg2020-12-09T07:30:51-08:00November 26th, 2020|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: customer satisfaction, Employee Engagement, goal setting, idea activator, idea evaluator, idea generator, Ideation, innovation fitness score, innovation measurement, opportunity identification, Problem Solving, self selection, value creation|

How to Digitally Spark Corporate Innovation

To maintain relevance in the global competitive market, many companies already focus on the development and implementation of innovations, even using digital tools. But, in times of crisis, this focus is most likely to be lost when most businesses concentrate on keeping the daily business running.

Sarah Vandenberg2020-07-04T13:58:26-07:00July 9th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: accountability, Business Model Innovation, cloud, Communication, crisis management, digital tools, digitalization, globalization, goal setting, idea management, Ideation, innovation process, knowledge sharing, pivot, Problem Solving, resource management, risk management, Teamwork, virtual meeting|

Innovators, How Do You Find Your Next Problem to Solve?

If you’re working in innovation there’s nothing as rewarding as making the long journey from inspiration to implementation.

Sarah Vandenberg2020-03-25T11:10:42-07:00March 23rd, 2020|Categories: Front End of Innovation|Tags: goal setting, goals, identifying problems, Problem Solving|

The Limits of Positive Thinking

The magical potency of positive thinking has been a common theme among motivational speakers for a long time. In 1952 Norman Vincent Peale published his seminal book, The Power of Positive Thinking. He advocated that you should always be optimistic. You should build a mental picture of yourself succeeding.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:29:18-07:00September 24th, 2019|Categories: Innovation Psychology|Tags: goal setting, innovative people, motivation, optimism, positive thinking, positivity, visualization, woop|

How Do You Define INNOVATIVENESS? Getting it Wrong Could Cost You

Underlying an innovative culture driven by an innovative leader is innovativeness. Innovativeness drives business growth by increasing innovation opportunities.

Ideascale2019-11-28T09:18:13-08:00September 11th, 2019|Categories: Leadership, Strategies|Tags: business development, business growth, Communication, Competition, customer experience, cx, goal setting, Innovation Management, innovative people, innovativeness, leadership, management, team building, understanding competition, understanding innovation|

A Strategic Approach to Starting a Successful Innovation Program

I’ve recently been advising a range of leaders in how to start successful innovation programs. A couple are relaunches of efforts that were abandoned in the past, and others are starting from scratch in organizations (and sectors) that are more comfortable with the status quo.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:29:27-07:00July 3rd, 2019|Categories: Front End of Innovation, Strategies, Support for SMEs|Tags: defining innovation, front end of innovation, goal setting, impact, innovation champion, Innovation Management, innovation metrics, innovation program, Innovation Strategy, innovative people, measuring innovation, metrics|

5 Things that Are Slowing Most SMBs Down

On your path towards success, your business will encounter numerous bumps, however, some of these problems tend to hold your business more than others. Most of the time, the entrepreneurs behind these SMBs are first-timers, which means that they lack the necessary experience to recognize the gravity of the situation in the given moment.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:28:28-07:00October 16th, 2018|Categories: Strategies|Tags: diversify, Failure, goal setting, innovation success, online presence, short-term goals, small business, SMB, smbs|

5 Tips to Build a Strong and Successful Team

You may be the mastermind behind the business idea that has led to establishing your company, but your employees are the backbone of its success. No brand, no matter how necessary it may be, is immune to failure caused by poor internal structure and leadership.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:27:05-07:00August 15th, 2018|Categories: Strategies|Tags: Communication, diversity, Employee Engagement, employee training, goal setting, hiring, hiring practices, hiring process, HR, knowledge sharing, learning options, learning programs, mentor, strategy, talent management, team assets, team building, transparency, Transparent communication|

The Key Challenges of Government Innovation

Last month, leaders in public sector innovation gathered to discuss ways of crowdsourcing new solutions to longstanding problems at IdeaScale’s Open Nation DC. Speakers from a range of agencies as diverse as the FDA and the US Coast Guard presented best practices on creating actionable change in government.

Rob Hoehn2019-10-15T15:27:15-07:00May 21st, 2018|Categories: Strategies|Tags: Collaboration, collaborative innovation, Communication, communications, goal setting, government, government innovation, idea management, IdeaScale, Ideation, incentives, innovators, milestones, open nation, outreach, public sector, public sector innovation, regulation, resource allocation, results|

The Constant Tension Between Managing Innovation vs. Managing Risk

Managing innovation is a big role that puts a lot of weight on the shoulders of management teams. Depending on how much a company cultivates an innovative culture and environment, innovative ideas either go through chains of command, or are workshopped in specific departments.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:27:22-07:00March 29th, 2018|Categories: Strategies|Tags: company culture, cyberscurity, evaluating ideas, goal setting, Ideation, Innovation Culture, Innovation Management, Innovation Strategy, management, recognition, risk assessment, risk management, risk-taking, small business, smbs, Technology, vision, workplace|

Why Outsiders ‘Think Different’ & How to Spot Them

Conformity may be overrated. Most innovators really do "think different." Learn to spot them, and what they can teach us!

Ideascale2019-11-28T09:03:12-08:00March 28th, 2018|Categories: Strategies|Tags: conformity, Creativity, extrovert, goal setting, innovation horizons, innovation talent, innovation training, innovative people, inspiration, intrapreneur, introvert, leadership, outsiders, personality types, status quo|

7 Innovative Approaches to Educating Your Team

Innovation can’t happen without education and inspiration. Stagnation is the absence of creativity, and far too many teams aren’t using education as a way to keep the fresh and creative ideas flowing.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:27:26-07:00March 14th, 2018|Categories: Strategies|Tags: case study, Communication, education, expertise, goal setting, knowledge sharing, knowledge transfer, learning, Teamwork, training, training program|

Improving Communication for a More United Workforce

Many companies around America struggle with communication between the management, the employees, and every level for that matter. Unfortunately, bad communication can lead to lower production and even conflict within the company, squandering sales and hurting reputation.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:27:26-07:00March 10th, 2018|Categories: Strategies|Tags: Collaboration, Communication, company culture, employee engagment, goal setting, growth strategy, motivation|

How Great Managers Can Drive Employee Engagement

Are your employees underperforming? This happens even to star employees when they don’t feel motivated to do their job anymore. Luckily, great managers can drive employee engagement by reconnecting with their workers. To boost engagement, you must find out what drives the people to do their best job every day.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:27:27-07:00March 7th, 2018|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: Communication, decision making, Employee Engagement, employee recognition, expectations, goal setting, knowledge sharing, leadership, learning program, management, recognition, strengths, training|

Can Everyone Be Innovative?

Innovation is an integral part of many organizations today, and for good reason: it helps companies stay agile, relevant, and evolving. However, innovation is often difficult to achieve—or is even met with resistance.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:25:43-07:00September 12th, 2017|Categories: Enabling Factors, Organization & Culture|Tags: Collaboration, Communication, company culture, Creativity, Employee Engagement, goal setting, idea implementation, idea management, Innovation Culture, innovation lab, innovation psychology, innovation skills, innovation team, innovation training, innovative people, Open Innovation, Stakeholders, vision|