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3 Advantages to Collaborating on Innovation as a Global Community

The list of problems that need to be solved is growing almost as fast as our solutions are. Some are concerned about the lack of food and water security, others worry about access to education and a whopping 45.2% of millennials think today’s most pressing problem is the destruction of natural resources. But with the proliferation of problems, organizations and enterprises are broadening their search for innovative solutions and many of them are looking to the crowd for ideas.

Rob Hoehn2021-12-14T06:25:52-08:00January 16th, 2017|Categories: Enabling Factors, News|Tags: business value, Collaboration, collaborative innovation, Crowdsourcing, design, DREAMS Challenge, global market, globalization, HIV / AIDS, HR, IdeaScale, millennial, nonprofit, Open Innovation, Problem Solving, R&D, rapid design processes, rapid innovation cycle, social innovation, talent management, team building|

A Quick Guide to External Collaboration

Working with external partners to bring better products and services to market faster and/or develop better intellectual property has never been more popular in the world of business than what we see today.

Ideascale2021-12-07T16:16:52-08:00January 6th, 2017|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Leadership, Open Innovation, Organization & Culture|Tags: Collaboration, collaborative innovation, Communication, definitions, ecosystem, executive sponsor, HR, mindset, Stakeholders, strategic partnership, supplier enabled innovation|

Tech Employees on the Move

Talent Management provider DeepTalent has just released a new report showing to which companies employees of the biggest tech companies are going to.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:23:12-07:00December 15th, 2016|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: apple, Competition, Employee Engagement, employee retention, facebook, google, HR, microsoft, millennial, research, retention, talent, talent management, team building, top talent, trends|

The Importance of Diversity in Innovation: 3 Tactics to Enrich Workplace Diversity

Many of our customers have asked “what are the most important organizational values to nurture innovation?” Some of them may seem obvious or (at least) familiar: transparency, the embrace of digital solutions, the ability to celebrate failure, but we’re coming to discover that the most important value that you can embrace as part of your innovation programs is diversity.

Rob Hoehn2021-12-07T16:14:33-08:00December 12th, 2016|Categories: Leadership, Organization & Culture|Tags: Communication, Crowdsourcing, diversity, Employee Engagement, feedback, HIPPO, HR, human resources, Ideation, leadership, team building, team diversity, white paper, work environment|

How to Engage Team Members from Different Branches

Employees located in the same office generally have no lack of interaction and can discuss their projects and demanding tasks together any time. But those who work in different branches and different cities may face real problems with team work. The same happens with those who work remotely and don’t have a physical office. Among the growing number of startups along with big international organizations this problem is growing. Roughly 87% of organizations admit that engagement is one of their top challenges that should be addressed in a proper manner.

Ideascale2021-12-07T16:10:32-08:00December 1st, 2016|Categories: Leadership, Organization & Culture|Tags: app, Collaboration, Communication, Employee Engagement, employee satisfaction, HR, innovation team, innovation tool, internal communication, metrics, software, team building, Teamwork, work environment|

Your ‘Innovative’ Workplace is not Enough

The term “innovative workplace culture” is increasingly clichéd, with little thought about what it means in practice. And yet a successful workplace culture is a business imperative for companies expected to lead the way in design and innovation in today’s experience economy.

Ideascale2021-12-07T16:06:49-08:00November 8th, 2016|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: aspiration, company culture, company values, diversity, Employee Engagement, employee satisfaction, entrepreneur, feedback, google, HR, IDEO, Innovation Culture, intrapreneur, linkedin, mission statement, netflix, online training, talent management, team building, team diversity, Teamwork, value, work environment, workplace|

A Closer Look at the Three Skill Sets that Enable Innovation

In our previous posts, we’ve made two major points. One: innovation is vital for the long-term survival of any business. And two: a handful of crazy ideas won’t cut the mustard. Successful innovation is a complex process that requires a whole lot more than just riotous creativity. Based on academic research, and in close collaboration with professor Frederik Anseel (Ghent University), we’ve defined three innovation profiles: ideators, champions and implementers. Each of these personas has a crucial part to play in what we like to call ‘innovation dream teams’. What makes them unique and why do you need all three? Let’s take a closer look.

Ideascale2021-12-07T16:03:57-08:00October 10th, 2016|Categories: Enabling Factors|Tags: business growth, Collaboration, Creativity, HR, ideators, implementation, innovation champions, innovation skills, innovation success, innovation team, long-term success, persistence, personality types, skills management, Success, talent management|

Are Results Based Work Environments the Future or Fantasy?

Results-based work environments, also known as results-only work environments (ROWE) aim to increase productivity by giving employees the freedom to work in the manner that suits them best as long as they produce results. The old paradigm of coming in to work at a set time and leaving at a set time hasn't been the standard for quite some time. Employees regularly have to work long hours, and there is research that shows these long hours may be better spent working from home. The Sloan Center on Aging and Work at Boston College notes that this shift represents a dramatic change from the traditional 40-hour work week.

Ideascale2021-12-07T15:54:03-08:00June 23rd, 2016|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: company culture, Employee Engagement, employee satisfaction, HR, intrapreneur, productivity, results, results-based work, ROWE, silicon valley, talent management|

9 Steps for Establishing Your Employee Engagement Plan

You've got the best employees on the planet, right? They work hard and are experts in their fields. But, somewhere there is a disconnect. The culture of your organization is not everything it could be, not everything you would like. Is there a way to ensure that your employees hold to the same values you do throughout your department, or the organization? How can you empower your employees, and foster trust, growth, and loyalty? Here are nine ways to fully engage your employees.

Ideascale2021-12-07T15:54:01-08:00June 21st, 2016|Categories: Leadership, Organization & Culture|Tags: Employee Engagement, employee satisfaction, goal setting, HR, inspiration, knowledge sharing, motivation, talent management, Teamwork, transparency, vision|

Who Are the Great Innovators Among Us?

Humans are innately concerned with what makes up the creative inventors among us. We want to know how to cultivate our inner innovator and nurture those qualities that will serve us both as individuals and as employees.

Rob Hoehn2021-12-07T15:53:55-08:00June 20th, 2016|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: Collaboration, community, Crowdsourcing, diplomats, HR, IdeaScale, infographic, innovation leader, intrapreneur, personality types, risk management, risk-taking, serial innovators, talent management, top talent|

The (Non)Sense of Employee-Focused Innovation Training

A lot has been written about Innovation Training in the recent past. At Culturevate, we clearly see the sense of such training, but there are some important conditions that needs to be met for these efforts to generate long-term impact for an organization. Not all companies understand these conditions, which often leads to mediocre results and missed opportunities. One extra difficulty is that a good Innovation Training should be driven by and aligned with several functional parts of a large corporate organization.

Ideascale2021-12-07T15:51:55-08:00June 6th, 2016|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: Best Practices, employee training, enterprise innovation, HR, Innovation Culture, innovation skills, innovation team, innovation training, intrapreneur, learning program, networking, SaaS, skills development, talent management, top talent, training program|

Innovative Workplace Benefits: Perks Employees Look For

One thing that successful companies usually have in common is their willingness to give their employees great perks and benefits. Having great workplace benefits increases the employee's willingness to go above and beyond for the company, which in turn benefits the organization.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:22:13-07:00March 15th, 2016|Categories: Innovation Psychology, Organization & Culture|Tags: Employee Engagement, employee satisfaction, HR, lifestyle, motivation, perks, talent management, workplace benefits, workplace culture|

Employee Innovation Training – What Approach Works Best?

As organizations increasingly focus on building corporate cultures that are more open to new ideas, they are examining ways that they can engage a range of employees in innovative thinking and actions. In the past, the answer to this kind of effort was to run a challenge and pat yourselves on the back for a job well done.

Ideascale2022-01-24T16:43:16-08:00February 29th, 2016|Categories: Enabling Factors, Leadership, Organization & Culture|Tags: Communication, Employee Engagement, employee training, enterprise innovation, HR, Innovation Culture, innovation framework, Innovation Strategy, innovation team, innovation training, learning program, Problem Solving, training program|

Making Work Fun to Improve Culture and Engagement

For HR and business managers, it can be challenging to create a productive workplace where employees are motivated to be engaged. It may be time to make work fun again with a variety of practices and tools that are implemented. To transform the environment of your workplace and create a positive environment. Here are a few simple changes that can benefit the business.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:22:15-07:00February 22nd, 2016|Categories: Enabling Factors, Leadership, Organization & Culture|Tags: company culture, Employee Engagement, employee recognition, employee satisfaction, HR, workspace|

How to Achieve More Effective Performance Appraisals

Roughly only half of all companies conduct annual performance reviews. Of the fifty percent of companies that do tend to provide consistent and reliable feedback to their employees. However, it can be awkward at times to tell someone on your staff that they aren't doing a good job or attempt to offer constructive criticism without sounding condescending. What are some ways to make a performance appraisal more effective and less awkward for yourself and the employee?

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:22:20-07:00January 25th, 2016|Categories: Innovation Psychology|Tags: Communication, Employee Engagement, employee review, feedback, HR, performance, performance measurement, performance review, soft skills, talent management, team building|