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Untapping Hidden Value: A New Partnership Model for Corporate Knowledge Management and Innovation Functions

In the current business environment, defined by some as the ‘Knowledge Age’, leadership interest is increasingly focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management development efforts. To date, these functions often operate along parallel, yet discrete, paths. As organizations seek new areas of growth, while further cutting costs there is an increasing need to build more effective partnerships in order to ensure ongoing success and drive additional business value.

Ideascale2022-01-24T16:46:03-08:00July 14th, 2015|Categories: Leadership, Open Innovation, Strategies|Tags: download, employee network, expertise, hidden needs, in-depth article, Innovation Management, innovation training, knowledge management, knowledge sharing, research, Teamwork, training program, unmet needs, whitepaper|

Reinventing the Consulting Business Model

The traditional consulting business model is based on two principle ideas: (1) hiring people (top talent if possible) and (2) charging clients a fee per hour or day for gaining access to this talent, its expertise and/or manpower. Depending on the type of consulting or the brand, the pendulum swings more towards focusing on providing, and buying on the customer side, the more sophisticated expertise or the simpler manpower.

Ideascale2021-11-16T13:40:43-08:00July 13th, 2015|Categories: Strategies|Tags: business model, Business Model Innovation, consulting, in-depth article, industry innovation, innovation, staffing|

Disruptive Innovation Methodology: K³.P.I.

How does the disruptive machine work? In this article Alex Chenevier offers a consolidated view of his previous publication, (before introducing his disruptive innovation methodology) by recording his research itinerary and extracting three intertwined progresses (the knowledge space, the path dependency and knowledge fusion), ultimately surfacing a unified model. The scientific equation of K³ey Performance Indicator℠ is perhaps the first definite, quantifiable and measurable model, and therefore applicable in business terms.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:21:04-07:00June 18th, 2015|Categories: Strategies|Tags: disruption, disruptive innovation, in-depth article, innovation data, Innovation Management, key performance indicator, KPI, measuring innovation, methodology, research, strategy|

Innovation Without Borders: Six Best Practices to Improve Innovation Success Rates

While innovation is crucial for driving customer engagement and increasing share of wallet, companies continue to struggle with the “what” and “how” of it. For each best-practice organization that has streamlined its innovation processes, there are many that are still paralyzed by their haphazard approach toward identifying and evaluating ideas. Evalueserve interacted with many of its Fortune 100 clients and identified six strategies that enhance the likelihood of developing successful innovation programs.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:21:04-07:00June 17th, 2015|Categories: Blog Archive|Tags: case study, customer engagement, download, in-depth article, Innovation Management, report|

Systematizing Breakthrough Innovation: Study Results

Most companies recognize the need for breakthrough innovation – it can change the fundamental bases of competition, “rewrite the rules” of an industry and transform the prospects of the successful innovator. There is no one-size-fits-all model for how best to respond to this challenge. Arthur D. Little surveyed over 80 large organizations to explore how to deliver a consistent pipeline of radically new products, performance features, business models and market space.

Ideascale2021-12-07T15:14:40-08:00May 27th, 2015|Categories: Organization & Culture, Strategies|Tags: accountability, breakthrough innovation, business model, Business Model Innovation, ecosystem, Failure, implementation, in-depth article, Innovation Strategy, intrapreneur, leadership, lessons learned, Product Development, radical innovation, report, strategy|

New Report: Leaders Driving Innovation in the Enterprise

Imagine if you could listen to the daily conversations of world-class innovation program leaders. How would you use that information to deepen your thinking about innovation and what it takes to really implement it, organization-wide?

Ideascale2020-07-11T07:21:53-07:00April 1st, 2015|Categories: Interview, Leadership, Report|Tags: case study, download, in-depth article, Interview, report, social media|

Outside / Inside Innovation: Combining Open Innovation with Employee Networks to Drive Success

As business leaders seek additional impact from Innovation Programs, new ways to leverage and scale existing resources are being explored. One approach is to link externally sourced ideas with networks of innovation-minded employees, to generate additional business impact.

Ideascale2022-01-24T16:48:31-08:00February 19th, 2015|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Leadership, Open Innovation|Tags: collaborative innovation, Communication, download, employee network, employee networks, in-depth article, Innovation Strategy, innovation training, innovtaion network, Open Innovation, report, strategy, training program, whitepaper|

Five Ways to Make Your Innovation Culture Smell Better

When it comes to fostering continuous innovation, most organizational cultures stink at it. Industry research provides some interesting statistics which highlight that innovation is not easily obtainable and that companies are not innovating fast enough to repel the unrelenting threat posed by new market entrants with declining barriers to entry.

Ideascale2020-04-01T12:14:13-07:00December 17th, 2014|Categories: Blog Archive|Tags: Best Practices, company culture, continuous innovation, goal setting, in-depth article, infrastructure, Innovation Culture, innovation framework, innovation research, Innovation Strategy, innovation value, measuring innovation, organization structure, strategy, value proposition, vision|

Working the Crowd – Don’t Get Lost

Utilising crowd led approaches to create value is increasingly familiar in both the literature of business comment and reporting and through our own experience. Crowdassets, as we refer to them, represent a profound and enduring source of innovation and we must adapt and respond to this opportunity. In the fourth of a series of articles focused on Innovation Culture, we are going to provide a more holistic view of the concepts as well as the means to embrace the growing opportunities presented by the crowd empowered ecosystem.

Ideascale2019-11-28T09:23:50-08:00November 19th, 2014|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: Best Practices, consumer driven innovation, consumer insights, crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, in-depth article, innovation capabilities, Innovation Culture|

Top 100 Innovators List Reveals Japan Surges Past U.S.

Which companies lead the world in turning creative ideas into protected, commercialized inventions? The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world's premier provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, answered that question today with the announcement of its fourth annual 2014 Top 100 Global Innovators list. The program honors the 100 most innovative organizations globally, as measured by a series of patent-related metrics.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:18:45-07:00November 13th, 2014|Categories: Report|Tags: asia, download, global market, in-depth article, innovation, news, report, smartphone, top talent, USA|

New HR and Talent Partnerships to Drive Innovation Value

As the global economy improves, many progressive HR leaders are focusing attention on better leveraging innovative activities from across the organization. The resulting new level of partnership and support not only enhance existing employee focused metrics (such as employee engagement), but also align HR / Talent more closely with generating direct financial impact and growth to the organization. This whitepaper provides a high-level overview of how these new approaches can work and steps to consider before proceeding.

Ideascale2022-01-24T16:49:39-08:00November 11th, 2014|Categories: Leadership, Organization & Culture, Strategies|Tags: Employee Engagement, employee network, HR, human resources, in-depth article, Innovation Culture, innovation team, report, talent management, top talent|

Elements of a Successful Innovation Roadmap

Countless articles argue: To remain competitive, companies need to consistently build their innovation portfolio. Value-oriented improvement and new developments must permeate the business. This article discusses a structured approach, known as a Rapid Innovation Cycle, which brings a repeatable process to innovation, empowering individuals to contribute more and organizations to look beyond themselves—all leading to a higher success rate.

Ideascale2019-11-28T09:23:54-08:00November 10th, 2014|Categories: Life Cycle Processes, Strategies|Tags: analysis, competitive advantage, ethnography, Ideation, in-depth article, innovation, innovation life cycle processes, innovation lifecycle, innovation portfolio, innovation process, innovation roadmap, pivot, portfolio management, product line roadmapping, rapid innovation, rapid innovation cycle, strategy, workshop|

The Future of Work – The Transformation from Within

Which companies are ensuring their place in the future? Definitely not those sticking to conventional models in work organisation or in structuring and running their businesses. As evolution teaches, the ability to adapt to environmental changes, such as the ones we experience in the corporate world, determines who has a better chance of thriving. So, is your company’s DNA set to evolve?

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:18:47-07:00November 6th, 2014|Categories: Blog Archive|Tags: download, in-depth article, innovative companies, report|

Methods of Measuring Ideas for Innovation

Turning ideas into numbers and knowing the characteristics of the Ideal Idea (0.00iur) is like having a compass and knowing the safe harbor where the minimal risks of innovation converge. Mathematically identifying desired ideas by users, extracted from simplified mathematical formulas, is the Holy Grail that eliminates uncertainties and passionate discussions, which are unhelpful in choosing ideas.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:18:49-07:00October 23rd, 2014|Categories: Idea Management, Life Cycle Processes|Tags: evaluating ideas, in-depth article, mathmatical idea management, measure innovation, measuring ideas, performance measurement, research, risk management|

New Report: The State of Innovation in Latin America

To understand the conditions around innovation in Latin America in detail, INSITUM conducted a qualitative and quantitative study with more than 300 of the biggest Latin American organizations. The study has brought to light many of the contexts, barriers, needs and outcomes around innovation in Latin American organizations. This article explores some of the results and offers a free download of the full report.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:18:51-07:00October 15th, 2014|Categories: Organization & Culture, Report|Tags: case study, download, in-depth article, innovation, Innovation Culture, latin america, report, reserach|