October 19, 2018 | By: Marija Kojic | In: Strategies
Businesses are always on the lookout for the next best idea that will help skyrocket them to success – but, once you’ve found this new idea, how do you put it into motion?
October 17, 2018 | By: Ryan Ayers | In: Strategies
Businesses must adapt and innovate to succeed in today’s marketplace. However, innovation is not a part-time undertaking. It’s the foundation for effective organizational management and taps into the creative power of staff members.
October 9, 2018 | By: Pearl Zhu | In: Strategies
Organizations need to invest in the cultivation of capacity for innovation and recognize innovators with varying talent and strengths.
October 3, 2018 | By: Frank Evans | In: Strategies
Everything is derivative. Take advantage of that. “New” ideas are the next step in an extensive network of existing people and ideas. If we can get the data and reconstruct the network, we can analyze it and understand where branches of a network have the potential for innovation. Great ideas do not need to be created. They can be discovered.
September 25, 2018 | By: Edward Mellett | In: Strategies
Innovation is one of the main ways in which a business can differentiate itself from the competition. Innovation could take place by improving business processes or by entering new markets after upgrading current product and service offerings. To be innovative, companies need creative employees who have the ability to transform ideas into reality.
September 17, 2018 | By: Rob Hoehn | In: Strategy
When IdeaScale put out a call for speakers at this year’s Open Nation (the annual innovation conference hosted by IdeaScale), we were pleased to see an influx of interest from some surprising sectors.
September 14, 2018 | By: Dr. Evans Baiya | In: Strategies
There is no arguing that in today’s marketplace companies must innovate to survive. There is more pressure now than at any other time in history for innovation, especially if companies want to be industry leaders. This is because rapidly changing technology is continually driving changes in markets and shifting trends in customer behavior and expectations.
September 12, 2018 | By: Simphiwe Makapela | In: Organization & Culture
Locked with the President of my country, Cyril Ramaphosa, in what was already a ‘do-not-disturb, bromance-in-progress’ kind of moment, he must have developed an on-the-spot inkling that our intimacy stands to grow by leaps and bounds if he were to somehow ask me what I do for a living. And in not so many words, I said what I say to just about anyone – from Long-Rich Sales Reps – to Twitter Bios – right up to C-Suite level, thick-necked folk: “I chase rats for a living.”
September 11, 2018 | By: Pearl Zhu | In: Strategies
Innovation must become your business routine and corporate culture to renew creative energy. Digital innovation has a broader spectrum and the hybrid nature. It comes in the variety of flavors and there are many opportunities in an enterprise to taste it. The companies who get the most from innovation effort have the right ambition, open leadership, and culture quintessential.
August 23, 2018 | By: Kevin Faber | In: Strategies
Diabetes is becoming a growing problem with millions of people struggling to keep their blood glucose levels managed. In addition to altering diet and lifestyle, many patients must also rely on medication.
August 21, 2018 | By: Mike Pinder | In: Strategies
Adventurous as the word innovation may sound, an innovation consultant’s job consists for a large part in de-risking the innovation process. In order for innovation to be a viable undertaking for any company, the outcomes of the innovation need to be maximized, while the risk involved needs to be contained as much as possible.
August 16, 2018 | By: Anthony Ferrier | In: Organization & Culture
Over the past few months I have been spending time with a range of Australian companies, getting to better understand their business models and approaches to innovation. After working with US / European organizations for many years, it’s been refreshing to see the actions and impact of innovation in this market.
August 16, 2018 | By: Natasha Lane | In: Strategies
Business innovation benefits business owners and consumers alike. It helps grow competitive advantage in saturated markets and time and time again have proven to be financially lucrative and socially inspiring. It’s crucial to any organization’s long-term success and especially hard to scale and maintain.
July 17, 2018 | By: Kevin Faber | In: Strategies
The technology world is changing at a very fast pace and new trends keep on emerging every day. The latest product that has received a warm reception and excited many business managers is Artificial Intelligence. Everybody is fascinating about AI because it promises to be an effective way of performing routine tasks and can be applied to the various sectors of the economy.
July 11, 2018 | By: Emma Miller | In: Strategies
In the world of small businesses, there are only three golden rules you need to keep in mind:
