Infographic: Innovation Year in Numbers 2021
Every year, IdeaScale reviews system data to look for trends that will shape the innovation landscape in the coming year. We summarize our findings in an infographic. Find out [...]
Infographic: Innovation Easy Wins vs. Projects
When organizations are gathering ideas, there are generally two types of ideas: easy wins and projects. Both can have a high level of value for any organization but require [...]
Infographic: Internal Vs. External Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing can be used to help solve a number of different problems. The crowd can perform tasks, share information, or help in large scale creative projects. And that's how [...]
Infographic: The Virtual Innovation Lab
A Virtual Innovation Lab is a digital space in which an entire online crowd can remotely collaborate to experiment with new ideas and test new solutions to create new value. [...]
Infographic: The Case for Innovation Management
Innovation management is a combination of the processes and tools that combine innovation and change management. It allows leaders and workers to cooperate with a common understanding of goals [...]
Sustainability Campaign Ideas
You're committed to building a more sustainable business, but you're not sure what's most important. Should you focus on your carbon footprint or do you want ideas around protecting [...]
Infographic: The History of the Suggestion Box
Companies didn't always look to their employees for good ideas. In fact, for many who first encountered the suggestion box, it was such a revolutionary idea that they were [...]
Innovation Planning: Framing the Big Picture
This workbook is the first in a series of workbooks on innovation planning. This series is designed to guide you through the steps for creating a crowdsourced innovation program [...]
Infographic: Innovation Incentives
Financial incentives will encourage participation in an innovation challenge, but you don't have to start there. You can offer movie tickets, charity donations, gift cards, and a check when [...]
Infographic: Proven Innovation Workflows
According to Accenture, 72 percent of companies allow innovations to languish because there is no formalized process or organizational home for such initiatives, but sometimes it's hard to know [...]