Innovation Best Practices

Are Too Many Zoom Meetings Stifling Your Creativity?

2020 has been a year of change management around how we work, particularly with videoconferencing. While the results haven't been consistently positive, as any parent can tell you, they have been positive enough that Zoom calls, Teams meetings, and FaceTime

How Can You Align Product Development with Business Strategy?

When developing new products, organization leaders must ensure their efforts align with the overall business strategy. This is essential for success because it relates the new product to the company mission. According to product development research, one in seven product ideas will

Government Will Need to Innovate to Sustain Remote Work

2020 marked the year when working remotely became a necessity. And, once the pressures keeping workers home lift, remote working is likely to remain part of government employment. However, this creates a pressing need for government innovation to protect what's

Here Are Five Examples of Creativity in the Workplace

Creativity in the workplace can be difficult to cultivate. But some teams gain inspiration from seeing creative innovations from other companies. Creativity is more than painting a work of art or writing a best-selling book. Thoughts, words, and actions are

The Real Difference Between Creativity and Innovation

If you’re creative, you enjoy a good challenge. You can come up with new concepts on the fly. You embrace change. But do all of these things make you innovative? While creativity and innovation are often used interchangeably, there are

How to Implement Innovation in an Organization

So you’ve created an innovation culture and have a way to efficiently manage idea sharing. The next step is implementing the resulting initiatives. When figuring out how to implement innovation in an organization, look at all employees. Oftentimes, the best

Why You Should Use an Idea Capture Template for Innovation

Collecting new ideas and sharing them within the organization is a critical part of innovation. Similar to harnessing energy, you need a centralized way of capturing ideas so they can be organized, prioritized, and implemented effectively. An idea capture template