How Creative Constraints Boost Innovation
As defined by TEDEd Educator Brandon Rodriguez, “Creative constraints are the requirements and limitations we have to address in order to accomplish a goal.” This includes factors such as: Cost Timeline Required materials Availability of materials Technical specifications Current technology [...]
These are the Top Female Innovators of 2022
Gender equity plays an important role in developing a truly innovative workplace culture. Innovation is six times more likely in companies that offer true equity for everyone. Many well-known innovators are women. Here are some of the top female innovators [...]
The Top 10 Women innovators of All Time
Women Innovators historically haven’t had the opportunities or visibility their male counterparts enjoyed. In fact, when Forbes released its 2020 list of 100 Most Innovative People in Business, there was only one woman on the list. There remains an enormous [...]
Sagicor Podcast: Using Data to Improve Efficiency and User Experience in the Financial Sector
Sagicor is a full-service financial institution offering a wide range of products and services—everything from life and health insurances, to annuities, pensions, real estate, banking, and investment needs. The financial sector is constantly being shaped by technology and consumer trends. [...]
Carbon Neutral Since 2020: Celebrating Earth Day and Our Commitment to Sustainability
IdeaScale is more than software. We believe innovation means working together to create positive change in the world. And while our tech does this, we also put these values into practice in how we conduct business. In 2020, IdeaScale became the [...]
Vancouver Coastal Health Case Study: Generating Ideas to Create Sustainability in Healthcare
Creating a sustainable workplace has become a pressing concern for private and public entities alike. Reducing waste and carbon emissions demands new approaches, ideas, and strategies to develop momentum around sustainability, and a custom sustainability plan to fit each organization’s [...]
How the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan is Boosting Innovation
Highlights The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has allocated billions of dollars to federal, state, and municipal government innovation efforts. How those funds are spent will depend on federal and state directives, goals, and initiatives. Several municipalities and states are [...]
Here Are the Top Five Crowdsourcing Wins of the Past Year
2021 marked a year when major brands looked toward crowdsourcing to improve their products and reduce waste. Here are five stories worth drawing innovation strategy inspiration from. LEGO In 2021, LEGO saw enormous growth as a company and as a [...]
How IdeaScale’s Concept Selection Feature Can Help Your Business Pinpoint the Best Ideas
IdeaScale’s concept selection tool combines machine learning, the crowd, and your own criteria to highlight the best ideas from your team. Here’s how it works, feature by feature, to bolster your innovation strategy. Workflow & Idea Routing One of the [...]
How IdeaScale’s Idea Collection Feature Can Help Your Business Encourage, Collect, and Share Ideas
IdeaScale's Idea Collection tool has a multitude of customization and design options to create the ideal way to tap into your organization's creativity. It allows ideas to be linked, alerts specific people to ideas and invites them to weigh in. [...]