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
Highlights Global packaging company Winpak noticed that its innovation outreach efforts were limited to those who were able to participate at specific times and places. There were also geographic and language barriers that interfered with developing both general and packaging
One of the central curiosities of the COVID-19 pandemic is that innovation festivals have had to show some innovation themselves. In 2022, one fascinating theme we’ve noticed is what’s stuck. Virtual conferences in particular seem to be one trend that
Shark Tank has been around in some form or another since 2001, starting with the Japanese series Money Tigers. Entrepreneurs pitch their idea to a panel of investors, who pick their idea apart before deciding whether and how much to
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
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.
Overview: Failing to innovate can cause even an established business to lose ground to competitors that embrace change and engage employees. Innovation leadership can make the difference between an innovation strategy that produces results and one that languishes on paper.
Government innovation and private sector approaches are meeting to advance the prediction, reaction, and protection of municipalities and their infrastructure. This includes getting better data and modeling, building more resilient structures, and developing new ways to quickly alert citizens and
Overview: On the IdeaScale Nation podcast, Dr. Curt Carver, Chief Information Officer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses how he used a team-focused approach to build an innovation strategy. Why Teamwork Matters In government innovation, the best approach
Many people assume that if they don’t invent things and hold multiple patents, they aren’t very innovative. In reality, many inventors don’t have patents or products. Some innovators generate ideas, while others bring those ideas to reality. Ultimately, innovators
