Jessica Day

Competition is innate in what humans do. Everybody wants to be the best at something, whether it's their hobby, their job, or their industry. However, left unchecked, competition can become a toxic fight to win, rather than succeed. Balance is

Are you looking for ways to inspire collaborative innovation in your organization? Your staff has the talent and intelligence, but are they working with the right people? Collaborative innovation involves bringing together ideas that can result in something groundbreaking. It

Product innovation is all about new ideas from both your employees and your customers. Trying to develop a new product without input from your customers is akin to shooting arrows in the dark. You may hit your target, but then

Creativity is not a scarce resource. Humanity's creativity and imagination have been key forces in our history from its very beginnings. That said, history is full of grand ideas that aren't executed, or only ever partially achieved. Moving from innovation

Many companies have a suggestion box, usually in the break room or somewhere visible, but out of the way. Perhaps a simple box with slips of paper and a pencil nearby, perhaps a wooden box with a prominent sign, it's

Have you ever wondered what makes successful business leaders innovative? All executives have varying opinions on the qualities that make up a good leader, but the most important factor lies in the results. Forbes interviewed business leaders to get their

Whenever demands made on a person, team, or organization aren't properly matched with the resources needed to address them, stress is the result. Understaffed departments suffer from sloppier work and lower morale. Underfunded teams struggle to hit deadlines and meet

Digitization is a game-changer across all industries, affecting companies large and small. Traditional approaches to creating innovation strategies are no longer providing effective solutions. Instead, companies are adopting a way of solving problems known as open innovation. One method for

Delivering top customer experience is the main goal of companies across all industries. The key is standing out from the competition, but this isn’t always easy. The solution is to combine customer data with product information to form innovative ideas.

We're used to one form of innovation: the slow, incremental kind, where new features are added and previous ones are refined and updated. What about the other kind, the kind where something terrific comes out of the left field? That's