Jessica Day

From Consumer to Collaborator: A Look at Open Innovation

Listening to your customer is part of any business. Now even more so than ever. Social media and online connectivity let consumers offer organizations instant feedback, both positive and negative, from detailed reviews to passionate emails to there-and-gone Snapchat snaps.

Overcoming Organizational Change Fatigue: 5 Strategies That Work

Change is a necessity in today’s world, yet change initiatives don’t always work out. Pushing endless changes onto employees is a sure way to induce organizational change fatigue. Here’s how to use change management. What is Organizational Change Fatigue? One

IdeaScale’s Open Nation 2019 Set to Inspire Innovation

The spotlight will be on creativity, communication, inspire innovation, and innovation leadership at Open Nation 2019. IdeaScale’s annual conference is set for Oct. 24-25 in Washington, D.C. Organizers have jam-packed at least a dozen seminars led by some of the

Five Benefits of a Diverse Innovation Team

Diversity and inclusion are good ideas on many levels, but they can also drive your innovation strategy. Here's why a diverse innovation team leads to better products. Diversity Drives Performance The most basic answer is right there in the data.

Effective Digital Managers Build Ecosystems for Innovation

The digital workplace is increasingly faster-paced, with a speed-to-market mindset that doesn’t allow a leisurely pace or ignorance of digital advances.  Harvard Business School Professor Linda A. Hill talked to the Harvard Business School publication Working Knowledge about embracing digital transformation

Could Your Innovation Strategy Use a Leg Up?

Innovation can be hard work. However, if your innovation strategy results in lots of hard work for little reward, then it's time to step back and consider whether you need to give your team a leg up on the process.

Understanding the Design Thinking Process

Who is your customer? Any business can answer this question, in many cases in detail and almost effortlessly. How often do you ask that question when developing your product? That's what the design thinking process is all about, and it

Innovation Management Software: 4 Essential Components

Businesses are rapidly realizing that innovation isn’t something that “strikes”. But something that can be encouraged, generated and managed for the good of the company, its employees, and its customers. People have always had ideas. But never before has it

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