Davidson College
Davidson College is a prestigious liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It enrolls approximately 1,800 students from 48 states and 47 countries. In 2017, led by Kristen Eshleman, Director of Innovation Initiatives, the college decided that although they had [...]
2021 IM Awards: Grant Thornton
In 2020, Grant Thornton created the global 'Innovation Exchange' to collect innovative products that their network of member firms have developed to raise awareness for them and facilitate their adoption by other member firms across the world. When an [...]
The Rollercoaster of Improvement and Innovation in Healthcare
Northern Health is the key provider of public health care in Melbourne’s northern region, one of the fastest growing communities in Australia, with the busiest Emergency Department in the state. Historically not a well-funded or “sexy” health service, NH has [...]
Case Study Comics: NASA COVID-19 Edition
NASA is a United States government agency that is responsible for science and technology related to air and space, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, the prevailing, can-do NASA workforce expressed their drive [...]
Adapt & Pivot in the New Normal
Waiting for a return to "business as usual" will create economic and social chaos that will be harder and harder to fix if businesses don't plan to adapt. In the current climate, some businesses will need to look for [...]
How to Utilize Crowdsourcing as Part of Your Agency’s COVID-19 Response Strategy
As part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) efforts to support American workers and position the economy for a strong rebound, USDOL hosted an IdeaScale national online dialogue to solicit ideas about challenges that may be faced as [...]
2020 State of Crowdsourced Innovation Report
While IdeaScale was preparing the original release of our 2020 State of Crowdsourced Innovation Report, we found ourselves in the midst of massive disruption as a result of the novel coronavirus. We started receiving new questions from our customers, [...]
NASA’s Internal Crowd
This session will discuss best practices determined through NASA's past 8 years of running an internal crowdsourcing program. Featuring speakers from NASA: Carissa Callini, Ryon Stewart, and Jeff Doi.