Evaluation & Criteria Best Practices

Pact

Pact is an international development nonprofit that works on the ground in nearly 40 countries to end poverty and marginalization. They partner with local organizations, businesses, and governments to build lasting solutions for thriving, resilient communities. Their vision is a

Xaxis

Xaxis is the world's largest programmatic media agency, transforming media into outcomes for more than 3,000 brands in 47 markets around the world. Its global client list includes Ford, IKEA, and Mars. With all of those creative thinkers spread throughout

The Five Questions You Need to Answer Before Crowdsourcing

After serving numerous enterprise innovators for years, IdeaScale Crowd is sharing the process that we take all innovators through before they launch a crowdsourcing challenge. The overview will include the five questions, the reasons why we ask for this information

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 a

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 idea

2021 IM Awards: Graybar

In order to foster a culture of innovation at Graybar where ideas are openly shared, evaluated, and promoted throughout the company, Graybar introduced the “NEXT” Innovation Program. While there are several goals of NEXT, the ultimate goal is to foster

2021 Crowdsourced Innovation Report

After 2020, it's not surprising that crowdsourced innovation capabilities have grown and innovation output indicators like implementation rate and time to implement have improved. In fact, businesses that were able to rapidly adapt and focus on innovation are poised to

Winpak

Winpak is a global packaging corporation with twelve manufacturing facilities in North America. They manufacture and distribute high-quality packaging materials and innovative packaging machines, primarily used for the protection of perishable foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, medical and personal care. Manuel Moreno,

Vancouver Coastal Health

Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) provides health-care services to 1.25 million people across British Columbia through a network of hospitals, primary care clinics, community health centres and long- term care homes. With more than 18,000 staff,