When organizations are gathering ideas, there are generally two types of ideas: easy wins and projects. Both can have a high level of value for any organization but require totally different strategies. Here's how you can organize your thinking around
Stories and information about the coronavirus pandemic have been all over the news – on our social media feeds, newspapers, and TV. In order to see the problems in United Way's communities before they hit the news, United Way
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with protecting public health and safety related to nuclear energy. And when they decided that they wanted to diversify their approach to innovation, they decided
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
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
Crowdsourcing allows us to find new ideas in places we hadn't thought to look. Here are five examples of great ideas and the ideators that believed in them that are from across the government, private enterprise, and nonprofit world.
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
Tony Seba, author of Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation said “we are on the cusp of one of the fastest, deepest, most consequential disruptions of transportation in history.” The Virginia Department of Transportation is responding to this signal
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
In their NASA@Work community, anyone with NASA credentials can run challenges, share problems, and post solutions. The Center for Collaborative Excellence and Innovation (CoECI) team makes all that possible. They coach challenge owners, right-size rewards and incentives, and encourage
