A Look at the Idea Management Technology Landscape
There may have been a time – a decade or two ago – when businesses could look at innovation as optional, but everything has changed since then. Today the question is [...]
Five Hurdles to Idea Management and How to Clear Them
Brainstorming is the beginning of idea management, but only the beginning. To keep the momentum going, idea management needs to clear away hurdles you may unintentionally put in the way.“Whose [...]
Calculating the ROI for Your Idea Management System Launch
How is your idea management software performing? How do you measure the intangible? This is a particular struggle for innovation departments and committees launching an idea management system, [...]
Selling A Rejected Idea Back to Them: The SoulMUCH Story
Companies come to IdeaScale for a number of reasons. One of the reasons that they want a software solution to collect employee ideas is because they’re afraid that they’ll miss [...]
How to Build Careers with Innovation
There are a number of ways that participating in or administrating an innovation program can help build your career. If you’re wondering how to build careers with innovation, look to [...]
Lessons About Culture and Creativity
One of our customers recently had the good fortune to hear Adam Grant speak at an event. Adam Grant "has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years. He is a leading expert on [...]
Avoiding Groupthink and Empowering Introverts
There was this great infocomic a few years ago that talked about the virtues of online brainstorming. Although there are lots of benefits that we’ve discussed in our blog before [...]
The Impact of Stress on Innovation
Stress is something that affects all of us at some point in our lives. Although some amount of stress is unavoidable, businesses need to recognize the importance of creating as [...]
3 Reasons Healthcare Needs Idea Management
It’s hard enough to keep up in a complex industry like healthcare. But just wait till healthcare is disrupted as dramatically as retail or music has been over the past [...]
How to Refine an Idea
Ideas are easy. But how do you execute them? OK, you've got a great idea, but do you know how to refine an idea? It quickly becomes clear with innovation [...]