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Why we are talking to more HR leaders than R&D
What does it actually take for people to be innovative at work? Most companies answer that by creating an innovation team. Or putting it in R&D. Or marketing. Or strategy. But almost never HR. And yet…when you look at what actually prevents people from being...
Want to Improve Employee Engagement? Try Inventing New Ideas With Your Team
Rethink What an Inventing Session Produces The main purpose of an inventing session is to generation ideas. Therefore the typically outputs to measure are: Number of unique ideas Estimated value (sales or cost savings) and while these metrics are great, they miss...
How Not to Lose Momentum After an Inventing Session
At the end of a good inventing session, the energy in the room is high. The team has generated new ideas, people feel engaged, and there is plenty of optimism about the future. But after the session, everyone returns to their silos and gets back to their normal roles...
The Billion Dollars Hiding Inside Established Companies
How disciplined innovation and problem-solving can unlock untapped growth Don't underestimate the growth already inside your own walls. Instead, unlock new revenue and cost savings with a system that engages people, manages risk, and turns ideas into measurable...
Less Companies are Innovating
New data was released just a few weeks ago from the 2023 Annual Business Survey (Data Year 2022). The survey tracks innovation activity across U.S. industries and provides great insights as to what companies are actually doing when it comes to innovation. The numbers...
First Steps for a New Innovation Leaders
If you are stepping into a new innovation leadership role, chances are you are ambitious and eager to create results quickly. That is a good instinct. Organizations hire innovation leaders because they want change. At the same time, it helps to understand the reality...
Your Company Has Innovation Projects… So Why Isn’t Innovation Actually Happening?
If you clicked this blog post, odds are you want to see more change and innovation at your organization, so I’m going to get right to it. I spend most of my time looking at data, not opinions. One of the most useful data sets we have comes from innovation culture...
How to 4x Cost Savings with the People You Already Have
How to 4X Your Cost Savings With The People You Already Have Doug Hall The pressure on everyone to find ways to cut costs and increase productivity is immense. If you’re like most organizations you have leveraged the fundamentals – you have trained some experts in...
ISO Innovation Management Standards
ISO Innovation Management Standards - What You Need to Know! What are the ISO Innovation Management standards? ISO Innovation Management standards (ISO 56000) are a set of internationally recognized guidelines and recommendations for organizations to follow in...