Innovation Activities

Innovation activities are tasks and processes aimed at developing new products, services, or improvements to drive business growth.

More Innovation Glossaries

Trust Transparency

Innovation involves risk. Trust transparency implies open and transparent communication that creates mutual trust in sustainable change.

Thomas Edison

Inventor of the first practical electric light bulb, Thomas Edison revolutionized the world with numerous breakthroughs.

Physical Prototype

Physical Prototype

A physical prototype is a tangible representation of an idea or concept, designed to help showcase, test, develop and evaluate its potential for use.

Top Innovation Activities Resources

Can You Spare an Innovation Dime?

Can You Spare an Innovation Dime?

The scarcity of resources is the biggest roadblock for innovation, not money. In this article, we explore ways to solve the "people problem" in organizations and make innovation business as usual.

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Cant Afford To Wait for 2021 Start Your Innovation Program

Cant Afford To Wait for 2021 Start Your Innovation Program

Don't wait till 2021 to start your innovation program! Learn why now is the best time to build a culture of innovation to protect against disruption and disengaged employees.

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Co-creation with Customers: Liebherr Open Innovation Case Study

Co-creation with Customers: Liebherr Open Innovation Case Study

Learn how Liebherr successfully implemented a co-creation open innovation program with its customers to create new innovations.

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Communicating Your Innovation Program

Communicating Your Innovation Program

Effective communication is key to the success of an innovation program. There are four stages to consider: Pre-Launch, Launch, Post-Launch, and Challenge-Driven Communications.

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Corporate Startup Principles For Building Innovation Ecosystems -

Corporate Startup Principles For Building Innovation Ecosystems -

Established companies shouldn't try to act like startups, but rather build internal innovation ecosystems with products at different stages of their lives. The principles for building corporate innovation ecosystems are: Innovation Thesis, Innovation Portfolio, Innovation Framework, Innovation Accounting, and Innovation Practice.

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Four Innovation Themes from Open Nation 2019

Four Innovation Themes from Open Nation 2019

The Open Nation 2019 summit saw innovation leaders discuss four main themes: finding the right problems, nurturing creativity, investing in innovation labs, and dealing with the challenges of innovation.

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How McKinsey’s Organizational Health Index Relates to Innovation

How McKinsey’s Organizational Health Index Relates to Innovation

McKinsey’s Organizational Health Index (OHI) helps organizations improve their effectiveness and management’s performance. Sunshine Coast Credit Union used OHI to identify areas for improvement, including bottom-up innovation. They launched an innovation management platform and saw significant improvement.

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Innovation Lab: Everything You Need To Know And More

Innovation Lab: Everything You Need To Know And More

Innovation labs can be a great way to foster creativity and attract talented employees, but they require careful planning and strategy.

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Innovation management success factors - How to prevent failures

Innovation management success factors - How to prevent failures

Five success factors to prevent failure in innovation management.

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Innovation Programs & Entrepreneurship: Busting Myths

Innovation Programs & Entrepreneurship: Busting Myths

Successful innovation programs require debunking common myths. Entrepreneur Deepak Syal shares personal experience to bust five common misconceptions, from waiting for the perfect idea to innovating in secret.

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Innovation Tips that Work - Number 2 Dr Ken Hudson

Innovation Tips that Work - Number 2 Dr Ken Hudson

Innovation is both structured and unstructured. Encouraging and identifying the most creative people, and fostering brainstorming and idea development, are essential. Innovation can apply to all roles and processes, and it's important to dedicate time to innovation activities regularly.

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John Bessant on Why Innovation is About Connections

John Bessant on Why Innovation is About Connections

Innovation Professor John Bessant emphasizes the need to weave more connections into innovation networks, calling it 'spaghetti innovation'. New tools and roles, such as brokers and scouts, are necessary.

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Learn from the best innovation culture examples today

Learn from the best innovation culture examples today

Learn from the innovation cultures of the most successful companies in the world and improve your own innovation performance.

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MOFI Acquires Innovation Excellence

MOFI Acquires Innovation Excellence

Shawn Nason, CEO of MOFI, has acquired Innovation Excellence, the online home of the global innovation community, and plans to expand its global footprint and disruptor influence.

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Philips study reveals that most North Americans think they are sitting on the “next big thing”

Philips study reveals that most North Americans think they are sitting on the “next big thing”

Philips North America has launched its second innovation fellows competition that awards mentoring and $100,000 cash prizes to would-be entrepreneurs.

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The law of diffusion of innovation

The law of diffusion of innovation

The Law of Diffusion of Innovation is crucial for any company bringing new ideas to market, as it outlines the five different types of people in a market based on their willingness to try new products.

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The right innovative business solutions to use for a powerful innovation toolset

The right innovative business solutions to use for a powerful innovation toolset

Embracing innovative business solutions can simplify processes, enhance competitiveness, boost adaptability, productivity, and growth. Here are some business solutions that you can use for a powerful innovation toolset.

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The Rise of the Chief Innovation Officer

The Rise of the Chief Innovation Officer

The position of Chief Innovation Officer is gaining importance in the business world due to increased competition, tightened budgets, and new technology. The CINO is responsible for identifying areas of innovation and creating an environment that enables innovators to operate effectively.

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The view from the Innovation Edge

Nesta recently hosted a successful large-scale event called Innovation Edge, featuring high-profile speakers and exhibitors. The event highlights included Tim Berners Lee, Bob Geldof, and even Gordon Brown. The conference also experimented with using Twitter to promote networking and participation.

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Why is this company giving $1,000 to anyone with an idea?

Adobe's Kickbox program gives every employee with an idea the opportunity to experiment on it with a red box that includes $1,000 on a pre-paid credit card. The company trusts its employees to spend the money wisely, and even if the idea fails, it actively measures what went wrong to learn from its mistakes.

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Diffusion of Innovations

Diffusion of Innovations

Professor Rogers explains how new ideas spread via communication channels over time. Such innovations are initially perceived as uncertain and even risky.

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Lunar - McKinsey Design

Lunar - McKinsey Design

A design-focused innovation consultancy, LUNAR’s broad array of skills serve their clients all the way through the development process.

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Landor

Landor

A global innovation consultancy focused on brand consulting, design and creating brand-led growth.

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R/GA

R/GA

Emphasizing on the importance of business transformation, product/service innovation, and breakthrough communications.

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Idea Validation Card

Idea Validation Card

Use the test card to design experiments to test and validate your business hypotheses in a structured way.

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