Four tips to keep idea management initiatives alive
We have seen that when the innovation outcome seems irrelevant, so too seems the entire idea management initiative. Then how…
TIP: Lacking business relevance – or why there are no sheep in the Artic
We have already explained that innovation is everybody’s work. The problem is that it is also nobody’s work. In an ideal world, innovation would be each manager’s and each business unit’s responsibility. That’s not the reality we live in.
TIP: Lacking resources – how to cook an omelet with few eggs
We will not insult you by lecturing on the importance of having people and capital to run an innovation program. This is obvious and we’re sure you’re taking care of that. What sometimes is not […]
TIP: Are top leaders tuned in?
If you have already started your innovation programme, you most likely have a mandate from top management. But do you…
TIP: Gamification – make Work Fun
Since the dawn of civilization, generations have learned through games: From basic knowledge like numbers and letters to eating and caring for each other. Games help make boring activities fun.
TIP: Push and pull in your innovation efforts
Innovation can involve small incremental changes, disruptive paradigm shifts, and … everything in between. These changes can impact the products…
Exago’s tip on innovation’s social features
The world has gone social and if you’re setting policies that restrict social interaction at work, you’re missing an opportunity.…
TIP: Ideators, builders, screeners and implementers – which one are you?
No two organizations are exactly alike, but each company Exago has worked with has similar innovation related personality profiles: inside…
TIP: How to build a winning innovation team?
You want to set the innovation ball rolling, but you need your team to come along. What’s the trick to…
TIP: No team, no game
As any good coach recognizes, if your team is not motivated, why bother set the ball rolling? The challenge applies…