Idea evaluation
Idea evaluation – How to identify the best ideas The evaluation of ideas is one of the most complex and demanding tasks in idea management, innovation management as well as in the management of digital transformation in a company. The challenge is to filter out ideas that are within strategic search fields, that are not […]
Corporate Innovation Labs
Successful Corporate Innovation Labs In order to make your innovation management ready for digitalization, companies are increasingly setting up Corporate Innovation Labs. Employees from different departments jointly generate ideas for organizational innovation, business innovation and digital business models. Corporate Innovation Labs are particularly suitable for implementing radical innovation, disruptive innovation and digital disruption as well […]
Lateral thinking in management
Lateral thinking in management Imagine two managers who are responsible for product development and innovation management in their companies. One of these managers has a so-called “linear” thinking style. This means that he approaches idea generation and idea development with conventional methods. The other is a lateral thinker looking for unusual ideas from which radical innovation could emerge. […]
Managing change and innovation successfully
Managing change and innovation successfully For employees and managers who have been shaped by the regulations and processes of a company for many years, it is difficult to think creatively, break rules and generate new ideas at the push of a button. But this is precisely what is important to manage change and innovation successfully. Companies […]
Organizational Innovation Examples
Organizational Innovation Examples – How Innovative Enterprises Fight Bureaucracy and Rigid Processes In traditionally organized companies, ideation, idea generation and business innovation often fails due to structural problems. These challenges can be mastered through organizational innovation. Although companies invest time and money to establish an idea management and innovation management system, define innovation processes and measure innovation, structural barriers prevent success. […]
Digital Roadmap
Digital Roadmap 2020: How your digitization strategy should look now Have you already developed your Digital Roadmap for the next decade? By 2030, the most important digital trends will become part of everyday life: It will be the decade of artificial intelligence. The Internet of Things and the 5G mobile communications standard will bring a […]
Barriers to Creativity and Innovation
How to overcome barriers to Creativity and Innovation “Think disruptive!” “Be creative!” “Just leave the existing behind you!” These are the classic pieces of advice for successful innovation management: Simply think outside the box. Forget all barriers to creativity and innovation. And be completely free in your mind. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? But is it […]
Measuring Innovation Culture
How to measure your innovation culture Is innovation success predictable? After six years of scientific research and more than 300 practical projects, we can provide a straight answer: Yes. If companies seem to implement projects effortlessly in their innovation management, there is a simple reason for this: they have created the right framework conditions early […]
Swarm intelligence companies
Develop innovative corporate strategies through swarm intelligence One of the most important questions asked by managers with whom we work: How do we get employees involved in digital change? How do we enable them to participate in the digital transformation of the company? And how do we increase their awareness for digital disruption? The answer: […]
Innovation Strategy 2020
Innovation Strategy 2020 – Get your company prepared for the new decade! In just under twelve months, a new decade will begin. It will be the decade in which artificial intelligence will change business models like never before. Technologies like the blockchain will enable applications that we cannot imagine today. And digital change will move […]
