Innolytics® Innovation Blog
Advantages of an effective idea management
These are the advantages of effective idea management The basic idea of idea management is very simple: Employees make suggestions for savings, and in return, they receive a percentage [...]
Digital Transformation Guiding Questions
Six guiding questions for successful digital transformation Digital change and digital transformation will intensively occupy all departments of companies in the coming years. Digitalization is no longer just the task of [...]
Innovation management in SME
How innovation management becomes a success in medium-sized businesses Innovation and innovation management are among the most important success factors in medium-sized businesses. Through product development and the introduction [...]
Risk management and innovation management
Risk management and innovation management: How risks are turned into opportunities One of the most common pieces of advice in crisis situations is "You have to look on the [...]
Innovation management success factors – How to prevent failures
Five success factors for your innovation management Digitalization has brought many benefits for innovation management. Companies work more flexibly, faster, and more effectively than ever before. Innovation strategies can [...]
Corona Digitalization Innovation
How the coronavirus will stimulate digitalization and innovation in the long term Epidemics and diseases have always been a driving force for innovation in humanity. The coronavirus will possibly lead to [...]
What you need to know about Innovation Metrics
Everything About Innovation Metrics in 2020 Innovation metrics are important to drive innovation in a successful business. Innovation means coming up with creative ways to do something different. But in order to [...]
Five Key Principles for Successful Collaboration
Five Key Principles for Successful Collaboration Definition of collaboration Collaboration refers to a form of teamwork in which the collaborators contribute and complement their different strengths to achieve a common goal. [...]
Free innovation software collaboration software
Innolytics® launches free innovation and collaboration software for enterprises and organizations Markets are changing faster. For companies of all sizes – from small enterprises to large corporations – business innovation is [...]
Driving innovation in agriculture: the use of innovation software at RWZ
Driving innovation in agriculture: the use of innovation software at RWZ Continuous improvement, Innovation management and digitalization are the key drivers of competitiveness in agriculture. Increasingly, innovation in agriculture [...]
Innovation projects
Innovation projects: Mastering the challenge of implementation What are the main barriers to successful business innovation, innovation management and innovation projects? Why does the realization of innovation initiatives always take so long? [...]
Business Trends
The most relevant business trends for the decade of fundamental change The years up to 2030 will be the decade of fundamental change, in which business innovation and digitalization [...]
Innovation Trends
How Innovation Emerges from Trends Increasingly, innovations are based on trends. Digitalization and digital transformation will radically change the innovation management of companies in the coming years. New digital business [...]
Customer driven innovation
How complaints boost customer-driven innovation Turn negative feedback into competitive advantage What is the secret of companies that successfully deliver customer-driven innovation? The review of customer complaints [...]
Continuous Improvement Program
Four success factors for a highly effective Continuous Improvement Program A continuous improvement program helps companies to implement organizational innovation as efficiently as possible: Saving time, cutting costs, avoiding [...]
Key Success Factors for Digital Transformation
Key Success Factors for Digital Transformation Digital Disruption and Digital Transformation are changing markets and businesses like never before. Currently, the discussion about digitalization and digital innovation is entering [...]
Difference between innovation and digitalization
Innovation and digitalization - What is the difference? Digitalization requires companies to undergo digital transformation. Or is it innovation? There are confusions in a lot of companies. Is innovation, digital innovation and [...]
Bright Idea
How to develop a bright idea How do you come up with a bright idea? The famous inventor Thomas Edison had a simple answer to this question: “To have [...]
Successful Innovation Management Process
Designing a successful innovation management process One of the main tasks in innovation management is to set up an innovation management process and monitor the progress of innovation projects. [...]
Culture eats strategy for breakfast
Culture eats strategy for breakfast – and disruption for lunch "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." This quote from Peter Drucker summarizes it in a nutshell: The best innovation strategy [...]
Gerolsteiner Case Study
Gerolsteiner: Using continuous improvement for digitalization and innovation The case study Gerolsteiner shows how companies can use the methods of continuous improvement and innovation to drive digitalization forward. Can [...]
Five success factors for the continuous improvement process
Five success factors for the continuous improvement process The continuous improvement process is the driver of quality, efficiency and organizational innovation. Facilitated by the continuous improvement manager and the [...]
How continuous improvement drives digitalization
How Continuous Improvement drives digitalization The continuous improvement process CIP is the engine of process innovation and organizational innovation. Traditionally realized by improvement processes or the idea management continuous [...]
Company examples for successful idea management
Idea management: Success stories from companies What do you associate with the term idea management and continuous improvement? A slightly rusty idea mailbox, which stands somewhere in a production hall and which employees [...]
Innovation Management Checklist
Innovation management checklist - an overview of the 15 most important initiatives Business innovation and successful digitalization are among the key drivers of success in the future. More and [...]
Customer Co-Creation
Customer co-creation – how to integrate customers successfully into your innovation process Customer co-creation has become an integral part of the innovation management of companies. As part of the [...]
Idea generation suggestions
Idea Generation – Five suggestions to generate better ideas Successful idea generation leads to ingenious ideas. Successful business innovation, continuous improvement and idea management are inconceivable without the right [...]
Lean Innovation
Lean Innovation: Implementing business innovation faster and more efficiently In business innovation, the concept of lean innovation is based on a simple philosophy: More resources do not automatically lead [...]
Top 10 Innovation Killer Phrases
Top 10 Innovation Killer Phrases In many of the companies we work with, we hear killer phrases regarding the need for business innovation. One side says: "Digitization and business [...]
Innovation Strategy Inspiration
How inspiring is your innovation strategy? Take the test An innovation strategy has different purposes: It's like a master plan for business innovation. It provides your idea management and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
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. [...]
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? [...]
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 [...]
Creating a culture of innovation
Creating a culture of innovation In this article, you will get insights on creating a culture of innovation in your company. What are the most important building blocks of [...]
Hidden obstacles for innovation
Hidden obstacles for innovation: Invisible barriers within the innovation process The innovation process seems to be organized perfectly: Structures, responsible people and functional interfaces are set. Innovation management should function perfectly [...]
Communication in innovation management
Automate communication in idea and innovation management Idea and innovation management is one of the most complex fields in an organization. From idea generation to idea development, from the innovation [...]
Innovation Implementation
Successful implementation of innovation We have enough ideas, but we are struggling to implement them. Not surprising: The path from idea generation to the implemented business innovation is filled with obstacles. [...]
Five Success Factors for innovative companies
Five success factors of highly innovative companies When implementing innovations, companies often ask themselves this question: What is more important? Is it the innovation process or the innovation culture of a [...]
Innovation Roadmap
How to create an innovation roadmap Innovation management is more than just standard project management. From idea development to successful innovation, there are numerous obstacles to overcome. The innovation [...]
Innovation management Process Domo Chemicals
Innovation management process at DOMO Chemicals - understanding as an elementary part of the creative process In this article you will learn about the innovation management process of DOMO-Chemicals, an international manufacturer [...]
Innovation in SMEs
Five ways SMEs can innovate successfully Innovation in SMEs is subject to special conditions. Although effective idea management and innovation management is at least as important for the competitiveness of medium-sized companies as [...]
Creative processes in idea management
How idea management software supports the creative process Numerous companies use idea management software to support the process of brainstorming and idea development. In recent years, the tools have mostly emulated a [...]
Innovation management – Trends 2020
Innovation Management - Trends 2020 Markets are changing - innovation management is changing too In recent years, classic innovation management has primarily dealt with the development of technical innovations, new products [...]
KPIs in the innovation process
The most important KPIs for your innovation process How to measure the success of your innovation management When is an innovation process efficient? What distinguishes successful innovation management? Companies evaluate the [...]
Ideation Challenges
How to boost your idea management with groundbreaking ideation challenges In this article we present six proven success factors for setting up and running ideation challenges in your company successfully. If idea [...]
The roles in an innovation process
Innovation management: The six most important roles in the innovation process In order for innovation management to be introduced and established sustainably in the company, different roles are required: Responsibles for the [...]
Innolytics Software Update May 2018
Idea Management and Innovation Management Software Overview of the Ideation Quality Update in May 2018 Faster recognition of how many employees are enthusiastic about your Idea management, your Continuous improvement process [...]
Co-creation and Open Innovation
Co-creation and open innovation: innovation strategies for the digital age In times of digital change, companies face a great challenge: In addition to classic idea management and CIP, with which internal ideas [...]
Idea management software update March 2018
Idea Management Software and Innovation Management Software: Update March 2018 With the latest update, the Innolytics® idea management software and innovation management software gains a number of new functions to manage idea [...]
Innovation Management is changing
Why innovation management is changing faster than ever before Until recently the definition of innovation management seemed to be quite obvious: Creating and monitoring an innovation process in order to optimize business [...]