This article builds on our previous write-up (part 1) where we demonstrated how to transform your initial thinking into a compelling value proposition.  We showed how you can increase your chances for approval and funding by using generative AI and CO-STAR to accomplish this critical first step in ideation and complete it almost instantaneously. [...] The post How to Use Generative AI to Turn Your Insights into Investable Ideas (Part 2) appeared first on InnovationManagement ..read more

Innovation is often glamorized by the bookends of sourcing promising ideas like colorful post-it notes or highlighting the final polished product we see in the store. Stories of the unglamorous hard work required to bridge the gap between “I have an idea” to its realization are often not shared. Generative AI will undoubtedly play [...] The post How to Use Generative AI to Turn Your Insights into Investable Ideas (Part 1) appeared first on InnovationManagement ..read more

Key Strategy: Facilitating Genuine Employee InvolvementExcerpted from the book: Idea Stormers, How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs (Wiley Jossey-Bass) by Bryan Mattimore There is no tougher organizational challenge than changing a culture. Just ask any CEO or company president. Even the most powerful executive can feel surprisingly powerless when it comes to changing [...] The post The Creative Challenge of Changing Culture at IBM appeared first on InnovationManagement ..read more

This article employs a holistic, interactive East Asian framework—the ancient yin-yang circle—for presenting both defensive and proactive carbon control strategies in urban and rural areas. Given the recent wave of deadly wildfires in the American West, attention is focused here on the future significance of oceans as a massive carbon sink for fighting global climate change. Life probably arose in the sea, and the sea may end up having to save the planet. The post A Yin-Yang Model for Global Sustainability: Moving Towards Rural-Urban Balance appeared first on InnovationManagement ..read more

One of the co-founders of IdeaScale, Josh Folk, (disclosure: I am CEO of IdeaScale) recently co-authored a front page article published in the Harvard Business Review, describing how the explosion of generative AI can be used to augment human creativity and productivity. Here's the full article link at HBR. To practice what I preach about [...] The post Generative AI can Augment Creativity appeared first on InnovationManagement ..read more

Leveraging the “Pamplemousse Principle” In Creativity Training For more than a dozen years my innovation agency has taught customized creative problem-solving workshops (what we now call “Un-Think” programs), to senior managers in medium and large organizations. Evaluations from the literally thousands of executives who have taken the workshop average 4.8 out of 5. Why [...] The post Leveraging the “Pamplemousse Principle” in Creativity Training appeared first on InnovationManagement ..read more

Innovation is an important part of staying competitive in any market, and most businesses would say it’s a high priority for their organization. When thought about abstractly, however, it’s hard to imagine how innovation can impact current and future opportunities. In order to better understand how innovation can have a tangible impact, we created [...] The post Types of Innovation appeared first on InnovationManagement ..read more

Innovation is a sector in which companies are putting an increasing amount of effort into optimizing, and with this growth comes new opportunities. Some of the roles that have sprung out of an increased focus on innovation are Chief Innovation Officer, Innovation Consultant, and, notably, Innovation Manager. Without context, it might be challenging to [...] The post What Is an Innovation Manager? appeared first on InnovationManagement ..read more

Innovating doesn’t just happen when inspiration strikes. In order to ensure forward progress, a business has to create a structure that stimulates innovation regularly. This structure will determine the rate and efficacy of overall innovation and is commonly known as an innovation strategy. This article will define innovation strategy, discuss how to create one, [...] The post What Is Innovation Strategy? appeared first on InnovationManagement ..read more

Creating an innovation strategy means improving what you currently offer and finding ways to differentiate from your competition in the future. This is easy in principle, but applying this practice to your business can be very difficult. The post Ambition Matrix: What It Is and How To Use It appeared first on InnovationManagement ..read more