Bad Case Study of Open Innovation: Brightidea Customer Feedback Portal

Innovation is all about the process of doing new things that deliver value. Open innovation is about innovation with people outside the firm’s walls. Good Innovation processes are vital. Bad innovation processes – especially for Open Innovation – are deadly. Let’s look at an example: Brightidea. Before I get into the detail, I’d like to […]

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Idea Management Market: New Branch of Competition

I came across a news alert on “idea management” today from a vendor I had not heard of before: Gensight Group. Their press release covered the release of its new Version 8 software for Project Portfolio Management, that included an idea management toolset. I have not had the time nor the inclination to do a […]

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Comment on Brightidea post: annoying web site did not let me post properly

Don’t you get really annoyed when you have a great comment to make to an article… but the web site is bust and doesn’t accept comments. Well, once again this has happened to me, but instead of just getting upset, I’ll post a link to the article here, and my comment below. Great thoughts should […]

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Myth #2 “People need money before they will share their ideas”

Motivation is a critical component of any innovation program, particularly in Enterprise Idea Management. There is a belief, misplaced in my experience, that financial rewards are the primary motivation for contributions, and the absence of any financial reward will lead to poor uptake of a program. Once again, this is one of the Top 10 […]

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Myth #1 “All ideas are good – there is no such thing as a bad idea”

There are several problems with this myth, one of my Top 10 Myths of Idea Management, based on my work at Imaginatik. And it is one of the most common in the field of creativity and innovation. 1) Some ideas are actually bad – they may be illegal, amoral, create liability for the company (for […]

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Implementing CSR in a Downturn – Mark Turrell presents to NetImpact membership

NetImpact (http://www.netimpact.org) is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world. Imaginatik (www.imaginatik.com) is a software company specializing in enterprise crowdsourcing and collaborative innovation and problem solving. The NetImpact members look for new topics and […]

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Case study time: Cargill’s enterprise-wide deployment of Idea Central

I recently came across a way of sharing PPTs on the internet more productively (www.scribd.com) – thanks to seeing a presentation from an Imaginatik competitor on the same site. I then thought it would be a good idea to share some of the case studies we have had at Imaginatik in our client base. Unlike […]

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Technology without People doesn’t work. People without Technology doesn’t scale

I remember doing my doctorate on collaborative technologies back fifteen years ago, and one quote stuck on my head: “Technology without people doesn’t work. People without technology doesn’t scale” Now, I am really struggling to find out whether this was a real quote from someone else, or whether I invented it as part of my […]

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Enterprise Crowdsourcing for cost reductions & process improvements – let’s get started!

Let’s Save Some Money. Do Not Delay – Get the Benefits Today! “We are considering the final three options to help us do cost reductions. We will make our final decision in a month’s time, and expect to implement a system by September”. Excuse me? Why wait?? I have had this conversation three times in […]

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The Dirty Secret: End Users do not use the Tools you buy for them

There is a dirty secret in the world of technology. No one wants to talk about it. Not the vendors. Not the buyers. No one. And yet, the secret must be told. It is the elephant in the room, and someone needs to shout out and say “look, a bloody great elephant is in the […]

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