(4) AngelList: What do people think of AngelList How Much Does Ideas Management Really Contribute to Innovation? The crowdsourcing of ideas was the radical new approach to innovation a few short years ago and technology platforms to support idea generation and ideas management have been growing in popularity. There are, however, question marks over what they actually contribute to innovation. The world of ideas management c2010 In the early 2000s ideas management was still heady stuff. “Just imagine! Only a few years later, these once-“revolutionary” approaches have begun to seem tired. Today’s innovation managers are well versed in collaboration – they know exactly how to launch fresh ideation campaigns. When you take a hard look at today’s innovation methodologies and tools (including those we have developed at Imaginatik), it’s hard not to came away feeling unimpressed. Some of the drawbacks Can we afford to be brutally honest about such a young industry where supplier companies are still seeking their place and where customers believe they are at the edge of innovation practice? About the Author
IdeaShare peerbackers | crowdfunding big ideas crowdfunding / FrontPage Please request to get permission to edit this page. I approve people who appear legitimate so it helps to add a message with your request. Due to overwhelming amount of requests and spam, I am not activating any editors so instead please just send a brief description and URL of the crowdfunding project that you would like listed here. That is the main reason why people want edit access (as opposed to enhancing the article). Contact Michael Sullivan - sulleleven on gmail or @sull on Twitter. This content was written in 2006 and originally added to Wikipedia by Michael Sullivan. Crowdfunding, inspired by crowdsourcing, describes the collective cooperation, attention and trust by people who network and pool their money together, usually via the Internet, in order to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations. Overview Crowdfunding, like Crowdsourcing, is very much related to online communities and social networks. Influence of the crowd is another factor.
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Wide Angle » The Open Innovation Toolbox We often think of open innovation as one technique, when in fact it represents a range of techniques that serve different purposes. These techniques fall along a spectrum from the most open (anyone can submit any idea, the crowd selects the best) to the least open (pre-screened experts submit ideas on a specific problem, the company selects the best). Three choices determine which tool you end up with: 1) who to include, 2) what to ask, and 3) how to select answers. Answers to these questions will depend on your objectives: are you trying to boost engagement, solve an urgent challenge, or understand the most widespread customer needs? A better understanding of the benefits and challenges of each technique in the toolbox will improve success rates and limit frustrations. Jeffrey Phillips at Ovo Innovation recently built a typology of open innovation, based on different approaches to idea collection (who is asked and what they are asked). 1. 2. 3. 4.
The Missing Guide for Google Hangout Video Calls As a remote team of 12, we've come to depend on Google Hangout video calls for our weekly standup meetings. The tool is free, quick to access and familiar to everyone on the team. Though like any other video conferencing software, Hangouts comes with hangups. Can you hear me? Can you invite my other Gmail account? If you use Hangouts, you've been there (or soon will be there). The following Google Hangout video call guide shows you how to get started, invite participants, record a call, collaborate over a Google Doc and more. Guide Overview 1. To use Google Hangouts, you'll first need to have a Gmail, Google Apps for Business or Google Apps for Education account and activate that account's Google+ profile. Now it's time to find where to access Hangouts video calls. If you haven't yet conducted a Hangout, you'll be prompted to download a plugin. If on a mobile device, grab the Hangouts Android or iOS app. Make Sure You're Using the Right Google Account Hangouts Video Calls vs. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5.