Innovation Management

Disruption is all around but today's innovative organizations leverage the power of the crowd to set themselves apart. The innovation management blog dives into topics like employee engagement, crowdsourcing, and how to get those concepts from idea to the market. Get insights related to concept development, creating winning challenges, and best practices for engaging your audience to enable your organization to crowdsource breakthrough ideas from the employees, partners, and customers that know their business best. Discover how to prioritize and track all ideas in your pipeline, from original conception to delivery -- in new products and services, improved processes, and enhanced customer experience. You will also find real-world stories, industry research, and more.

A Warm Welcome to Larry Freed, New Planview IdeaPlace Board Member!

The team at Planview IdeaPlace is excited to share that Larry Freed, CEO and Managing Partner at 2nd Stage Partners, has joined our Board of Directors! A Legacy of Success Before joining 2nd Stage, Larry was CEO and Founder of Foresee, a SaaS customer experience analytics company. Mr. Freed grew Foresee from founding to over...

Planview IdeaPlace Ignite Summit 2016: Registration is Now Open!

Last year, we hosted our first annual Planview IdeaPlace Ignite Innovation Summit in one of nation’s most beautiful and historically innovative cities: Boston, MA. The event was an incredible success, with over 140 attendees from industry giants like IBM, AT&T, MetLife, Cigna, PwC, Pfizer, Unitedhealth Group, Siemens, Estee Lauder, and more. This April, the Summit...

Top 10 Innovation Links for the Week of 1.22.16

Welcome to Planview IdeaPlace’s weekly roundup of innovation links, where we feature a carefully curated selection of our favorite content on innovation, crowdsourcing, and more from around the web. Here are 10 new discoveries from this past week. 1. Waze is Driving Into City Hall Who it’s from: Fast Company The skinny: In just a few years,...

How do you Crowdsource Innovation? James Gardner, Planview IdeaPlace’s CTO, Explains

Spigit’s Chief Technology Officer, James Gardner, is no stranger to innovation. He’s been there and done that in a number of ways and with a variety of tools. But if his start in financial services taught him anything, it’s that crowdsourcing innovation — at major healthcare institutions, financial services providers, and even automobile manufacturers — is...

Top 10 Innovation Links for the Week of 1.15.16

Welcome to Planview IdeaPlace’s weekly roundup of innovation links, where we feature a carefully curated selection of our favorite content on innovation, crowdsourcing, and more from around the web. Here are 10 new discoveries from this past week. 1. How David Bowie’s Continual Innovation and Rebranding is an Inspiration for the Business World Who it’s from: Wales...

Financial Services Innovation Requires Digital Tech, Matchmaking, and Discipline

Banking is an old business. But in the past year, the rapid adoption of financial services innovation technology has catapulted banking, insurance, and financial leaders into the now. In fact, researchers are saying that 2016 is set to be a year of massive disruption for this sector, as leaders search for new ways to approach...

Top 10 Innovation Links for the Week of 1.8.16

Happy New Year, readers! Welcome to the first 2016 weekly roundup of innovation links, where we feature a carefully curated selection of our favorite content on innovation, crowdsourcing, and more from around the web. Here are this week’s top 10 new discoveries. 1. A New Blueprint for Collaborative Innovation Who it’s from: Doug Collins The...

Inspire Innovation with Our Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide

Are you an idea champion, ready to inspire innovation in your company? Are you feeling that holiday spirit? Do you love it when the things you care about (like ideation and presents) come together as one? Then you’re also going to love Planview IdeaPlace’s 2015 Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide, with a handpicked selection of gifts...

READ THIS BOOK: Robert Brands’ 10 Rules of Innovation

You know innovation matters, and you know it should be built into your organization and business strategy at a fundamental level. But wouldn’t it be great if someone who knows what they’re doing would tell you how to make that happen in a clear, direct, and practical way? Thanks to Robert F. Brands, author of Robert’s Rules...

How to Succeed at Crowdsourcing Innovation

Planview IdeaPlace CTO James Gardner, who presented at this year’s Chief Innovation Officer Summit in NYC, knows a thing or two about how to be successful at crowdsourcing innovation. In a recent piece for Techonomy, James outlines the crucial points for enterprise leaders to keep in mind when turning to the crowd for new ideas on...