Category Archives: Idea Management

Deliver Innovation Overnight

Posted on July 6, 2011 by John Gabrick

Learn how the Dutch company, PAT Learning Systems, uses short, timed events to achieve innovation, a concept completely embodied in our Flagpole software system. This methodology, illustrated in my book, helps eliminate some of the human aspects of innovation, namely … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakthrough Innovation, Business Challenge, Business Innovation, Challenge-driven Innovation, Idea Management | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

7 Rules for Improving Innovation: #3 Better Planning

Posted on May 9, 2011 by John Gabrick

Better Planning. Many great ideas will cost money to implement, but not as much as you would think. Spend your money and resources in the right ways. Provide your employees with a meaningful, exciting environment and innovation will explode. Better … Continue reading →

Posted in Best practices, Business Innovation, Idea Management, Innovation Process | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

7 Rules for Improving Innovation: #2 Sharing Information

Posted on April 18, 2011 by John Gabrick

In order to innovate, information must flow freely and be readily accessible to employees and, in some cases, outside participants. Continue reading →

Posted in Idea Management, Open Innovation | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Customer-Centric Innovation: Challenge Yourself!

Posted on July 22, 2010 by John Gabrick

Creative endeavors are a crucial piece of this model, but if it doesn’t make a measurable impact on some aspect of your business and drive you to get more customers, then why do it? Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge-driven Innovation, Customer Satisfaction, Customer-centric innovation, Idea Management, Incremental Innovation, Innovation Process, Marketing, Open Innovation | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The cost of NOT innovating

Posted on July 9, 2010 by John Gabrick

Recently, a medium-sized company shared a story in which they neglected to patent their flagship new technology. Within a year of its release, two (much larger) competitors introduced similar products which now dominate what’s become a $300 Million market. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Best practices, Breakthrough Innovation, Idea Management, Innovation Process, Inventions, Open Innovation | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

“Green” is Just Another Color of Innovation!

Posted on April 20, 2010 by John Gabrick

MindMatters would like to congratulate the companies that are taking part in our Earth Day initiative. Using Open Innovation to find Green Ideas. Continue reading →

Posted in Crowd-Sourcing, Going Green, Idea Management, Knowledge Sharing, Open Innovation | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Ben Franklin: Father of Collaborative Problem Solving?

Posted on March 10, 2010 by John Gabrick

Ben Franklin unwittingly started the first innovation committee! Continue reading →

Posted in Best practices, Broadcast Search, Crowd-Sourcing, Feedback, Idea Management, Knowledge Sharing, Open Innovation | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Build Your Own Innovation Factory

Posted on February 12, 2010 by John Gabrick

When it comes to keeping innnovation and creativity moving in your organization, we can all learn a thing or two from history’s greatest inventor, Thomas Edison.  While everyday corporate innovation usually doesn’t entail coming up with new inventions on a regular basis, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Best practices, Breakthrough Innovation, Business Innovation, Collaboration & Communities, Crowd-Sourcing, Idea Management, Incremental Innovation, Innovation Process, Inventions | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Invite Others to Solve Your Problems

Posted on February 11, 2010 by John Gabrick

Invite others to help solve your problems and create your next breakthrough product… Continue reading →

Posted in Best practices, Business Innovation, Collaboration & Communities, Crowd-Sourcing, Customer Satisfaction, Feedback, Idea Management, Open Innovation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Incremental Innovation

Posted on February 5, 2010 by John Gabrick

Implementing small, but constant, changes will definitely aggregate over time to make a huge difference in your business.
Continue reading →

Posted in Best practices, Business Innovation, Collaboration & Communities, Idea Management, Open Innovation | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment