How to Create an Effective Internal Journey Map
Most companies have a goal to always provide the best experience for employees and customers. When working in Human Resources, employees and potential employees are the focus. One area of improvement for us is our hiring and onboarding process. I took some time to learn and apply a journey map to this process and here’s […]
How Can You Validate Innovation Ideas?
SUMMARY This is the fourth episode in our Spotlight Series – let’s get into how to come up with innovative ideas and how to validate them. Where do you look for ideas? Who is in the room to validate them? And we reveal our best practices for running an innovation workshop. Connect with Ask an […]
What Common Innovation Mistakes Do Companies Make?
SUMMARY This is the third episode in our Spotlight Series – we’re talking quickly about innovation mistakes. What mistakes are companies making and how can they circumvent these problems and think through innovation differently. In under three minutes, we get through it all. Stay tuned for next week’s episode. Connect with Ask an InnovatorHave a […]
How to Innovate Quickly?
SUMMARY In this second episode – we talk about IF we should innovate during a pandemic and how we can innovate quickly! Should we be looking for ways to do things differently? We think so. We talk about why companies should be innovating and some examples of companies doing just that! Connect with Ask an […]
What Healthcare Technology Can We Implement Right Now?
How will Healthcare Technology Adapt in a COVID-19 World? Hi everybody. My name is Brad Hammond. I’m the Chief Strategy Officer at City Innovation Labs and today I’m going to talk to you about healthcare technology. Obviously, healthcare as an industry and healthcare organizations are facing an immensely challenging situation today with the response to […]
Does the Importance of Innovation Change During Crisis?
SUMMARY We’ve loved bringing you the Ask an Innovator interviews – but thought we’d change it up a little bit from time to time with these Spotlight Series episodes. In the first one, Josh Barker discusses the importance of innovation in a time of uncertainty. What can it mean for your business and how can […]
How Can We Practice Innovation in Sustainability?
SUMMARY Nicole Miller is on the show today. She is the Managing Director at Biomimicry 3.8. Josh and Nicole talk about innovation in sustainability. We learn what Biomimicry is and how Nicole got started in this space. We also dig into how we can pull creative ideas from the natural world to influence how we […]
How to Execute on Innovative Ideas in an Uncertain Time
Last week Josh hosted a webinar talking about FIVE innovative ideas in an era of uncertainty. He covered everything from a mindset shift to making sure you have the right people and processes in place. You can watch the video or find the full transcript below. FULL TRANSCRIPT – INNOVATIVE IDEAS INTRODUCTION 0:00: All right, […]
7 Reasons You Should Choose Open Innovation
As a project manager, I have found that it is hard to fully grasp what innovation truly is. Innovation is such a big word. Not having a true understanding of how I could contribute, I took a deeper dive into what can drive innovation within a company. Moreover, I stumbled upon the fascinating idea of […]
The 8 Best Books to Read in 2020 for Innovation And Growth
With the onslaught of content from every angle – we need to pick and choose how we digest it. TikTok, anyone? For me, books are still the best way to absorb information. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good podcast – especially this one. Yet – when I’m ready to learn, I pick up […]