When you're working with innovation management, one of the things you have to know quite clearly is what innovation will look like. There are several factors to consider and yes, this is one of those posts that will be part of a series or maybe even a PDF you can download.
Engaged employees come up with more innovative ideas, more often. And even though this makes sense, it's also backed up by Gallup with years of research. And we all know how research is a catalyst for change.
Do you work with innovation and are you based in Sweden? Two simple questions and if you can answer yes to both then you need to be aware of Innovationsledarna, it's an association with the aim of driving common issues for professionals leading and organising innovation efforts at companies in Sweden.
Innovation has long been a buzz word. Three days after Bill Gates popularised the phrase "innovate or die", way back in 1996, we suspect there were innovation consultancies popping up everywhere. Joking aside, it's only the past few years that the boardroom has enabled employees to work with it the way most are today.
This is a simple post for us to write because it's all about why we picked Brightidea. And to tell this story, we need to go back six years to the 'summer that never was' and also tell you why we were looking for a platform in the first place.
We're going to define what working with innovation really is in several future posts in the not too distant future, but this post is about one aspect of your innovation program that is needed for it to be a success.
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