Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Idea Management Defined

In the 21st century many companies are moving towards a more open innovation type design. With each day they are pushing to innovate safety, product and cost savings and to outrun their competition. This evolution requires constantly utilizing things like ideation management platforms and consultants.

When an industry goes in turmoil, it might be due to a form of innovation. That doesn't necessarily need to be disruptive innovation, it can be innovations in sales, marketing, manufacturing or cost savings that allows lower prices. All companies are in a constant state of change in order to give themselves an advantage and that is part of this whole process.



Some of the most innovative companies are those like Google, P&G and Lego who involve a very open effort for ideas. In the case of Proctor and Gamble they have always been committed to leveraging customer feedback and quantitative data to better get new ideas. Most companies don't want to open themselves up to outside ideas and it's not a safe feeling to foster divergent ideas and opinions, but it's a sign of a great leader if they do.

Further reading: https://hbr.org/2017/03/how-to-push-your-team-to-take-risks-and-experiment