Monthly Archives: July 2020

What Can Dancing Teach Us About Innovation?

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Eugene Ivanov

Many organizations treat corporate innovation as a child: unpredictable, capricious, and difficult to control. And as it often happens to us adults, we feel an irresistible urge to pontificate, to teach the child a lesson. I’m amazed at the popularity … Continue reading →

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Innovating With Competitors

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Eugene Ivanov

(This piece was originally posted to the HeroX blog) With the waves of disruption rocking every corner of the global economy – dethroning powerful incumbents while skyrocketing to fame brazen startups – innovation isn’t a luxury anymore. It’s a means of … Continue reading →

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Innovation’s “Uncharted Waters”

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Eugene Ivanov

(This piece was originally posted to the HeroX blog) A few years ago, Wazoku, a UK idea management software company, sponsored an innovation survey. The results of the survey are a cause of concern for anyone interested in corporate innovation.  Full … Continue reading →

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Democratizing Innovation with Crowdsourcing

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Eugene Ivanov

(This piece was originally posted to the HeroX blog) In 2006, Prize4Life, a Cambridge, MA-based nonprofit organization dedicated to finding the cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig’s Disease) launched a multi-stage crowdsourcing campaign, the ALS Biomarker Grand Challenge. … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourcing: A Decade In Review

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Eugene Ivanov

(This piece was originally posted to the HeroX blog) In 2004, James Surowiecki published a highly influential book, “The Wisdom of Crowds.” The central idea of the book is that the decisions made by a large and diverse group of … Continue reading →

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