Hunt for Innovative Ideas Externally or Internally-Just Not Both

Idea posted: April 2016

Institutions: ESMT European School of Management and Technology    Imperial College Business School    Boston University Questrom School of Business   

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The hunt for innovative ideas is best achieved, according to the ‘variance hypothesis’ by leaving your office and meeting a broad range of new people in new domains. The greater…

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What to Get Right when Crowdsourcing

Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: ESMT European School of Management and Technology    Stanford Graduate School of Business   

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Crowdsourcing and social media channels have largely replaced the private channels between a lone individual and an organization with a public debate in which external contributors not only submit suggestions…

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How to Build Long-Lasting Collaborations

Idea posted: August 2014

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business   

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The factors that bring people together into a collaborative venture are varied. One is proximity and shared goals: people within a department, for example, have more opportunities to work together…

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