Every change starts with an idea. At its inception, most of these changes are (or may seem) quite small changes. … Read More
Idea management – driving workforce empowerment and bottom-up innovation
It’s no secret that happy, engaged and empowered employees, are more productive, perform better and have greater commitment to their … Read More
Ministry of Defence selects Wazoku to improve innovation
New platform looks to build on previous innovation successes by increasing staff engagement and the volume of ideas UK Central … Read More
10 Steps from idea generation to implementation
Every successfully implemented idea/product is a result of a long and painstakingly supervised innovation process. While principles and methods of … Read More
Innovation in the era of the 100-year life
What would you do if you suddenly found out that you will live 30 years longer? Would you get excited … Read More
School of innovation – the role of mentoring in innovation
A blog based on the ‘School of innovation’ webinar co-hosted by ideasUK and Wazoku When leadership says ‘Go, innovate!’ everyone … Read More
The SSCL story – Employee engagement, from conception to completion
SSCL, a joint venture between the Cabinet Office and Sopra Steria, aims to deliver £1 billion of savings to the … Read More
The Fidelity story – technology-driven innovation
The Challenge Fidelity International (Fidelity), one of the UK’s largest investment fund managers, initially started collaborative innovation with Step Change, … Read More
Don’t be afraid of the middle. Embrace it!
What is wrong with the middle? When it comes to innovation, nothing! To truly differentiate and make your innovation successful, … Read More
Leveraging the Crowd
In this post we are going to look at one of the first stages of a successful innovation programme – Leveraging the … Read More
Wazoku Platform Delivers Ideas, Creativity and Improved Communication at SSCL
Merged teams collaborate on ‘Innovation Station’ London, July 19, 2017- The Wazoku ideas platform, installed last year at Shared Services … Read More
The key to success: failure
Failure, by nature, is woven into the process of innovation. The everyday stories we hear of successful startups often disguise … Read More
The paradox of a profit-focused company culture
As a business reaches higher levels of success, it tends to shed any previous startup culture for one that focuses … Read More
Ideas for continuous improvement – the Waitrose Story
Waitrose, a leading retailer with 350+ locations, is one of the largest employee-owned businesses in the world, and those employees … Read More
Innovation formulation: How to innovate by industry
Coming up with new ideas when you are running a business of any size is a challenge. Whose responsibility is … Read More
Design thinking for innovation
Design thinking has become a popular topic for discussion; with industry leaders like IBM and GE embracing and embedding design … Read More
Engaging your community to future-proof your organisation
Engagement is a current hot topic and one of the solutions that’s being presented to organisations that want to be … Read More
Successful companies nurture original, innovative thinking
Unless organisations harness the talents of their entire team, they put themselves at risk of delayed growth and difficulty in … Read More
The Automation Apocalypse
The robots are coming. They’ve wiped out the luddites now they’re coming for you. It’s a statement easy to believe … Read More