Wazoku brings innovation services to Latin America via new partnership with Transforme Latest international expansion for idea management firm targets the rapidly growing innovation market in Latin America London, United Kingdom. 10 November 2020 – Idea management software and services firm Wazoku has announced a new partnership with innovation consultancy Transforme, that will bring Wazoku’s platform and services to enterprises across Latin …
Keep Calm and Create: A rallying cry to solve the world’s biggest challenges
We’re living through unprecedented times as the COVID-19 pandemic takes grip, rearranging our day-to-day lives at breathtaking speed. The world is an uncertain place right now – with many of us now part of the coronavirus-enforced experiment in working exclusively from home. For some, this newfound status is a shock, with many of us still adjusting to the new normal, …
COVID-19: Solving challenges and leading through change
There’s no doubt the coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, is causing mass disruption around the world. The outbreak is a human tragedy – the likes of which is a cause for great concern. It’s also having a growing impact on the global economy, forcing businesses to rethink their workforce strategies, putting health and safety first. These are …
Why you need to co-create to get ahead
If I asked you to assess the knowledge and skills of the people you work with, would you say your company boasts the smartest workforce in the world? Even if it’s a resounding yes, and you’re blessed with the most talented employees, do you think they’re organised and mobilised to solve your most complex business problems – both now and …
Open Innovation vs Crowdsourcing vs Co-creation
Various principles and concepts are used for managing research and innovation. You are probably familiar with these buzzwords: crowdsourcing, open innovation and a more recent one, co-creation. Organisations are gradually moving away from traditional work models; they are becoming a lot bolder and more inclusive in their approaches to innovation. As an innovation and idea management company we have witnessed …
Calling all mumpreneurs! – Put your daily innovations into action
What do toddlers, ideas and carrot sticks have in common? To some people, not very much, but to any parents desperately trying to instil some vitamins into their child – innovative ideas and disguised vegetables go hand in hand. Which is why today is a very exciting day at Wazoku as our customer, the Infant and Toddler Forum (ITF), sets …
RSA crowdsources opinions on economic policy using Wazoku
London, May 10, 2017– The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) has launched a new initiative to galvanise the population and create a more democratic debate on economics. To give people a forum in which they can express their thoughts, RSA is using an ‘ideas platform’ by Wazoku, the crowdsourcing company, which can be easily accessed online. The RSA’s Citizens’ Economic …
Democracy in Action – Crowdsourcing at the RSA
“Fundamentally, economics is not about finding a right set of answers or mastering concepts that only economists can understand. Economics is about human relationships, value and judgements – which can and should involve everyone.” Reema Patel, the RSA Today’s a big day for our customer, the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), as they start …
Notes from the 9th Annual Open Innovation Conference, part 1
Being the Business Development Manager at Wazoku gives me the opportunity to attend some interesting events. I get to meet people, hand out brochures and see (and hear) some very interesting speeches! As such, the team asked me to write a series of blog posts about the most interesting things I saw and learned about, so we could all share …
How open innovation can make manager’s lives easier
Recently I came across an article by Dirk Deichmann, assistant professor at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University on “How Managers Can Create a Constant Stream of Useful Ideas“. The main idea of the article is that, contrary to what anyone might think, rejection is actually conducive to employees submitting more ideas: Indeed, our latest study at Rotterdam School of Business …