| 1. | Imaginatik | | | World-wide leader for Software and Research on Enterprise-wide Innovation Management, Idea Management, Knowledge Management, and Employee Suggestion Systems. Imaginatik technology is used for New Product Development, Stage Gate processes, and other B2E and employee involvement applications by the world's biggest companies. Clients include Bristol-Myers Squibb, Teck Cominco, Cadbury-Schweppes, Hallmark, and many other Fortune 500 companies.
www.imaginatik.com |
| 2. | Creativity | | | The Innovation Network is an association of companies and employees committed to innovation. The site features some interesting articles as well as some fun tools related to innovation
www.thinksmart.com |
| 3. | Product Development and Management Association | | | Founded in 1976, the PDMA is a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organization with the mission to improve the effectiveness of people engaged in developing and managing new products, covering new goods as well as services
www.pdma.org |
| 4. | The Miami Herald | | | An interview with Charles Thompson of the Creative Group, talking about the value that companies can get through idea sharing and a formalised idea management program
www.miami.com |
| 5. | " | | | by BaseX analyst Jon Spira
www.informationweek.com |
| 6. | Ideadollar - Turning ideas into products | | | Although IdeaDollar is now a dead and defunct internet company, the concept behind this company is still incredibly interesting - and may yet have its place in commerce at some point. Companies like IdeaDollar were the first to take idea management to the public - capturing ideas, paying submitters a nominal (virtual) amount and then attempting to develop the good ideas as a product development company.
www.ideadollar.com |
| 7. | Corporate Innovation Blog | | | A daily blog - focuses on Innovation, Knowledge Management and Idea Management Research. Contains not only original research, but also highlights articles and web sites in the topics covered.
imaginatikresearch.blogspot.com |
| 8. | InnovationTools | | | A portal that features a collection of software tools, articles, news, and links for developing creative solutions for businesses.
www.innovationtools.com |
| 9. | Associates | | | lps individuals and companies with creative thinking, problem solving, and innovation with training programs and consulting. It focuses on the management of ideas so they go somewhere.
www.bottomlineinnovation.com |
| 11. | Innovation Management | | | An interesting website that attempts to connect people together with a strong focus on innovation, innovation management or idea creation.
innovation.im-boot.org |
| 12. | Inventions Network. | | | Allows companies, individuals, universities, and national agencies to buy and sell ideas, inventions, patents, copyrighted works, trademarks, and other intellectual property.
www.newideatrade.com |
| 13. | Gartner Group | | | to name but two - but you have to pay to get access to them.
www.gartner.com |
| 14. | The Innovation Resource Consulting Group | | | Consulting firm led by author Robert Cooper dedicated to helping companies accelerate growth by improving their total approach to making new ideas happen.
www.innovationresource.com |
| 15. | Design Conference | | | Annual conference in Norway dedicated to creativity, innovation and design in the business world.
www.innotown.org |
| 16. | Alain Rostain : Creativity Consultant | | | Creative Advantage offers a comprehensive approach to strategic innovation which integrates training, facilitation, leadership development, team building, brainstorming and new product development.
www.creativeadvantage.com |
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