Ideas LAB
The Challenge
Ideas are the foundation of a company’s future. Whether it is improving a work method or a new disruptive business model, it boils down to letting ideas come up and cultivate them. A key success factor of thriving, high-performance cultures is the habit of accessing and stimulating the collective power of ideas, providing organizations with a distinct competitive advantage.
And yet the power of actively creating, managing and sustaining a company’s collective creativity is largely neglected in business.
The Solution
Unlocking collective creativity starts with creating idea challenges.
An idea challenge is usually a three to five month collaborative process that focuses attention on a specific issue and creates space for your team(s) to contribute, refine and prototype solutions.
An idea isn’t responsible for the people who believe in it.
Further action
In Practice
In the Ideas LAB you will learn to apply idea design principles systematically: at the tactical level (for instance, in daily team-work, thinking of becoming more efficient, being receptive to potential disruptions), as a managerial tool in interpersonal or team settings, and strategically (for instance, in planning and validating future business opportunities).
The Results
BUILD AWARENESS & INSPIRE ACTION
We convene organisational communities to collaboratively address the company’s biggest challenges. More and more participate in building their ValueFactory platform, and are empowered to take action, inspiring their co-workers to get involved in tackling minor and major issues.
SUPPORT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION
Our clients provide funding and other support to winning ideas in their respective organisations. Selected ideas are chosen by specific criteria, focusing on solutions they’re best set up to help succeed.
STRENGTHEN ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH LONG-TERM AND FOCUSED EFFORTS
Through ongoing programs we build collective efforts around large, complex focus areas and help innovators and organizations get connected to the resources, talent, partnerships and design expertise that they need to thrive.