Ideablob.com is a website where entrepreneurs and small business owners can share their business ideas and have a chance to win $10,000 by getting votes from the ideablob.com online community, which includes other innovators as well as friends, family, colleagues, associates, teachers and mentors. Individuals submit their ideas and one idea each month is selected as the winner of the $10,000 prize based on the number of votes received.
Obscure ways to make money - #cwf11 by @nickdemey @boardofinnoBoard of Innovation
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The document discusses various unconventional business models and ways to generate revenue, including:
1. Selling plots of land on the moon, even though no one can legally own the moon.
2. Selling houses that the company does not actually own by signing contracts for future houses not yet built.
3. Using fear and scare tactics, like a "Bush Man" who scares people and then asks for gifts, showing that fear can be a big business model.
Hey Board, what are you working on? - 21 topics (by @boardofinno)Board of Innovation
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The document lists 21 topics that an organization has been working on recently related to innovation projects, business models, and new ventures. The topics include exploring loyalty schemes, crowdsourcing, alliance models for health, analyzing revenue models, evaluating startups, exploring business models in retail, e-mobility, augmented reality, and food services. The last entry evaluates an innovative food service.
The document discusses innovative principles in new media and technology that can transform business models, emphasizing the shift from traditional consumer-product-company interactions to more dynamic prosumer-driven models. It highlights the importance of customization, crowdsourcing, and real-time consumer power, exemplified by emerging platforms such as eBay and swoopo.com. Ultimately, it advocates for businesses to pivot towards recursive models that empower consumers to facilitate transactions and create their own tools.
The document discusses BetaGroup BXL, a company that provides robotics products and services. It offers the Tux droid robot starting at 149 euros. The robot comes with basic software included, and customers can opt for a premium software package that provides additional features for 15 euros per year. The company aims to provide clients with high quality products and services while keeping costs low.
7 quests you should be able to solve if you would like to work for Board of I...Board of Innovation
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The document lists seven analytical questions that candidates should be able to solve for a business analyst/innovation consultant position at Board of Innovation. It emphasizes the necessity for a background in economics, creativity, and innovation in developing business cases for large corporates. Interested individuals can apply for the position through their website.
The document discusses Antwerp, Belgium. It states that Antwerp is the second largest port in Europe and container traffic increases 15% each year. It has the second largest petrochemical complex in the world and is known as the world diamond centre. The city invests in development, transportation, education, sports, and creating a diverse community.
Seven startups were nominated for an innovation award. The document discusses the nominated startups and provides pros and cons for one of the startups called Everyday Models that connects brands with amateur models. A board of innovation and external jury members will select a winner, including founders from a social finance startup and an Amsterdam branding strategist.
How to: a Sexy Innovation Team! (by @nickdemey @boardofinno)Board of Innovation
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The document provides tips for building an effective and innovative team. It recommends mixing team members of different ages, disciplines, economic backgrounds, and including both internal employees and external clients. The key is finding the right mix of diverse perspectives and skills to spur innovative thinking, not just choosing the most qualified individuals. The team leader should also participate and provide structure to guide the innovation process.
The document discusses making data accessible and available in multiple formats to generate new business ideas and revenue streams. It encourages exploring new sources of easy to access data and staying ahead of the curve by continually adding more data. The overall goal is to leverage data as a commodity for profitable opportunities.
The document discusses business model patterns and includes insights from research on inspiring companies. It analyzes 30 brainstorm cards featuring 120 patterns. Additionally, it references a website for further information on business model patterns.
Join our Team at Board of Innovation? Amaze us! - @boardofinnoBoard of Innovation
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Board of Innovation is seeking talented individuals with diverse skill sets to enhance their innovation team and drive business model innovation. They emphasize the importance of entrepreneurial mindsets, design thinking, and the ability to blend technology with creativity. Interested candidates can apply by sending their CV to jobs@boardofinnovation.com.
Why it's fair that Apple takes 30% of your money (30+ platforms benchmarked) ...Board of Innovation
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This document compares commission fees from over 30 digital platforms across various sectors, highlighting that Apple's 30% fee is in line with other digital marketplaces. It emphasizes the need for better and updated figures while acknowledging that the draft is open for feedback and input. The document serves as a resource to inspire companies seeking new revenue avenues.
The document discusses the innovation matrix, which is a tool to help companies choose the best innovation strategy that fits their needs. It outlines two key parameters to consider: commitment (whether a one-off event or long-term plan is needed) and capabilities (whether to focus on internal or external capabilities). The matrix then shows where different types of innovation initiatives, such as innovation workshops, accelerators, and startup funds, fall based on these parameters. The rest of the document provides more details on various initiatives that companies can pursue.
This document provides a 10-step guide for developing business ideas that stand out and will be selected by managers. The steps include defining a customer segment and problem, conducting interviews to validate the problem, brainstorming multiple solutions, understanding competition, creating a prototype, gathering feedback on the prototype from customers, and estimating the potential market size. The overall guide encourages validating problems with customers, developing tangible prototypes, and using metrics to communicate the potential of an idea.
10 Questions to prove that you can run a Design Sprint todayBoard of Innovation
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The document outlines a guide on running design sprints, offering ten essential questions to consider for successful implementation. It emphasizes the importance of team composition, decision makers' involvement, and appropriate planning strategies for both B2B and B2C contexts. Additionally, the document provides tips for creating conducive environments and maximizing creativity during design sprints.
9 Indicators That Prove That Your Innovation Programme Will FailBoard of Innovation
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The document outlines common pitfalls and solutions for corporate innovation programs, emphasizing that 9 out of 10 such initiatives fail. It recommends strategies like agile collaboration between departments, micro-financing for employees, and fostering a culture that accepts failure to improve innovation outcomes. The text also highlights the importance of adapting KPIs and governance structures to support innovation and encourage creative solutions within existing projects.
The document provides essential tips for making effective innovation pitches, focusing on storytelling, body language, and slide design. It emphasizes confidence, engagement with the audience, and clarity in presentation while avoiding excessive text and humor. Various practical tips, such as checking room setup and managing timing, are also included to enhance presentation skills.
Where to find better ideas? +10 categories to explore with examplesBoard of Innovation
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This document provides tips for finding creative ideas as a team. It suggests getting inspiration from problems users face, observing how people workaround frustrations, exploring your company's existing unused assets, tracking trends, researching history and old ideas, observing extreme users, and browsing sources randomly for Eureka moments. The overall message is that being open to diverse sources of information can trigger novel ideas.
The document discusses an organization called Board of Innovation that helps large corporations innovate like startups. It does this by mixing methods from design thinking and lean startup. It has a global network and culture of sharing tools and inspiration. It has worked with many large Fortune 500 companies across various industries to help them develop new business models and revenue streams through programs like corporate accelerators and training on topics like design thinking, lean startup, and business model innovation. Clients provide testimonials praising how Board of Innovation has helped challenge traditional thinking and bring new perspectives to developing innovative ideas and projects.
Full Program & Tools to Accelerate an Internal Innovation Project - by Board ...Board of Innovation
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The document outlines a structured go-to-market program aimed at accelerating internal project development and integrating customers earlier in the process. It details challenges faced by organizations, methodologies for creating successful projects, and specific outputs such as mission alignment, market segmentation, and structured experimentation. Additionally, case studies illustrate the effectiveness of these approaches in various industries, emphasizing the importance of innovative thinking and aligning company assets.
29 Revenue Model Options for Industrial enterprises (curated by @arnevbalen -...Board of Innovation
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Este documento explora diferentes modelos de generaci坦n de ingresos para empresas industriales, enfatizando la importancia de innovar y adaptarse a las necesidades del mercado. Presenta una variedad de opciones, desde crowdfunding y donaciones hasta modelos de suscripci坦n y monetizaci坦n de datos. A trav辿s de un flujo de trabajo y tarjetas de ingresos, se alienta a las empresas a cuestionar sus estrategias actuales y considerar nuevas formas de monetizaci坦n para maximizar su potencial.
The document outlines three types of problems in design thinking: known knowns, known unknowns, and big unknowns, emphasizing the importance of understanding customer empathy to identify root causes. It introduces techniques such as immersion, observation, and engagement to gather insights for problem-solving and product development. The document advocates for a customer-centric approach to innovation, suggesting iterative questioning and exploration to address real issues rather than merely creating solutions for non-existent problems.
The document discusses innovative principles in new media and technology that can transform business models, emphasizing the shift from traditional consumer-product-company interactions to more dynamic prosumer-driven models. It highlights the importance of customization, crowdsourcing, and real-time consumer power, exemplified by emerging platforms such as eBay and swoopo.com. Ultimately, it advocates for businesses to pivot towards recursive models that empower consumers to facilitate transactions and create their own tools.
The document discusses BetaGroup BXL, a company that provides robotics products and services. It offers the Tux droid robot starting at 149 euros. The robot comes with basic software included, and customers can opt for a premium software package that provides additional features for 15 euros per year. The company aims to provide clients with high quality products and services while keeping costs low.
7 quests you should be able to solve if you would like to work for Board of I...Board of Innovation
油
The document lists seven analytical questions that candidates should be able to solve for a business analyst/innovation consultant position at Board of Innovation. It emphasizes the necessity for a background in economics, creativity, and innovation in developing business cases for large corporates. Interested individuals can apply for the position through their website.
The document discusses Antwerp, Belgium. It states that Antwerp is the second largest port in Europe and container traffic increases 15% each year. It has the second largest petrochemical complex in the world and is known as the world diamond centre. The city invests in development, transportation, education, sports, and creating a diverse community.
Seven startups were nominated for an innovation award. The document discusses the nominated startups and provides pros and cons for one of the startups called Everyday Models that connects brands with amateur models. A board of innovation and external jury members will select a winner, including founders from a social finance startup and an Amsterdam branding strategist.
How to: a Sexy Innovation Team! (by @nickdemey @boardofinno)Board of Innovation
油
The document provides tips for building an effective and innovative team. It recommends mixing team members of different ages, disciplines, economic backgrounds, and including both internal employees and external clients. The key is finding the right mix of diverse perspectives and skills to spur innovative thinking, not just choosing the most qualified individuals. The team leader should also participate and provide structure to guide the innovation process.
The document discusses making data accessible and available in multiple formats to generate new business ideas and revenue streams. It encourages exploring new sources of easy to access data and staying ahead of the curve by continually adding more data. The overall goal is to leverage data as a commodity for profitable opportunities.
The document discusses business model patterns and includes insights from research on inspiring companies. It analyzes 30 brainstorm cards featuring 120 patterns. Additionally, it references a website for further information on business model patterns.
Join our Team at Board of Innovation? Amaze us! - @boardofinnoBoard of Innovation
油
Board of Innovation is seeking talented individuals with diverse skill sets to enhance their innovation team and drive business model innovation. They emphasize the importance of entrepreneurial mindsets, design thinking, and the ability to blend technology with creativity. Interested candidates can apply by sending their CV to jobs@boardofinnovation.com.
Why it's fair that Apple takes 30% of your money (30+ platforms benchmarked) ...Board of Innovation
油
This document compares commission fees from over 30 digital platforms across various sectors, highlighting that Apple's 30% fee is in line with other digital marketplaces. It emphasizes the need for better and updated figures while acknowledging that the draft is open for feedback and input. The document serves as a resource to inspire companies seeking new revenue avenues.
The document discusses the innovation matrix, which is a tool to help companies choose the best innovation strategy that fits their needs. It outlines two key parameters to consider: commitment (whether a one-off event or long-term plan is needed) and capabilities (whether to focus on internal or external capabilities). The matrix then shows where different types of innovation initiatives, such as innovation workshops, accelerators, and startup funds, fall based on these parameters. The rest of the document provides more details on various initiatives that companies can pursue.
This document provides a 10-step guide for developing business ideas that stand out and will be selected by managers. The steps include defining a customer segment and problem, conducting interviews to validate the problem, brainstorming multiple solutions, understanding competition, creating a prototype, gathering feedback on the prototype from customers, and estimating the potential market size. The overall guide encourages validating problems with customers, developing tangible prototypes, and using metrics to communicate the potential of an idea.
10 Questions to prove that you can run a Design Sprint todayBoard of Innovation
油
The document outlines a guide on running design sprints, offering ten essential questions to consider for successful implementation. It emphasizes the importance of team composition, decision makers' involvement, and appropriate planning strategies for both B2B and B2C contexts. Additionally, the document provides tips for creating conducive environments and maximizing creativity during design sprints.
9 Indicators That Prove That Your Innovation Programme Will FailBoard of Innovation
油
The document outlines common pitfalls and solutions for corporate innovation programs, emphasizing that 9 out of 10 such initiatives fail. It recommends strategies like agile collaboration between departments, micro-financing for employees, and fostering a culture that accepts failure to improve innovation outcomes. The text also highlights the importance of adapting KPIs and governance structures to support innovation and encourage creative solutions within existing projects.
The document provides essential tips for making effective innovation pitches, focusing on storytelling, body language, and slide design. It emphasizes confidence, engagement with the audience, and clarity in presentation while avoiding excessive text and humor. Various practical tips, such as checking room setup and managing timing, are also included to enhance presentation skills.
Where to find better ideas? +10 categories to explore with examplesBoard of Innovation
油
This document provides tips for finding creative ideas as a team. It suggests getting inspiration from problems users face, observing how people workaround frustrations, exploring your company's existing unused assets, tracking trends, researching history and old ideas, observing extreme users, and browsing sources randomly for Eureka moments. The overall message is that being open to diverse sources of information can trigger novel ideas.
The document discusses an organization called Board of Innovation that helps large corporations innovate like startups. It does this by mixing methods from design thinking and lean startup. It has a global network and culture of sharing tools and inspiration. It has worked with many large Fortune 500 companies across various industries to help them develop new business models and revenue streams through programs like corporate accelerators and training on topics like design thinking, lean startup, and business model innovation. Clients provide testimonials praising how Board of Innovation has helped challenge traditional thinking and bring new perspectives to developing innovative ideas and projects.
Full Program & Tools to Accelerate an Internal Innovation Project - by Board ...Board of Innovation
油
The document outlines a structured go-to-market program aimed at accelerating internal project development and integrating customers earlier in the process. It details challenges faced by organizations, methodologies for creating successful projects, and specific outputs such as mission alignment, market segmentation, and structured experimentation. Additionally, case studies illustrate the effectiveness of these approaches in various industries, emphasizing the importance of innovative thinking and aligning company assets.
29 Revenue Model Options for Industrial enterprises (curated by @arnevbalen -...Board of Innovation
油
Este documento explora diferentes modelos de generaci坦n de ingresos para empresas industriales, enfatizando la importancia de innovar y adaptarse a las necesidades del mercado. Presenta una variedad de opciones, desde crowdfunding y donaciones hasta modelos de suscripci坦n y monetizaci坦n de datos. A trav辿s de un flujo de trabajo y tarjetas de ingresos, se alienta a las empresas a cuestionar sus estrategias actuales y considerar nuevas formas de monetizaci坦n para maximizar su potencial.
The document outlines three types of problems in design thinking: known knowns, known unknowns, and big unknowns, emphasizing the importance of understanding customer empathy to identify root causes. It introduces techniques such as immersion, observation, and engagement to gather insights for problem-solving and product development. The document advocates for a customer-centric approach to innovation, suggesting iterative questioning and exploration to address real issues rather than merely creating solutions for non-existent problems.
The document outlines a corporate innovation accelerator program designed to structure and enhance innovation efforts within organizations. It details stages like ideation, bootcamp sessions, and investment pitch preparation while addressing the common challenges faced by corporate suits working in multidisciplinary teams. The program aims to foster an entrepreneurial mindset, validate business models, and ultimately launch new ventures through a structured process incorporating various creativity and innovation techniques.
When Tech meets Fashion, what could possibly go wrong? @nickdemeyBoard of Innovation
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This document discusses common pitfalls when combining technology and fashion. It notes that simply throwing technology into fashion does not make sense and provides examples of fashiontech startups that failed because they did not understand user behavior. The document emphasizes the difficulty of introducing new behaviors versus altering existing ones and stresses the importance of observing real users when developing fashiontech products and business concepts.
27 Revenue Model Options B2B (curated by @arnevbalen - Board of Innovation)Board of Innovation
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The document outlines various revenue model options, emphasizing the importance of innovative monetization strategies for businesses. It encourages users to consider unique value propositions and user perspectives while exploring funding approaches such as freemium, subscription, and crowdfunding, among others. The flowchart model provided aids in brainstorming and developing sustainable revenue streams tailored to specific business ideas.
The document presents an innovation toolkit consisting of four stages: ideation, concept development, prototyping, and user feedback, along with recommended tools for each stage and their costs. It highlights various resources such as Springwise for ideation, Value Proposition Designer for concept development, InVision for prototyping, and Typeform for user feedback. The total estimated monthly cost for utilizing these tools is approximately $95.41.
Experiments to create your own Innovation War Room - created by @boardofinno ...Board of Innovation
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The document outlines various innovative tips and ideas for enhancing creativity and collaboration in workspaces, including mobile brainstorming boards, active desks, and inspiring posters. It also suggests adding elements like a coffee machine, pingpong, and a powernap station to improve the work environment. The content encourages sharing additional suggestions for workspace enhancement.
27 Revenue Model Options B2C (curated by @arnevbalen - Board of Innovation)Board of Innovation
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This document explores various revenue model options for businesses, emphasizing a systematic approach to monetization through a flowchart. It presents strategies including freemium, subscription, and donation models, along with key questions to guide decision-making. The goal is to help organizations innovatively monetize their ideas while considering user engagement and comfort.
How startups create a frictionless experience. +30 cases by @boardofinnoBoard of Innovation
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This document discusses how startups can create frictionless experiences for customers through convenience. It provides examples of companies that deliver extreme convenience through next-gen technology and business models using invisible, brainless triggers that require minimal effort. These companies outsource tasks so customers don't have to do any heavy lifting. The document argues that companies can nail convenience by making it easier for users to let someone else handle the task.
25 Trend Trigger card to use in your brainstorm session - by @boardofinnoBoard of Innovation
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The document discusses 5 trends that may impact society in the future: 1) the rise of the silver economy and issues around multi-generational housing and care, 2) increased automation in decision making and transportation and the loss of status symbols, 3) effects of global warming such as more complex insurance, resource depletion and waste issues, 4) the rise of crowdsourcing and issues around hierarchies, group purchasing and collective problem solving, and 5) the growth of big data and issues around predictive technologies, self tracking and highly personalized recommendations. Each trend is accompanied by potential associated problems.
The document presents a structured framework for pitching business ideas, emphasizing five key topics: problem statement, solution, monetization, credibility, and call to action. It provides examples and practical tips for effectively demonstrating a product, capturing audience interest, and establishing credibility through data and user insights. The guide encourages a personal connection with the audience and includes advice on practice and delivery.
How I got 2.5 Million views on 際際滷share (by @nickdemey - Board of Innovation)Board of Innovation
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This document provides tips for creating engaging slide decks on 際際滷Share that garner many views. It recommends focusing on quality over quantity when creating each slide, using compelling images and headlines, and including calls to action throughout. It also suggests experimenting with sharing techniques and doing so in waves to build momentum. The goal is to create decks that are optimized for sharing and spread across multiple channels over time.