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As a front-end innovator, you need far more than great new ideas. You also need a discerning eye that lets you determine which concepts are worth investing your valuable time and money in and which are better left for another time. eZassi is designed to help you innovate in an optimally productive fashion.   What Defines a Good Idea?   Many ideas have potential, but including all of them in your planning can make your front ends chaotic, fuzzy and directionless. Your project's survival may depend on your ability to make tough decisions and prune the things that are not viable early on in the process.   Comprehensive Tools for Evaluating Ideas   Our idea management ecosystem empowers you to innovate and derive insight from a single, protected entry point. In other words, we help you manage the concepts that drive you forward in one convenient place. We make it easier to assess and compare each plan, design,...

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When looking to complete a project, design a website or enhance productivity, many businesses decide to recruit and hire a new team member. But it's vital you take a close look at your choice and any plausible alternatives when your goal is to enjoy the best possible results. To find the right people for the job, many business leaders are turning to crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing usually helps companies and entrepreneurs reach their desired outcomes faster than they once thought possible. If you are curious about the process or whether it can meet your needs, the following information will point you in the right direction.     Crowdsourcing Explained   Rather than asking one person or team for ideas, crowdsourcing involves getting ideas from a large population. Those who believe that they can help will respond with their thoughts and ideas, and the individual who posted the request will select the solution that best meets his needs....

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CIMdata Publishes Enterprise Innovation Management Solutions Landscape — Connecting the Dots [vc_row][vc_column][qodef_button size="" type="solid" hover_animation="" target="_blank" icon_pack="" font_weight="" text="View Report" link="//ezassi.wpengine.com/enterprise-innovation-management-solutions-white-paper-ezassi-cimdata.pdf" font_size="16"][/vc_column][/vc_row] [vc_empty_space] eZassi Participates in CIMdata's Enterprise Innovation Management Solutions Landscape Report Findings CIMdata recently published this report, eZassi participated in the report findings, providing insight, commentary, discovery and suggestions to aide in guiding enterprise organizations with connecting the dots of enterprise innovation management (EIM). Expectation of Industrial Companies and Next Gen Enterprise Innovation Management Solutions CIMdata expects, from this report, “that industrial companies will become more familiar with enterprise innovation enabling technologies and will feel more prepared to invest in the next generation of solutions that are designed to increase their ability to innovate more effectively and sustainably.” [vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="20px"][/vc_column][/vc_row] CIMdata incorporated thought-leadership interviews and briefings with four (4) solution providers, including eZassi, and subsequently conducted interviews with chief innovation executives for seven (7) large enterprises, including: [vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="10px"][/vc_column][/vc_row] Electrolux Givaudan GOJO Industries Henkel Honeywell Procter &...

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eZassi Launches Encapsulation Delivery Technologies Challenge We’ve launched our next open innovation challenge, Encapsulation Delivery Technologies. In partnership with our client, a global industry leader, we are seeking solvers to submit ideas and technology approaches to improve Delivery Technologies in the following ways: Controlled delivery Release mechanisms Encapsulation chemistry Enhancement of the properties of consumer/commercial goods through delivery technology All solvers are invited to submit their ideas through our open innovation challenge software portal at www.ezassi.com/innovation-challenges.  ...

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"Open innovation is a paradigm that assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as the firms look to advance their technology." //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_innovation   R&D Is No Longer a Barrier to Entry or Strong Strategic Advantage  Traditionally, innovation was a closely guarded secret. R&D teams hid away in secrecy innovating, discovering, and releasing the next generation of products. Think of IBM, Bell Labs, DuPont and other companies where R&D was a valuable strategic asset.   Traditional Companies Are Moving Toward Open Innovation According to the MIT Sloan Management review "Companies are increasingly rethinking the fundamental ways in which they generate ideas and bring them to market — harnessing external ideas while leveraging their in-house R&D outside their current operations." //sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-era-of-open-innovation/   Harvesting, managing and sorting through 1,000s of ideas to find the diamonds in the rough is a daunting process.   Large organizations further complicate this process with...

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Plastics Today interview with eZassi's CEO, Peter von Dyck, discusses how the Medical Device Industry (MedTech Industry) is opening up to embracing open innovation. The medtech industry open innovation challenges have been on the forefront of the industry for a long time. This interview highlights the known challenges and what is happening with medtech open innovation.   Below are a few highlights from this discovery article and interview:   The medtech industry is well-known for wanting to keep innovation internal but times are changing. Companies, like those in medtech, feel it is a must to open up their innovation strategy to be competitive in the marketplace. Open innovation in a secure environment is not so scary. eZassi Open Innovation Management Software solution provides a valuable component for clients that need that extra level of security. Open Innovation with IP Protection. Similar to the scariness of e-commerce with trusted online transaction now it's safe...

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