How innovation departments stay relevant and avoid downsizing

Innovation departments are often first in line in times of downsizing. This raises the question how we as practitioners can show the value of innovation to our organisations Written by Thilde Nørgaard Morten Benn Although innovation as a corporate discipline has been somewhat internalized by companies over the last decades, innovation departments are often first … Read more

Use your innovation challenge to solve your sustainability challenge!

How the innovation challenge can support you in becoming more sustainable while finding high potential ideas and engaging your employees Written by Morten Benn Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important strategic topic for companies. At Nosco we see more and more companies using their company-wide innovation challenge to address their sustainability challenge. An innovation challenge is not … Read more

Involve your employees and improve your innovation culture

Why involving your employees can help you creating a sustainable innovation culture of engaged innovators that continuously look for new business ideas Written by Morten Benn Why look outside of your company to find the next big thing, when your greatest resource is right at your fingertips? Involve your employees instead! When engaging your co-workers, … Read more

Work smarter, not harder

Why you should involve all your employees in your continuous improvement efforts? Written by Morten Benn All companies share the need to continuously look at their cost structure and find ways to work smarter, not harder. While this often lies within the responsibility of the CFO or COO, we believe it should actually be everybody’s … Read more

Innovation dating for invincible ideas

What brings people together? Passion – we all know that! But would you believe me if I told you the same is true for corporate entrepreneurs looking to build a team to advance their idea? Written by Ashley Edwards-Giltrop What is innovation dating? The Nosco platform fosters collaborative working by enabling users to assemble teams … Read more

Create positive impact & generate new revenue streams

Global companies including Unilever, Dow, Interface, Adidas and Nike are just a few companies leveraging the power of their organization to solve social and environmental problems and create new revenue streams. This continues to be a top priority for our clients running innovation challenges and campaigns. Written by Ashley Edwards-Giltrop Corporate social responsibility is no … Read more