Google is often synonymous with innovation in people’s minds. Over the last 20+ years, they have created some of the most user-friendly, dominating products on the market. As of December 2024, its parent company Alphabet holds the title as the 5th largest company measured by market capitalization on the planet. But, did you know that many of Google’s most successful products that drove its meteoric rise came from an internal

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10.02.2025

How Adobe Increased Its Ability to Validate and Test New Ideas by 2,500% - Ideawake

One of the most common issues that comes from running Hackathons, Innovation Challenges, or crowdsourcing ideas is that there are more ideas that potentially have a positive ROI than you can possibly pursue. But what if you could increase your organization’s capacity to validate and test new ideas and ultimately better prioritize the ones with the most promise? Meet Adobe’s Kickbox Program – An initiative that was designed to democratize

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02.03.2025

9 Stats to Create a Stronger Business Case for an Employee Ideas Program in 2025 - Ideawake

The most common reason that companies we talk to don’t move forward with an employee ideas program is centered around “we have other critical projects and priorities” to implement over the next 6 – 12 months. What this really means 90% of the time is that leadership perceives the ROI of these other projects and initiatives to be higher than implementing an employee ideas program. Today, we’re sharing several heavy-hitting

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15.04.2025

9 Hand Picked Innovation Conferences You Can Still Catch in 2025 - Ideawake

Still looking to learn and grow on your innovation and improvement journey in 2025? Although we’re already blasting off into Q2, here are 9 handpicked innovation conferences still happening in 2025 to help you and your team more effectively harness employee creativity and build more robust internal innovation ecosystems. 2025 Innovators Summit (5/2025, Chicago) Unlock practical tools to scale innovation with a focus on sustainability, future tech, and developing

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Google's 20% Time Program - A Massive Success and a Cautionary Tale - Ideawake

How Adobe Increased Its Ability to Validate and Test New Ideas by 2,500% - Ideawake

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9 Hand Picked Innovation Conferences You Can Still Catch in 2025 - Ideawake

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