Training and Connecting Employees to Drive Innovation Program Impact: A High Level Overview

As companies look to develop new and sustainable revenue streams they are expanding innovation resources and activities. Over time, these businesses are forming sophisticated corporate ecosystems that support the creation, selection, development and implementation of ideas at various points of the innovation lifecycle. An increasingly popular element of this ecosystem is the training of junior-to-mid level employees around the skills of innovation. When launching these efforts many companies are already considering how newly trained individuals will engage and support other innovation activities across the organization. However, a select number of companies are seeking to enhance bottom line impact (and ROI) by developing new intranet bas