Tournaments for Ideas
为管理者提供组织创意锦标赛的框架,结合网络力量、群体智慧和爱的力量三大创新,提升锦标赛在激发企业创新中的效果。
Governments and foundations have successfully harnessed tournaments to spur innovation. Yet this tool is not widely used by firms. This article presents a framework for managers seeking to organize tournaments for ideas. It examines the theoretical underpinnings of tournaments and then connects this analysis with three recent innovations—the power of the network, the wisdom of crowds, and the power of love—that can boost the effectiveness of tournaments.