Who is Braden Kelley?
I am an innovation speaker, trainer, marketing strategist, and recognized thought leader.
And also co-founded the world's most popular innovation web site:
"I help organizations use social media and other tools to attract and engage customers, partners, and employees to help the organization achieve its goals.
If you're looking to create a culture of innovation, tackle some of your innovation barriers, train your employees to be more innovative, or build a more profitable, more social business -- let's talk."
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Tag Archives: Crowdsourcing
Harnessing the Global Talent Pool to Accelerate Innovation
In this webinar hosted by Innocentive I explore how organizations can utilize open innovation and crowdsourcing resources as an essential talent management strategy to drive their business. You can engage me to create a webinar or white paper for your … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Management, Open Innovation, Strategy
Tagged collaboration, Crowdsourcing, Employees, innocentive, solutions, success, Talent, Video, webinar
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UPDATE – Nine Innovation Roles Group Diagnostic Tool
I am proud to announce that my crowdfunding project over on IndieGoGo for the Nine Innovation Roles Group Diagnostic Tool has already received support from EIGHT people to get the project off to a strong start. There are still lots … Continue reading
Posted in collaboration, Innovation, Management, Psychology
Tagged Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, IndieGoGo, Nine Innovation Roles, Tools
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Announcing the Nine Innovation Roles Group Diagnostic Tool
I am proud to announce the availability of the Nine Innovation Roles Group Diagnostic Tool for pre-order as part of my crowdfunding project over on IndieGoGo. There you will find lots of great perks available including discounts on the Nine … Continue reading
Is Crowdsourcing a Fad or a Foundational Element?
Much has been written about ‘crowdsourcing’ and the ‘wisdom of the crowd’ over the past several years, including “Crowdsourcing” by Jeff Howe – a contributing editor at Wired magazine, and “Wisdom of the Crowd” by James Surowiecki – a staff … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, marketing, Social Innovation
Tagged Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Wisdom of the Crowds
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Innovation Not Allowed on Kickstarter?
I’m in the throes of bringing The Nine Innovation Roles to life in an interactive card game for use in workshops and team meetings, and as someone who writes about harnessing external talent, it only made sense that I should … Continue reading
How Leading Organizations Manage Their Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing Efforts – Part Two
If you missed How Leading Organizations Manage Their Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing Efforts – Part One, you can find it here. So what do leading organizations do to encourage the successful use of external talent? They build a solid foundation: … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Open Innovation
Tagged Clorox, Crowdsourcing, Intuit, P&G, Psion, Quirky, SAP, Starbucks, Threadless
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Should I use 99Designs or Crowdspring?
I’m working to get a card deck, posters, and a mobile app designed for my Nine Innovation Roles and I have a simple question for my readers out there: Do you think I should use 99Designs or Crowdspring for my … Continue reading
How Leading Organizations Manage Their Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing Efforts – Part One
Although there are simple and cost effective ways to jumpstart your efforts – for example, leveraging a company like InnoCentive to host prize-based challenges in order to rapidly find solutions to your most pressing problems – leading organizations that wish … Continue reading
Leveraging External Talent for Innovation
How Leading Organizations Manage Their Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing Efforts Although there are simple and cost effective ways to jumpstart your efforts – for example, leveraging a company like InnoCentive to host prize-based challenges in order to rapidly find solutions … Continue reading