Jade puts innovation at the core of Kiwi businesses

Jade puts innovation at the core of Kiwi businesses

Ideas flow as CORE Education adopts Jade’s Thinkubator framework

CHRISTCHURCH, 28 July 2016 - CORE Education, a world-class professional learning and development organisation, has adopted Jade Software’s innovative Thinkubator program to drive clever thinking and fuel a visible, sustainable culture of innovation.

Jade has long appreciated the importance of giving people the time and space to experiment with new ideas. Since its launch in 2014, the Thinkubator program has spawned a number of ideas from all around the business, including concepts for new products and internal process improvements.

When CORE’s senior leaders heard about the Thinkubator, they asked for their own version, calling it He Kākano – Growing Ideas.

The objective of He Kākano was to inspire new ideas, build new relationships across different functions and locations, and demonstrate a real commitment to innovation – to both staff and influential figures from outside CORE.

Christina Ward, CORE’s Senior Manager of Innovation said, “we wanted to make a buzz, and bring more energy to the creativity that we knew was there. We wanted to make it more visible. (As the result of running our first He Kākano event), innovation has definitely become more of a talking point at CORE.”

“Every day, it’s important to keep innovation visible and support the best ideas that people have. We are already moving forward with four of the entries, and have established an innovation panel that will consider the rest. Jade’s approach balances a big, team-based event with ongoing support that maintains momentum,” adds Christina.

He Kākano’s success mirrors Jade Software’s own experience, says Caroline Francis, Jade’s Director of Marketing. “We’ve refined the Thinkubator to the point where we know that almost any organisation could pick it up and have a fun, engaging two months, contributing to a sustainable culture of innovation. It puts innovation in the limelight, sparks inventive teamwork, and rewards the best ideas.”

Jade’s Chief Innovation Officer, John Ascroft adds, “We’ve also built tools, such as the Innovation Hub, to help keep the best ideas going after the competition is over. Innovation needs to be happening the whole time, rather than just a distracting hack day every now and then. We want to help companies get people excited, get them thinking, and show them that their clever thinking makes a real difference. We want to help our clients change their culture.”

The full story about the cultural change at CORE is out now: Sewing innovative seeds at CORE Education.

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