Hutch Carpenter

Hutch is working with major companies on excelling their innovation and problem-solving capabilities through social and crowdsourcing principles. With each client he helps to develop a rigorous approach to assess, iteratively develop and implement the most promising ideas. And ultimately helps companies answer the question, “How can we find the best ideas for our strategic and operational challenges, and make them a reality?”

Hutch also runs his own personal blog at bhc3.com where he explores themes of innovation and collaboration.

Hutch's Posts

People & Culture

4 Characteristics of a Culture of Innovation

Innovation culture is one of those terms that’s hard to define – poll 10 people on the street and we’d likely get 10 dif...

3 Tests All Ideas Must Pass - The Jobs To Be Done Theory
Methods & Frameworks

3 Tests All Ideas Must Pass - The Jobs To Be Done Theory

People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill... they want a quarter-inch hole. Theodore Levitt, Harvard Business School...

Avoid these 3 mistakes when asking for employee ideas
Ideation & Collaboration

Avoid these 3 mistakes when asking for employee ideas

Global advisory and research firm Ovum recently forecast 8% annual growth over the next five years for innovation manage...

4 Fresh Ways to Generate Innovation Beyond Ideation
Ideation & Collaboration

4 Fresh Ways to Generate Innovation Beyond Ideation

Innovation requires something new that changes the way in which an activity gets done. In this formulation, ideation is ...

Keys to Success with an Innovation Reward Program
People & Culture

Keys to Success with an Innovation Reward Program

Cash, gift cards, electronics, extravagant trips…these are the rewards that make people innovate, right? Tee them up, an...

How Gamification Can Enhance Innovation in Your Business
Methods & Frameworks

How Gamification Can Enhance Innovation in Your Business

Analyst Brian Burke recently reformulated Gartner's definition of gamification. His objective was to sharpen the firm's ...

4 Personality Types Every Organization Needs for Innovation
People & Culture

4 Personality Types Every Organization Needs for Innovation

Innovation, done right, is an interactive flow of diverse contributions. For sure, it is a process of building on the kn...