Democratizing Innovation with Collective Genius Creator Dr. Linda Hill
Harvard Business School Professor and renowned thought leader Dr. Linda Hill co-founded InnovationForce with a mission to democratize innovation. Recognized among the top 10 management thinkers globally by Thinkers50 in 2013 and 2021, she also received the Thinkers50 Innovation Award in 2015. Her groundbreaking book, Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation, was named a Thinkers50 Management Classic in 2022.
With two decades of research across 150 organizations, Dr. Hill has identified the keys to successful innovation leadership. In a world where 70% of digital transformations fail and only 6% of CEOs are satisfied with their organization’s innovation capabilities, her insights couldn’t be more relevant and have profoundly shaped InnovationForce and our InnovationWorks platform.
Discover how InnovationWorks applies the Collective Genius framework to revolutionize innovation management for your organization.
Unlocking the Power of Collective Genius for Innovation
Dr. Linda Hill’s Collective Genius is more than a concept—it’s a framework for creating innovative teams capable of tackling today’s most complex challenges. Grounded in decades of research, this approach empowers organizations to cultivate the conditions necessary for breakthrough ideas to flourish.
At its core, Collective Genius emphasizes the 3Cs —Creative Abrasion, Creative Agility, and Creative Resolution— to provide the structure needed to transform the collective crowd wisdom into actionable outcomes:

Creative Abrasion
Foster an open exchange of ideas, where differences fuel innovation rather than hinder it.

Creative Agility
Use rapid experimentation and learning to refine solutions.

Creative Resolution
Combine diverse perspectives into breakthrough decisions that work for the organization.
By using InnovationWorks, you embrace these tenants and elevate your organization’s approach to innovation.


Unleashing Innovation with Creative Abrasion
Innovation isn’t just about new ideas, it’s about creating the right environment for ideas to clash, adapt, and evolve into transformative solutions. Dr. Linda Hill’s groundbreaking work on Collective Genius highlights the power of Creative Abrasion: the ability to generate a marketplace of ideas through vigorous debate and diverse perspectives.
At InnovationForce, we’ve embedded these principles into our InnovationWorks platform, where Creative Abrasion comes to life through:

Marketplace of Ideas
A collaborative space for diverse perspectives to converge and spark innovation.

Scoring Rubric
Data-driven tools to capture insights and drive decisions after Creative Abrasion sessions.

Real-Time Feedback Loops
Facilitate continuous learning by refining solutions collaboratively in a virtual, decentralized platform.
Ready to transform your organization? Discover how the InnovationWorks platform fosters Creative Abrasion and drives extraordinary results.
Harnessing Crowd Wisdom: A Pillar of Creative Abrasion
Dr. Linda Hill’s groundbreaking research on Collective Genius reveals the power of crowd wisdom—harnessing collective intelligence from a diverse marketplace of ideas to drive innovation. By tapping into the insights, experiences, and creativity of a group, organizations can uncover solutions that exceed the sum of their parts.
Why Leverage Crowd Wisdom?

Make Smarter Decisions
Utilize industry-wide insights to confidently advance ideas that align with your organization’s goals.

Inspire Breakthrough Solutions
Discover and adapt ideas that are working for others, elevating them to new heights.

Minimize Risk
Save time and reduce uncertainty by learning from proven successes.
Experience InnovationWorks’ Marketplace of Ideas
Sign up for a free Test Pilot account in InnovationWorks and unlock the power of crowd wisdom for your organization.


Ignite Innovation with Dr. Linda Hill and InnovationWorks
When you join the InnovationWorks platform, you’re not just adopting another idea management tool, you’re aligning your organization with Dr. Hill’s proven research to create an innovation mindset.

Marketplace of Ideas
Automate and accelerate your innovation journey.

Creative Abrasion
Engage with a community of innovators ready to share insights and drive collective success.

Coaching from Linda
Quick tips from her research-backed book Collective Genius.
Leverage the principles of Collective Genius at your organization through our scalable InnovationWorks platform.
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