Innovation Archives

A smartphone and laptop computer, with the new IBX member portal on the screen of each.

Employers Featured Innovations in Health Care Member Resources Spotlight

New Digital Health Experience for Members

IBX is excited to launch a new digital health experience for our members.

IBX Insights TeamJuly 9, 2024

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Innovation

Storyboarding For Success

If you have an idea to test, try storyboarding for success. IBX Senior Innovation Consultant Jaimie Yakaboski explains how to use this tool effectively.

Jaimie YakaboskiMay 28, 2024

A group of coworkers engage in a creativity exercise in a conference room.

Innovation

Activities to Boost Creativity in the Workplace

Looking for innovative solutions? These easy, engaging, team-building activities can boost creativity in the workplace.

Nick OlejniczakSeptember 13, 2023

Innovation

Strategies for Effective Workgroups: Become an Expert Facilitator

Strategies for effective workgroups include clearly communicating goals, establishing consensus-driven expectations, and channeling collaborative energy.

Tori KontorMarch 27, 2023

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Innovation

Push Your Limits By Adopting a Growth Mindset

Do you have a hard time believing that you can do something? Are you one of those people who, when faced with challenges in life, tends to look at past…

Lori RadfordOctober 21, 2022

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Benefits Expert Advice Health Insurance Innovations in Health Care Medicare Member Resources Well-being

Considering the Virtues of Virtual Health Care

“Virtual care.” These are two words I am not sure I would have put together years ago. As a physician, I know what caring for patients is, but how could…

Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosOctober 13, 2021

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Innovation

How to Embrace Change and Unleash Your Creativity

Since we’ve been socially distancing, time no longer seems to have meaning. Each day I get up, shower, and get dressed. It’s like Groundhog Day. I’ve seen lots of funny…

Michelle HistandJune 10, 2020

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Innovation

Mapping a Career You Love: Create a Business Model Canvas

Remember the days of little perforated Valentine’s Day cards and painstakingly filling one out for each classmate, deciding who deserved the best ones? In true innovation fashion, I was thinking…

Michelle HistandFebruary 7, 2020

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Employee Well-being Employers News from BCBSA

Addressing Your Organization’s Health Care Pain Points and Priorities

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is driving impact through meaningful innovation for your organization and employees. They’ve published an eBook and other resources to help you identify and implement…

IBX Insights TeamJanuary 1, 2019

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Innovation

How Embracing Failure Helps You Be More Innovative

Ah, the New Year…champagne, parties, countdowns, and the resolve to do things differently this year. The three most common resolutions are to eat healthier, exercise more, and save more money.…

Michelle HistandDecember 27, 2018