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Innovation Blog

  1. Key Findings: Blueprints for Innovation- CFED

    The early 2011 edition of Key Findings: Blueprints for Innovation a report detailing the key findings from Filene i3 (Ideas, Innovation, Implementation) is now available. It features: 15 new idea blueprints developed around helping members and 5 update blueprint on READY to implement ideas gaining national traction.

    This year we structured collaborations with partners outside of credit unions, which led to a new adventure in innovation at Filene. The prerequisite was that they shared our philosophy of identifying consumer pain points and a desire to develop solutions.

    We connected talent from CFED and other related organizations to our i3 talent and used the credit union system as a laboratory for experimenting with ideas that would help consumers. You can read about the innovations, from problem to solution, product design and proof of concept, and the work of the Filene i3 teams in Key Findings: Blueprints for Innovation by Denise Gabel, available for free download for a limited time only through this special innovation@cfed link.

    CFED partnered ideas in report:
    • goalmineTM
    • MI-COOP
    • Retirement Bonds
    • Savings Exchange
    • The Signal

    Download report here.

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