Innovation in Practice

JANUARY 12, 2018

When thinking about creativity in teams, we often imagine a bunch of people in front of a flipchart throwing on the paper whatever comes to their mind – brainstorming. But, what actually is brainstorming? Don’t criticise – it will dampen peoples’ enthusiasm and kill their creativity. By Orly Seagull. Mark McGuinness ).

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InnovationTraining.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Explore creative problem solving techniques, activities, and articles. One such approach is creative problem solving, a methodology focused on divergent thinking. One such approach is creative problem solving, a methodology focused on divergent thinking. What is Creative Problem Solving? Generate Many Ideas.

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Michael Michalko

MARCH 3, 2017

. Simply put, the key to increasing creativity in any organization is to make it start acting like a creative organization. Similarly, you and your organization will become more creative if you start acting the part. Similarly, you and your organization will become more creative if you start acting the part.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

You’ll want to choose a site that is conducive to creativity, focus, and privacy. Encourage participants to share their ideas freely and ensure that all voices are heard. Mastery in encouraging open communication and fostering collaboration and creativity can set your offsite apart.

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Innovationship

MAY 30, 2018

9 BAD HABITS TO BREAK FOR BETTER IDEATION Time flies, seasons change, and before you know it, the annual barrage of articles trashing the validity of brainstorming is once again upon us. Why give readers tips on brainstorming only after spending eight paragraphs trying to discredit it? Nine Brainstorming Bad Habits to Break 1.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 22, 2023

I've been leading innovation work for close to 20 years, writing about it on this blog and in my book (Relentless Innovation). But, we got started, getting some initial training from Tim Hurson , who wrote Think Better, a great book on innovation thinking, creativity and facilitation. I think a re-introduction is in order.

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Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

16 Ways to Jump-start Creativity Simply put, the key to increasing creativity in any organization is to make it start acting like a creative organization. Similarly, you and your organization will become more creative if you start acting the part. E.g. suppose you have difficulty closing a particular sale.

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Idea Champions

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

I get all kinds of answers, but the one that has always fascinated me is "the shower" -- maybe because I also get so many of my good ideas there. And so, at the risk of overstating my case, I hereby offer you 20 reasons WHY the shower is so conducive to idea generation. Showering signals "a new day" or "new beginning."

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 12, 2022

In this blog, we highlight eight techniques for idea generation in business that will help your idea management participants to reach their creative potential. Your manager has asked you to come up with a few quick wins and, under pressure, your creative well has suddenly run dry. We’ve all been there.

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Idea Champions

JUNE 10, 2021

I get all kinds of answers, but the one that has always fascinated me is "the shower" -- maybe because I also get so many of my good ideas there. And so, at the risk of overstating my case, I hereby offer you 20 reasons WHY the shower is so conducive to idea generation. Many stories from my book were remembered in the shower.

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Idea Champions

AUGUST 6, 2020

I get all kinds of answers, but the one that has always fascinated me is "the shower" -- maybe because I also get so many of my good ideas there. And so, at the risk of overstating my case, I hereby offer you 20 reasons WHY the shower is so conducive to idea generation. Many stories from my book were remembered in the shower.

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 3, 2017

As a sometimes writer of blogs, white papers and even a few books, I understand the challenge of facing a blank page, trying to form the words into meaningful and insightful sentences. What's more, writing, especially stories, takes real creativity. So perhaps we innovators can learn something from good writers.

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Gregg Fraley

APRIL 22, 2019

Very few organization’s are any good at all at Brainstorming/Idea Generation. B to C organization’s need to learn to interpret qualitative data more creatively. So book me: www.greggfraley.com. If you don’t have Talent, superior talent, you’ll fail.

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mjvinnovation

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

We can define Design Thinking as: “A structured, human-centered approach to innovation which seeks to generate solutions that align user’s desires and needs with business value generation.” ” Download our book to go even deeper into this topic. What are some Design thinking tools ? Ideation Tools.

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Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

While wild and wacky ideas might not be the winning ideas coming out of a Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 Creative Session you may not get those winning ideas unless they start as wild and wacky ideas. Here is a brief review of Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 from previous blogs.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 11, 2022

In this blog, we highlight eight techniques for idea generation in business that will help your idea management participants to reach their creative potential. Your manager has asked you to come up with a few quick wins and, under pressure, your creative well has suddenly run dry. We’ve all been there.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 9, 2017

” “We don’t do idea generation well.” There is so much written about innovation, it’s actually quite difficult to keep up with the literature, there’s a new book every other day. My innovation colleague Stephen Shapiro said it well in his book Best Practices are Stupid. Are you lost?

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Idea Champions

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I get all kinds of answers, but the one that has always fascinated me is "the shower" -- maybe because I also get so many of my good ideas there. And so, at the risk of overstating my case, I hereby offer you 20 reasons WHY the shower is so conducive to idea generation. Many stories from my book were remembered in the shower.

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InnovationTraining.org

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

“Brainstorming” as a concept was originally devised by Alex Osborn as a group ideation activity. Today, many people just consider individual idea generating (or thinking) as brainstorming – when it was originally meant to be a group experience…a brainstorming session. They are as follows.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 21, 2018

I get all kinds of answers, but the one that has always fascinated me is "the shower" -- maybe because I also get so many of my good ideas there. And so, at the risk of overstating my case, I hereby offer you 20 reasons WHY the shower is so conducive to idea generation. Many stories from my book were remembered in the shower.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 19, 2018

TOPICS INCLUDE: Culture of Innovation, Creative Thinking, Idea Generation, Brainstorm Facilitation, Storytelling, Leadership, Mindset, Teamwork & Collaboration, Meeting Mastery, Listening & Feedback, Problem Solving, and Employee Engagement. HOW IT WORKS: 1. FEE: $1,500 for an annual license. Master storyteller.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Since the 2004 publication of James Surowiecki’s highly influential book, The Wisdom of Crowds , the idea that large groups of people can be smarter than a few individuals, no matter how brilliant, has been gradually gaining prominence in academic circles, business communities, and public opinion.

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

TOPICS INCLUDE: Mindset, Culture of Innovation, Creative Thinking, Idea Generation, Brainstorm Facilitation, Storytelling, Leadership, Teamwork/Collaboration, Listening/Feedback, Problem Solving. Mitch Ditkoff , Co-Founder of Idea Champions , Author of the two award-winning winning books on innovation and storytelling.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Even though it is especially there that creativity is so crucial! This post explains why it’s so important to be open minded to new ideas, because they might end up being revolutionary. In fact many great ideas, which today are widely accepted, were violently opposed when first expressed. And changing perspective is hard.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 5, 2016

I get all kinds of answers, but the one that has always fascinated me is "the shower" -- maybe because I also get so many of my good ideas there. And so, at the risk of overstating my case, I hereby offer you 20 reasons WHY the shower is so conducive to idea generation. Many stories from my book were remembered in the shower.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Even though it is especially there that creativity is so crucial! This post explains why it’s so important to be open minded to new ideas, because they might end up being revolutionary. In fact many great ideas, which today are widely accepted, were violently opposed when first expressed. And changing perspective is hard.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 16, 2016

Fast Company Article “Brainstorming is Dumb” Misses the Point. Brainstorming, Done Properly, Is Not a Tool, It’s A Multi-Step Process. And yet another major publication publishes a misleading article about brainstorming — Brainstorming is Dumb. Brainstorming as a technique is beside the point.

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Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

In any creative session you will have people who are left and right brain in the way they think and create. This blog addresses how you can get the best innovative ideas from both groups for any need, at any time, for any kind of business. Quantum idea generation – overview. Let’s start by discussing brain types.

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The BMI Lab Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

We will start with a quick brush-up: ideation is a creative process for generating and exchanging new ideas. These can be ideas on how to best resolve a customer problem, ideas on how to quickly seize an opportunity or even ideas on reinventing an organization’s business model. What is ideation?

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 19, 2015

This article will likely be part of a book on the front end of innovation that’s in development, stay tuned. It certainly doesn’t happen in most brainstorming sessions. Mash-Ups, in its various permutations, is a power tool and a fast path for combining disparate elements to creatively problem solve.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 22, 2019

Imagine the impact that basic training in Creative Problem Solving* and innovation concepts would have — more innovation across the entire value chain of the business. It’s almost as if creativity from operational employees is actively discouraged. Or, book a full day immersion in Innovation Concepts.

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Inceodia

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

"Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true, but its father is creativity, and knowledge is the midwife." -- Jonathan Schattke, scientist. Here are some ways to build innovation skills in yourself and your team: The next time you brainstorm, focus on problem discovery rather than idea generation.

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xMind

JANUARY 21, 2019

Important as it is, the graphic design process should follow after the idea generations. However, when you start your idea generations, your ideas may be in the deficiency of both quantity and quality. Not content with your progress, you may try even harder to search for a perfect mind map idea.

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xMind

JANUARY 21, 2019

Important as it is, the graphic design process should follow after the idea generations. However, when you start your idea generations, your ideas may be in the deficiency of both quantity and quality. Not content with your progress, you may try even harder to search for a perfect mind map idea.

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xMind

JANUARY 21, 2019

Important as it is, the graphic design process should follow after the idea generations. However, when you start your idea generations, your ideas may be in the deficiency of both quantity and quality. Not content with your progress, you may try even harder to search for a perfect mind map idea.

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