IdeaScale

JUNE 4, 2019

Brainstorming is the start of innovation, but sometimes you need a little push. These brainstorming tools will help you find the creative momentum you need. Google Docs offers a sort of collaborative scratch paper for brainstorming, while Google Sheets offers a more organized approach to sort ideas and leave notes. MindMeister.

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 21, 2021

Brainstorming is an art and science. Here’s how to help your virtual team generate and prioritize the best ideas. Over the past 25 years, I have run hundreds of brainstorming workshops for high-performing teams. The problem is that most brainstorming sessions stop with a big list of ideas. Get focused.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Brainstorming doesn’t work. And that is because most brainstorming sessions are not designed to deliver results for the company , only for the facilitator. You may have seen the four basic rules of brainstorming, taken from Alex Osborn’s Applied Imagination : The Four Rules of Brainstorming: Go for Quantity.

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InnovationTraining.org

MAY 26, 2020

These top ideation and brainstorming templates from Miro can be used with your team remotely or in the same room. Interested in templates for brainstorming that you can even use with a team online? In this guide we will share some of the most popular brainstorming frameworks. Blue Ocean 4 Actions Framework.

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InnovationTraining.org

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Learn about this brainstorming technique and find resources below. Sometimes called “negative brainstorming”, “ reverse brainstorming ” is one approach to problem-solving sessions that can be a useful way to explore different options in an innovation or design thinking project. ” etc.

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InnovationTraining.org

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Find out what the round robin brainstorming technique is and how to utilize it below. We’ve talked about brainstorming and ideation many times before, and that’s because it is an essential part of the innovation and design thinking process. What is Round Robin brainstorming? .

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Destination Innovation

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

You want to hold a meeting with the team you manage in order to generate some really creative ideas. With you there, it is very hard for your team to switch from normal meeting mode to creative brainstorm mode. What can be done about this? I facilitated a brainstorm meeting for a marine engineering company.

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Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Think for a moment about your organization. What if the very same idea was suggested at a team meeting by a junior accounts clerk? We see similar factors at play when there is a brainstorm meeting with the big boss in the room – everyone defers to their ideas and people are reluctant to challenge. Pretty good I expect.

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Stephen Shapiro

JANUARY 20, 2021

Everyone loves brainstorming. Unfortunately, the way most teams run their sessions is ineffective and inefficient. In todays’ episode, I explore the 5 problems associated with traditional brainstorming. The 5 problems with brainstorming: Poorly defined challenge. Learn more about Best Practices are Stupid.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 18, 2016

I'm happy to climb up on a soapbox again to talk about one of the most common scapegoats for innovation, the act of brainstorming. So I rise today to neither praise nor bury brainstorming, but to place it in its proper context. Brainstorming is a group technique to generate, socialize and evaluate ideas.

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Svava

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

How to get the most from your team Setting up a brainstorming session can seem easy enough. Not if you want to get the best from your team, and get the best ideas. Svava’s digital tool makes your brainstorming sessions more fun, and higher engagement leads to better ideas. Or is it really that simple?

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Idea Champions

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

If you work in a big organization, small business, freelance, or eat cheese, there's a good chance you've participated in at least a few brainstorming sessions in your life. Those aren't brainstorming sessions, folks. I'm not suggesting that you stop brainstorming (um. Conduct your next brainstorming session in total silence.

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IdeaScale

JULY 21, 2022

Whiteboarding is a critical part of the brainstorming process that helps you realize the full potential of your ideas. In this article, we will outline four innovative exercises that help provide direction to general brainstorming sessions and to specific virtual whiteboard instances. Exercise #1 ? Implement Structure.

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IdeaScale

MAY 26, 2021

In this article, we will talk about the challenges that come with innovating virtually and how online whiteboards can help bridge the gap between online struggles and creating digitally permanent solutions. Many of the problems that arise with digital workplace innovation are caused by the lack of a shared visual space for teams.

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Destination Innovation

APRIL 1, 2021

Here is another brainstorm method for you to try – Roll the Dice. If you have more people you can divide into competing teams in separate rooms. Say you roll 4, 4, 2, 6 the team has to conceive and design a plan for a TV program about a CEO and a teenager who get involved in a robbery at a theatre.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 9, 2021

Interesting new research sheds a light on how you might be wrong about your own creative process. This has big implications for how teams and individuals should treat solving complex problems, or creative activities like brainstorming. Lucas and Loran F.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurturing Innovative Team Collaboration In the rapidly evolving business landscape, innovative team collaboration has become a cornerstone for companies seeking to remain competitive and adaptive. In this context, team collaboration isn’t just recommended; it’s imperative for survival and success.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 15, 2024

Some team leaders, when they first hear about Free the Genie , assume it is a "nice to have" service -- intriguing and unique -- but not necessarily essential. In reality, Free the Genie is an antidote for a wide range of problems most forward-thinking teams regularly encounter. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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IdeaScale

JULY 19, 2021

If you want to learn more about how whiteboarding and design thinking impact innovation, check out our other articles here. Design thinking is defined on Fresco as: “a process in which teams attempt to understand their customer, reimagine problems, and brainstorm solutions previously out of reach. Design Thinking and Innovation.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Navigating Virtual Team Communication As the professional landscape continues to adopt remote work, mastering virtual team communication has become a cornerstone of successful team collaboration. Additionally, the risk of technology fatigue is heightened with virtual teams.

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Gregg Fraley

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

80% Of Brainstorming Sessions Don’t Work. Redefine Brainstorming and Get Better Results. I might be getting to old to hold back on saying this about ideation, aka idea generation, aka brainstorming. Based on my experience, about 80% of idea generation doesn’t work. Brainstorming is all group work.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 18, 2020

Ideascale and Betterific announced at the end of January that they were teaming up to bring the latter’s strengths in crowdsourced open innovation to Ideascale’s industry-leading innovation management platform. So why are they better together, and what can innovation teams expect from the arrival of the Betterific team?

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Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 29, 2021

With the Covid pandemic showing few signs of abating many teams are now working part from home and part in the office. You want everyone on your team to feel engaged, motivated and set up for success. Have regular check ins with each team member to see how they are doing. Make Brainstorms Fun. Image by Tumisu on Pixabay.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 18, 2020

Ideascale and Betteriffic announced at the end of January that they were teaming up to bring the latter’s strengths in crowdsourced open innovation to Ideascale’s industry-leading innovation management platform. So why are they better together, and what can innovation teams expect from the arrival of the Betteriffic team?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 17, 2024

Importance of Keynote Speakers The role of keynote speakers in corporate settings has evolved into a pivotal element for catalyzing professional growth and enhancing team dynamics. Their influence extends beyond mere presentations, playing an integral part in fostering team-building and collaboration among members.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

The Importance of Communication in Virtual Teamwork In the realm of virtual teams, communication is the bedrock of collaboration and success. One of the primary obstacles you may face includes the lack of non-verbal cues, which can lead to misunderstandings and a sense of disconnect among team members.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 21, 2021

Often, while you are not thinking about a problem, your subconscious is still trying new connections and forming new pathways in a process called incubation. Sometimes it is not enough to just think about new ideas. Get sarcastic, as long as your team makes it safe. Brainstorm individually before discussing as a group.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Their talks can be a catalyst for change, encouraging your team to pursue innovation with renewed vigor. By discussing the innovation process, they can: Ignite the spark of ideation and creativity within your team. They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 9, 2024

Free the Genie for Teams is a simple, online, collaborative process that enables teams to unleash their collective genius and generate breakthrough ideas in service to a compelling goal, challenge or opportunity. This is why all Free the Genie engagements begin with team members responding to our online What's the Real Question?

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Destination Innovation

APRIL 5, 2023

Is it to share information, to make a decision, to brainstorm ideas, to build team spirit or to review and update status? If the meeting involves contentious issues, setting strategy, brainstorming or important decisions, it can help to have a skilled facilitator. Use advanced brainstorm methods. Remove the Chairs.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Here’s how to help your team generate and prioritize the best ideas and opportunities in today’s virtual world. Over the past 25 years, I have run hundreds of innovation sessions for high performing teams. The problem is that most brainstorming sessions stop with a big list of ideas. Create implementation teams.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Sometimes, innovation teams will attempt to show fake success in order to hide their real struggles. While it may seem like all of the examples I just described are of physical locations, innovation teams are often just as guilty of trying to look more successful than they really are. Have you ever heard of a Potemkin village?

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Rmukesh Gupta

OCTOBER 13, 2016

One of the meta skills that organisations will need to develop if they are to flex their innovation muscle is the ability to do great brainstorming sessions. Earlier in the day, I stumbled onto the below video in which Bill Burnett talks about practices that can help you make your next brainstorming session highly productive.

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Qmarkets

JULY 13, 2017

The False Promise of Traditional Brainstorming. In order to create innovative ideas, Osborne suggested that a group of people should engage in a "brainstorm", i.e. "using the brain to storm a creative problem—and doing so in commando fashion, with each stormer attacking the same objective." Why Traditional Brainstorming Does Not Work.

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Idea to Value

MAY 4, 2022

Hal Gregersen , Professor at MIT and innovation specialist, found after interviewing more than 200 leaders in business, creativity and innovation that more effective than traditional brainstorming sessions were workshops where the first activity was not to define problems, challenges or generating ideas. Ask questions only.

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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? But again, the research raises doubts about this. By Orly Seagull. And what is it actually useful for?

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Betterific

AUGUST 2, 2016

Welcome to the second part of our new “Brainstorming with…” series, where we interview two sets of people – the innovation challenge winners and the product developers and innovation experts that sponsor the challenges. You can check out our first Brainstorming with a winner edition, where we interviewed Dan Pick.

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