Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

Understanding Strategic Thinking for Executives Strategic thinking is a critical component of successful leadership, particularly for senior executives who chart the course of their organizations. This can be facilitated through brainstorming sessions or innovation workshops.

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Strategic Thinking Change Leadership Collaboration 130

InnovationTraining.org

JULY 13, 2020

6-3-5 Brainwriting is a group-structured brainstorming technique that is a highly collaborative way to generate as many ideas as possible in groups within a short period of time. One of the biggest advantages of brainwriting exercises is their ability to include all participants in the brainstorming and ideation process.

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Exercises Brainstorming Ideation Software 84

Idea Champions

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In these odd times, it's easy to get thrown off course. Enter Free the Genie -- an affordable, expertly facilitated, 60-90-minute online ideation session designed to help you generate the kind of clarity, creativity, and commitment you need to make a quantum leap of thought and action. And it's simple as 1-2-3. Want to find out more?

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Brainstorming Creative Thinking Survey Ideation 49

Idea Champions

APRIL 8, 2019

As a former student of the martial arts, I have noticed a curious phenomenon in corporate America that is becoming increasingly troubling to me -- especially among "creatives" who aspire to become masterful brainstorm facilitators. Ask the people who participate in your brainstorm sessions to give you feedback. Not a good idea.

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Brainstorming Creative Thinking Creativity Learning 34

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

By removing distractions and dedicating time solely to strategic thinking, you create an atmosphere where creativity and big-picture thinking can thrive. As you embark on this journey, remember that the true value of an offsite lies in its ability to unite your team around a shared vision and set a clear course for success.

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Roadmap Design Underperforming Technical Team How To 100

Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Facilitate Brainstorming Sessions: Regularly scheduled brainstorming sessions can ignite creative thinking and encourage team members to bounce ideas off one another. This could mean workshops, webinars, or access to online courses. Regularly track progress against these goals to ensure you are on course.

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Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

Idea Champions

MAY 16, 2017

As a former student of the martial arts, I have noticed a curious phenomenon in corporate America that is becoming increasingly troubling to me -- especially among "creatives" who aspire to become masterful brainstorm facilitators. Ask the people who participate in your brainstorm sessions to give you feedback. Not a good idea.

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Brainstorming Creative Thinking Training Creativity 31

Idea Champions

JUNE 28, 2016

As a former student of the martial arts, I have noticed a curious phenomenon in corporate America that is becoming increasingly troubling to me -- especially among "creatives" who aspire to become masterful brainstorm facilitators. Ask the people who participate in your brainstorm sessions to give you feedback. Not a good idea.

Brainstorming 34

Brainstorming Creative Thinking Training Creativity 34

Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 8, 2017

Inexperience in: the kind of divergent thinking necessary to innovate, in specific meeting behaviors and facilitation skills, and in innovation process, approaches and frameworks. Here are details regarding innovation courses you can attend in the near future, Denver, August 28 – 31.

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Training Creative Thinking Creativity Innovation 62

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

You’ll want to choose a site that is conducive to creativity, focus, and privacy. Mastery in encouraging open communication and fostering collaboration and creativity can set your offsite apart. Consider the atmosphere of the venue; it should be comfortable and inspiring, yet free from distractions.

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Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Design Exercises 100

Michael Michalko

JUNE 1, 2017

Over time the puzzle became synonymous with creative thinking and the phrase “thinking outside the box” has now become a cliché for creativity. Apparently, if we think “outside the box” once, we are done and our thinking is done. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AVERAGE PERSON AND THE CREATIVE GENIUS.

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Creativity Creative Thinking Exercises Change 70

Idea Champions

OCTOBER 5, 2017

How would you frame the question you want your creative team noodling on this week? If your Account Services department (or whoever writes project briefs) delivers vague, incomplete, or hard-to-read briefs to your "creatives", you got trouble in River City. Goofy, incomplete briefs that send your creatives off on a wild goose chase.

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Ideation Company Brainstorming Creativity 89

Idea Champions

MARCH 9, 2016

creative thinking), people need to deal with the basics of their business life -- the stuff that is "on their minds.". Schedule longer brainstorming sessions, so people have the time to "stretch out.". Ask each group to identify a "brainstorm facilitator" to keep things on track. Brainstorm facilitation training.

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Brainstorming Groups How To Ideation 20

Idea Champions

DECEMBER 10, 2018

How would you frame the question you want your creative team noodling on this week? If your Account Services department (or whoever writes project briefs) delivers vague, incomplete, or hard-to-read briefs to your "creatives", you got trouble in River City. Goofy, incomplete briefs that send your creatives off on a wild goose chase.

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Ideation Company Brainstorming Creativity 41

KindlingApp

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

As they work to develop strategic thinking about innovation program goals and aims, leadership often holds closed-door meetings where key stakeholders attempt to identify the problems and projects that they'll challenge their innovators to solve or advance. What outside-the-box ideas could really help us grow if they work?”

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Innovation Programs Innovation Crowdsourcing Creativity 40

Idea Champions

JUNE 30, 2016

Let's also assume that you and your company are not at a loss for these BIG IDEAS -- that they regularly make their appearance via any number of ways: brainstorming sessions, early morning team meetings, or simply the spontaneous epiphanies of the wild and crazy people down the hall. This, of course, is perfectly understandable.

Ideation 30

Ideation Brainstorming Underperforming Technical Team Creativity 30

Idea Champions

APRIL 23, 2017

Let's also assume that you and your company are not at a loss for these BIG IDEAS -- that they regularly make their appearance via any number of ways: brainstorming sessions, early morning team meetings, or simply the spontaneous epiphanies of the wild and crazy people down the hall. This, of course, is perfectly understandable.

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Ideation Brainstorming Underperforming Technical Team Creativity 22

Innovation Excellence

JULY 3, 2020

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, says “We want employees to be able to work where they feel most creative and productive” (Kelly, 2020). Over the course of this three-article series, we’ve combined established business strategies with human-centered work philosophies to build a foundation for high-performing teams.

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Culture Meeting Engagement Leadership 89

Idea Champions

APRIL 10, 2019

IMPROVE YOUR BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS: Most company's brainstorming sessions are hugely ineffective, a kind of hyper-caffeinated Rube Goldberg machine where the same, usual suspects go through the same tired process of trotting out their pet ideas, jousting with each other, and calling it "ideation." Is it working?

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Ideation Company Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming 27

Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

In order to do this, there must be room for creative thinking and for innovation. "It YWE: 2016 was defined by us as the “Year of Creativity and Innovation” at the ISA, and administrators and senior staff were introduced to tools and brainstormed with on how to implement these tools into our ongoing work.

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Let's also assume that you and your company are not at a loss for these BIG IDEAS -- that they regularly make their appearance via any number of ways: brainstorming sessions, early morning team meetings, or simply the spontaneous epiphanies of the wild and crazy people down the hall. This, of course, is perfectly understandable.

Ideation 20

Ideation Brainstorming Underperforming Technical Team Creativity 20

Idea Champions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

How would you frame the question you want your creative team noodling on this week? If your Account Services department (or whoever writes project briefs) delivers vague, incomplete, or hard-to-read briefs to your "creatives", you got trouble in River City. Goofy, incomplete briefs that send your creatives off on a wild goose chase.

Ideation 20

Ideation Company Brainstorming Creativity 20

Idea Champions

APRIL 15, 2017

And they want it, of course, now. True creativity rarely happens in a vacuum. Richard Wagner got the idea for Das Rhinegold while stepping onto a bus after long months of creative despair. Of course, all of this assumes that we are listening to the promptings of our subconscious mind. BRAINSTORM. Who’s first?

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Creativity Creative Thinking Brainstorming Trends 24

Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 30, 2019

“Innovation Intensive, beyond Design Thinking” Public Course* With Master Trainer Gregg Fraley. Comprehensive Immersion Course for: Innovation Project Managers, Teams, Executives, Facilitators. This one day course consistently receives high marks from innovation executives and training professionals.

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Design Thinking Training Ideation Course 9

Idea Champions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

And they want it, of course, now. True creativity rarely happens in a vacuum. Richard Wagner got the idea for Das Rhinegold while stepping onto a bus after long months of creative despair. Of course, all of this assumes that we are listening to the promptings of our subconscious mind. BRAINSTORM. Who’s first?

Creativity 20

Creativity Creative Thinking Brainstorming Trends 20

Idea Champions

MAY 9, 2016

And they want it, of course, now. True creativity rarely happens in a vacuum. Richard Wagner got the idea for Das Rhinegold while stepping onto a bus after long months of creative despair. Of course, all of this assumes that we are listening to the promptings of our subconscious mind. BRAINSTORM. Who’s first?

Creativity 20

Creativity Creative Thinking Brainstorming Trends 20