BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The week included: Large scale community collaboration workshops – Nearly eighty students from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale gathered Monday night and a comparable number of Carbondale, IL residents assembled on Tuesday for community collaboration workshops to imagine the community’s future with Gigabit Internet capabilities.

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Collaboration Strategic Thinking Groups Engagement 40

IdeaScale

JANUARY 22, 2020

Dr. Szajnfarber’s degree from MIT in aerospace engineering and experience working in the industry have changed the way she views problem-solving. NASA used this product strategy approach when manufacturing a glove worn by astronauts on spacewalks.

Crowdsourcing 189

Crowdsourcing Open Innovation Industry Engagement 189

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

We’re increasingly incorporating online collaboration workshops ( which we call Zoomferences ) to do more of the work typically done through in-person visioning workshops. Sometimes they proceed an in-person strategy planning meeting, but not always. Sometimes we use online collaboration within an in-person strategic planning workshop.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Creative Thinking Exercises Groups 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 8, 2016

One reason for asking the question is to identify organizational change topics we can address here. The clarity and directness of this strategic challenge prompted me to assemble this list of organizational change articles focused on these three areas. Creating Organizational Change and Change Management – 4 Strategy Options.

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Change Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

MAY 17, 2016

Encouraging and supporting organizational change. On Monday, I discussed the community collaboration process we facilitated for Carbondale, IL in September 2015. We’ve worked with Dave’s team on multiple community collaboration engagements related to broadband initiatives, economic development, and Smart Cities.

Strategy 70

Strategy Strategy Innovation Collaboration 70

BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2017

This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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Conference Collaboration Product Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 21, 2016

The executives asking about and offering opinions on the topic tended to believe it was okay to advise employees about branding strategy decisions immediately after introducing changes to customers. With that change in perspective, you introduce possibilities for engaging employee in shaping branding strategy.

Engagement 40

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Planview

JANUARY 31, 2022

At Planview PSA we continue to “Build the Future of Connected Services,” which enables professional service organizations to fully connect, plan, and collaborate, while they work across the entire services lifecycle and within the context of the enterprise in which they live.

How To 72

How To Engagement Project Report 72

BrainZooming

JANUARY 25, 2016

The thing is, there’s a different way to structure business meetings to help a group come together and collaborate in an innovative, productive way. Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible.

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Meeting Collaboration Creative Thinking Tips 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 22, 2016

And by done well, we mean that the vision statement: Is developed broadly and collaboratively. Collaborating on a Vision Statement. Strategic Planning – All the Strategy Roles You Need. Strategic Visioning Exercises – Group Collaboration the Right Way. 5 Questions for Creating a Collaborative Vision.

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Exercises Collaboration Strategic Thinking Strategy 40

BrainZooming

JUNE 29, 2017

Can Analogies Change the World? Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Making Great Comparisons. What’s ahead?

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Resources Strategic Thinking Comparison Strategy 86

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 10, 2016

In many companies, the list of items on the SWOT analysis does not change all that much from one year to the next. Are you up for changing that? Go into your next strategy meeting with a different spin on this important, yet tired old strategic thinking exercise. 10 Keys to Developing Collaborative Strategy.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team Analysis 40

Innov8rs

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Here, different roles have ‘innovation’ in their job title, and the company is also very open to collaboration with others. From being an early adopter of Apple Pay in its stores to making voice ordering available through the Google Assistant, the company has been nimble and fast in making changes over the years.

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Disruption Project Design Roadmap 52

BrainZooming

JANUARY 15, 2016

Disruptive Innovation, Change Management & Taking the NO Out of InNOvation. Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results.

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Creative Thinking Creativity Brainstorming Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 9, 2015

We facilitated a two-day innovation strategy workshop for an industrial company. The company wants to make significant changes to a major production process. During the innovation strategy discussions, we addressed the production process changes from five different perspectives.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Groups Strategy 40

BrainZooming

AUGUST 4, 2016

What do we need to change about the upcoming strategic planning process to make it more effective and efficient? This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results.

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Collaboration Strategy Strategy Product Strategy 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

While I didn’t start with a formal group of questions, here are seven strategic thinking questions that helped me quickly identify potential changes to the plan and settle on the best possibilities: Is there something that IS working that I can work with more? They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Engagement Tips Strategy 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 20, 2016

What implementation steps are set, and which are still open to change? Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results.

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Project Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 5, 2015

If you are a leader (or even if you’re not a leader) where creativity in business is under appreciated, how about changing things for the better? People who collaborated for the first time. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions.

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Creativity Collaboration Engagement Strategy 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 22, 2016

Have them share suggestions for things they would experiment with, change, or definitely keep as is. This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results.

Engagement 40

Engagement Strategic Thinking Underperforming Technical Team Exercises 40

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 14, 2015

If the answers to the first two questions are “no” and “yes,” respectively, are you ready to formulate a plan to change your organization’s bad habits and realize more impact from creative thinking activities? Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions.

Creative Thinking 40

Creative Thinking Creativity Exercises Underperforming Technical Team 40

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 2, 2015

When a brand strategy change is planned, what happens first? An earlier “Inside the Executive Suite” article from Armada Corporate Intelligence addressed this important brand strategy question about how changes are rolled out to the public. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results.

Strategy 40

Strategy Strategy Engagement Marketing 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Instead of requiring people complete complex strategic planning templates unrelated to daily business, we use productive interactions to change the strategic planning process from completing complex forms into conversations, events, and experiences people engage in and learn from as they participate.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Engagement Strategy 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

With those changes, we turned the previous work into a platform to both describe the new initiative and help brainstorm ideas for what new, future programs they could introduce to support it. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions.

Exercises 40

Exercises Strategic Thinking Groups Engagement 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

With those changes, we turned the previous work into a platform to both describe the new initiative and help brainstorm ideas for what new, future programs they could introduce to support it. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Groups Engagement Tools 40

Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

In-house designers often have to advocate for design priorities versus new features or technical change. Meaning anyone who provides the vision for a product, whether it be in code, wireframes, comps, prototypes, or cocktail napkins. Did it instigate change? Agency designers can create great visions that fail to be executed.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Roadmap Design 94

BrainZooming

JULY 12, 2016

Reviewing the innovation strategy challenges business executives identified when downloading Brainzooming eBooks , they frequently mention gaining “buy-in” for significant change initiatives. Help to me to productively contribute to identifying what we need to do and what it might mean for us. That’s no surprise.

Engagement 40

Engagement Strategy Strategy eBook 40

Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Before changing existing funding processes, try creating a small “slush” fund for digital innovation projects. An alternative approach to generating new innovative ideas is to search for external ideas that have already been development – ideas which have evolved into technologies, products, strategies and even companies.

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Survey Innovation Crowdsourcing Idea Management 40

Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Before changing existing funding processes, try creating a small “slush” fund for digital innovation projects. An alternative approach to generating new innovative ideas is to search for external ideas that have already been development – ideas which have evolved into technologies, products, strategies and even companies.

Survey 40

Survey Innovation Crowdsourcing Idea Management 40

Planview

JANUARY 22, 2024

The reduced risk and lower upfront investment that these technologies bring will encourage manufacturers of all kinds to take more innovative bets , leading to greater efficiency and a more dynamic product landscape. Trend #4: Greater Coopetition Collaboration with competitors, known as coopetition, will become more prevalent in 2024.

Product Development 69

Product Development Innovation Management Management Trends 69

Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Respondents also reported creating successful relationships with their product teams by involving their scrum teams in the UX process–especially by collaborating on UX issues with technical staff. “One of my teams has a lot of ideas and contributes a lot to the UX of the product. UX managers.

Agile 111

Agile Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 111

Planview

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Organizations that lead the pack have two things in common: an airtight alignment between investment spending and business strategy and a formal scoring model in place to determine any in-market product changes. Bridge the Gap Between Product Strategy and Delivery.

Management 52

Management Agile Analysis Strategy 52

Planview

AUGUST 23, 2022

Technology-related issues that weren’t a concern just five or ten years ago are now top of mind as customer demands and a rapidly changing industry push automakers and OEMs in new directions. Those changes bring incredible growth and innovation opportunities but can also be a source of uncertainty and turmoil.

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Industry Software Review Software Developers Software Development 52

Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

From “webmaster” to “information architect” to “interaction designer” to “UX designer,” we have always been able to adapt what we do in response to changing needs. The reliable way, therefore, to see what designers do is to analyze what they are busy doing, not the titles they hold at slow-to-change enterprises. Looking at the future.

Design 93

Design Technical Review Software Review Course 93

Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Acquiring a company is a common way to stay relevant in a quickly changing business world. Another successful approach to generate and implement innovation is to search for ideas that are at a much later stage in their development – ideas which have evolved into technologies, products, strategies and even companies.

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Innovation Processes Innovation Data Technology 40

Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Acquiring a company is a common way to stay relevant in a quickly changing business world. Another successful approach to generate and implement innovation is to search for ideas that are at a much later stage in their development – ideas which have evolved into technologies, products, strategies and even companies.

Innovation Processes 40

Innovation Processes Innovation Data Technology 40

Anaqua

JANUARY 11, 2018

Importantly, larger organizations need to ensure that IP aligns with the business at the individual product/market level. For each product market, there should be a distinct product strategy. Easier access to prosecution analytics is changing the IP industry. 2) Develop a disciplined plan.

Management 40

Management Software Review Competition Technical Review 40