IdeaScale

JANUARY 22, 2020

NASA used this product strategy approach when manufacturing a glove worn by astronauts on spacewalks. Though the collaborators came from very different industries, the same idea could be applied to multiple uses due to similarities in the approach. Better employee engagement is one benefit of open innovation.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 5, 2017

7 Collaborative Strategic Planning Process Impacts (Even if the Plan Sits on the Shelf). When you develop a plan from a collaborative, conversationally-driven strategy planning process , you see other tangible impacts. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Contact us, and let’s book time to talk.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 1, 2016

If you’ve been a Brainzooming reader for any length of time, you know we’re huge proponents of collaborative strategic planning. Collaborative planning implies a process that goes beyond the board room to include individuals throughout the organization in meaningful ways to provide insights and input to shape organizational strategy.

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BrainZooming

JULY 25, 2016

It may be an old and tired story, but it still illustrates an important point about engagement and the willingness (or unwillingness) of employees to go all in with a new business initiative. The thing is, unsuccessful employee engagement strategies are not an employee problem. – Mike Brown. – Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Success factors in strategic planning and creating collaborative strategy were the central topics we tackled on an edition of Smart Companies Radio, hosted by Kelly Scanlon, the owner of Thinking Bigger Business Media, Inc., 10 Keys to Collaborative Strategy and Strategic Planning. Creating Strategic Impact mini-book.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Last week was diverse in the Brainzooming world, as we were engaged in serving clients across many different aspects of what we do. Thursday included working with a local non-profit to develop the strategic foundation for an important initiative, along with developing initial themes from the Carbondale community collaboration workshops.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 11, 2016

What leadership skills are necessary to successfully champion a collaborative strategy ? A client fully immersed in developing and implementing a collaborative strategy asked that question. 4 Vital Characteristics of Collaborative Strategy Leaders.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 21, 2016

3 Keys to Engaging Your Internal Brand Team. One alternative to letting your employees know about a new direction in branding strategy after your customers is to view employees as an internal brand team. With that change in perspective, you introduce possibilities for engaging employee in shaping branding strategy.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

When discussing a strategic planning or innovation strategy engagement with a client, we use the graphic below to design our recommended approach. We’re increasingly incorporating online collaboration workshops ( which we call Zoomferences ) to do more of the work typically done through in-person visioning workshops.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 22, 2016

I debuted a presentation on “Results – Creating Strategic Impact,” our mini-book on employee engagement ideas to boost an organization’s strategic thinking. The question was whether it makes sense to try and engage employees in the ways I discussed when they aren’t likely to be around for very long. The answer was easy: Yes!

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 1, 2015

In nearly every Brainzooming community collaboration workshop, we conclude with a Plus-Minus-Interesting-Recommendation-Question exercise (a PMIRQ for short). 41 Surprising Things about Community Collaboration Done Well. New People Coming Together Collaboratively and Effectively. Small unknown group collaboration”.

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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. However, their goal is not just to effectively deliver engagements.

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BrainZooming

MAY 17, 2016

Meaningfully engaging employees when inviting them to share ideas. 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.

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BrainZooming

JULY 12, 2016

There are so many ways to botch involving employees (and community members, if that’s your audience) in developing and successfully implementing an innovation strategy. Here are five keys we’ve found for successfully engaging employees in innovation strategy. Ask me to participate. That’s the Brainzooming Buy-In Manifesto.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 29, 2017

10 Lessons to Engage Employees and Drive Improved Results. 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. Enjoy this article?

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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. 10 Lessons for Engaging Your Employees to Create Stronger Results. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2017

10 Keys to Engaging Employees to Improve Strategic Results. This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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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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Anaqua

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

When it comes to product strategy and development at Anaqua, the key word is LISTEN. Many of the survey findings reinforced the concept we introduced a few years ago around transforming IP into business success , which we built into the product strategy for AQX. Helping clients connect, collaborate, and innovate.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

You can provide people with strategic thinking exercises, creative thinking tools, strategy questions, and ways to collaborate with one another, using structure to help imagine better strategies. This means there is no opportunity for productive collaboration to devise the plan. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 15, 2016

10 Lessons for Engaging Your Employees to Create Stronger Results. 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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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

And the asterisk on fun acknowledges we’re stretching the definition of fun to cover things nerdy strategic planners think are fun such as “mental stimulation,” “highly collaborative groups,” and “people that want to be involved in strategic planning the next time it happens.”. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Strategic Results.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Creating engagement with our employees ? What are WEAKNESSES relative to: Delivering the product attributes and performance most important to customer s? And if you would like to talk about how to quickly deploy a collaborative planning process to get you ready for success next year, contact us at info@brainzooming.com.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. – Mike Brown. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

If you need new ideas about how to approach strategic opportunities and challenges, a collaborative workshop to imagine a variety of possibilities can be very productive. If the gaps pertain to unknown facts and information, brainstorming won’t be productive. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. So, have you ever faked your way to a successful start?

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

JULY 6, 2016

10 Keys to Engaging Employees to Improve Strategic Results. This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 9, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 4, 2016

Seriously, we started in April, laying out how we’d approach everything so that by the time we engaged the rest of the organization in mid-summer we had everything ready to go. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Contact us , and let’s customize a strategy process specific to your organization. 10 Keys to Developing Collaborative Strategy. Mike Brown. FREE Download: “Results!!! If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 21, 2017

10 Lessons to Engage Employees and Drive Improved Results. 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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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

If you have a bunch of unimplemented strategies and tactics for this year that are still sound, simply use those for next year’s plan. Contact us , and let The Brainzooming Group facilitate your planning for next year using our collaborative and streamlined Brainzooming planning methodology.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 5, 2015

People who collaborated for the first time. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 2, 2016

So while these questions are about helping teams to execute strategy, they are as much about making sure you’re a strategic leader that is setting up your team and your organization to maximize success. – Mike Brown. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Strategic Results. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 14, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Diversity is a terrible thing to waste.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

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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