Qmarkets

AUGUST 1, 2024

A structured ideation strategy can be the driving force behind a company’s ability to innovate and remain competitive. Rather than leaving the creative process to chance, a well-crafted ideation strategy provides a roadmap for systematically generating, evaluating, and implementing new ideas. What is an Ideation Strategy?

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

To do it for real requires ideation, of course, but then incubation (going from an idea to something you could get customer feedback from) to acceleration (bringing the new thing to market). They mistakenly think the term innovation refers to only big, multi-year, heavy investment, ‘revolutionary’ changes.

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Idea Champions

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We call it Ideation 2020 -- the simplest, most time-efficient way we can think of to help our clients get the kind of results they want from their in-house, ideation sessions. One of our online creative thinking tools. Client testimonials. More client testimonials. What PR firms say about our impact.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 18, 2019

We need to connect multiple thinking, diversity and different experiences that so often diverge initially to then collectively find the path to converge, in a common understanding, to translate the combined creative thinking into real action, achieving valuable outcomes.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Here are some strategies you might learn about: Encouraging risk-taking and learning from failure to drive progress. Offering continuous learning opportunities to keep team members sharp and engaged. Nurturing Creativity and Collaboration Creativity and collaboration are the lifeblood of innovation.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 24, 2020

We call it Ideation 2020 -- the simplest, most time-efficient way we can think of to help our clients get the kind of results they want from their in-house, ideation sessions. One of our online creative thinking tools. Client testimonials. More client testimonials. What PR firms say about our impact.

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Essence of Design Thinking Design Thinking is a non-linear, iterative process that designers use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. It involves five key stages: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 26, 2020

We call it Ideation 2020 -- the simplest, most time-efficient way we can think of to help our clients get the kind of results they want from their in-house, ideation sessions. One of our online creative thinking tools. Client testimonials. More client testimonials. What PR firms say about our impact.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 24, 2020

We call it Ideation 2020 -- the simplest, most time-efficient way we can think of to help our clients get the kind of results they want from their in-house, ideation sessions.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 8, 2017

But none of them, or all of them together, are enough to overcome untrained thinking, poor session facilitation, and an un-anchored or non-existent innovation approach. Yes, you can train people in creative thinking, Front-End-of-Innovation (FEI) frameworks, and in meeting facilitation.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 22, 2020

We call it Ideation 2020 -- the simplest, most time-efficient way we can think of to help our clients continue upgrading the quality and impact of their brainstorming sessions. One of our online creative thinking tools. Client testimonials. More client testimonials. What PR firms say about our impact. A few case studies.

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Idea Champions

MARCH 22, 2021

My intention not to call attention to myself, but to let you know that I've been deeply immersed in the creative process for decades and, along the way, have learned a lot about what enables the origination, development, and implementation of new possibilities and what obstructs it. In other words, I practice what I preach.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Curious : Exhibiting a strong desire to learn and understand more. By identifying these traits, organizations can pinpoint the individuals most likely to succeed in roles that require innovative thinking and leadership. Encouraging a Mindset of Continuous Learning Continuous learning is the bedrock of innovation.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In this guide, well delve into what idea generators are, explore their various types, and examine how they can be applied to fuel creativity and innovation in any context. At its core, an idea generator is any tool, technique, or system designed to spark creative thinking and help individuals or teams come up with new ideas.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Your actions and attitudes towards innovation can either stimulate a fertile environment for creative thinking or stifle potential breakthroughs. Encouraging a ‘trial and learn’ approach rather than a ‘trial and error’ mindset can significantly shift the way your team perceives new initiatives.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Channel : This is the creative thinking part. Many improvements that get actioned come from the fringes, the people who have their hands on the work and are not wedded to a set way of thinking. Individuals can naturally excel at ideation, but facilitation also helps. We are now combining ideation with critical assessment.

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InnovationManagement

JANUARY 3, 2022

Innovators present creatively disruptive traits, disrupt old ways, and inspire better ways to do things. They are passionate to connect, to learn, and to explore by understanding commonalities and appreciating uniqueness. Being innovative is a growth mindset and a proactive attitude.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 9, 2024

The service we provide is the distillation of what we've learned, since 1987, designing and facilitating more 1,500 creative thinking sessions for 130 organizations in 11 countries. Bottom line, we know how to open the floodgates of creativity. Session #2 focuses on idea development, feedback, alignment, and evaluation.

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ImagineNation

OCTOBER 7, 2023

We can be proactive by asking these two generative questions: What if the true potential of AI lies in embracing its ability to augment human creativity and aid innovation, especially in enhancing creative problem solving, at all levels of civil society, instead of avoiding it?

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eZassi

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

April 21 The United Nations’ World Creativity and Innovation Day on April 21 recognizes creativity and innovation’s role in human progress. The UN passed a resolution in 2017 to mark this global celebration, aiming to encourage people worldwide to use new ideas, technologies, and creative thinking to build a better future.

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InnovationTraining.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

One such approach is creative problem solving, a methodology focused on divergent thinking. Learn more about this methodology and discover creative problem solving techniques, activities, and more articles to read below. . What is Creative Problem Solving? 4 Steps of Creative Problem Solving. Impossible!

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 6, 2015

We, however, routinely share how we do things via our methodology, tools, and learnings from Brainzooming strategic thinking workshops. Why Do We Give Away So Many Strategic Thinking Exercises? Strategic Thinking – Exercises and Tools for Creative Thinking and Strategy. What to Blog About?

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Qmarkets

JULY 13, 2017

Here are a couple of proven shortcomings of group brainstorming: First of all, studies show that when it comes to ideation, it is very difficult for people to remove their fear of judgement (also referred to as evaluation apprehension ). This also relieves pressure, a proven inhibitor to creative thinking.

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Idea Champions

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Idea Champions has recently developed an extraordinary online, ideation service which we call "Zoomstorming." Mitchell Ditkoff , Co-Founder and President of Idea Champions -- a thought leader in the field of creative thinking, innovation, and the creative process. WHO IS THE CREATOR OF ZOOMSTORMING? His clients.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Bookmark this article on the stages of creativity and refer to it again, and again, and again. There are great links to the “Wisdom of the Ages” about creativity and ideation. It also features the 10 Stages of Creativity articulated by filmmaker Tiffany Shlain : The Hunch. We all know “No” is a bad word when ideating.

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Gregg Fraley

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

If you listen, without judgment, you’ll learn. If you want to learn more about your innovation culture, look for evidence of a culture of humor. Self-expression is the faucet of creative thinking, and without creative thinking you won’t have much innovation. I’d call that fun.

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The Inovo Group

APRIL 27, 2020

(more joy); and the potential for deeper and more creative thinking (more productive). For workers, the transition is mostly about learning a new set of tools, although some behavioral adaptations are also helpful. It is difficult for people to be creative spontaneously at a preset day and time. Secondary research.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 13, 2020

We call it Ideation 2020 -- the simplest, most time-efficient way we can think of to help our clients become masterful brainstorm facilitators. Indeed, there is a long history of this approach and it has proven to be very effective: Micro-Learning. IDEATION 2020 TRAINING INCLUDES: 1. Micro-Learning for Innovators.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 18, 2019

It’s always easier to work with a challenge when you have time and the leisure to incubate, think, and in general work the clay of research insights, trends, prototypes, paper-based concepts, or a business model canvas. When you are always doing innovation, you have time to fail, time to create small wins, time to learn.

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Gregg Fraley

MARCH 17, 2021

Gregg Fraley, master creativity and innovation facilitator takes you through a creative thinking/facilitation tool, just one per session. Gregg Fraley is a highly experienced facilitator who’s been learning, developing, and inventing group facilitation tools for many years.

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Cris Beswick

MARCH 14, 2024

It requires more than establishing an innovation team or hosting a few ideation workshops. As I describe throughout my book, the tone set by senior leaders is critical when it comes to sparking and scaling creative thinking as innovation efforts flounder without the right vision and commitment from the top.

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Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

You might learn more than people, or the objects you’re studying, superficially reveal.” Dean Simonton professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis “Know your stuff: creativity requires expertise; but don’t know it too well: overspecialisation puts blinders on. Listen carefully and pay close attention. I was stunned!

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hackerearth

OCTOBER 3, 2017

It is generally viewed as a process of creative ideation, which is a combination of creative ideas and sustainably profitable business models. What they learned was to be problem solvers, not innovators. This gap can be bridged by learning. Learn about their different characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Need help guiding your team’s creative thinking for innovative product ideas? With the right combination of perspectives from outside your organization and productive strategic thinking exercises, you can ideate, prioritize, and develop your best innovative growth ideas.

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Oh, I almost forget, you cannot buy this book anywhere.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 3, 2020

We call it Ideation 2020 -- the simplest, most time-efficient way we can think of to help our clients become masterful brainstorm facilitators. Indeed, there is a long history of this approach and it has proven to be very effective: Micro-Learning. IDEATION 2020 TRAINING INCLUDES: 1. Micro-Learning for Innovators.

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ImagineNation

AUGUST 4, 2019

Contrasting with the information age where analysis and thinking have been the main activities. “An An imagination economy is defined by some thinkers as an economy where intuitive and creative thinking create economic value, after logical and rational thinking has been outsourced to other economies.”. Find out more.

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