Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 4, 2018

If you’re in the Chicago or Denver areas, check out these innovation training course offerings. Innovation Intensive, Beyond Design Thinking. This essential training for leaders and project managers provides answers, and from an industry thought leader. Innovation Intensive, Beyond Design Thinking.

Course 53

Course Training Brainstorming Design Thinking 53

Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 22, 2018

Training Accelerates Innovation. 94% of managers are unsatisfied with their companies innovation performance. Energy is Not Enough, Get Training in Innovation . Energy is Not Enough, Get Training in Innovation . And yes, this can be trained. Your innovation efforts will fail without training.

Training 48

Training Idea Generation Innovation Creative Thinking 48

Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 28, 2018

It includes an overview of key frameworks ( Design Thinking, Agile, Lean, TRIZ, Synectics, Stage-Gate, CPS ) and their essential tools. In addition, it covers management mandates, project cycles, resourcing, idea management systems, idea generation, concept development, prototyping, and pitch presentations.

Course 26

Course Training Idea Generation Brainstorming 26

Gregg Fraley

MARCH 17, 2021

The 30 minute weekly webinar features demonstrations of various facilitation tools for: strategy, challenge clarification, idea generation (aka brainstorming), problem framing, idea selection, innovation projects, and idea development, etc. Thinking Differently Takes Tools. The weekly sessions are FREE.

Tools 52

Tools Idea Generation Brainstorming LEAN 52

Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Sins That Ruin Idea Generation. ” Well, you bother because you need ideas. Stretch the idea generation work out over a week or more. Design of the session should include introvert-friendly tools (see #9). Redefine Brainstorming If You Want Results. . It’s okay to hate Brainstorming.

Brainstorming 111

Brainstorming Idea Generation Guidelines Study 111

Gregg Fraley

APRIL 22, 2019

What You Should Be Learning in Innovation Training. Lack of Managment support will effectively kill any innovation program no matter how well conceived. Design Thinking alone will not guarantee success (or any other framework, Agile, Lean, etc.). A lot of innovation training is happy talk, or super-wonky detail talk.

Training 58

Training Innovation Programs LEAN Innovation 58

Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 12, 2017

There is not enough mental preparation done with participants before brainstorming/idea generation sessions. Start thinking of idea generation as a project that takes a few weeks, not a one day session. Use Diverse Springboards to Scaffold Thinking. Give them time to read, absorb, and jot down ideas, alone.

Brainstorming 42

Brainstorming Idea Generation Exercises Training 42