Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Unleashing Innovation with the Best Keynote Speakers Importance of Keynote Speakers in Corporate Events Keynote speakers play a pivotal role in corporate events, as they have the power to set the tone and energize the audience. They bring stories of success and failure that can humanize the innovation process and make it more relatable.

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Jeffrey Phillips

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Since I am an innovation consultant, working with Fortune 500 companies to build innovation capacity, and I regularly blog on this site about innovation topics, I often have the opportunity to review new books about innovation. In this blog, I am going to be reviewing the book Built to Innovate by Ben Bensaou.

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Innov8rs | Innovation activity is at an all-time high. From idea competitions and startup incubators to virtual whiteboards and design thinking workshops, there is no shortage of mechanisms for brainstorming what’s possible in an organization. It’s exciting to have so many ideas to work with. But what happens next?

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Introduction to High Performing Teams High-performing teams are the engines of innovation and success in any organization. Why Psychological Safety is the Bedrock of Innovation In an environment where psychological safety is present, individuals are more likely to share their unique perspectives and contribute innovative ideas.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

You can take an innovation test to self-assess your own leadership for innovation with the Innovator Scorecard. Our favorite part of this innovation test is you receive a very visual 40 page pdf with your results in addition to tips for changing innovation behavior across eight dimensions. implementation.

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InnovationTraining.org

JANUARY 16, 2020

That’s why I’ve recently published, What Matters At Work , a learning Guide that helps all of us who are determined to provide outstanding leadership and service some important ways to do so. One important skill set for innovation is the ability to collaboratively negotiate effective solutions to complex challenges that arise along the way.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 24, 2019

Without a Clear Purpose, Innovation Drifts Off Course. Innovation Leaders sometimes get it backwards. In the innovation space there is endless discussion about frameworks. If everyone else is jumping off the Design Thinking bridge shouldn’t we? The best innovators organize their efforts around projects.

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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). Design of the session should include introvert-friendly tools (see #9).

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 22, 2018

Training Accelerates Innovation. 94% of managers are unsatisfied with their companies innovation performance. 70% of CEO’s see innovation as a key driver of growth. Why then is corporate America so woefully undertrained in innovation fundamentals? Energy is Not Enough, Get Training in Innovation .

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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. Register on EventBrite.

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Faisal Hoque

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Leaders have to think digital, embrace design thinking, and read every day to keep up. Whether you’re in a leadership role, focused on innovation, running your own business, or all of the above, here are six traits and trends that will impact your work today and for years to come: 1. Think, act, and do digital.

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Faisal Hoque

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Leaders have to think digital, embrace design thinking, and read every day to keep up. Whether you’re in a leadership role, focused on innovation, running your own business, or all of the above, here are six traits and trends that will impact your work today and for years to come: 1. Think, act, and do digital.

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Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 4, 2018

If you’re in the Chicago or Denver areas, check out these innovation training course offerings. Gregg Fraley Innovation (GFi) is offering three public courses in late October and early November. Innovation Intensive, Beyond Design Thinking. A truly innovative culture? Do you seek sustained growth?

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 19, 2017

Recently, well actually, over the past twelve or eighteen months, I was asked to explore and explain different frameworks that the innovator might need to know or at least have an opinion upon. “Six Sigma aims to take any uncertainties (variability) out of a process while innovation by definition induces uncertainties.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

Innovation Fundamentals for Leaders. Invest in Frameworks, But First, Establish a Culture Where Innovation Thrives. For results, leaders need to foster innovation fundamentals and integrate them into organizational culture. More structure is needed as fundamentals take hold, and that means an innovation process framework.

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Gregg Fraley

APRIL 22, 2019

What You Should Be Learning in Innovation Training. Eleven Innovation Bullets to Dodge, in no particular order. 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.).

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

The biggest challenges in corporate innovation and how to navigate them Corporate innovation is hard. More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. Vision & Leadership 1.

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

The biggest challenges in corporate innovation and how to navigate them. Corporate innovation is hard. More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. Vision & Leadership.

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Wazoku

DECEMBER 20, 2018

A culture of innovation is more than a buzzword. Many organisations struggle to first define what makes a culture innovative, let alone build an innovative culture. WHAT DEFINES THE CULTURE OF AN INNOVATIVE ORGANISATION? Innovating inherently suggests taking risks, and we know organisations can be risk-averse.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

The biggest challenges in corporate innovation and how to navigate them. Corporate innovation is hard. More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. Vision & Leadership.

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Nine Questions CEO’s Should Ask About Innovation. Tell me what I should be thinking about.” He’d asked me what I did and when I told him I was an innovation consultant, his eyebrows raised. I replied “you need to be thinking about project cycles and measures.” Not Design Thinking?”

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Innovation is Learning. For many years I kept the concepts of innovation and learning in separate boxes. I thought innovation was creating new things of value, and, learning was understanding new things. I now believe that learning and innovation are joined at the hip. So, let me explain my thinking.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

From my perspective I’ve been looking at a real challenge today, that many consultants offering innovation services are not providing real sustaining consulting value to clients, only ad-hoc services. In many ways, the consulting industry specializing in innovation is its own worst enemy.

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Why and How are Billions in Potential Innovation Left On The Table? Innovation is Fresh Combinations . Fresh combinations of technologies, processes, materials, people, trends, concepts, and other factors are what creates innovation. How much innovation is being left on the table by ignoring cross-domain concept blends?

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 30, 2016

Innovation is complex and difficult — but one thing about it is not. What’s quite simple about innovation is that projects are what make innovation real. are Not Innovation. Thinking about things is not innovation. Having beers and kicking ideas around are not innovation.

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Gregg Fraley

JUNE 15, 2019

Classic Improv games are adaptable for visioning, exploration, problem framing, idea generation, solution development, and planning. In short, for every aspect of problem solving (and incidentally, Innovation). The key benefit is simply getting to a breakthrough insight or idea much faster. Improv is that vehicle.

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Integrative Innovation

MAY 2, 2017

This article was co-written with Frank Mattes from Dual Innovation and innovation-3. The race is on for companies to find big, explorative or even “disruptive” innovation ideas. There is a huge noise around what companies should do to find the big ideas. We think it is high time to change this.

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Gregg Fraley

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Facilitation of Innovation Meetings Requires a Highly Specific Set of Skills, Frameworks, Tools — and Experience. Innovation projects are about a lot of meetings. Seven Facilitation Fails: Most innovation project managers haven’t been trained in facilitation. Seven Facilitation Fails.

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hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Understanding Innovation Management. Is it a lack of innovation or an inability to cope with change? Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. For survival, innovation is almost obligatory (Drucker, 1999). What besets today’s companies?

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hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Understanding Innovation Management. Is it a lack of innovation or an inability to cope with change? Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. For survival, innovation is almost obligatory (Drucker, 1999). What besets today’s companies?

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The image here is the list of exactly which capabilities your company needs to succeed at innovation. Almost every business leader will tell you that they value innovation and that it is a positive & important factor for their company. However, why is it then that approximately 96% of innovation efforts fail ?

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 30, 2019

Innovation Training. “Innovation Intensive, beyond Design Thinking” Public Course* With Master Trainer Gregg Fraley. Comprehensive Immersion Course for: Innovation Project Managers, Teams, Executives, Facilitators. Send new project leaders, managers, facilitators, and essential innovation team members.

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Inceodia

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Innovation and invention are often used interchangeably yet they are two very distinct practices. Innovation is a new way of doing something in your business or in your industry. Innovation is a new way of doing something in your business or in your industry. Skills Required to Innovate.

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Gregg Fraley

JUNE 13, 2017

Does Any CEO Have the Luxury to Ignore Digital Transformation and Innovation? Innovation + Business + Technology = Digital Leadership. The demands of digital leadership and the enterprises of the future could dramatically accelerate that rate in the next few years. The innovation effort alone is complex.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 22, 2019

The Benefits of Innovation Training for Operational Employees. 85% of CEOs put Innovation as a Top Three priority. Consider a Brown Bag Innovation Training or Immersion in Innovation Concepts. It’s an opportunity to improve innovation culture that few are taking up. That’s old school thinking.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 23, 2024

It aligns diverse entities, fostering a virtuous cycle of innovation, growth, and prosperity across the entire network. Innovation and Agility: Single Organization: Within an organization, the hierarchy fosters a culture of innovation. Collaborative Ecosystems: The collaborative application of the hierarchy amplifies innovation.

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Planview

JUNE 2, 2016

Practicing collaborative innovation takes time, money, and attention. In this article innovation architect Doug Collins explores how engagement serves as the return on the front end of the practice—and why engagement matters. People who practice collaborative innovation intend the best. Go with the flow.

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