Tullio Siragusa

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Design Thinking for Collaboration: A COOs’ Guide to Cross-Functional Teams Innovation. Design Thinking is a problem-solving approach that involves understanding the needs and perspectives of users, prototyping, and testing potential solutions, and iterating until the best solution is found. .

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Leapfrogging

MAY 2, 2024

By working together, team members can complement each other’s abilities, leading to more innovative solutions and a competitive edge in the marketplace. Benefit Description Enhanced Innovation Diverse perspectives lead to more creative solutions. Higher Employee Morale Team unity boosts job satisfaction and engagement.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Innovation is a process that relies heavily on creativity and individual thinking, and these are things that don’t come easily. In order to get your creative juices flowing it can be important to engage in creative thinking exercises and practice ways you can improve your innovation process. Enhanced Problem Solving.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 17, 2024

Enhancing Skills : They can equip teams with the necessary skills to improve collaboration, such as conflict resolution and effective communication. Encouraging Innovation : They can encourage teams to innovate by collaborating on creative solutions to complex challenges.

Collaboration 100

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InnovationTraining.org

JUNE 28, 2021

Learn more about this classic Double Diamond design thinking framework and find resources, tips, and more to apply it to your own projects. Developed and popularized by the British Design Council, the double diamond framework has been around since 2004. Design principles that double diamond relies on.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business environment, crafting and leading an effective executive team offsite has emerged as a pivotal strategy for fostering alignment, stimulating innovation, and bolstering organizational resilience. Agenda Design Creating a well-thought-out agenda is essential for your offsite.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Importance of Effective Communication in Virtual Teams Effective communication in virtual teams is the linchpin of productivity, innovation, and a cohesive work environment. It allows for clear articulation of goals, responsibilities, and expectations, which are essential for remote teams to function optimally.

Strategy 100

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Introduction to Virtual Team Project Management In today’s globalized business environment, virtual team project management has become an indispensable aspect of organizational success. For more insights into building cohesive virtual teams, explore our collection of virtual team building activities.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Importance of Effective Communication in Virtual Teams Effective communication in virtual teams is the linchpin of productivity, innovation, and a cohesive work environment. It allows for clear articulation of goals, responsibilities, and expectations, which are essential for remote teams to function optimally.

Strategy 100

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Introduction to Virtual Team Project Management In today’s globalized business environment, virtual team project management has become an indispensable aspect of organizational success. For more insights into building cohesive virtual teams, explore our collection of virtual team building activities.

Project 100

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

I was the “interviewee” for an “Inside the Executive Suite” article from Armada Corporate Intelligence about how to plan team building exercises that create impact for work teams. As described in the article, I’ve been on the good and bad side of various team building exercises during my career.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Enhanced Collaboration : Offsites encourage open communication and teamwork, fostering a spirit of cooperation that can lead to innovative solutions. Increased Morale and Engagement : Offsites can also serve as a team-building exercise, boosting morale and increasing engagement among team members.

Strategy 100

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Setting the Stage for Success In the ever-evolving business landscape, executive team offsites have become a cornerstone for strategic planning and decision-making. By stepping away from the daily operations, you and your leadership team can focus on long-term goals, team building, and innovative thinking.

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Boxes and Arrows

MARCH 18, 2014

The user experience design field is booming. For user experience design to remain the vibrant, innovation-driving field it is today, we need to make enough designers to fill these positions. Fortunately, there are a tremendous number of people interested in becoming a UX designer. And that’s the problem.

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Phil McKinney

AUGUST 13, 2023

Are you finding it challenging to generate fresh, innovative ideas? With 56 uniquely designed cards, each one packed with thought-provoking prompts and questions, Thinkpak is not just a card deck; it's a veritable treasure trove of inspiration. Moreover, Thinkpak is an excellent tool for team building.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 26, 2020

The partnership will combine the power of Qmarkets’ innovation management capabilities with Hidden Innovators’ science-based assessment and SaaS-based tools designed to identify, build, and nurture high-performing teams. We created Hidden Innovators, and specifically HI for Teams , to bridge those gaps.”.

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eZassi

MAY 27, 2022

CPG embraces constant change and ceaseless innovation to keep up with consumer demands while building brands customers rely on in their daily lives. How do the major companies’ research and development teams build and manage a portfolio of innovative products while ensuring long-term market success and consistent brand loyalty?

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CMOE

AUGUST 6, 2021

Low-functioning teams, on the other hand, are unstable, disorganized, and do the bare minimum. These teams are often managed by leaders who fail to inspire their employees to devote more of themselves to the team. Building high-functioning teams takes time and requires the right leadership skills and strategies.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

This choice can lead to improved virtual team communication , effective virtual team project management , and ultimately, enhanced virtual team productivity. This will not only streamline your team’s operations but also contribute to a more cohesive and productive virtual workspace.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Fortune 1,000 work innovation process like mad. However, elaborate innovation frameworks slow things down. Time to consider a Fractional Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) to load up that innovation punch. Speed and momentum matter in innovation, even more so to smaller firms. That lowers risk. Here’s why.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Effective collaboration harnesses the collective intelligence of the team, leading to innovative solutions and a competitive edge in the market. Managers and leaders must understand the dynamics of team collaboration strategies to foster high performance and innovation within their teams.

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 13, 2023

Sales and marketing leaders can set the tone by encouraging team members to empathize with clients and understand their needs and aspirations. This can be done through team-building activities, training sessions, and by recognizing team members who demonstrate empathy and caring towards clients.

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Cris Beswick

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As a leader, you need your people to perform at their best if innovation is going to happen. If you want your organisation to be able to innovate repeatedly, protecting the environment for healthy dialogue around differing views must become a regular part of the culture you create.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 18, 2020

We designed team-building processes that we ran using technology like teleconferences and screen sharing. Since that time, I’ve led startup teams of my own and designed collaborative processes involving distributed teams for about 30 of the Fortune 1000 as part of my consulting work.

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The BMI Lab Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Following our recent article about the most common challenges faced by companies when testing innovative business models , we decided to highlight 4 inspiring initiatives that seem to be effective practices to overcome these challenges. facilitators, specialized in business model innovation.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

What does it take to encourage creativity and innovation across an entire region? I sat down with Pascal Cools, from the Flanders District of Creativity, which the Belgian government set up to promote innovation and creativity within businesses of the region. Also important is to show companies that innovation is serious business.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 18, 2020

We designed team-building processes that we ran using technology like teleconferences and screen sharing. Since that time, I’ve led startup teams of my own and designed collaborative processes involving distributed teams for about 30 of the Fortune 1000 as part of my consulting work.

Tools 124

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 23, 2024

Stevie Ray McHugh, Co-Founder of Idea Champions , is a seasoned expert in strategic planning, balanced scorecards, team building, lean manufacturing, and innovation.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 4, 2022

Gender equity plays an important role in developing a truly innovative workplace culture. Innovation is six times more likely in companies that offer true equity for everyone. Many well-known innovators are women. Here are some of the top female innovators of 2022 to use as inspiration for your team. Kathy Hannun.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 20, 2024

Val Vadeboncoeur is a Senior Consultant with Idea Champions , an innovation consulting and training company that has provided innovation and team building services to more than 100 organizations in 11 different countries for the past 34 years.

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Design of the session should include introvert-friendly tools (see #9). Collaboration to solve problems is all about culture, incentives, team building, leadership, and more. The session should include a variety of brainstorming tools (see #8). There is a great deal to say about the 10 Commandments listed above.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 5, 2016

I’m a little tired of the lack of original thinking that goes into measuring innovation. Leaders want to hear this, the sad true is getting a ‘decent ROI’ for innovation constructed (note constructed) is really hard. If the innovation is new to the world, how can it have a clear financial return on investment until much later?

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Design more innovative innovation meetings that boost creativity and strengthen engagement. Far too often, engaging and innovative meetings are rare and fall short of accomplishing their goals. You can host more innovative innovation meetings that inspire. However, it doesn’t need to be this way.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This time can be spent training the leadership team’s natural abilities to support the organization and its goals. It can also help them reflect on issues like innovation, strategy, vision, etc. A second great reason to consider holding a retreat is to improve team building and bonding. Conclusion.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Importance of Team Collaboration In the dynamic landscape of modern business, the significance of team collaboration cannot be overstated. Collaborative efforts are the cornerstone of high-performing teams and are critical for driving innovation and achieving outstanding business outcomes.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 29, 2016

In fact, the rest of this post should help you both better articulate what it is you’re trying to achieve (workplace well-being) and introduce empirically validated theories for you to use when developing a rigorous approach towards achieving these goals with an Innovation Management program. Job Crafting.

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

It makes sense: The consulting industry is plagued by a stagnant business model ill-suited for today’s innovation-driven digital world. How do you digitize a robust, collaborative business strategy process for an executive team, for example? percent in the U.S., far below other industries, according to IBISWorld research.

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