Idea to Value

AUGUST 2, 2023

If there is ever any danger or predator around, being in a large group means not only can you see the danger earlier, you do not need to face it alone, making it more likely you will survive. I saw this herd this morning, and notice how close each sheep stays to each other. They feel safer this way.

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Groups Innovation Processes Change Innovation 199

Idea to Value

DECEMBER 7, 2023

You do not have to try to force originality in order for something to be creative and appreciated by others. You do not have to try to force originality in order for something to be creative and appreciated by others. Does something need to be completely original in order to be creative ? Nothing is purely original.

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Creativity Study Examples Learning 192

Idea to Value

JANUARY 23, 2023

How is it possible that managers have such a different belief about what their staff are doing, or how they should be doing it? And more and more, I believe that it signals a shift to what managers themselves are here to do. And more and more, I believe that it signals a shift to what managers themselves are here to do.

Management 292

Management Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Leadership 292

Destination Innovation

MARCH 18, 2024

Do not take anything for granted. Ask More Questions: Children ask hundreds of questions every day, but most adults ask very few because they think they already know most of the answers and do not wish to appear ignorant. Experiment and Take Risks: Lateral thinkers do not trust models or theories; they trust experiments.

Creativity 177

Creativity Brainstorming Creative Thinking Knowledge Base 177

Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Let’s look at a couple of bad approaches and then some tips on how to do it better. What outcome do you want? Do you know what the other person’s view of the problem is? If you plan to give bad news, then do not blurt it out straight away but build up to it gradually. Do not interrupt them to make your points.

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Tips How To Meeting Course 310

Destination Innovation

APRIL 8, 2022

Skills at one level do not necessarily translate to a higher level. Stereotypically, lone wolves are known within the sales profession to be “the deeply self-confident, the rule-breaking cowboys of the sales force who do things their way or not at all”. If you do not promote your top performers you might lose them to competition.

Team Building 341

Team Building Management Collaboration Examples 341

Idea to Value

APRIL 11, 2022

Do you know what is happening in your business? One of the most popular ways of doing this is called the Gemba Walk. The most important reason to do the walk is to observe and learn. Not what is supposed to happen, but what is actually happening on the factory floor?

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LEAN Management Learning Innovation 321

Idea to Value

JUNE 14, 2021

Plumbers do not suffer from plumber’s block. Surgeons do not suffer from surgeon’s block. Swimmers do not suffer from swimmer’s block. In all of their cases, even if they do not feel inspired, they will get on with their work and just do it. The short answer is that they are not actually blocked.

Creativity 314

Creativity 314

Digital Tonto

MARCH 17, 2024

Do we recognize those who take credit or those who support their colleagues? Do aspiring executives get credit for launching new initiatives that never go anywhere, or successfully managing operations? Do aspiring executives get credit for launching new initiatives that never go anywhere, or successfully managing operations?

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Conference Culture Study Management 143

Idea to Value

JULY 20, 2023

Diamonds are formed under pressure There are numerous examples of companies who allowed staff to take time to work on their own innovations and creative ideas. Or how modern video game developers often need to work right up until the last minute to finish a game before it is released to critical acclaim. According to research, the answer is: no.

Creativity 209

Creativity Underperforming Technical Team Study Meeting 209

Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Minor decisions on where to go or what to eat do not count. Do you have one or more close friends of a different ethnicity from you? Can you take on board criticism and change (yes) or do you push back? Do you typically read the same newspapers or magazines? (If If you do not read newspapers that counts as a yes.).

Change 288

Change Innovation Creativity 288

Idea to Value

JANUARY 23, 2024

Pushes you to do more. Pushes you to do more. If you cannot be the best in the world at something, is it even worth trying? Often, people can be afraid to begin a new creative endeavor, especially when they compare themselves to people who are the best in the world. Of course they will be better than you are now.

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Video Creativity Course Competition 233

Destination Innovation

MARCH 4, 2022

Tom ignores him and concentrates on painting, so Ben eventually asks if he likes doing it. The crows are quick leaners and do not eat the rubbish. Maybe you cannot get a crow, or another animal, or a customer or a gang of boys, to do part of your work, but there is probably someone you can ask. Tom replies, “Like it?

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Report Examples Innovation Leadership 330

Idea to Value

MARCH 18, 2022

With so many options for how we can spend our time, how do we find something which not only provides value to us, but is also motivating to do. The challenge becomes how we find something where we find meaning, but which other people will also support us doing. What do you love? What you can be paid for. What you love.

Creativity 222

Creativity Exercises Course Data 222

Idea to Value

JUNE 15, 2023

The bandwagon effect is a cognitive bias where people adopt certain behaviors, styles, or attitudes simply because others are doing so. It is due to humans being a social species where it makes sense to be part of the group , and therefore not wanting to risk that belonging by doing something the rest of the group is not doing.

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Underperforming Technical Team Groups Project Video 154

Idea to Value

JULY 12, 2021

If you want to become more creative, one of the most effective things you can do is become more comfortable letting your mind wander. Rest: Participants were asked to sit and do nothing for 12 minutes. It sounds simple, but there is a wealth of research which shows the creative benefits of letting your thoughts flow freely.

Creativity 325

Creativity Comparison Creative Process Groups 325

Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

00:04:00 – What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while. 00:04:00 – What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while. You learn in the midst of doing. 00:23:30 – Re-imagining what Todd wants to do in the world. Daily Creative book: [link].

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Creativity Underperforming Technical Team Training Examples 238

Idea to Value

MAY 10, 2022

Even if you do something embarrassing, like falling over, forgetting a word while speaking, spilling coffee on your shirt or snorting while you laugh, and you feel like everyone in the world noticed, in reality that is just you suffering from the spotlight effect. They notice things a lot less than you feel or think they do.

Groups 221

Groups Study Creativity 221

Idea to Value

MARCH 15, 2022

As a result, they are often disappointed when other people do not care as much about their ideas as they do. Additionally, they think that other people who were not involved in the creation of it will see the same value they themselves do. There is a tendency for people to love their own ideas.

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Examples Creativity Project Innovation 264

Digital Tonto

JANUARY 21, 2024

So why worry or complain about things that you couldn’t do anything about anyway? When leaders set out to pursue change we must do it in ways that allow others to adopt in ways that reinforce, rather than undermine, their identity. After 80 years of communism and then 10 more under kleptocratic rule, few thought change was possible.

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Change Learning Policies Culture 153

Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Innovators, Teams, Creatives, Artists and Entrepreneurs often fall into the trap of thinking that everyone else will see the same value in their product as they do. They do not care what you went through as a person to get the idea to where it is now. They have put their heart and soul into it. Sometimes their sweat and literal blood.

Creativity 281

Creativity Learning Innovation 281

Idea to Value

APRIL 27, 2022

The motivation to do each task over time will determine how much you will want to do it. If you have very low motivation, you are unlikely to make a habit of doing the tasks. If you have very low motivation, you are unlikely to make a habit of doing the tasks.

Creativity 275

Creativity Underperforming Technical Team Exercises Analysis 275

Idea to Value

JULY 6, 2021

It is one of the most painful things to do. Remember to do this in a way that validates the idea / innovation itself , and not you (the person who came up with it. Actually do the validation. But at the same time, one of the most important. Walking away from an idea or project which is just not working. Quite the opposite.

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How To Project Resources Creativity 301

Idea to Value

JANUARY 15, 2024

IDEO rode this wave it helped found, making hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue helping companies solve challenging innovation problems, but also by being the face of spreading Design Thinking as a framework and training corporations in how to do it best.

Design Thinking 229

Design Thinking Design Project Training 229

Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

But what do these two terms mean, and how do they work together to form a creative idea? So many people think that in order to be creative, all you need to do is come up with lots of ideas ( even bad ones ). So many people think that in order to be creative, all you need to do is come up with lots of ideas ( even bad ones ).

Creativity 322

Creativity Brainstorming Ideation Groups 322

Digital Tonto

JANUARY 15, 2023

In essence, deriving meaning would be an exercise in curation, which machines could do if they perfectly understood our intentions. There are some things that a computer will never do. The post What Will Humans Do In An Artificially Intelligent World? However, human motives are almost hopelessly complex.

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Artificial Inteligence Exercises Collaboration Technology 232

Idea to Value

JANUARY 10, 2023

In two sets of research studies, participants were either shown humorous film clips or were allowed to listen to humorous records before doing a creativity test. While it is not clear exactly what the reason is why humour appears to make you more creative, it is likely to have something to do with putting you in a positive mood.

Creativity 209

Creativity Study Groups 209

Idea to Value

JUNE 9, 2022

Going from not creating and publishing anything, to feeling the pressure of doing this consistently can scare many people off. So how do you begin to form a habit of consistently producing great creative work? A recurring action that is so small and easy that it removes the pressure and fear of not doing the habit well enough.

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Creativity Examples 218

Jeffrey Phillips

MARCH 6, 2024

If you are still with me so far, then the question might be - how do we create change capacity in our companies? Change is happening so quickly and from so many different directions and dimensions that companies cannot create strategy without also preparing for and being ready to change. Every company has a culture.

Culture 157

Culture Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence Agile 157

Digital Tonto

APRIL 21, 2024

Other proteges such as Bob Nardelli and Jim McNerney went on to do untold damage at iconic firms such as Home Depot, Chrysler, 3M and Boeing. When Jack Welch was named “Manager of the Century” by Fortune magazine in 1999, it was still unclear what his legacy was going to be. Welch increased profits largely by “financializing” the firm.

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Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence Culture Learning 189