BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Chuck has been an incredible influence on my career, especially as it comes to creative thinking skills. Chuck was the first person I heard deliver an in-depth presentation on creative thinking skills. Creative Thinking Skills and Place with Chuck Dymer. That was definitely true. Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I recorded a video for the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) that ties into my presentation at their conference on creative thinking skills and “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation.”. A big part of improving your creative thinking does not necessarily mean setting aside time to have offsite meetings and generate ideas.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 2, 2017

For a quick summary of the week, here are quotes pulled from across most of the Inbound 2017 keynotes and breakout presentations I attended. Creative Thinking Skills. ” – Brené Brown on hurdles that stand between an idea and celebrated creativity. Last week’s Inbound conference was intense and productive.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 8, 2016

Last week, we presented a creative and strategic thinking workshop for a Brainzooming reader who leads the national sales division of a global industrial manufacturer. We integrated the Brainzooming strategic thinking workshop into their annual sales meeting.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

When you invite an innovation keynote speaker to your event, you’re not just getting a presentation; you’re accessing a wealth of knowledge shaped by real-world experience and success. These speakers cover a range of topics, from the innovation process to the creation of a culture that nurtures creativity and collaboration.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 23, 2016

What if your fear of being wrong is so great that you can’t even start implementing creative ideas that are just for you for fear you’ll goof something up? Typically, the creative thinking exercises we teach and use are a huge source of hope to get past fears about self-judged “bad” ideas. Is there hope? Sure, there is hope.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 9, 2016

Listening to the discussion among the team leader and other members of the organization driving the event, I grabbed paper, a Sharpie, and started organizing their aspirational comments into a presentation for the next day’s meeting. 9 Creative Thinking Skills to Turn Talk into Strategy.

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ImagineNation

OCTOBER 7, 2023

A recent McKinsey Leading Off – Essentials for leaders and those they lead email newsletter, referred to an article “The organization of the future: Enabled by gen AI, driven by people” which stated that digitization, automation, and AI will reshape whole industries and every enterprise.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

For deeper insights on leading such initiatives, explore our article on leading executive team offsites for business strategy. For guidance on the planning process, consider reading our article on designing leadership team offsites for strategic planning. It’s also about fostering dialogue, collaboration, and reflection.

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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. question for your team to brainstorm.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

This synergy is particularly crucial when navigating the challenges presented by disruptive technologies, artificial intelligence, and shifting market demands. Discover more about these practices in our article on team collaboration best practices. Using techniques like mind mapping or the SCAMPER method to stimulate creative thinking.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 11, 2018

Seeing the question about how to boost an audience’s energy level ahead of time (and knowing they’ll want specifics), prompted this list of thirty things I’ve done during my career of designing and delivering interactive presentations and workshops. Present while walking throughout the room / audience.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

The value of such gatherings lies in their capacity to refresh perspectives, encourage strategic thinking, and address complex challenges without the distractions of the office environment. For additional guidance, our article on success factors for executive team offsites offers valuable insights.

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Brunner

JULY 12, 2023

With creative thinking and new strategies being implemented, Brunner is partnering with clients to find ethical ways to store and gather data. When entering a new site, we’ve all been presented with a consent form to accept cookies, as the CPRA requires opt-in for the use of cookies on a website.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

For more insights into building high-performance leadership teams through psychological safety and experiential intelligence, explore our in-depth article on high performance leadership teams through psychological safety & experiential intelligence. This atmosphere encourages risk-taking and innovation, essential for business growth.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 4, 2016

I attended a presentation on cultivating a creative culture delivered by Michael Perman, formerly of Gap, at The Marketing Conference last week in San Francisco. During his keynote, Perman discussed twenty-plus three-day creativity sessions he organized while at Gap. What mix of creative diversity will drive implementation?

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BrainZooming

APRIL 24, 2018

Creative Thinking: Tesco Homeplus Virtual Subway Store. Disrupting Thinking. Creative Thinking – 12 Triggers for Finding Strategic Connections. Strategic Thinking Exercise – New Product Idea Basics and Extremes in 30 Minutes. What is the first innovation strategy question to ask?

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ImagineNation

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

shared in a recent article “Losing from day one: Why even successful transformations fall short” – Organisations have realized only 67 percent of the maximum financial benefits that their transformations could have achieved. Yet, according to research conducted over fifteen years by McKinsey & Co.,

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ImagineNation

MAY 30, 2023

Requiring us to make sense of and navigate the paradoxical nature of innovation leadership, by developing multiple perspectives to re-think how to respond positively and creatively to the high levels of tension and range of massive disruptions we collectively face in our current high-speed, constantly changing, global operating environments.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? ” Since then, the article went viral, with thousands of shares and hundreds of thousands of views. This meant the original article only included male perspectives. If we don’t have clarity on our present state (i.e., Diana Kander. Esther Gons. Karin Hurt.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 6, 2017

She said she didn’t think about developing creative ideas like this at all. That’s fair; maybe the CPR is too calculated (pun kind of intended) for people who are pure creatives. I’m manufacturing creative ideas, no imagining them from pure inspiration. Could thinking about your CPR help your creativity?

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BrainZooming

MARCH 10, 2016

The key to efficiently boost creativity in the workplace is through introducing idea-rich questions and statements into daily business conversations. We shot the video after I delivered our presentation on Taking the NO Out of Innovation at the 2015 SEMA Convention. My favorite expression of creativity at SEMA! Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Creative Thinking Skills – 5 People Vital to Critical Thinking, Literally. “Helping train my team to be strategic thinkers and not just executors” Creative Thinking Skills for Sales – A Workshop Approach. Strategic Thinking – Exercises and Tools for Creative Thinking and Strategy.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 30, 2016

I mentioned upcoming business collaboration opportunities for Brainzooming yesterday , including co-presentations, creating content, and developing new workshop and training offerings. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. What to look for in a business collaboration?

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Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Some of Michael’s creative-thinking techniques that were refined by his government and corporate practice were published in his best-seller Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity) , which the Wall Street Journal reported “will change the way you think.” No, not everyone is creative.

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ImagineNation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Where consciousness encapsulates our states and qualities of mind, our capacity for imagination and curiosity are the necessary states of mind that stimulate creativity , all of which propel successful innovators to bring the new to the world differently. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day.”

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Creative Love. Creative Thinking – 6 Challenges Before Loving Your New Idea Too Much. Managing Clients Who Love Their Creative Ideas. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog e mail updates. Boost Your Creativity with “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation”. It’s Valentine’s Day.

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InnovationTraining.org

JANUARY 26, 2022

This article is adapted from his recent book, What Matters in This Moment: Leading Groups Through Uncertain Times. The team stays within its scope and parameters, to be sure, but they also engage in creative thinking about the problem they are addressing. This article has offered a few places to start I hope you find useful.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 12, 2017

This lets them get the ideas out there for others to consider so they can focus on other creative thinking. Typically, they aren’t present among the starting ideas! If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming email updates. Limited innovation perspectives ? An overly-internal focus ?

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BrainZooming

APRIL 22, 2016

I debuted a presentation on “Results – Creating Strategic Impact,” our mini-book on employee engagement ideas to boost an organization’s strategic thinking. The mini-book focuses on the tremendous value when an organization finds ways to strategically solicit employee insights and perspectives to shape its strategic thinking.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2019

Speakers and presenters included professionals from around the globe; educators, actors, consultants, special-effects supervisors, directors, musicians, and others. Topics ranged from entrepreneurship to leading creative teams, from being cognizant of one’s news sources and information suppliers to the factors that make up a creative mindset.

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Michael Michalko

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

If you can’t find it, go to the end of this article for the answer. Cognitive scientists understand the importance of perception and pattern recognition as a major component of creative thinking. The Bongard problems present two sets of relatively simple diagrams, say A and B. Only 1% of people can spot the second tiger.

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Information Playground

MARCH 13, 2018

I used the graphic above in a Data Value presentation at Dell's Field Readiness Summit several weeks ago. The presentation focused on  using data to fuel business transformation. Many companies have not yet created new business processes that focus on data valuation. Consumer consent. Risk management.

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Information Playground

MARCH 13, 2018

I used the graphic above in a Data Value presentation at Dell's Field Readiness Summit several weeks ago. The presentation focused on  using data to fuel business transformation. Many companies have not yet created new business processes that focus on data valuation. Consumer consent. Risk management.

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Michael Michalko

MARCH 3, 2017

CREATIVE CORNER. Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Stock the area with books, videos on creativity, as well as learning games and such toys as beanbags and modeling clay. Encourage weekly lunch-time meeting of three to five employees to engage in creative thinking.

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ImagineNation

AUGUST 4, 2019

Where people will maximize the use of all three modalities, our heads, hearts and hands to fill the interpersonal and creative roles that will be hardest of all to mechanize. Contrasting with the information age where analysis and thinking have been the main activities. “An

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Michael Michalko

JUNE 1, 2017

Or, in other words, you had to break normal thinking patterns, something that the new Esquire said it could help modern men do. Over time the puzzle became synonymous with creative thinking and the phrase “thinking outside the box” has now become a cliché for creativity. Creative thinking is inclusive thinking.

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