Idea Champions

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Which is why I just deleted the first four compelling, context-setting paragraphs to this blog post and will now simply cut to the chase: Your company's "ideation process" is either non-existent, seriously flawed, or a joke. How would you frame the question you want your creative team noodling on this week? You're busy. You know it.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Alignment and objectives within this post In this post, I will outline the eight focal points and explain how working with them will align individuals, teams, and companies to generate a dynamic innovation landscape. Highlight scenarios where accelerating understanding led to rapid problem-solving or efficient training and awareness.

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Innovationship

MAY 30, 2018

9 BAD HABITS TO BREAK FOR BETTER IDEATION Time flies, seasons change, and before you know it, the annual barrage of articles trashing the validity of brainstorming is once again upon us. Why give readers tips on brainstorming only after spending eight paragraphs trying to discredit it? Nine Brainstorming Bad Habits to Break 1.

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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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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It propels companies forward, allowing them to adapt in rapidly changing markets and to respond effectively to evolving customer needs. Promotes the use of creative thinking and experimentation to find novel solutions. Encourages leaders to seek out emerging trends and technologies that could influence future markets.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 29, 2021

Val Vadeboncoeur, Idea Champions' Director of Training, is a highly accomplished brainstorm facilitator, creative thinking catalyst, innovation workshop leader, and co-author of Conducting Genius. Click here to identify the project you'd like to brainstorm with Val. FEE: $95/hr.

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Idea Champions

MARCH 22, 2021

IDEA CHAMPIONS: Co-Founder and President an innovation consulting and training company. FREE THE GENIE BRAINSTORMING : Facilitated, online creative thinking sessions for individuals and small teams. Facilitator training program in the works. Train the trainer programs available. Founded in 1987.

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

We are, however, giving it away if you bring us in to train your movers and shakers how to run brainstorm sessions. Oh, I almost forget, you cannot buy this book anywhere. It's not for sale. We thought about selling it, but that felt like a sell-out. So we're not selling it. Ain't gonna happen.

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Idea Champions

MARCH 22, 2021

Val Vadeboncoeur, Idea Champions' Director of Training, is a highly accomplished brainstorm facilitator, creative thinking catalyst, innovation workshop leader, and co-author of Conducting Genius. Click here to identify the project you'd like to brainstorm with Val. FEE: $95/hr.

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

We are, however, giving it away if you bring us in to train your movers and shakers how to run brainstorm sessions. Oh, I almost forget, you cannot buy this book anywhere. It's not for sale. We thought about selling it, but that felt like a sell-out. So we're not selling it. Ain't gonna happen.

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Idea Champions

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Which is why I just deleted the first four compelling, context-setting paragraphs to this blog post and will now simply cut to the chase: Your company's "ideation process" is either non-existent, seriously flawed, or a joke. How would you frame the question you want your creative team noodling on this week? You're busy. You know it.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Setting the Stage for Success Strategic planning offsites can be pivotal moments for your company, shaping the trajectory of your business and setting the tone for future growth. By removing distractions and dedicating time solely to strategic thinking, you create an atmosphere where creativity and big-picture thinking can thrive.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 11, 2020

Idea Champions (my company) is also adapting. Thirty years of sparking-innovation in a wide variety of forward thinking organizations from just about every industry on planet Earth. FREE THE GENIE: Our online brainstorming tool designed to help you go beyond the "same old, same old" and originate bold, new ideas and possibilities.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Excellent leaders are flexible and quick on their feet to handle the many day-to-day responsibilities of their organization or company. This time can be spent training the leadership team’s natural abilities to support the organization and its goals. That’s where leadership retreats come in! Focus on reflection.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 22, 2016

We are, however, giving it away if you bring us in to train your movers and shakers how to run brainstorm sessions. Oh, I almost forget, you cannot buy this book anywhere. It's not for sale. We thought about selling it, but that felt like a sell-out. So we're not selling it. Ain't gonna happen.

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

You are angry at the company. Your company has just been acquired and you don't want your new overlord to succeed. The brainstorming sessions you attend are pitiful. You're not paid to think. You'll only end up making the company richer and that is not what you want to do. There is no one to brainstorm with.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 13, 2022

How can companies or organizations encourage innovation? How can individuals develop innovative thinking and problem-solving skills? How can companies or organizations encourage innovation? We used our AI tools to identify the questions people ask about innovation the most and find the answers. Read on for the innovation FAQs!

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Idea Champions

AUGUST 19, 2020

You are angry at the company. Your company has just been acquired and you don't want your new overlord to succeed. The brainstorming sessions you attend are pitiful. You're not paid to think. You'll only end up making the company richer and that is not what you want to do. There is no one to brainstorm with.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

Seven Innovation Fundamentals: Applying creative thinking to problems. There is no innovation without creativity. Individuals and teams need to be creative in order to solve focused innovation challenges. Still, curiosity, freedom of expression, and creative thinking are essential to success.

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Idea Champions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Which is why I just deleted the first four compelling, context-setting paragraphs to this blog post and will now simply cut to the chase: Your company's "ideation process" is either non-existent, seriously flawed, or a joke. How would you frame the question you want your creative team noodling on this week? You're busy. You know it.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 19, 2018

Every company is looking for new and better ways to do more with less, differentiate themselves from the competition, and unlock the hidden genius of their workforce. Flying in an outside consultant to lead a workshop or training can sometimes be cost prohibitive. Our workshops and trainings. HOW IT WORKS: 1. Master storyteller.

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Idea Champions

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Every company is looking for new and better ways to do more with less, differentiate themselves from the competition, and unlock the hidden genius of their workforce. Flying in an outside consultant to lead a workshop or training can sometimes be cost prohibitive. Our workshops and trainings. HOW IT WORKS: 1. Master storyteller.

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Every company is looking for new and better ways to do more with less, differentiate themselves from the competition, and unlock the hidden genius of their workforce. Flying in an outside consultant to lead a workshop or training can sometimes be cost prohibitive. Our workshops and trainings. This I understand. HOW IT WORKS: 1.

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Idea Champions

JUNE 28, 2019

Idea Champions has trained quite a few PR and Marketing firms in the art and science of facilitating breakthrough brainstorming sessions. At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, Idea Champions' ability to quickly and effectively teach my colleagues and me how to facilitate brainstorming sessions changed the future of our business. "Our

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Idea Champions

JUNE 30, 2016

Let's assume for a moment that you and your company value BIG IDEAS -- the kind of ideas that have the potential to change the game, differentiate you from the competition, and spark some major business growth. The countless ways in which your company's "ideation process" routinely springs leaks. What ARE the holes? Let's take a look.

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Idea Champions

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Every company is looking for new and better ways to do more with less, differentiate themselves from the competition, and unlock the hidden genius of their workforce. Flying in an outside consultant to lead a workshop or training can sometimes be cost prohibitive. Our workshops and trainings. This I understand. The next step?

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Idea Champions

APRIL 23, 2017

Let's assume for a moment that you and your company value BIG IDEAS -- the kind of ideas that have the potential to change the game, differentiate you from the competition, and spark some major business growth. The countless ways in which your company's "ideation process" routinely springs leaks. What ARE the holes? Let's take a look.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 30, 2019

Innovation Training. “Innovation Intensive, beyond Design Thinking” Public Course* With Master Trainer Gregg Fraley. This one day course consistently receives high marks from innovation executives and training professionals. The emphasis of this training is a firm grounding in innovation concepts and best practice.

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Let's assume for a moment that you and your company value BIG IDEAS -- the kind of ideas that have the potential to change the game, differentiate you from the competition, and spark some major business growth. The countless ways in which your company's "ideation process" routinely springs leaks. What ARE the holes? Let's take a look.

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Idea Champions

AUGUST 9, 2017

We could tell you how awesome our brainstorm facilitation training is, but we're not sure you would believe us. At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, Mitch Ditkoff's ability to quickly and effectively teach my colleagues and me how to facilitate brainstorming sessions changed the future of our business. "At

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Idea Champions

APRIL 11, 2024

Since 1987, Idea Champions has been designing and facilitating a wide range of brainstorming sessions, creative thinking trainings, and innovation workshops for more than 130 organizations in 11 different countries. During that time, we have worked with just about every industry on planet earth and every kind of mindset.

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 3, 2020

Some companies, including Twitter, have chosen to incorporate these response measures into business-as-usual moving forward. Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, says “We want employees to be able to work where they feel most creative and productive” (Kelly, 2020). Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training. Linehan, M. Schatsky, D.,

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The top innovative companies in the world know that hosting effective, engaging meetings makes all the difference. Empowering their teams with technology and creative tools that guide their brainstorming sessions goes a long way in changing the outcome. You can bring the facilitation power to your own brainstorming session!

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 12, 2018

You're trying to find out how you can get a free 15-day trial to my new, online creative thinking tool. You were thinking about the need your company has to establish a sustainable culture of innovation -- the kind that would make it much easier for everyone to bring the best of their innate creativity to the table on a daily basis.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 26, 2021

Innovative teams comprise individuals from different departments, divisions, and walks of life within a company. This conglomerate of different personalities and styles can help foster creativity because people are able to see things from different perspectives related to their history, values, and role within the company.

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Idea Champions

MAY 16, 2017

You're trying to find out how you can get a free 15-day trial to my new, online creative thinking tool. You were thinking about the need your company has to establish a sustainable culture of innovation -- the kind that would make it much easier for everyone to bring the best of their innate creativity to the table on a daily basis.

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Idea Champions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

We could tell you how awesome our brainstorm facilitation training is, but we're not sure you would believe us. At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, Idea Champions ' ability to quickly and effectively teach my colleagues and me how to facilitate brainstorming sessions changed the future of our business. "At

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