IdeaScale

APRIL 3, 2019

In a company where innovation is centralized, a specific department is tasked with innovating for the entire organization. So how do you level up the entire brainstorming capacity of your workforce? How do you invest in your employees’ creativity? So what can you do to get your employees started on this journey?

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Gregg Fraley

APRIL 20, 2021

A highly creative new method for solving difficult problems. Accelerate the Momentum of Work and Life Projects With Focused Creativity. MCPS Training Available on April 29th, 1 to 4:30 Eastern. Three Oaks, Michigan, Wednesday April 21st, an announcement on International Creativity and Innovation Day.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 18, 2019

He is also distinguished as being the person who has trained more people to lead the creative problem solving process (CPS) than anyone else in the world. 00:02:45 why “brainstorming” had got such a bad reputation, and why companies do it wrong. 00:03:15 you need a well defined problem to be solved.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 1, 2024

Another base principle is that most companies desire innovation in the form of new product and services to create new revenue and new market share. There is a more powerful desire in most companies, however, and that is the desire to avoid variance, reduce risk and maintain consistent, profitable operations. Answer is: probably not.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 13, 2020

clear vision), Idea Champions is thrilled to announce the launch of an exciting new offering -- an elegant way for its time-crunched, innovation-leaning clients to upgrade the impact of their brainstorming sessions. No two-day training sessions. PS: Idea Champions is not the first company to offer training in bite-sized chunks.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

According to research conducted by findcourses.com , companies with real revenue growth were more than twice as likely to use innovative training techniques in their L&D strategy. Companies that foster and encourage innovation were also significantly more likely to have satisfied or highly satisfied employees.

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Idea Champions

MAY 15, 2019

Here's what three savvy PR professionals at Purple Strategies had to say about Idea Champions' highly engaging brainstorm facilitation training: Conducting Genius. Our success as a firm depends on our ability to think about tough challenges in new and creative ways, often on short timelines. In defense of brainstorming.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 3, 2019

In a company where innovation is centralized, a specific department is tasked with innovating for the entire organization. So how do you level up the entire brainstorming capacity of your workforce? How do you invest in your employees’ creativity? So what can you do to get your employees started on this journey?

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 3, 2020

clear vision), Idea Champions is thrilled to announce the launch of an exciting new offering -- an elegant way for its time-crunched, innovation-leaning clients to upgrade the impact of their brainstorming sessions. No two-day training sessions. PS: Idea Champions is not the first company to offer training in bite-sized chunks.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Leveraging the strengths of both human creativity and technological efficiency needs a pathway to follow that can enable an ecosystem through this fusion of making the human and technology sides work. Training and Skill Development: Provide training and support to ecosystem stakeholders on effectively using the chosen technologies.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Importance of Staying Scrappy in an AI-Driven Era In an age of rapid technological advancements, companies everywhere are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to modernize their operations. As AI and sophisticated systems become the norm, it’s essential for organizations to retain their creative spirit, agility, and grit.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 22, 2018

Training Accelerates Innovation. 94% of managers are unsatisfied with their companies innovation performance. Energy is Not Enough, Get Training in Innovation . And yes, this can be trained. Your innovation efforts will fail without training. 70% of CEO’s see innovation as a key driver of growth.

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Gregg Fraley

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

…Accelerating Teams Through Assessment and Training. It doesn’t matter if the team is three people in a small business, or a cross-functional team of 20 at a Fortune 100 company — all teams struggle to excel. And, all teams can improve, with training. Teams Improve With Momentum Training.

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InnovationTraining.org

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Find vision templates that can help your organization focus on company or product direction and goals. Reach out for advanced help with a vision or mission statement training workshop to engage others in collaboratively creating a vision. . Company Vision Workshop – Miro. Brainstorming templates.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

When you select a speaker whose expertise aligns with your company’s goals, you create a unique opportunity for growth and learning. They share insights that can reshape the way your organization approaches creativity and problem-solving. Ideation and Creativity Ideation is the heart of innovation, where creativity blooms.

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InnovationTraining.org

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Discover what to expect at a creative problem solving workshop and when your organization could benefit from a training session. Creative problem solving is an innovation framework focused around better ideation and brainstorming sessions. About Creative Problem Solving Training Workshops.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

When companies employ Design Thinking, they are pulling together what’s desirable from a human point of view with what is technologically feasible and economically viable. It also allows those who aren’t trained as designers to use creative tools to address a vast range of challenges. What is AI-Powered Design Thinking?

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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. Reward Creative Efforts : Recognize and celebrate when leaders bring creative solutions or new perspectives to the table.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Innovation exercises are designed to help participants find creative solutions to life’s everyday challenges. Companies will develop a minimally viable product that is a stripped-down, basic prototype of their idea so they can easily get actionable feedback before developing the more advanced, costly version of the solution.

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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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Tullio Siragusa

DECEMBER 18, 2023

At the heart of this shift is Design Thinking, a method that empowers organizations to address complex problems with creative and human-centric solutions. Bottom-up management, infused with Design Thinking principles, is not just a trend but a robust framework for unlocking creativity and driving business success.

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InnovationTraining.org

APRIL 25, 2022

Miro is a fantastic resource for finding idea generation activity templates for everything from empathy mapping and design sprints to brainstorming. In today’s post, we will go beyond our previous brainstorming templates post to share additional templates you can use in regards to ideation activities and exercises.

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Idea Champions

MARCH 22, 2021

If you are thinking about subscribing to The Year of Living Creatively , one question you are likely to ask is this: "Who created it -- and what are his credentials?". IDEA CHAMPIONS: Co-Founder and President an innovation consulting and training company. Facilitator training program in the works. Founded in 1987.

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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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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

It’s the bedrock upon which companies can build strategies to foster a workplace conducive to development and progress. The Pillars of a Strong Culture A strong organizational culture is characterized by several key pillars that support the framework for a resilient and innovative company.

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Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 26, 2021

Innovation theater happens when companies and executive talk up innovation but fail to do anything. No, today I want to talk about the differences and problems when companies focus on innovation as a discrete project, versus what they really need, innovation as a competency or capability.

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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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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 22, 2023

We felt that to remain competitive, larger companies needed to recapture the sense of wonder and adventure that working in the "front end" of innovation would create. But, we got started, getting some initial training from Tim Hurson , who wrote Think Better, a great book on innovation thinking, creativity and facilitation.

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Idea Champions

JUNE 2, 2017

Whenever I ask my clients to tell me about the quality of their company's brainstorming sessions, they usually roll their eyes and grumble, noting several of the phenomena below. No tools or techniques to spark creativity. Our brainstorming website. In Defense of Brainstorming. Lame facilitation.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 2, 2023

By embracing Design Thinking principles differently in the future of innovation, organizations can foster a more profound culture of creativity, empathy, collaboration, and user-centricity. Embedding sustainability : Companies are increasingly integrating sustainability into their operations.

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Idea Champions

MARCH 30, 2016

"We found Idea Champions in a desparate search for brainstorm facilitation training and haven't looked back. Idea Champions came to consult with M Booth just weeks after we were named 'Creative Agency of the Year' and helped us unlock an even greater level of thinking for our clients across the board. More about our training.

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Idea Champions

JUNE 26, 2019

Here's what Idea Champions' clients have to say about the value they've received from engaging our brainstorm facilitation services. Through your brainstorm facilitation, we gained more than 100 original ideas of high quality. Extremely engaging and enlightening brainstorming sessions" - Karen Lazan, Marketing Director, Pfizer.

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Idea Champions

MARCH 14, 2024

Mitch Ditkoff is the creator of Free the Genie and the Co-Founder of three consulting companies dedicated to unlocking and unleashing brilliance in the world -- Idea Champions , SageCatalysts and FaceTheMusic. Twice-voted "Innovation Blogger of the Year," he is widely acknowledged as a master brainstorm facilitator and innovation provocateur.

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Betterific

JULY 25, 2016

We want to make you famous for your creativity. ” This is the first in our “Brainstorming with…” series. Below is an interview we had with Dan, where we ask him about his techniques, some insight into how he brainstorms, and for some suggestions on how to make Betterific even better!

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Create and choose the right name to define your idea, company, brand, product or service with a naming workshop. With our company, we’ve committed to using an innovative framework of design thinking to go step-by-step through a naming process. What’s in a name? It turns out, a lot! Design Thinking for Naming.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

AI technologies are enabling a more data-driven approach to innovation management, enhancing the ability to predict trends, understand consumer behavior, and generate creative ideas at scale. By integrating AI into the innovation process, companies can uncover valuable insights, streamline workflows, and make more informed decisions.

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Tullio Siragusa

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Walk into any of their flagship stores, and you’ll witness employees who’ve undergone rigorous training to maintain this gold standard. The Green Warrior Example: Patagonia Some companies wear their commitment to the environment on their sleeves. Ideate Time to get those creative juices flowing. Their brand personality?

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