Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 26, 2021

Most innovation teams have little experience in innovation work, and while they've sat through brainstorming sessions (most of which were poorly executed) and can recognize ideas, they don't have training in innovation tools and approaches, and lack experience running innovation projects and programs.

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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. With AI, we can generate a plethora of ideas, sift through them, and quickly identify those with the most potential.

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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. My friend, who founded OVO Innovation with me in 2004, was really passionate about the idea of reviving innovation in corporations.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2024

The Evolution of Design Thinking in Business Design thinking has evolved from being a creative process into a robust strategic tool. Understanding this evolution is crucial for businesses that wish to stay competitive in an increasingly automated and data-driven landscape. This helps to spark creativity and inspire new concepts.

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Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

This is the second in a series of four blogs on Quantum Idea Generation 2.0. First, it is about innovation in its broadest meaning – whenever you need ideas to make something that exists better and/or to develop something entirely new. Here is a brief review of Quantum Idea Generation 2.0.

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Idea Champions

OCTOBER 13, 2015

In the past few years I have noticed a curious trend in the media -- one I can no longer ignore -- and that is the appearance of seriously derisive articles about brainstorming by self-declared pundits and free lance writers. What I'm guessing that brainstorming naysayers really mean is that bad brainstorming sessions don't work.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 8, 2017

When I step into a room to facilitate an innovation, strategy, or idea generation session I always find a great deal of energy. Yes, you can train people in creative thinking, Front-End-of-Innovation (FEI) frameworks, and in meeting facilitation. Creativity and innovation training feeds innovation like wood wool feeds flame.

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hackerearth

DECEMBER 11, 2017

It’s about the people you have, how you’re led, and how much you get it” - Steve Jobs famously talked about how investing in an innovative workforce was one of the biggest factors that led to Apple’s phenomenal success in the face of heavy competition from industry-leading giants. Jobs made that quote in 1998. What is an innovation lab?

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Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

Stimulus is the second of the four Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 elements we utilize in a creative session to generate at least 12 X more ideas than brainstorming – and a quality of ideas you will never get from brainstorming. Here is a brief recap of Quantum Idea Generation 2.0

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Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

While wild and wacky ideas might not be the winning ideas coming out of a Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 Creative Session you may not get those winning ideas unless they start as wild and wacky ideas. Here is a brief review of Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 from previous blogs.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 1, 2018

Seeking combinations and applications where other aren’t looking is how competitive advantage is created. The secret sauce in the design of a MoshPit session is how fresh thinking is scaffolded through the discovery and idea generation process. This is not your Dad’s brainstorming.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 9, 2017

” “We don’t do idea generation well.” For example, instead of doing a classic brainstorm, or ideation, do a MoshPit. Right now, it’s a competitive advantage. Instead of doing Brainstorming, do Brainwriting , or better yet, a BrainWalk. ” “Lackluster. Are you lost?

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Gregg Fraley

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

They go straight to brainstorming without preparing minds, and that’s a big reason sessions fail. Frameworks become a competitive advantage when you use them in more creative ways. Would you like to learn more about scaffolding, and how to design drawing, and other modes of creative expression, into innovation sessions?

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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. Spontaneous idea generation is great. What ARE the holes? This, of course, is perfectly understandable.

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Wazoku

AUGUST 17, 2018

You need to be able to anticipate potential disruption to gain true competitive advantage. Many businesses set KPIs before having a clear idea of the business challenge they’re actually looking to solve, and the most effective way to measure its achievement. Not setting clear objectives.

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Open Innovation EU

APRIL 19, 2017

Over the years, many different works have been published that deal with creative research methods : there are so many great alternatives for finding that real gap in the market and iterating your product to its final stage. Competitive Analysis: systematically comparing products, offerings or methods of competitors and drawing conclusions.

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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. You and I have a 15-minute phone conversation about WHY you want to raise the bar for innovation and creativity in your organization. HOW IT WORKS: 1.

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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. Spontaneous idea generation is great. What ARE the holes? This, of course, is perfectly understandable.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Canadian thought leader Lynn Sharatt defines innovation leadership as the “process of synthesizing leadership styles to influence employees to produce creative ideas and solutions to the problems that they encounter.” Jobs' fervent belief in organization-wide creativity helped Apple to stand apart from its early competition.

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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. Spontaneous idea generation is great. What ARE the holes? This, of course, is perfectly understandable.

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CREATORS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The Business Units themselves are then responsible for the implementation and commercialization of those ideas generated by the cross-functional innovation team. The collaboration of competitors can unlock innovative power and creativity that everyone? A famous example of this kind of innovation practice can be found at Apple.

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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. You and I have a 20-minute phone conversation about WHY you want to raise the bar for innovation and creativity in your organization. HOW IT WORKS: 1.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Canadian thought leader Lynn Sharatt defines innovation leadership as the “process of synthesizing leadership styles to influence employees to produce creative ideas and solutions to the problems that they encounter.” Jobs' fervent belief in organization-wide creativity helped Apple to stand apart from its early competition.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 16, 2023

When you are generating ideas, through individual work, or brainstorming, or some other means, you are sparking ideas. While idea generation can often seem challenging to introverts or people who don't think of themselves as "creative", it is the easiest activity in the innovation realm.

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Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

You will get an overview of how you can consistently generate at least 12 X more ideas than brainstorming for any need, at any time, in any kind of business. Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 Here is what is in this blog: You will confidently know that there is a powerful alternative to traditional brainstorming.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Hackathons are on the rise , and many leading enterprise grade businesses now participating in these events on a regular basis as a way of quickly generating innovative results to difficult problems. Additionally, a certain energy is generated within the group dynamics, giving employees’ creative juices a turbo-charge.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Hackathons are on the rise , and many leading enterprise grade businesses now participating in these events on a regular basis as a way of quickly generating innovative results to difficult problems. Additionally, a certain energy is generated within the group dynamics, giving employees’ creative juices a turbo-charge.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 19, 2015

It certainly doesn’t happen in most brainstorming sessions. Mash-Ups, in its various permutations, is a power tool and a fast path for combining disparate elements to creatively problem solve. It’s that new pattern thinking, that new concept creation, that holds a lot of creative power. It’s a gorgeous new musical creation.

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PlanBox Innovation

JULY 31, 2023

It fosters a culture of experimentation, risk-taking and learning from failures, which prevents stagnation and fuels creativity. This cultural mindset has been instrumental in enabling the company to identify new opportunities and maintain a competitive edge in the market. Build proper environments.

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