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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Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 26, 2021

I've been writing, speaking and consulting about innovation for over 15 years, and I'm constantly amazed by the different perspectives and definitions about innovation. Lack of training/skills or experience Another problem with innovation as a discrete project is a lack of training.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With AI’s predictive analytics, machine learning algorithms, and natural language processing, leaders and innovators are unlocking new potentials in understanding user needs and market trends. Iterative Learning : AI learns from each interaction, continually refining the design process.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

You may want to consult resources on how to design and run a strategic planning offsite to ensure you’re on the right track. Idea Generation Sessions: Encourage blue-sky thinking with sessions dedicated to generating new ideas without constraints.

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Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Join us at Catalyst Ranch, a truly fun place to learn! Participants learn how to avoid classic pitfalls and adopt emerging advanced practices. The course covers management mandates, project cycles, resourcing, idea management systems, idea generation tools, concept development, prototyping, and pitch presentations.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This iterative process is crucial in design thinking, as it enables teams to quickly learn from user interactions and refine their solutions accordingly. By streamlining the prototyping phase, AI allows for a more dynamic creative process where ideas can be visualized and assessed in real-time.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 19, 2018

Flying in an outside consultant to lead a workshop or training can sometimes be cost prohibitive. NOTE: This is micro-learning, not head-banging. This deepens the learning, ensures accountability, quickens the sharing of best practices, sparks creative thinking, and establishes a robust, intrinsically motivated learning community.

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mjvinnovation

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

To list the Design Thinking tools, we need to remember that it is a process generally divided into four phases: Immersion: research to contextualize the problem. Ideation: collaborative brainstorming sessions with the help of tools to create innovative solutions. This way, the most strategic ideas are prioritized for prototyping.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 14, 2017

Michel van Hove is the co-owner and partner of Strategos , a strategy and innovation consultancy that helps companies grow. Since you have worked on innovation “from the inside,” what lessons have you learned from that process and how have they helped you assist other companies in their innovation efforts?

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Flying in an outside consultant to lead a workshop or training can sometimes be cost prohibitive. TOPICS INCLUDE: Mindset, Culture of Innovation, Creative Thinking, Idea Generation, Brainstorm Facilitation, Storytelling, Leadership, Teamwork/Collaboration, Listening/Feedback, Problem Solving. This I understand.

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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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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. The research that says brainstorming doesn’t work studied groups with no training and no facilitator. For those that learn and practice the science — it’s a competitive advantage.

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Gregg Fraley

JUNE 27, 2017

Working with Kim Smoyer of Smoyer & Associates , a Colorado based consultancy that focuses on non-profits. Learn the hands-on tools for conducting strategy, ideation, idea development, and implementation workshops. Learn ​a ​straight ​forward ​approach ​adaptable ​to ​a ​participant’s ​organization.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 28, 2018

Participants learn classic pitfalls and how to avoid them using best practices and emerging advanced practices. In addition, it covers management mandates, project cycles, resourcing, idea management systems, idea generation, concept development, prototyping, and pitch presentations.

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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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hackerearth

AUGUST 2, 2017

It is an arduous journey, inherently risky.But innovation partners, consultants, and innovation management software offer much promise in this space. Brainstorming, idea jams, live framed challenges, mind mapping, hackathons, and brain writing are examples of ideation techniques. Innovation consultants.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 10, 2019

In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at how TSYS launched their revolutionary Project WOW (War on Waste) – a ground-breaking process improvement methodology developed by management consulting firm Above + Beyond and powered by Qmarkets software. Want to learn even more about this unique finance process improvement project?

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Idea Champions

JULY 8, 2020

Know Thy Customer: Long before we ever get into a room with participants, we do our due diligence -- learning about WHO we are serving, WHAT they expect, and HOW our time with them will be the most significant. Edwards Deming, one of America's most revered management consultants, was a big proponent of removing fear from the workplace.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

At the renowned international design consultancy IDEO, play is in fact an important part of innovation, acting as an intuitive form of learning. A big believer in the importance of learning from mistakes is E. When playing around with radical ideas, most will be too far out there to work. What is play for IDEO?

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Idea Champions

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Know Thy Customer: Long before we ever get into a room with participants, we do our due diligence -- learning about WHO we are serving, WHAT they expect, and HOW our time with them will be the most significant. Edwards Deming, one of America's most revered management consultants, was a big proponent of removing fear from the workplace.

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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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Idea Champions

JULY 13, 2017

Know Thy Customer: Long before we ever get into a room with participants, we do our due diligence -- learning about WHO we are serving, WHAT they expect, and HOW our time with them will be the most significant. Edwards Deming, one of America's most revered management consultants, was a big proponent of removing fear from the workplace.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

At the renowned international design consultancy IDEO, play is in fact an important part of innovation, acting as an intuitive form of learning. A big believer in the importance of learning from mistakes is E. When playing around with radical ideas, most will be too far out there to work. What is play for IDEO?

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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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Idea Champions

MAY 17, 2017

Know Thy Customer: Long before we ever get into a room with participants, we do our due diligence -- learning about WHO we are serving, WHAT they expect, and HOW our time with them will be the most significant. Edwards Deming, one of America's most revered management consultants, was a big proponent of removing fear from the workplace.

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Idea Champions

MARCH 23, 2018

Know Thy Customer: Long before we ever get into a room with participants, we do our due diligence -- learning about WHO we are serving, WHAT they expect, and HOW our time with them will be the most significant. Edwards Deming, one of America's most revered management consultants, was a big proponent of removing fear from the workplace.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

In true experimental fashion, there is also a lot of learning in the corporate innovation space. More and more companies are finding approaches worth repeating, getting promising new ideas into their customers’ hands, delivering value, and making revenue. Also look to tools like the business model canvas, and learning trackers.

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

In true experimental fashion, there is also a lot of learning in the corporate innovation space. More and more companies are finding approaches worth repeating, getting promising new ideas into their customers’ hands, delivering value, and making revenue. Also look to tools like the business model canvas, and learning trackers.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

In true experimental fashion, there is also a lot of learning in the corporate innovation space. More and more companies are finding approaches worth repeating, getting promising new ideas into their customers’ hands, delivering value, and making revenue. Also look to tools like the business model canvas, and learning trackers.

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Idea Champions

JUNE 17, 2016

Know Thy Customer: Long before we ever get into a room with participants, we do our due diligence -- learning about WHO we are serving, WHAT they expect, and HOW our time with them will be the most significant. The good news is that it can be learned -- and this is just one of the things we teach in our Train the Trainer programs.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

I have spent years researching what capabilities are actually required to facilitate and deliver innovative ideas, and have tested and refined these ideas with some of the world’s largest companies while I was an innovation subject matter expert at the world’s largest Management Consulting firm.

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InnovationTraining.org

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Learn about this group problem-solving and solution generating approach. Teams that struggle to be productive and efficient in brainstorming and problem-solving sessions may be interested in the nominal group technique (NGT). Learn more about the approach and its uses below in our short NGT training guide.

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