Tullio Siragusa

JULY 10, 2023

Leveraging Design Thinking for IT-Business Alignment in Prioritizing Mission-Critical Needs In the 21st-century business world, the role of IT has transitioned from a support function to a strategic driver of business success. The Power of Design Thinking Design Thinking provides a beacon of hope to bridge this IT-business gap.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Design Thinking for Startup Sales Success: A Step-by-Step Guide. Lead by example: Lead by example and model the behavior that is expected from the team. Leverage Design Thinking to Identify Target Market. Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that can be used to define your target market in sales.

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InnovationTraining.org

APRIL 28, 2020

Design Thinking Coaching: 1on1 or Group. We can connect you to an excellent design thinking coach who can help you apply design thinking in your own work, with your teams, and within your organization. Here’s an example of what a design thinking coaching program could look like with Tom.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 15, 2022

Recession Proof Your Business the Design Thinking Way. With some strategic Design Thinking methodologies, you can protect your business from falling apart and improve it so you can grow. What Is Design Thinking? Design Thinking assists organizations in creating value for people.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Setting the Stage for Success Importance of Leadership Team Offsites Leadership team offsites play a pivotal role in shaping the future of an organization. Strategic planning offsites are a significant investment in your leadership team’s development and your company’s future.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Empowering their teams with technology and creative tools that guide their brainstorming sessions goes a long way in changing the outcome. In this post, we’ll share some tips and hints centered around innovation and design thinking frameworks to help you deliver an engaging and impactful experience. marathon” = 24-48 hour event.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The Nuanced Art of Leadership: When to Step in and When to Guide When it comes to team dynamics and organizational behavior, leadership remains a constant beacon guiding the ship. Leadership isn’t a one-size-fits-all endeavor. Understanding the Leadership Balance Stepping into a leadership role is akin to becoming a gardener.

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 25, 2024

Innovative Leadership in Circular Economy Initiatives: Paving the Way for Sustainability In an era where sustainability is not just a goal but a necessity, the concept of a circular economy has emerged as a beacon of hope. Conclusion Innovative leadership in circular economy initiatives represents a crucial step towards sustainability.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

As you plan your next conference or leadership program, understanding the value of these speakers is crucial. They discuss the challenges of implementing innovation in business and the role leadership plays in driving change. Leadership in Innovation The role of leadership in innovation cannot be overstated.

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Tullio Siragusa

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Examples of Business Personalities The Luxury Maestro Example: Louis Vuitton or Rolex These brands scream exclusivity. The Green Warrior Example: Patagonia Some companies wear their commitment to the environment on their sleeves. Design Thinking: Sculpting Business Personality A business’s personality is like an iceberg.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Importance of Fostering Innovation in Leadership Defining Innovation Culture An innovation culture refers to the values, behaviors, and norms that ensure an organization not only generates new ideas but also executes them to achieve positive outcomes.

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Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

And in practice, we combine three important ideas: design thinking, Lean Startup, and agile methodology. What is Design Thinking? Design thinking is a way of problem solving that evolved out of applying the scientific method to the process of design. But design thinking alone is not enough.

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APRIL 10, 2024

When it comes to innovation leadership, keynote speakers can: Show how leaders can set a precedent for innovation within their teams. Keynote speakers often emphasize the need for creating an environment where brainstorming is encouraged and every idea is valued. Demonstrating how to embrace failure as a learning opportunity.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

However, in every case, it is beneficial for a company to look inwards and see whether their people, processes and leadership are acting more as innovation enablers, or bottlenecks. An example of the dashboard of Idea Management Systems: Wazoku’s Idea Spotlight. 9 – Understanding the science of creativity.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Learn more about the synergy of these concepts in our comprehensive guide on high performance leadership teams through psychological safety & experiential intelligence. In the context of leadership, it involves tapping into personal and professional experiences to make informed decisions, foster innovation, and guide teams effectively.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Management: A flexible approach to management and governance which enables leadership to understand direction and progress, but gives authority to the team to do their best work with reduced bureaucracy. Leadership: Guidance and support from executives in the company to build an organisational culture where new ideas can be pushed.

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Innov8rs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

From idea competitions and startup incubators to virtual whiteboards and design thinking workshops, there is no shortage of mechanisms for brainstorming what’s possible in an organization. For example, a process improvement leader in the U.S. Innov8rs | Innovation activity is at an all-time high. But what happens next?

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 4, 2023

Some examples of interdisciplinary skills that are important in cross-sector innovation collaborations include communication, leadership, creativity, strategic thinking, and project management. The co-creation process should be inclusive, collaborative, and iterative to enable participants to generate and refine ideas together.

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InnovationTraining.org

AUGUST 26, 2021

We help organizations discover how to build innovation and design thinking strategies into their workplace environments, start and lead innovation teams, and keep up the process of innovating every day. Leadership is also a key factor in successful innovation teams. Innovative Innovation Meetings: Formats, Designs, and Examples.

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InnovationTraining.org

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Innovate your virtual meetings through our design thinking-inspired Zoom facilitation training workshop. Develop a design thinking mindset for your own skill enhancement. The example workshops included in the program are done with Zoom. This workshop can be offered live remotely for groups on Zoom.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 28, 2016

Finding time to read and extend our thinking is a real struggle and going that extra mile to read thought leadership views can be a step to far, I know but I can’t help myself, it is part of my job and certainly for me, many are really worth it. The two thought leadership pieces I have chosen. Beyond Design Thinking.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 2, 2021

With a step-by-step modular structure, you can browse through existing design thinking exercises and move them around to structure your meeting and fit your unique goals or needs. Contact us if you are interested in our design thinking meeting challenge workshops. Design thinking software tools.

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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Finding time is a real struggle and going that extra mile to read thought leadership views, long often drawn out reports or academic papers can be a step too far, I know but I can’t help myself, it is part of my job and certainly for me, many are really worth the read in a positive end result of new learning. Beyond Design Thinking.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here are some great examples Google’s ‘20% Time’ Policy Initiative: Google’s ‘20% time’ is a well-known policy where employees are encouraged to spend 20% of their time working on projects they are passionate about, even if these projects don’t fall within their regular responsibilities.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 5, 2017

In fact, if they become seen as leadership lip service, they can actually lower morale and stifle the very innovation you want most. Leadership realistically expects that the vast majority of the company’s innovation will smaller tweaks that advance the core business.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

APRIL 4, 2023

Some examples of interdisciplinary skills that are important in cross-sector innovation collaborations include communication, leadership, creativity, strategic thinking, and project management. The co-creation process should be inclusive, collaborative, and iterative to enable participants to generate and refine ideas together.

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Gregg Fraley

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

They may know frameworks, like Design Thinking or Agile, and a few tools, but very few have the extensive training and experience at hands-on facilitation required to make a difference. As an example, most brainstorming sessions fail because the challenge is not properly framed. Internal facilitators do hasty planning.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 5, 2017

In fact, if they become seen as leadership lip service, they can actually lower morale and stifle the very innovation you want most. Leadership realistically expects that the vast majority of the company’s innovation will smaller tweaks that advance the core business.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

Frameworks assume: engaged leadership, talent on the team, day to day creativity, curiosity, and domain knowledge. You will fail with: Lean, Agile, Design Thinking, TRIZ, Stage-Gate, Osborn-Parnes CPS, KILN’s FuseTrail, or a homegrown/blended framework. An authentic desire to improve or invent. Projects change culture.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 15, 2021

You can use startup principles with the same intentions as design thinking (or should we say Human Centered Design as that empathy piece is so vital in any/all innovation), but the process gives you a bit more flexibility to get going. Example: The Educator Canvas : www.startupteacherpln.com.

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Mueller provided simple steps and examples building towards the complex. To scaffold thinking, participants should explore the domain first, and related domains, before group ideation. This might include brainstorming alone, prior to a group session. To some extent, many teachers provide scaffolding.

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Values Centered Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2020

In this blog, I’ll review 3 other signs that innovation is still being innovated: the transformation in how we treat innovative thinking, innovation ROI, and the innovation process itself. That’s because the only way to be 100% successful is to set very safe, ‘low-bar’ goals, and we would lose any semblance of industry leadership.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

Vision & Leadership 1. Senior team not aligned or embracing Involve senior leadership in crafting (or refining) your organization’s innovation thesis. Think about if you were to start measuring that, what behaviors would you start getting more of?

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

Vision & Leadership. Involve senior leadership in crafting (or refining) your organization’s innovation thesis. If you absolutely can’t get alignment across the senior leadership team, find the champion(s) that most align with your innovation thesis and partner with them to get some early success stories.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

Vision & Leadership. Involve senior leadership in crafting (or refining) your organization’s innovation thesis. If you absolutely can’t get alignment across the senior leadership team, find the champion(s) that most align with your innovation thesis and partner with them to get some early success stories.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 22, 2019

Companies are investing in innovation training, mostly learning frameworks like Lean, Agile, or Design Thinking. See my true story below for an example. Osborn was the inventor of brainstorming. Forbes says innovation training is one of the 12 factors a company needs, to establish a more inventive culture.

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