Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Here’s how you can facilitate a collaborative atmosphere: Design Thinking Workshops: Use these to challenge assumptions and create solutions to complex problems. Idea Generation Sessions: Encourage blue-sky thinking with sessions dedicated to generating new ideas without constraints.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 16, 2016

Fast Company Article “Brainstorming is Dumb” Misses the Point. Brainstorming, Done Properly, Is Not a Tool, It’s A Multi-Step Process. And yet another major publication publishes a misleading article about brainstorming — Brainstorming is Dumb. Brainstorming as a technique is beside the point.

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InnovationTraining.org

JULY 13, 2020

6-3-5 Brainwriting is a group-structured brainstorming technique that is a highly collaborative way to generate as many ideas as possible in groups within a short period of time. The technique can be used in multiple projects or work cases, such as marketing, design, product/service development, and more.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Keynote speakers often emphasize the need for creating an environment where brainstorming is encouraged and every idea is valued. They may share insights on techniques for effective ideation such as design thinking, mind mapping, and leveraging technology for collaborative brainstorming sessions.

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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. Encourages leaders to seek out emerging trends and technologies that could influence future markets. Promotes the use of creative thinking and experimentation to find novel solutions.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 22, 2018

When I step into a room to facilitate a strategy, innovation, or idea generation session I usually find a great deal of energy. Specifically: No fluidity in free-associative divergent thinking necessary to innovate — people do not know how to think like innovators! It’s not enough to know a market white space.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 1, 2018

Discover Ideas for Long Term and Tactical Innovation Projects. Chicago, IL, August 1, 2018 — The MoshPit Innovation Service is an innovation project discovery service marketed by GFi (Gregg Fraley Innovation). Ideas for innovation projects emerge from the intensive sessions. This is not your Dad’s brainstorming.

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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. Inexperience in: the kind of divergent thinking necessary to innovate, in specific meeting behaviors and facilitation skills, and in innovation process, approaches and frameworks. Get Training!

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Michael Roberto

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Brucks and associate professor of marketing Szu-chi Huang , regular brainstorming sessions are not likely to lead to an increase in unique ideas. It was surprising,” says Brucks, who earned her PhD in marketing at Stanford in 2019 and now is an assistant professor of marketing at Columbia University. “It

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

But, for the most part it’s difficult to create something truly novel and useful if you don’t understand the situation, context, market, area, the domain. Some would call this market research, and by all means do that, but I think it goes deeper. This might include market research, observation, interviews, and more.

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Ideation Learning Innovation Exercises 85

InnovationTraining.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Defer or suspend judgement – let the ideas flow . Ideate: brainstorm and explore ideas. Develop: evaluate ideas and formulate solutions. For example, put on a “marketing hat” if you are an engineer. Generate Many Ideas. Focus on “yes, and” rather than “no, but” language.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 30, 2016

Thinking about things is not innovation. Having beers and kicking ideas around are not innovation. Brainstorming sessions are not innovation. Idea Campaigns are not innovation. Design Thinking is not innovation. DeBono’s Six Thinking Hats are not innovation. Market research is not innovation.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Idea Generation: Generate creative new ideas that address the identified challenges, beyond basic brainstorming exercises. Idea Evaluation and Prioritisation: Figuring out which ideas have more potential than others, and which fit the strategic goals.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

You will fail with: Lean, Agile, Design Thinking, TRIZ, Stage-Gate, Osborn-Parnes CPS, KILN’s FuseTrail, or a homegrown/blended framework. Domain Knowledge, understanding your area and market, deeply. The science and the technology, and, the ever-changing market and customers. Culture is key.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 5, 2017

My reason is simple, it’s a fast path to new and different ideas. From the Printing Press to the iPhone, big new market-creating innovation happens when concepts from two different domains are combined. This is not Post-It Note brainstorming folks. I’ve been touting concept blends in innovation for some time.

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Inceodia

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

This doesn’t mean that all invention is technological – think McDonald’s invention of a repeatable system that ensured the same experience for customers around the world. It also doesn’t mean that all businesses are founded on a patentable invention; often they are applying an existing invention to a new market or new customer.

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eBook Innovation Culture of Innovation Culture 40

Open Innovation EU

OCTOBER 11, 2017

It has been a while since Henry Chesbrough coined the term Open Innovation and formulated it’s definition: “combining internal and external ideas as well as internal and external paths to market to advance the development of new technologies.” It has become a main topic of research within design thinking.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

As the idea progresses, looking at the solution becomes the important driving force in decision making. What key metrics suggest customers want this solution over others in the market? How big is the Total Addressable Market for this solution? Is this solution unique and radically effective? Innovation needs structure.

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

As the idea progresses, looking at the solution becomes the important driving force in decision making. What key metrics suggest customers want this solution over others in the market? How big is the Total Addressable Market for this solution? Is this solution unique and radically effective? Innovation needs structure.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

As the idea progresses, looking at the solution becomes the important driving force in decision making. What key metrics suggest customers want this solution over others in the market? How big is the Total Addressable Market for this solution? Is this solution unique and radically effective? Innovation needs structure.

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How To Innovation Innovation Programs Project 83

Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 30, 2019

“Innovation Intensive, beyond Design Thinking” Public Course* With Master Trainer Gregg Fraley. Innovation Intensive, beyond Design Thinking is comprehensive in its approach and provides compelling methods, insights, tools, and stories from master trainer, Gregg Fraley. Innovation Training. Why innovation?

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