Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 8, 2017

The research that says brainstorming doesn’t work studied groups with no training and no facilitator. Training, a skilled facilitator, and frequent practice are essential to effective ideation sessions and creating a broad and systemic organizational innovation culture. There is a science to this that is largely ignored.

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. But these short-lived programs aren’t all there is to innovation, and they shouldn’t scare you off as a corporate innovator.

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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. In essence, he looked for new learning and knowledge that contributed to the Intellectual Capital assets of HP.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. But these short-lived programs aren’t all there is to innovation, and they shouldn’t scare you off as a corporate innovator.

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Planview

JULY 3, 2019

Are you utilizing concept development workshops as part of your ideation processes? Imagine if the Xerox team sat down to brainstorm the technology’s use cases and concluded that it would be foolish not to turn the technology into a consumer good. Brainstorm a desired improvement and reverse engineer it. De-risk and validate.

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Be-novative

APRIL 1, 2020

These tips are from more than 500 remote collaboration and ideation workshops we have facilitated virtually. These were ideation sessions for large enterprise employees, virtual Design Sprints including startups and mentors. Ideation, 4. Let’s jump into it! So the first thing is?—?preparation preparation ?? Problem framing 3.

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Be-novative

APRIL 1, 2020

These tips are from more than 500 remote collaboration and ideation workshops we have facilitated virtually. These were ideation sessions for large enterprise employees, virtual Design Sprints including startups and mentors. Ideation, 4. Let’s jump into it! So the first thing is?—?preparation preparation ?? Problem framing 3.

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Qmarkets

JULY 21, 2017

They are constantly looking for strategic cues from the outside to bring further innovation to the goals that they are responsible for advancing. Innovation programs are typically designed to improve established methods of business or operational procedures. Seven Stages to a Design Based Innovation Culture."

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 4, 2017

Get a Grip on Innovation — 10 Questions, 20 Minutes. Ten questions for you to focus on assessing the state of your organization’s innovation program. Twenty minutes to learn something and take action steps. What results has your organization achieved with its innovation program in the last few years?

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IdeaScale

JULY 25, 2018

Every year, IdeaScale asks its customers what they’re focused on learning this year. This year, we were somewhat surprised at the top three study priorities that innovators are focused on, but it’s also what you can expect to learn about at Open Nation 2018. Innovation Metrics and ROI. Community Engagement Strategies.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 6, 2021

Data gathered from IdeaScale’s innovation communities provides benchmarks and insights for innovators creating new crowdsourced innovation programs. Which stages will prove most intrinsic to program success? What more can they learn from IdeaScale’s network of innovators? The top four are: Ideate.

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Planview

MARCH 30, 2017

An exclusive group of innovation leaders convened for an evening of sharing best practices and in-depth discussions about innovation programs. Here are three innovation takeaways that grabbed our attention. Build an innovation program with employees to solve problems at scale. Final thoughts.

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Planview

MARCH 30, 2017

An exclusive group of innovation leaders convened for an evening of sharing best practices and in-depth discussions about innovation programs. Here are three innovation takeaways that grabbed our attention. Build an innovation program with employees to solve problems at scale. Final thoughts.

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Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

When facing uncertainty, we need processes that allow us to optimize learning, not just execution. Centered around customer empathy and prototyping, design thinking is a compelling framework for ideation and the discovery of new value. But design thinking alone is not enough.

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