Idea Champions

JANUARY 23, 2024

Stevie Ray McHugh, Co-Founder of Idea Champions , is a seasoned expert in strategic planning, balanced scorecards, team building, lean manufacturing, and innovation. Steven lives in Colorado and loves hiking, river rafting, and playing with his dogs.

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Creative Process Creativity LEAN Brainstorming 26

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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System Case Study Policies Culture 62

Leanstack

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Fabi is a Cisco engineer and an avid supporter of “Running Lean,” which is how we first met over a Skype call. That’s when he told me that he also had a flight simulator in his living room — one he had built himself as a fun side project. version.

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Case Study Study Underperforming Technical Team LEAN 52

CMOE

APRIL 20, 2021

In today’s flat, lean organizations, many individual contributors assume that they don’t need to be led or managed. How are their relationships with other members of the team? Are you or other team members doing something that drains their energy? Train Teams for Professional Growth. So why is management still relevant?

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Management Training Meeting Leadership 98

Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 22, 2018

The research that says brainstorming doesn’t work studied groups with no training and no facilitator. Training the teams, having a skilled facilitator in-house, and frequent practice of divergent thinking are essential to effective idea generation sessions.

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Training Idea Generation Innovation Creative Thinking 48

CMOE

APRIL 27, 2021

To get started, pose these questions to yourself, in one-on-one discussions with team contributors, or in team meetings: What are some things you have valued in your role and throughout your career? What are some better ways we can work collaboratively as a team? What do you want to gain from this project? and What if?

Underperforming Technical Team 72

Underperforming Technical Team Course Collaboration Project 72