BrainZooming

JUNE 20, 2016

We introduced the first Brainzooming strategic planning workshop resembling what we do today as The Brainzooming Group ten years ago, June 19-20, 2006. Here’s the story of how a request from a big supporter, then and still, instigated a major change in the Brainzooming methodology. Find New Resources to Innovate !

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BrainZooming

APRIL 22, 2016

I debuted a presentation on “Results – Creating Strategic Impact,” our mini-book on employee engagement ideas to boost an organization’s strategic thinking. Have them share suggestions for things they would experiment with, change, or definitely keep as is.

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BrainZooming

JULY 11, 2017

As I explained it, our objective when leading a strategic planning process is to make sure the result is an innovative, implementable strategy. 9 Things to Deliver in a Strategic Planning Process. That specific phrase (an innovative, implementable strategy) is very important to a strategic planning process.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Because of this, the list was worthless for doing what I suspect everyone hoped it would do: provide a starting point for the strategic thinking needed to back into a definition of and explanation for what the new initiative would turn out to be. 6 Ways to Organize Ideas from Strategic Planning Exercises.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Chuck has been an incredible influence on my career, especially as it comes to creative thinking skills. As someone said to me at one point, “You’ve changed your job into Chuck’s job.”. That was definitely true. Chuck was the first person I heard deliver an in-depth presentation on creative thinking skills.

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Idea Drop

JULY 20, 2017

We’re driven to collaborate, challenge and create. If the conditions are right, meaningful change can evolve from the smallest seed of inspiration; an observation, a discussion, or even just an interesting question. The key principles of strategic thinking Limit your time: strategic thinking is all about efficiency.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Implementing innovation in organizations reluctant to embrace the changes needed to survive and grow requires what we’ve come to call “strategic project management.” Change Management. Creating Change and Change Management – 4 Strategy Options. Big changes are rarely “one and done” efforts.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 26, 2015

If you really doubt a supporter’s intentions toward you, try operating as if the person that selected you wants to be fantastic and is definitely going to be your biggest fan! No one wants to be the person having to self-admit such things. Because when you succeed, your supporter looks smart.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

You will get a sense of someone who, while obviously devoting himself to his job, his organization, and his players, definitely realizes his job is not bigger than he is. I would encourage you, however, to watch the press conference video. – Mike Brown. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Even if you aren’t in Chicago today, here are links to the creative thinking exercises from my presentation, arranged according to Pink’s ABC structure: Attunement. Can You Change Your Look? 5 Strategic Questions for When You Can’t, You Don’t, and You Won’t Stop. Brand Value – A Simple Way to Identify Your Brand Benefits.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 29, 2016

A New Business Collaboration in Dallas. I think Mess reached out online after reading some Brainzooming articles. Our conversations led to us pursuing a new business collaboration we’re currently defining. I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am about collaborating with Mess! A Chicago Creative Nudge.

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Idea Champions

JUNE 28, 2019

At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, Idea Champions' ability to quickly and effectively teach my colleagues and me how to facilitate brainstorming sessions changed the future of our business. The learnings from that session instantly changed the way we run our ideation sessions -- both internally and externally with our clients.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Change the angle from which you’re considering the idea. What creative thinking skills do you use when you’re stuck creatively? These 15 creative thinking skills to turn junk ideas into treasures are definitely worth considering, in my view, to help get you unstuck creatively. – Mike Brown.

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Rmukesh Gupta

JANUARY 8, 2017

They are changing the world as we know it. Adam Grant – Super Power – Being Prolific at Original Thinking. BJ Fogg – Super Power – Making Behaviour Change Happen. You can look at his model of behaviour change here. I don’t remember how I discovered BJ.

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