BrainZooming

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I’ll be presenting on social media super models , followed by a VERY QUICK creative thinking exercises for sales presentation. The creative thinking exercises for sales content is a different take on both familiar and some new creative thinking topics. Can You Change Your Look?

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Creative Thinking Exercises Creativity eBook 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 21, 2017

Short Story: Look for specifics and things that people can actually do or perform to move creative thinking into action. How do you move from creative thinking into action? Two of the client’s senior staff members said this was a question they expected us to answer during the strategic thinking workshop.

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Creative Thinking Creativity Strategic Thinking eBook 61

BrainZooming

APRIL 7, 2017

Articulating Your Strategic Innovation Direction in an Understandable Way. Strategic Thinking Questions to Identify What Matters for a Brand. Workplace Diversity – The Why, Who, and How of Strategic Thinking. Strategic Thinking Success – 3 Critical Thinking Perspectives. 4 Encourages Change.

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Strategy Strategy Culture Strategic Thinking 151

BrainZooming

AUGUST 9, 2016

What are your expectations from a creative thinking workshop? That is the first question I ask the audience at a Brainzooming creative thinking workshop. 7 Expectations from Creative Thinking Workshop Training. ” strategic thinking exercise as a flexible tool suitable for many situations.

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Creative Thinking Training Creativity Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 10, 2015

We’re with a client today, delivering a strategic and creative thinking skills for sales workshop. As an outgrowth of the workshop, here is a strategic and creative thinking skills compilation comprised of articles that support the Brainzooming workshop we’re delivering. Mike Brown.

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Creative Thinking Creativity Strategic Thinking Underperforming Technical Team 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 15, 2016

Sometimes creative thinking challenges come from inside your own head. In many organizations, however, substantial creative thinking challenges come from leaders and cultures that may say they want new thinking, but seem to do everything they can to scuttle creativity.

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Creative Thinking Creativity Brainstorming Strategic Thinking 40

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

These retreats are not merely a change of scenery but a strategic move to foster innovation and alignment among the top decision-makers of your company. Let’s explore how you can create an environment conducive to collaboration and strategic thinking. Scenario planning to anticipate future business conditions.

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Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Design Exercises 100

BrainZooming

APRIL 24, 2018

The objective involved taking twenty-three tables of participants through innovation strategy exercises to identify disruptive concepts, craft strategies, document audience profiles, imagine ideas, develop market positions, and propose all the ideas in 9-second pitches. Creative Thinking: Tesco Homeplus Virtual Subway Store.

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Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking Exercises 88

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I recorded a video for the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) that ties into my presentation at their conference on creative thinking skills and “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation.”. The answer to the question is to change the nature of the conversations you are having when you are working on the business.

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Creative Thinking Creativity eBook Strategic Thinking 40

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It propels companies forward, allowing them to adapt in rapidly changing markets and to respond effectively to evolving customer needs. Recognizing these individuals early allows for targeted development, aligning leadership growth with the strategic imperative of fostering an innovation culture.

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Culture of Innovation Culture Leadership Innovation 113

BrainZooming

MAY 1, 2017

The four characteristics relate to quick decision making, engaging employees, anticipating forward-looking change, and delivering consistent performance. For each characteristic, here are related Brainzooming articles with exercises and tips to improve your own performance creating strategic impact. Quick Decision Making.

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Underperforming Technical Team Strategic Thinking Exercises eBook 87

BrainZooming

APRIL 27, 2018

So, if you are on your own and need help to generate a lot of innovative ideas in a hurry , it’s a simple creative thinking formula: A magazine with lots of pictures and headlines +. You can employ the strategic thinking exercises in Accelerate to : Facilitate a collaborative approach to identifying innovation resources.

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Creative Thinking Strategic Thinking eBook Creativity 94

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

This new reader was seeking information on managing strategy and innovation inside an organization described as fearing change. How Much Do You Love Free, Fun Strategic Planning Advice? 5 Fun Strategic Planning Activities. Fun Strategic Planning Exercises – 6 Last-Minute Creative Ideas.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises eBook Strategy 73

BrainZooming

AUGUST 8, 2017

What’s the most exciting thing in your view as you look ahead to all the technological changes promised for the years ahead? What’s the scariest thing in your view as you look ahead to all the technological changes promised for the years ahead? What daily task in your work life would you want a robot to take over first?

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Disruption Strategic Thinking Exercises eBook 95

BrainZooming

APRIL 11, 2018

Move to the Shrimp creative thinking exercise. Introduce an ice breaker exercise – even in the middle of the presentation (and do funny riffs on peoples’ answers). Create a contest right on the spot and give a pair of orange I am Creative socks to the winner. Stand on a chair and present. Speed things up.

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Exercises Creative Thinking Creativity Groups 81

Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Innovation in executive teams is not just about developing new products or services; it’s about fostering a culture of continuous improvement, strategic thinking, and adaptability. Adaptability : An ability to pivot and respond to changing market conditions and business needs.

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Leadership Innovation Collaboration Culture 113

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Along the way, your team will learn actionable creative thinking skills and dynamic strategy exercises that will serve them and your organization for years to come. We will also collaborate with you to turn them into reality with smart strategies and solid implementation plans.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises Creative Thinking Creativity 40

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. Afterward, they had the strategic plan!

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Exercises Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy 67

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Importance of Strategic Planning Offsites A strategic planning offsite is not just another meeting; it’s an investment in your organization’s future. By removing distractions and dedicating time solely to strategic thinking, you create an atmosphere where creativity and big-picture thinking can thrive.

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Roadmap Design Underperforming Technical Team How To 100

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

“Buy in from staff on the new vision and the required change” 5 Keys to Engaging Employees in Innovation Strategy – Our Buy-In Manifesto. Creative Thinking Skills – 5 People Vital to Critical Thinking, Literally. Strategic Planning Process. 5 Keys to Streamlining Strategic Planning. Innovation.

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Strategy Strategy eBook Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 17, 2017

This transition forces me to formally communicate aspects of the Brainzooming brand, including strategic assumptions and brand personality, vocabulary, design standards, and other elements that have only been in my head until now. 8 Pieces of Creative Advice from a Great and Horrible Client. That’s my creative advice.

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Creativity Creative Thinking Exercises eBook 83

BrainZooming

JUNE 5, 2018

An efficient AND effective innovation strategy adapts to a company’s business objectives, strategic priorities, and team. It doesn’t start with getting everyone together in a room for a creative thinking workshop and expecting innovative ideas to happen spontaneously. Want to maximize innovation AND efficiency?

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Analysis Strategic Thinking Survey Strategy 66

BrainZooming

MAY 11, 2016

Here are six ways to strategically and productively fill up a LITTLE bit of that clean sheet of paper to maximize creativity: Letting People Know What’s Important. Strategic Thinking Questions to Identify What Matters for a Brand. A Strategic Creative Brief – 4 Benefits for Your Communications Efforts.

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Creativity Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking 40

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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Engagement Strategic Thinking Underperforming Technical Team Exercises 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 16, 2017

One way to create greater engagement during a strategic planning process is through framing important questions in new ways. Other times it means changing the perspective from which participants are answering questions. Except now, I can’t remember WHY I was thinking about using nursery rhymes. Here is one of those times.

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Creativity Strategic Management Strategic Thinking Exercises 73

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

What types of information should you listen for amid strategic conversations? Aspirations the organization has for changing its current path. Expectations for what a strategic initiative will include or deliver. Need help guiding your team’s creative thinking for innovative product ideas?

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Underperforming Technical Team eBook Strategic Thinking Exercises 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

I am taking over an organization and want to engage our employees more directly in culture change and moving forward. My sales force is stuck in old ways of selling, and I have to change how we do things. We can both teach and mentor them while delivering a strategy and implementation plan to bring the initiative to fruition.

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Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team eBook 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

We’re big proponents of the value of bringing together a diverse group of people with varied creative thinking skills for strategic planning workshops within organizations and communities. Often, however, executives jump too quickly to flying everyone into one place for a big strategic planning meeting.

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Collaboration Creative Thinking Exercises Groups 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 6, 2017

Since neither CPR extreme is good, the right frequency for getting told to pull back creative ideas is somewhere between zero and 100%. Where the right place is depends on a couple of things: How is your CPR changing over time? If so, that could suggest an environmental problem that’s killing big creativity.

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Creativity Underperforming Technical Team Creative Thinking eBook 75

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

On Wednesday, I delivered the closing keynote at the Real Time Marketing Lab with a mini-workshop on using strategic thinking super models to help C-suite executives understand social networking and content marketing strategy. That is a huge change, and opens the door to some radically different future workshops.

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Collaboration Strategic Thinking Groups Engagement 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 18, 2018

One way to separate activities and priorities that deserve attention from those that don’t is through determining: How much ability you possess to change something. The degree to which there is a return associated with a positive change. Being able to make a big change with a significant return suggests an initiative to prioritize.

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Strategy Strategy Creative Thinking Creativity 85

BrainZooming

JUNE 20, 2017

Every executive dreads strategic planning. The reason is while it is important for organizations, participants hardly ever see the connection between participation and positive changes for brands and customers. While a strategic planning process may promise to deliver real objectives and tactics, it often never happens as promised.

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eBook Exercises Meeting Strategy 41

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Most of the time we have to go well beyond what hotels consider standard ways groups will use their meeting rooms when we’re trying to create an effective space for a Brainzooming creative thinking workshop. Last Minute Changes to Boost Collaboration. Related posts Change the Room Around!

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Meeting Collaboration Creative Thinking eBook 49

Idea Drop

JULY 20, 2017

For most businesses, every day is an exercise in problem-solving. 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. Creative thinking focuses on capturing the unusual, unique and unchartered.

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Strategic Thinking Creativity Creative Thinking Resources 74

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

That realization was a breakthrough in how we would create a strategy development exercise back when I ran strategic planning for a Fortune 500 corporation. The consultants we worked with to help us develop our first big strategic marketing plan back in 1997, didn’t provide productive structure to help us.

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Exercises Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking 76

BrainZooming

MARCH 14, 2017

We also have quite a bit on fun strategy planning, including one of our most popular new eBooks, 11 Fun Ideas for Strategic Planning. The question got me thinking about specific strategic planning questions we use to liven up strategic thinking. 3 Short, Funny Strategic Planning Questions.

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Strategic Thinking eBook Creative Thinking Exercises 68

The Inovo Group

MAY 14, 2018

We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Such big-picture visions of the future can provide insights that expand and influence current strategic thinking, but they often lack the specifics to effectively inform current actions.

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Technical Review Trends Underperforming Technical Team Disruption 45