Change Creative Thinking Magazine Presentation 
ImagineNation
MAY 30, 2023
Requiring us to make sense of and navigate the paradoxical nature of innovation leadership, by developing multiple perspectives to re-think how to respond positively and creatively to the high levels of tension and range of massive disruptions we collectively face in our current high-speed, constantly changing, global operating environments.
Idea to Value
MARCH 7, 2022
What simple thing can a company do to change their conversation / perspective about innovation? That could be a new product, of course, which is what people usually think of. I think the biggest mistake is to fall victim to innovation theatre. If we don’t have clarity on our present state (i.e.,
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Michael Michalko
DECEMBER 10, 2021
After leaving the military, Michael facilitated CIA think tanks using his creative thinking techniques. Michael later applied these creative-thinking techniques to problems in the corporate world with outstanding successes. CEO-READ listed Thinkertoys as one of the 100 Best Business Books of all Time.
Michael Michalko
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Some of Michael’s creative-thinking techniques that were refined by his government and corporate practice were published in his best-seller Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity) , which the Wall Street Journal reported “will change the way you think.” And that’s exactly what you get in Thinkertoys.”
ImagineNation
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Where consciousness encapsulates our states and qualities of mind, our capacity for imagination and curiosity are the necessary states of mind that stimulate creativity , all of which propel successful innovators to bring the new to the world differently. Creativity is wonderfully mysterious—and frustratingly fleeting.
Michael Michalko
JUNE 1, 2017
The nine-dot puzzle was popularized by William North Jayme, a direct-mail copywriter who was hired by Esquire magazine in 1958 because they wanted to abandon their unwholesome image for a more sophisticated one. Or, in other words, you had to break normal thinking patterns, something that the new Esquire said it could help modern men do.
Michael Michalko
AUGUST 12, 2018
E.g., “Warm hugs” to describe a motivation problem and “Painted rain” to describe a changing customer. Think about what it is you still don’t understand about the problem. Learn and use the creative thinking techniques creative geniuses have used throughout history. Change your daily routines.
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