BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2019

I’ll be honest: my expectations were high for this innovation-focused conference , and I was doing my best to manage them. Far and away the finest conference I’ve ever attended, it was epic for several reasons. It all felt incredibly thoughtful, which is a surprising way to describe a conference.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 23, 2019

Last fall, Emma and I saw Beth Comstock, the former vice chair of General Electric and head of its GE Business Innovations unit, keynote at the Inbound conference. While the conference featured stronger keynotes, these innovation strategy-focused quotes and action items from Beth Comstock resonated with me.

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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.”. A big part of improving your creative thinking does not necessarily mean setting aside time to have offsite meetings and generate ideas.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

For as much as we share about the Brainzooming approach to strategy, creativity, and innovation, I still frequently get the question, “What is it The Brainzooming group does?”. “I’m an executive that needs a new strategy. Need Fresh Insights to Drive Your Strategy? Stimulate fresh thinking. Mike Brown.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Keynote speakers often carry the responsibility of tying together various themes and messages of the event, making them a centerpiece of the conference or meeting. An innovation keynote speaker brings a forward-thinking perspective and stimulates a culture of creativity and progressive ideas within organizations.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

As you think about your career strategy , how do you see yourself? I had not really considered this career strategy question until the end-of-season speculation about which NFL coaches would be fired immediately after the regular football season’s final weekend. – Mike Brown.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

For insights on staying ahead of the curve, consider exploring creating business strategy in a world of AI-driven rapid change. To avoid the pitfalls of a static strategy and ensure your business is future-proof, it’s essential to foster a culture of agility and strategic foresight.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

The Age of AI and Business Strategy Understanding AI-Driven Rapid Change In the current landscape, AI-driven technologies are reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. For insights on building robust business strategies in this disruptive environment, explore our guide on building business strategies for a disruptive world.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Despite Seth Godin’s career strategy warning to not wait around for people to select you , there are plenty of situations where someone else has had to select you as THE RIGHT PERSON. People paid money to see you lead a workshop at a conference. People paid money to see you lead a workshop at a conference.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 15, 2015

The blog started on the Blogger platform in November 2007 after seeing Jessica Myers (who was at Garmin Industries at the time) speak at a conference about being able to start a blog for free in just ten minutes. Boost Your Creativity with “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation”. MM, 2K, 2000. Yes, you can do too much of a good thing.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 13, 2018

Years ago, I attended a services marketing conference sponsored by a prominent university. The right combination of outside perspectives and productive strategic thinking exercises enables your brand to ideate, prioritize, and propel innovative growth. Rapidly deploy effective strategic thinking exercises to spur innovation.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

That proved to be true; since that time, we have collaborated on two American Marketing Association national market research conferences several years ago and a creative workshop a few months ago. Boost Your Creativity with “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation”. Last Friday was my day for losses this Leap Year.

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BrainZooming

JULY 25, 2017

The conference theme is building resilience and joy in uncertain times. That took me to the idea of abundance thinking, one of the fundamental strategies of idea magnets. These creative leaders recognize constraints but turn their attention to the available resources that are plentiful and can always be grown. Creativity.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 31, 2015

The whole week’s professional growth plan could be dedicated to: Participating in days full of multiple webinars as a way to create a personal virtual conference program. Get More Creative with “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation”. How might I spend a dedicated week getting smarter?

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BrainZooming

APRIL 25, 2016

At a Brainzooming internal branding strategy workshop I was presenting , one attendee remarked about wanting more vision statement examples. From what she described, her company’s leadership had rushed to develop big strategy statements (such as a core purpose, vision statement, or mission statement), but was now rethinking its direction.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 21, 2015

You can tell how good a conference is by how many blog posts it inspires on the way home. Just as you accumulate stuff around the office you think you’ll use but never do, you also accumulate prospects that talk about wanting to work with you but never do. Boost Your Creativity with “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation”.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

And then it’s back to the salt mines for me, but now the work I’m doing when I’m not at my day job includes several long-term projects, and we’re presenting workshops and keynotes at conferences in San Francisco and on an island off the coast of Georgia. Boost Your Extreme Creativity with “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation”.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 29, 2016

We spent time together seeing “Mess Wright’s Dallas” and attending the Social Media Strategies Summit. A Chicago Creative Nudge. To put it succinctly, Diane came in and kicked my creative and content marketing ass in the nicest possible way. We did a Periscope video (my first). San Francisco and the SMS Summit.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 27, 2016

Last Friday’s Gas Can Creative Conference sponsored by AAF-KC (American Advertising Federation – Kansas City) was a half-empty gas can, at best. While there were a few presentations and ideas to stimulate our creative thinking skills, there were far too few for an all-day event. Push for Absurd Ideas. Icky Brand Pairings.

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