BrainZooming

APRIL 25, 2017

Creative wave makers display both the creative thinking skills and the boldness to improve ideas and situations in dramatic, unexpected ways. Some people are born as creative wave makers. Being More of a Creative Wave Maker Yourself. Creativity and Idea Magnets – 11 Vital Creative Characteristics.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 19, 2017

3 Conditions for Explosive Creative Thinking Skills. Reflecting on grain elevators led me to consider explosive creative thinking skills , and the parallels between the two. Achieve intensity by constraining time and creating high expectations for the number of ideas a creative group should imagine.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

They requested a follow-up innovation workshop to inspire bigger, further out thinking. We brought two specific inspirations to the innovation workshop: extreme and analogy-based creative thinking exercises. A Remedy from our eBook, 321 GO!

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BrainZooming

MARCH 22, 2016

Delivering a creative thinking workshop , I was eavesdropping on conversations at five tables full of attendees. One group was starting to use one of our creative thinking exercises. They should inspire, not limit thinking. They should inspire, not limit thinking.

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Innovation in Practice

APRIL 6, 2021

Guess who’s more creative – men or women? . Well, neither is more creative than the other because both are equally creative. They just have different roles in terms of their creative output. At the end of the day, men and women can both knock it out of the park when it comes to creative ideas. .

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 23, 2016

What if you are a person that freezes up when you think you need to come up with or implement a creative idea ? What if your fear of being wrong is so great that you can’t even start implementing creative ideas that are just for you for fear you’ll goof something up? Is there hope? Sure, there is hope.

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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. Force Yourself to Self-Evaluate.

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Destination Innovation

MARCH 18, 2024

It will lead you to creative ideas. Set Aside Time for Creativity: Our brains are cluttered with pressing tasks. Dedicate specific time in your schedule for day dreaming, creative thinking and imagination. Harness the Random: Deliberately introduce random ideas into your thinking. Take exercise.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 22, 2017

Short story: If you want big ideas, ask the big questions, which is what extreme creativity is all about ! Keeping with the eight theme, here are eight new questions from the Brainzooming R&D Lab to boost your creative thinking skills. Creative Thinking Skills and Breakthrough Ideas. Aspirations.

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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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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. Mike Brown.

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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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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

OCTOBER 13, 2016

That conversation, and a related one on creative thinking and what is funny got me reflecting on a day in my life and the creative thinking and creative self-talk that goes on behind the scenes. As I started to jot down ideas from the day, it read like a bunch of creative thinking policies and non-policies.

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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. How to Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 7, 2016

We frequently facilitate a strategic thinking exercise that uses a character outside a situation as the perspective. There’s no guarantee this strategic thinking exercise works in every situation. After you identify the “characters” in a particular situation, completely shift their roles. Mike Brown.

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Michael Michalko

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Find the most creative people at work and ask for their ideas. Exercise during your lunch break. Think of five other ways to define your challenge. Block off time on your calendar for creative thinking. Choose to be more creative. Recall a time in your life when you were very creative. Have more fun.

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BrainZooming

MAY 3, 2016

We were working with a client and sharing the value of our extreme creativity strategic exercises to boost creative thinking skills. Another reason to embrace extreme creativity questions is they provide a more beautiful, amazing mental landscape to inspire creative thinking skills.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 8, 2016

Last week, we presented a creative and strategic thinking workshop for a Brainzooming reader who leads the national sales division of a global industrial manufacturer. We integrated the Brainzooming strategic thinking workshop into their annual sales meeting. 13 Unexpected Benefits of a Strategic Thinking Workshop.

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BrainZooming

MAY 4, 2016

Ever felt as if your main creative outlet just isn’t working anymore ? I’m WAY off my creative thinking game when it comes to putting pen to paper and fingers to keyboard. I have some ideas why this is the case, and have been trying to document the reasons my go-to creative outlet isn’t working right now.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Based on all The Brainzooming Group experience in helping clients generate new ideas and innovative strategies, diversity is vital to successful creative thinking activities. For example, at one of our client creative thinking workshops there wasn’t any of diversity to spare.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

We have released a host of eBooks on strategic planning exercises and ideas to increase collaboration, creative thinking, alignment, and successful implementation. This is our biggest collection ever of strategic thinking questions to move strategy planning ahead in finding the best strategic direction.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 8, 2017

All children are born creative. Yet why is it that when we ask adults, the majority would not describe themselves as being creative anymore? Can we keep our children creative for longer? And more importantly, is there anything we can do to bring back this lost creativity in adults? And the answers are positive.

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Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Creativity special: Ten top tips Tom Ward senior research fellow in the Center for Creative Media at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and editor of the Journal of Creative Behavior “Merge two previously separate concepts that are in conflict with one another. When you become an expert, move on.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 19, 2015

What’s a “pizza meeting,” and what does it have to do with creative thinking? Back in the Fortune 500 days, we facilitated so many strategic planning workshop sessions we gave up renting creativity-oriented offsite locations. To do SOMETHING to make the space a little creative, we’d arrange the tables and chairs every which way.

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Innovation in Practice

MARCH 7, 2021

Are you struggling with creativity? Now, it doesn’t mean you should just stop being creative and outsource your creative thinking to someone else. . But there’s a great yet simple way to boost your creative output by imagining you’re being creative for someone else’s problem. .

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Michael Michalko

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Exercise can be easily adapted to different needs of various groups. Tool types Exercise Tool topics Organisational Management Personal Development Project Management. Ask the Frog! Aim (what for?) To gather ideas and different perspectives on some question or problem. Group (whom for?) Material needed Envelope for each participant.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 29, 2016

Creative Thinking Skills – Some Working, Some Not Working. Amid the odd times, it’s no surprise my creative thinking skills have varied widely the past few months. Getting a few hours of sleep and starting fresh in the morning (even if it’s REALLY EARLY) has been creatively productive.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 9, 2016

9 Creative Thinking Skills to Turn Talk into Strategy. The team leader’s question prompted this list of 9 creative thinking skills that help turn strategic conversations (or even conversations that seem like talking without any particular strategic focus) into something that feels like strategy.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

You’ll want to choose a site that is conducive to creativity, focus, and privacy. Let’s explore how you can create an environment conducive to collaboration and strategic thinking. Initial activities set the tone for the offsite, so choose exercises that are aligned with the overall objectives of your strategic planning.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Stronger creative leadership to identify productive tactics, make better (and faster) decisions, and successfully implement with a major impact. The Answer to Boosting Creative Leadership within Your Team! This Brainzooming book demonstrates the value of stronger creativity. Your Go-To Resource for High-Impact Creative Thinking!

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BrainZooming

MARCH 17, 2017

Short Story: When it comes to creativity, start with and return to the underlying strategy ; that’s the most important piece of creative advice I have to offer. I’ve been trying to let go of some creative reins on the Brainzooming brand. 8 Pieces of Creative Advice from a Great and Horrible Client.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Identifying High Potential Leaders To cultivate a thriving atmosphere that embraces innovation, it’s crucial to identify and nurture high potential leaders who can drive change and inspire creativity within an organization. Promotes the use of creative thinking and experimentation to find novel solutions.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 16, 2018

I explained to them that no matter who we bring into an in-person Brainzooming workshop, we design the questions and exercises so that EVERYONE will be successful participating. It’s like the secret to creative success for everyone ! Extreme Creativity. Brainzooming as the blues scale of strategy, innovation, and branding?

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BrainZooming

MARCH 6, 2017

From a day-to-day perspective in the corporate world, we didn’t necessarily use objective metrics about creative ideas. After talking with a friend, I think the percent of time you are told to pull back your creative ideas because they are too big and bold may be a good way to assess how your creativity is faring in an organization.

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ImagineNation

MARCH 28, 2023

Doing this effectively creates a safe space, to transform the power of our minds and hearts to connect with others, cultivate well-being, harness people’s collective genius, and generate our resilience, by thinking about creativity differently. It also as well as enhances our well-being and creativity differently.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Why Do We Give Away So Many Strategic Thinking Exercises? This is why we run compilation articles frequently to help you find a comprehensive set of resources, exercises, and tools. And by the way, here are the most frequently referenced compilations: Strategic Thinking Exercises – More than 200 Strategic Planning Questions.

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