Phil McKinney

AUGUST 17, 2023

A culture that doesn't reward or recognize creative thinking can stifle innovation and make it difficult to see outside the established norms. This means that even though an innovative idea is presented to us, we might not fully appreciate its value or understand how it can benefit our organization.

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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. How do you move an organization and its strategy from reactive to proactive?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

A dynamic speaker can transform the atmosphere, creating an engaging and thought-provoking experience for all attendees. Offering continuous learning opportunities to keep team members sharp and engaged. The right speaker can also enhance the prestige of your event, attracting a wider audience and generating buzz within your industry.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 17, 2024

Innovation Encouraging creative thinking and problem-solving as a group. They aim to enlighten teams on the importance of a positive culture and its impact on productivity, employee engagement, and overall business outcomes. Collaboration Fostering a collaborative mindset among team members.

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InnovationManagement

AUGUST 24, 2021

The post How to Break the 5 Habits That Hurt Ideation appeared first on InnovationManagement. Many companies find it hard to prioritize ideation. Here are five ways to break the pattern and gather a wealth of ideas for your organization.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

A positive organizational culture can lead to improved employee engagement, higher levels of innovation, increased agility, and better adaptability to change. Learn how to make the most of your culture in this regard by visiting our insightful piece on leverage organizational culture for greater business agility and resilience.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

By stepping away from daily operations, you and your team can focus on long-term goals, engage in deep discussions, and forge stronger bonds. To assist you in crafting a focused agenda for your offsite, you might find valuable guidance in how to design and run a strategic planning offsite.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

One of the most important decisions people in organizations make on a daily basis at all levels is choosing how to spend resources. Channel : This is the creative thinking part. Many improvements that get actioned come from the fringes, the people who have their hands on the work and are not wedded to a set way of thinking.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Therefore, the older brain’s preference will always be to use safe memories instead of creative new ‘risky’ solutions.

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Michael Michalko

APRIL 13, 2022

Creative Corner Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Stock the area with books, videos on creativity, as well as learning games and such toys as beanbags and modeling clay. Let’s Do Lunch Encourage weekly lunch-time meeting of three to five employees to engage in creative thinking.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 7, 2017

Strategic Thinking Success – 3 Critical Thinking Perspectives. Strategic Thinking Perspectives – Three Strategic Voices to Include on Your Team. Creative Thinking – The Math of Brainstorming and New Ideas. #3 3 Meaningfully Engages and Involves Employees. 5 Employee Engagement Ideas When Turnover Is High.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Higher Employee Engagement and Satisfaction: A collaborative atmosphere can lead to higher levels of engagement, as team members feel valued and part of the company’s success. For guidance on how to nurture a team that values diversity, explore our insights on team collaboration strategies.

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Michael Michalko

APRIL 13, 2022

Creative Corner Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Stock the area with books, videos on creativity, as well as learning games and such toys as beanbags and modeling clay. Let’s Do Lunch Encourage weekly lunch-time meeting of three to five employees to engage in creative thinking.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Creativity is not usually seen as a logical act; it’s often more associated with emotional or philosophical elements. Effective creative thinking tends to involve utilizing the tools of logic — linguistics and math among them — to solve problems in novel ways. Yet, there is undoubtedly a crossover.

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ImagineNation

OCTOBER 7, 2023

We can be proactive by asking these two generative questions: What if the true potential of AI lies in embracing its ability to augment human creativity and aid innovation, especially in enhancing creative problem solving, at all levels of civil society, instead of avoiding it?

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hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The ‘innovation team’ needs to define what innovation is in the context of your company, and how to ‘get there’. This is the best way to inspire people and drive high-levels of engagement with the overall innovation initiative. The post How to setup an ‘innovation team’ appeared first on HackerEarth Blog.

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Idea Champions

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

If you are looking for a kickoff conference keynote that will energize, inspire and establish the kind of mindset conducive to real learning, engagement and commitment, keep reading. As an internationally acclaimed thought leader in the field of innovation, I know how to spark breakthrough in even the most curmudgeonly conference attendee.

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Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

CREATIVE CORNER Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Stock the area with books, videos on creativity, as well as learning games and such toys as beanbags and modeling clay. LET’S DO LUNCH Encourage weekly lunch-time meeting of three to five employees to engage in creative thinking.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

For this ability to tap into the “dynamics of innovation,” most of any future success in the modern world demands a proactive approach through constant skill development and creative thinking. These insights can help you navigate the challenges and opportunities in today’s dynamic business environment.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 11, 2018

One question (which we think MAY have been included by mistake on the list of topics they sent us) is what we do when energy is diminishing during a workshop. Be very silent (uncomfortably silent) until the audience notices and re-engages. Move to the Shrimp creative thinking exercise. Photo via Shutterstock.

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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. Thinkertoys: The Best Creative Problem-Solving Book of all Time. Chuck Frey.

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Idea Champions

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

If you are looking for a dynamic keynote speaker who knows how to jump start conferences with style, wisdom, and positive energy, Mitch Ditkoff is your man. Easy to work with, customer-focused, and highly experienced, he knows how to engage even the most curmudgeonly of audiences. What I found surpassed my greatest expectations.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 28, 2017

But how should the process of reviewing ideas be engaged in? Idea review could have figured out how to make the VCD the king format. So, how do you build a good idea review process? Creative thinking is key. You’ve refined them. Who should be involved? What’s Needed In Idea Review?

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BrainZooming

MAY 1, 2017

The four characteristics relate to quick decision making, engaging employees, anticipating forward-looking change, and delivering consistent performance. Engaging Employees. Employee Engagement Strategies – Pigs, Chickens, and What Great Leaders Do. 5 Keys to Engaging Employees in Innovation Strategy – Our Buy-In Manifesto.

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Idea Champions

MARCH 25, 2022

If you are looking for a simple, engaging way to spark powerful new ideas for your friends, colleagues, team, department, or clients, you have come to the right place. Mitchell Ditkoff , Co-Founder and President of Idea Champions -- a thought leader in the field of creative thinking, innovation, and the creative process.

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Daniel Burrus

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Your mind will get in the habit of produce and thinking generatively. The more you are engaged in the creative process the more innovative connections your mind will be trained to make. Creating a culture of innovation in the workplace happens at two levels: how you treat your employees and how you organize your office.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I have written extensively, certainly over the past eighteen months, about our need to take innovation into a new era, designed for today and tomorrow’s “fit for purpose” Below you will see my view of how I see this sketched out, as my suggested concept outline. I think it is very feasible but it needs working upon.

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Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Allan Snyder director of Centre for the Mind, Australian National University, Canberra, and University of Sydney “Creativity demands that you leave your comfort zone, that you continually challenge yourself and be prepared to confront conventional wisdom. Especially, engage in that for which you have not been schooled.”

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 27, 2016

These insights can become the inspiration sparks of your group’s creative thinking. Support staff to engage in open innovation with customers. How to Connect with Customers. Social media : Participate in social media by asking questions, commenting and engaging with your fans. Begin with the End .

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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.

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ImagineNation

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) supports this in a recent article “How to Create a Transformation That Lasts” – “Transformations are inherently difficult, filled with compressed deadlines and limited resources. Being empathic, compassionate, and appreciative, and engaging in self-care activities and well-being practices.

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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. Engaging Employees in High Turnover Situations. Creative Thinking Skills – 5 People Vital to Critical Thinking, Literally. 5 Keys to Streamlining Strategic Planning.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

A high XQ in executive teams equates to an in-depth understanding of how to apply knowledge in a variety of contexts, particularly in unpredictable environments. XQ is not merely about what we know, but how we apply that knowledge effectively. This atmosphere encourages risk-taking and innovation, essential for business growth.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 5, 2018

It doesn’t start with getting everyone together in a room for a creative thinking workshop and expecting innovative ideas to happen spontaneously. Analysis, outreach, and design thinking combine to make in-person innovation productive and ROI-driven – after completing the pre-work.

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Michael Michalko

MARCH 3, 2017

CREATIVE CORNER. Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Stock the area with books, videos on creativity, as well as learning games and such toys as beanbags and modeling clay. Encourage weekly lunch-time meeting of three to five employees to engage in creative thinking.

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Idea Champions

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Based on your needs, I create a customized Leveraging Storytelling in the Workplace curriculum for you -- a landing page of links to 52 engaging articles and videos of mine on the topic. You and I have a 15-minute phone conversation about WHY you want to bring more storytelling into the workplace. FEE: $695 for an annual license.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

We’ll use highly productive strategic and creative thinking exercises. We’ve done this hundreds of times, so we know how to adapt our strategic planning methodology so it’s highly efficient for you. Put it all together, and that’s how to speed up developing strategy. Create the Vision to Align and Engage Your Team!

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