ImagineNation

OCTOBER 7, 2023

A recent McKinsey Leading Off – Essentials for leaders and those they lead email newsletter, referred to an article “The organization of the future: Enabled by gen AI, driven by people” which stated that digitization, automation, and AI will reshape whole industries and every enterprise.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

XQ refers to the ability to draw from past experiences, learnings, and insights to make better decisions, solve complex problems, and navigate the uncertainties of the corporate world. Defining Psychological Safety Psychological safety refers to the shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking.

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Phil McKinney

AUGUST 17, 2023

This is referred to as an innovation blind spot. A culture that doesn't reward or recognize creative thinking can stifle innovation and make it difficult to see outside the established norms. The same applies to innovation. What is an Innovation Blind Spot? Another significant factor is the fear of failure.

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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. As I skimmed the amazing ideation techniques, I found myself exclaiming, “Woah!!”

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ImagineNation

MAY 30, 2023

Duality is also used, referring to the yin-yang perspective on a paradox – a pair of opposite elements that can be both partially conflicting and partially complementary. This approach is particularly effective for developing what many refer to as soft skills, such as perspective-taking.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

They mistakenly think the term innovation refers to only big, multi-year, heavy investment, ‘revolutionary’ changes. The main thing is to start with creativity- understand that creativity is the engine for innovation. What mistake do companies often make when they talk about innovation?

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 18, 2019

We need to connect multiple thinking, diversity and different experiences that so often diverge initially to then collectively find the path to converge, in a common understanding, to translate the combined creative thinking into real action, achieving valuable outcomes.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Facilitate Brainstorming Sessions: Regularly scheduled brainstorming sessions can ignite creative thinking and encourage team members to bounce ideas off one another. Engage with customers to understand what they value most about your offering. Transparency leads to trust, and trust leads to more meaningful collaboration.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 23, 2024

It encourages creative thinking, interconnected strategies, and a resilient mindset, which is crucial for staying ahead in dynamic and volatile markets. Innovation Ecosystems: An Innovation Ecosystem refers to the network of entities, organizations, and resources that come together to foster and support innovation.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 6, 2023

"If I had an hour to solve a problem," explained Albert Einstein, "I'd spend the first 55 minutes thinking about the problem, and the last five solving it." One of the secrets to having a big breakthrough is immersion -- "the state of being deeply engaged, involved, or absorbed." Translation? Yes, we did. ADD rules the day.

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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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Innov8rs

MARCH 26, 2023

During our recent Innov8rs Learning Lab on Startup Collaboration & Ecosystem Engagement, Manuel Hellendorff (Head of Customer Success at Novable ) provided an overview of the main AI tools currently in use and shared practical advice on how to incorporate these tools into your work to enhance productivity and success.

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 3, 2020

A positive, engaging workplace culture can attract and retain talented employees, increase productivity, and even improve financial performance. In our final installment, we’ll show the importance of a positive workplace culture, and the role of engagement, support, and reliability. Increase Engagement by Making Room for Relationships.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Importance of Fostering Innovation in Leadership Defining Innovation Culture An innovation culture refers to the values, behaviors, and norms that ensure an organization not only generates new ideas but also executes them to achieve positive outcomes. Promotes the use of creative thinking and experimentation to find novel solutions.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 20, 2016

I noticed several references during our time together about how narrow and targeted the team’s job is. I asked them to engage in some strategic thinking about innovation opportunities for the company. They used that as a justification for opting out of strategic thinking. VERY NARROW AND VERY TARGETED.

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MSSBTI

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

While learning to implement submarine tactics as OOD is challenging, learning to consistently lead a team of 30 sailors and keep them engaged and proficient was far more difficult. While it was less work for the mid-level managers, it also reduced our buy-in with decisions and led to decreased creative thinking for solving issues.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 28, 2015

I think this idea about listening to Medium Articles is just great. Of course, having the written word to go back to for quick reference is a real asset. I become so engaged in reciting the poem, mindful of both the rhythm and meaning of the words, that I let go of all other thoughts. Magical Effects of Music.

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Idea Champions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Since 1987, I have been providing consulting and training services to a wide variety of forward thinking organizations who have recognized their need to raise the bar for creative thinking, innovation, and teamwork.

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Qmarkets

JULY 13, 2017

One idea in his book, discussed in Chapter 33 on "How to Organize a Squad to Create Ideas", later became one of the most widely used creativity techniques in the world. As Keith Sawyer writes in his book: "Successful creators engage in an ongoing dialogue with their work. Second-Order Benefits of Digital Brainstorming.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 26, 2023

Since 1987, I have been providing consulting and training services to a wide variety of forward thinking organizations who have recognized their need to raise the bar for creative thinking, innovation, and teamwork.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 15, 2015

While having a daily deadline has become less stimulating creatively over the years, I shudder to think of how much experience and the number of strategic thinking exercises that would have come and gone without any documentation if not for the Brainzooming blog.

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Idea Champions

JULY 4, 2020

Since 1987, I have been providing consulting and training services to a wide variety of forward thinking organizations who have recognized their need to raise the bar for creative thinking, innovation, and teamwork.

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hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The ‘innovation team’ must have creative members, engineers and technologists to showcase real innovation, at pace; the team needs to clearly connect the theoretical, abstract notions of innovation with the commercial context of your company; it must demonstrate how innovation can bring concrete commercial results, fast. Product experts.

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IdeaSpies

AUGUST 19, 2019

Engaging for impact: CEO’s with astute understanding of their stakeholders’ needs and motivations, who got people on board by driving for performance and aligning them around the goal of value creation were 75% more successful in the role. Interns have been referred to the ON program at the CSIRO as a source of ideas.

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Innovation 360 Group

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It is sometimes also referred to as the democratization of ideation, or crowd-sourcing ideas. Releasing the creative potential in your organization will provide you with a powerful new resource that can take you into the future. If the challenge is too high a level, creative thinking will be all over the place.

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Idea Champions

OCTOBER 20, 2018

"If I had an hour to solve a problem," explained Albert Einstein, "I'd spend the first 55 minutes thinking about the problem, and the last five solving it.". One of the secrets to having a big breakthrough is immersion -- "the state of being deeply engaged, involved, or absorbed.". Translation? Yes, we did. ADD rules the day.

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ImagineNation

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Design, critical & creative thinking are here to help – making learning a work-related intervention rather than a work interruption. To then support them to learn by doing, on the job, so that they know what it means to be & think differently in any situation to improve their performance & productivity.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 15, 2017

Out of the thousands of ideas with the power to capture our imagination, the felt fascination for one of them is a clue that there's something worthy of our engagement. USE CREATIVE THINKING TECHNIQUES. Creative thinking techniques are like jumper cables. Don't dismiss it as trivial. Give it room. SUSPEND LOGIC.

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Idea Champions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Out of the thousands of ideas with the power to capture our imagination, the felt fascination for one of them is a clue that there's something worthy of our engagement. USE CREATIVE THINKING TECHNIQUES. Creative thinking techniques are like jumper cables. Don't dismiss it as trivial. Give it room. SUSPEND LOGIC.

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Idea Champions

MAY 9, 2016

Out of the thousands of ideas with the power to capture our imagination, the felt fascination for one of them is a clue that there's something worthy of our engagement. USE CREATIVE THINKING TECHNIQUES. Creative thinking techniques are like jumper cables. Don't dismiss it as trivial. Give it room. SUSPEND LOGIC.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

For lack of a better term, I refer to this concept as innovation potpourri, which is the collection and amalgamation of disparate ideas and thoughts captured without a specific notion of how any of these ideas will be applied. In the meantime, however, I would like to make use of an innovation technique I have mentioned in previous articles.

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hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Engaging stories and tips on how to deal with damning cynics by donning “suitable” hats make this book an absolute gem. It is a fantastic buy for creative people who need help sorting tasks, figuring out whether they are dreamers, doers, or incrementalists, and deciding how much energy to invest to execute their ideas.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 18, 2020

This is the kind of creative thinking that colleagues and customers expect to see from those of us in the innovation field. Drive on the Other Side – Think about Foundations. This made it quite interesting when our drivers engaged in the ubiquitous developing country activity of passing slow-moving vehicles on two-lane roads.

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