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. To facilitate this, you may want to explore workshops or training sessions focused on use change management to transform organizational culture.

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Culture Underperforming Technical Team Agile Leadership 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

By highlighting stories of successful innovation and providing actionable strategies, a keynote speaker can empower attendees to think differently and act boldly. Engaging and Dynamic Presentation Style The ability to captivate an audience is a crucial aspect of a corporate event speaker’s role.

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Technical Review Trends Innovation Engagement 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

To ensure that leaders have the necessary skills to foster such a culture, it is crucial to integrate innovation into leadership development programs and offer leadership development workshops focused on enhancing innovation leadership skills. Promotes the use of creative thinking and experimentation to find novel solutions.

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Culture of Innovation Culture Leadership Innovation 113

Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Fostering Collaboration and Engagement In the realm of virtual teams, collaboration and engagement are the cornerstone of success. Use engaging visual aids and interactive elements to maintain attention. Recognize and reward creative thinking to motivate others to contribute.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Collaboration Technical Review 100

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Last week was diverse in the Brainzooming world, as we were engaged in serving clients across many different aspects of what we do. Thursday included working with a local non-profit to develop the strategic foundation for an important initiative, along with developing initial themes from the Carbondale community collaboration workshops.

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Collaboration Strategic Thinking Groups Engagement 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 11, 2018

We have a call with a client about an upcoming Brainzooming innovation workshop. 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.

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Exercises Creative Thinking Creativity Groups 81

BrainZooming

JUNE 20, 2016

We introduced the first Brainzooming strategic planning workshop resembling what we do today as The Brainzooming Group ten years ago, June 19-20, 2006. The First Brainzooming Strategic Planning Workshop. Chuck facilitated multiple engaging, high-energy strategic innovation sessions for us at Yellow Corporation.

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Exercises Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy 67

InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 6, 2022

“Bring Your Stories to Life: Learn How to Tell an Engaging Tale!” Crafting an Engaging Story to Sell Your Brand. Tips for Creating an Engaging Storyline for Your Business. Write 30 ideas for names for a new program on design and creativity. Creative Design Academy 2. Innovative Design Workshop 4.

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Artificial Inteligence Ideation Brainstorming ChatGPT 83

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It was partly through this conversation with Margot Nijkamp-Diesfeld and Rick Wielens of the Eco System Thinking Institute (ESTI), based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, that we got into the subject of creating different workshop concepts to stimulate those attending and draw out their greater awareness.

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ChatGPT Creativity Data Learning 182

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Engaging in this practice equips you with a clearer understanding of where your organization stands and where it needs to go, helping to navigate through competitive and rapidly changing markets. Engagement : Increases engagement and ownership among team members by involving them in the strategic process.

Roadmap 100

Roadmap Design Underperforming Technical Team How To 100

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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Analysis Strategic Thinking Survey Innovation 66

Idea Champions

DECEMBER 1, 2021

And third, we facilitate an engaging creative thinking process, doing everything we can to help you get out of the box and to higher ground, generating new ideas as we go. I am a highly-accomplished brainstorm facilitator, creative thinking catalyst, innovation workshop leader, and co-author of Conducting Genius.

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Brainstorming Creative Thinking Survey Ideation 49

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 ! Creative Thinking – 7 Keys to How “Idea Magnets” Boost Creativity.

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Creativity eBook Creative Thinking Strategic Thinking 79

InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 30, 2021

We’ve researched worked with teams all over the world to build better innovative training sessions, brainstorms, workshops, meetings, and more. From hackathons to stand up meetings and everything in between, we understand that a more collaborative approach can make a massive difference in boosting efficiency, creativity, and effectiveness.

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Training Meeting Brainstorming Guidelines 52

Idea Champions

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Easy to work with, customer-focused, and highly experienced, he knows how to engage even the most curmudgeonly of audiences. captivated our audience by engaging them in his interactive keynote and workshop and provided attendees with useful tools to apply in their workplaces. What I found surpassed my greatest expectations.

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Conference Culture of Innovation Engagement Creativity 26

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

We’re big proponents of the value of bringing together a diverse group of people with varied creative thinking skills for strategic planning workshops within organizations and communities. Sometimes we use online collaboration within an in-person strategic planning workshop. There really are all kinds of possibilities.

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Collaboration Creative Thinking Exercises Groups 40

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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Handbook Exercises Brainstorming Creative Thinking 52

BrainZooming

AUGUST 30, 2016

I mentioned upcoming business collaboration opportunities for Brainzooming yesterday , including co-presentations, creating content, and developing new workshop and training offerings. 10 Keys to Engaging Employees to Improve Strategic Results. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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Collaboration Strategy Strategy Creative Thinking 92

InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Icebreakers can also be used throughout the retreat to facilitate different groupings with creative thinking and problem solving purposes. Why are they personally engaged and invested in the organization and its goals moving forward? We have facilitated over 100 onsite and virtual leadership retreat style events and workshops.

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Leadership Design Thinking Design Training 61

InnovationTraining.org

JANUARY 26, 2022

These processes can each guide us, depending upon our goals, knowledge, and values surrounding stakeholder engagement. Rather than awaiting well-developed solutions before re-engaging customers, Agile continuously consults with them and redefines direction as a result. Responding to change over following a plan.

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Agile Culture Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 74

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. This could mean workshops, webinars, or access to online courses. Engage with customers to understand what they value most about your offering.

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Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

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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Strategy Strategy eBook Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 1, 2015

In nearly every Brainzooming community collaboration workshop, we conclude with a Plus-Minus-Interesting-Recommendation-Question exercise (a PMIRQ for short). The open-ended questions in a PMIRQ allow participants to share invaluable reactions and ideas; we use them directly to shape what we do in future innovation workshops.

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Collaboration Exercises Strategic Thinking Brainstorming 40

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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Design Thinking Innovation Design System 217

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 9, 2015

We facilitated a two-day innovation strategy workshop for an industrial company. In each of the five mini-innovation strategy workshops, we had a group of core team members, plus people familiar with each perspective. And how much time do I have to get ready before the next workshop? Are we done yet?

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Strategic Thinking Exercises Groups Strategy 40

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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Culture Meeting Engagement Leadership 89

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 6, 2015

We, however, routinely share how we do things via our methodology, tools, and learnings from Brainzooming strategic thinking workshops. Why Do We Give Away So Many Strategic Thinking Exercises? Strategic Thinking – Exercises and Tools for Creative Thinking and Strategy. What to Blog About?

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Strategic Thinking Exercises Creative Thinking eBook 40

Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

How Psychological Safety Encourages Risk-Taking and Creativity When team members feel psychologically safe, they are more likely to take risks and venture into the realm of creative thinking. This atmosphere encourages risk-taking and innovation, essential for business growth.

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Leadership Innovation Collaboration Culture 113

Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

Frameworks assume: engaged leadership, talent on the team, day to day creativity, curiosity, and domain knowledge. You will fail with: Lean, Agile, Design Thinking, TRIZ, Stage-Gate, Osborn-Parnes CPS, KILN’s FuseTrail, or a homegrown/blended framework. Seven Innovation Fundamentals: Applying creative thinking to problems.

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Innovation Culture Creative Thinking Design Thinking 70

Idea Champions

JANUARY 19, 2018

Flying in an outside consultant to lead a workshop or training can sometimes be cost prohibitive. You and I have a 15-minute phone conversation about WHY you want to raise the bar for innovation and creativity in your organization. Creator of a wide variety of storytelling workshops and keynotes. Our workshops and trainings.

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Learning Creative Thinking Training Meeting 24

ImagineNation

MARCH 28, 2023

It also as well as enhances our well-being and creativity differently. The potential outcomes include people experiencing more positive emotions, increased engagement at work, increased development of positive relationships, and more meaningful and purposeful work.

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Creativity Artificial Inteligence Learning Tools 52

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Getting as much homework and other stuff involving individual work done before the strategic planning workshop so everyone isn’t waiting around for one person to share information. Designing strategic thinking questions leading to engaging conversation among familiar and new participants. – Mike Brown.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises Collaboration Groups 40

Idea Champions

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Flying in an outside consultant to lead a workshop or training can sometimes be cost prohibitive. TOPICS INCLUDE: Creative Thinking, Culture of Innovation, Brainstorm Facilitation, Storytelling, Leadership, Mindset, Motivation, Collaboration, Facilitation, Listening, Humor, and Change. Our workshops and trainings.

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Learning Creative Thinking Training Innovation 24

Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Flying in an outside consultant to lead a workshop or training can sometimes be cost prohibitive. TOPICS INCLUDE: Mindset, Culture of Innovation, Creative Thinking, Idea Generation, Brainstorm Facilitation, Storytelling, Leadership, Teamwork/Collaboration, Listening/Feedback, Problem Solving. Our workshops and trainings.

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Learning Creative Thinking Training Innovation 22

BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2019

First: the workshops, keynotes, deep-dives and panels were excellent. Mike Brown Founder of The Brainzooming Group, and an expert on strategy, creativity, and innovation. On the other hand, this was its inception, and all too often, first-time events don’t go as expected. Another attendee was heard saying, “My brain is full!”

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Conference Strategic Thinking Creativity Resources 74

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. Creator of a wide variety of storytelling workshops, keynotes, and trainings. FEE: $695 for an annual license. WHO CREATED THIS PROGRAM? His clients.

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How To Creative Thinking Meeting Video 26

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 15, 2015

If we’re headed into a client session or a meeting and need a few creative thinking questions, I visit the blog and grab suitable questions from one of our compilation posts. While the Brainzooming blog serves multiple functions, one of the most important for me is as my own professional reference source.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises eBook Guidelines 40