Idea Champions

APRIL 13, 2024

Because we want to increase the odds of people actively participating in the creative thinking process. Any work team that has a compelling goal, challenge or opportunity and the commitment to explore it in creative ways. It is not designed for mobile at this time. Can we still use Free the Genie? Why only four?

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 24, 2019

In the innovation space there is endless discussion about frameworks. If everyone else is jumping off the Design Thinking bridge shouldn’t we? Just kidding, Design Thinking can be a good choice, as can Agile, or Lean, or your own blended system. Using a structured innovation framework is a project success factor.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 7, 2020

FFE is the starting point of NPD and is where new product ideas are generated before entering the formal development process. Developing a strategy here is key in creating an efficient and cost-effective idea generation process, but how should you approach this? Dyson engineers are never satisfied.

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Product Development Crowdsourcing Technical Review Idea Generation 52

Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

.” The stories of great innovation moments, overcoming seemingly impossible obstacles, and inventive breakthroughs will leave audiences empowered to innovate. The content is about how the best organizations do it; mindset, frameworks, project selections, and how to create the elusive culture of innovation.

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hackerearth

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Innovation is one of the most popular terms used in the corporate world. It is generally viewed as a process of creative ideation, which is a combination of creative ideas and sustainably profitable business models. As described by Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google, “Innovation is more of an idea than location.”.

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hackerearth

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Innovation is one of the most popular terms used in the corporate world. It is generally viewed as a process of creative ideation, which is a combination of creative ideas and sustainably profitable business models. As described by Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google, “Innovation is more of an idea than location.”.

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Course Innovation Management Management Technical Review 40

Idea Champions

JULY 8, 2020

We help people make meaningful adjustments of vision, insight, and perception so they can acknowledge, embrace, and apply their innate ability to be more creative on the job -- and, for those clients who want to reinvent their "innovation process", we help them figure it out. Mindset: Organizations don't innovate, people do.

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Training Creativity Culture of Innovation Engagement 29

hackerearth

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Although enterprise collaboration software market has been around for over 20 years, innovation management software is a specialized segment that helps companies guide and support their innovation process. What is innovation management software (IMS)? Poor innovation implementation. Poor innovation planning.

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hackerearth

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Although the enterprise collaboration software market has been around for over 20 years, innovation management software is a specialized segment that helps companies guide and support their innovation process. What is innovation management software (IMS)? Poor innovation implementation. Poor innovation planning.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 19, 2018

Which is precisely why my company, Idea Champions , is now offering Jump Starting Innovation , a cost-effective way to stir the innovation soup -- a virtual, self-organizing, just-in-time way to increase everyone's ability to be a proactive innovator on-the-job. And it only requires 15 minutes per week. HOW IT WORKS: 1.

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Idea Champions

DECEMBER 25, 2018

We help people make meaningful adjustments of vision, insight, and perception so they can acknowledge, embrace, and apply their innate ability to be more creative on the job -- and, for those clients who want to reinvent their "innovation process", we help them figure it out. Mindset: Organizations don't innovate, people do.

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Training Creativity Culture of Innovation Engagement 29

Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Even though it is especially there that creativity is so crucial! This post explains why it’s so important to be open minded to new ideas, because they might end up being revolutionary. In fact many great ideas, which today are widely accepted, were violently opposed when first expressed. And changing perspective is hard.

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

TOPICS INCLUDE: Mindset, Culture of Innovation, Creative Thinking, Idea Generation, Brainstorm Facilitation, Storytelling, Leadership, Teamwork/Collaboration, Listening/Feedback, Problem Solving. All you need to reserve on your agenda is 10 minutes for the innovation topic. HOW IT WORKS: 1.

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Learning Creative Thinking Training Innovation 22

Wazoku

DECEMBER 20, 2018

A culture of innovation is more than a buzzword. Many organisations struggle to first define what makes a culture innovative, let alone build an innovative culture. They’re often called Innovation Labs. How should you deliver these steps ?

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Idea Champions

JULY 13, 2017

We help people make meaningful adjustments of vision, insight, and perception so they can acknowledge, embrace, and apply their innate ability to be more creative on the job -- and, for those clients who want to reinvent their "innovation process", we help them figure it out. Mindset: Organizations don't innovate, people do.

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Training Creativity Culture of Innovation Engagement 29

Idea Champions

MAY 17, 2017

We help people make meaningful adjustments of vision, insight, and perception so they can acknowledge, embrace, and apply their innate ability to be more creative on the job -- and, for those clients who want to reinvent their "innovation process", we help them figure it out. Mindset: Organizations don't innovate, people do.

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Training Creativity Culture of Innovation Engagement 26

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 10, 2019

To counter these challenges, companies are increasingly focused on creating a culture of innovation to achieve financial process improvement. This employee-centric approach appealed to TSYS, who were searching for ways to better leverage internal knowledge in a way that could be tailored to their unique infrastructure and culture.

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Idea Champions

MARCH 23, 2018

We help people make meaningful adjustments of vision, insight, and perception so they can acknowledge, embrace, and apply their innate ability to be more creative on the job -- and, for those clients who want to reinvent their "innovation process", we help them figure it out. Mindset: Organizations don't innovate, people do.

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Training Creativity Culture of Innovation Engagement 22

Idea Champions

APRIL 7, 2017

If you have a big conference coming up and want to make sure it is has major impact, Idea Champions can help. We design and facilitate conferences that make a big difference -- memorable events that are totally engaging, enjoyable, and radically increase the odds of your conference outcomes sustaining over time. Here's how we do it: 1.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Even though it is especially there that creativity is so crucial! This post explains why it’s so important to be open minded to new ideas, because they might end up being revolutionary. In fact many great ideas, which today are widely accepted, were violently opposed when first expressed. And changing perspective is hard.

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Innovation Study Culture Creativity 40

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

“Innovation Management is about more than just planning new products, services, brand extensions, or technology inventions. It’s about imagining, mobilizing, and competing in new ways,” says Idris Mootee, author of Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation. Companies no longer confine themselves to the fourth generation.

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Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

“Innovation Management is about more than just planning new products, services, brand extensions, or technology inventions. It’s about imagining, mobilizing, and competing in new ways,” says Idris Mootee, author of Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation. Companies no longer confine themselves to the fourth generation.

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Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

Idea Champions

JUNE 17, 2016

We help people make meaningful adjustments of vision, insight, and perception so they can acknowledge, embrace, and apply their innate ability to be more creative on the job -- and, for those clients who want to reinvent their "innovation process", we help them figure it out. Mindset: Organizations don't innovate, people do.

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Training Creativity Innovation Culture of Innovation 20

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Its rapid expansion from a small, family-run wholesale goods business in 1928 into a multinational conglomerate with 30,000 employees, can be attributed in part to the creative – and ingenious – ways it has crowdsourced ideas from employees. Colruyt Group is a great case in point. Qmarkets: That’s awesome!

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Innovation in Practice

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The same holds true in creativity. We want to resist the temptation of judging ideas depending on where it came from. If we like the person, we tend to like their idea. And what this means for you in practice is that you have to find a way to strip ideas of their identity. Yet, its very difficult for us to do this.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 11, 2024

Since 1987, Idea Champions has been designing and facilitating a wide range of brainstorming sessions, creative thinking trainings, and innovation workshops for more than 130 organizations in 11 different countries. During that time, we have worked with just about every industry on planet earth and every kind of mindset.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

JANUARY 23, 2024

It is recognised today that Ecosystem design and thinking provide demonstrable value and gain. It aligns all facets toward value creation by addressing foundational creativity, interconnected solutions, dynamic resilience, and collaborative prosperity. Dynamism is so often missing in what we undertake today.

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ChatGPT Collaboration Design Leadership 52

Inceodia

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

"Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true, but its father is creativity, and knowledge is the midwife." -- Jonathan Schattke, scientist. Innovation and invention are often used interchangeably yet they are two very distinct practices. Take an introductory design thinking course from Stanford’s d.School, IDEO or Acumen.

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PlanBox Innovation

JULY 31, 2023

Innovation is the lifeblood of any successful organization. Yet, many organizations struggle to foster a culture of innovation that can drive growth and lead to transformative ideas. Through my work, I’ve seen leading organizations democratize innovation, encouraging ideas from every level of their workforce.

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