InnovationTraining.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

If you’ve already reviewed our introductory training article, you may be interested in finding more resources to expand your knowledge about this framework and how to apply it to your own creative challenges and innovative problem-solving experiments. Get it here. Jobs to be Done: A Roadmap for Customer-Centered Innovation. Get it here.

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Handbook Tips Design Thinking Case Study 87

IdeaScale

APRIL 4, 2017

Almost any new idea and project eventually hits major obstacles or encounters people who say it could never work. Ask, “What can we learn?” when projects do not turn out as expected. Admit when you are wrong and capture the learning from failed inventions. Assign some of your best people to innovation projects.

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Handbook Leadership Innovation Project 150

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

They take a long-term view of their staff and see innovation projects as an opportunity to stretch their employees’ capabilities and to help them achieve their aspirations. A mentor enables innovators to focus on their project results while also learning about themselves along the way. The M entor Role in I nnovation .

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Project Technical Review 189

IdeaScale

MARCH 14, 2017

Being able to find, build, and test ideas through a network of diverse perspectives offers leaders, teams, and innovation projects the benefits of new insights and novel points of view, which increase the chance of uncovering real breakthroughs. Networking is, at its core, relationship building and learning. The Core of Networking.

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Handbook Project Groups Meeting 140

Innov8rs

JANUARY 16, 2023

During our recent The Innovator’s Handbook 2023 launch event, Apoorva Shah (Vice President of Innovation at Wiley) and Cassandra Galloway (Head of Strategic Workforce Transformation at Zurich Insurance) dove into the crucial topic of innovation culture, as summarized below. It is always possible to learn more about the industry.

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Culture Innovation Management Management Culture of Innovation 52

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Often, managers are required to play the role of a barrier buster to ensure the team’s creativity delivers bottom line results for the business. Guiding projects along the path of least resistance and avoiding political pitfalls. There is not enough funding to form and facilitate innovation projects.

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Underperforming Technical Team Handbook Project Resources 100

Michael Michalko

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Further info/Source Exercise is based on creative thinking techniques described in book of Michael Michalko “Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques” The exercise was implemented in the Training Course CREATIVE LEADERSHIP that has been funded with support from the European Commission.

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Creative Thinking Groups Creativity Handbook 11