BrainZooming

APRIL 20, 2016

As in, “We’ve learned from experience that we don’t want them drug into other tasks they might be able to contribute to if that causes performance and timeliness to suffer.” Job Descriptions Don’t Define Innovation Potential. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Innovation Engagement Creative Thinking 40

BrainZooming

AUGUST 30, 2016

There is a mutual commitment to learning from the business collaboration. Beyond learning more from the collaboration’s outcomes, it should provide an opportunity to learn about each other and our brand. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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Collaboration Strategy Strategy Creative Thinking 92

BrainZooming

JUNE 26, 2018

Most importantly, you can shape strategies based on integrating audience input during the earliest stages. This opens the door for making strategy creation an experience that many people actively participate in doing versus just learning about after-the-fact. It involves more constraints. – Mike Brown.

Collaboration 59

Collaboration Engagement Strategic Thinking Leadership 59

BrainZooming

JANUARY 25, 2016

You know, this week doesn’t have to be as unproductive as last week, what with business meetings going nowhere along with wasting time, positive energy, and any hope of creativity. The thing is, there’s a different way to structure business meetings to help a group come together and collaborate in an innovative, productive way.

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Meeting Collaboration Creative Thinking Tips 40

BrainZooming

JUNE 29, 2017

While leading strategy development in a new company poses challenges (including needing to learn a tremendous amount as you go), it has a comparable number of advantages (Including not laboring under preconceived ideas about how the organization does things). All the Strategy Roles You Need. via Shutterstock.

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Resources Strategic Thinking Comparison Strategy 86

BrainZooming

MARCH 8, 2016

Creating Organizational Change and Change Management – 4 Strategy Options. 29 Phrases Blocking Innovative Ideas. Whatever the hesitancy to innovate has been, unfreezing a team involves identifying and launching the steps (even the small steps) to make progress. New Business Ideas and a Creative Block in Your Organization.

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Change Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Friday’s priority involved finalizing a new product innovation workshop we’re developing in collaboration with a market research company for one of its clients. That is why weeks such as the last one are so rewarding and filled with learning. Actively engage more employees in strategy AND implementation success.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Strategic Thinking Groups Engagement 40

BrainZooming

JUNE 28, 2016

Since strategy planning is an infrequent activity, it is difficult for executives to master it. We learned that if we asked executives a series of questions leading to the information needed to complete a strategy plan, they became productive strategy planners. Find New Resources to Innovate !

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Exercises Strategy Strategy Collaboration 65

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Have a strong grounding in business, creative, innovation, and strategic principles. Want to have someone outside your company make your strategic planning work for you in a creative, mentally stimulating and result-oriented way? 10 Keys to Involving Employees In Your Strategy. Have adequate time to prepare to facilitate.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Groups Strategy Strategy 40

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. When discussing a strategic planning or innovation strategy engagement with a client, we use the graphic below to design our recommended approach.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Creative Thinking Exercises Groups 40

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 9, 2015

We facilitated a two-day innovation strategy workshop for an industrial company. The company wants to make significant changes to a major production process. During the innovation strategy discussions, we addressed the production process changes from five different perspectives. Are we done yet?

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Groups Strategy 40

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Originating from an Edward De Bono technique we learned from Chuck Dymer , the PMIRQ asks five open-ended questions on what worked (Plus), didn’t work (Minus), was surprising (Interesting), should be done next time (Recommendation), and didn’t get fully addressed (Question). Fresh Ideas and Learning. Learned a lot”. Networking.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Exercises Strategic Thinking Brainstorming 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Collaboration Groups 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 16, 2016

Whenever possible, we try to help clients select a mix of people to participate in group strategy exercises. We review the importance of including front-line decision makers, functional experts, and individuals with creative perspectives. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Exercises 40

Exercises Groups Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 22, 2016

Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

Engagement 40

Engagement Strategic Thinking Underperforming Technical Team Exercises 40

CorporateIntel

AUGUST 6, 2017

We talk about a lot of things: leadership talent, product quality, business model. We talk about creativity and innovation, passion for excellence, dedication to the customer experience. Good process takes a lifetime to learn. One of the things we never talk about is trying to fix morale. There are no shortcuts.

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Survey Engagement Competition Company 70

BrainZooming

APRIL 5, 2016

Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 20, 2016

Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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Project Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

MAY 6, 2016

Ask them to provide concrete examples of when they devised creative solutions. Put together the success recipe based on learning from failure and moving forward. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Embrace failure as a given.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Underperforming Technical Team Company Culture 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

When you have solid planning (maybe even over-planning), good strategic thinking questions to identify ways to adapt, and an appreciation for flexibility, unexpected events become a wonderful opportunity for learning and developing. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Engagement Tips Strategy 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy Tips 40

Planview

JANUARY 22, 2024

As we welcome the new year, we asked our team of product innovation experts and thought leaders to identify trends they’re seeing across the industry and within our customer implementations. Trend #1: Greater Financial Scrutiny on New Product Development Balanced Against Innovation Opportunity While the U.S.

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Product Development Innovation Management Management Trends 69

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

Strategy 40

Strategy Strategy Guidelines Engagement 40