IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Innovation is a process that relies heavily on creativity and individual thinking, and these are things that don’t come easily. In order to get your creative juices flowing it can be important to engage in creative thinking exercises and practice ways you can improve your innovation process. Discovering New Ideas.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Design more innovative innovation meetings that boost creativity and strengthen engagement. We’ve all been to uninspiring organizational meetings before. Far too often, engaging and innovative meetings are rare and fall short of accomplishing their goals. However, it doesn’t need to be this way.

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Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

What if the very same idea was suggested at a team meeting by a junior accounts clerk? We see similar factors at play when there is a brainstorm meeting with the big boss in the room – everyone defers to their ideas and people are reluctant to challenge. Respect for authority and position can inhibit creativity and innovation.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 22, 2024

What is Government Innovation? Government innovation is defined as the process of introducing new ideas, approaches, technologies, or practices to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, responsiveness, and outcomes of government services, policies, and operations.

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Idea to Value

MAY 9, 2022

Another study showed that this was particularly challenging for creatives who thought that what was important was the aesthetic quality of their output, when what might be more important for their success is the chance social opportunities they have.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Dave is a musician, educator, author and facilitator with a focus on improving creativity. We speak about how to keep up creativity in the times of remote working, and how to think laterally to live consciously again. 00:04:45 – How he found the power of education in creativity. Interesting insights from a study by HBR.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2021

As shown in the video here on this article, designers can now tell special software what parameters and outcomes a design should deliver, and the software can then run millions (or billions) of iterative simulations to find designs which meet those specifications.

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Destination Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2022

It also leads to more creativity and innovation. In business a strict regime of hard work and meetings with no down-time leaves little or no bandwidth for fresh ideas and experimentation. How can you embolden spontaneity and creativity at work? Here are some ideas: A meeting with no agenda. The random lunch.

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helloFUTURE

MAY 15, 2023

You’ve probably heard the term “culture of innovation” thrown around in countless meetings, and it’s likely that you’ve pondered how to instill this within your own team.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2023

This month I am completing a series on cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations. Cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations do have real differences and my aim is to draw these out in this series. Creativity and innovation : Participants must be able to generate creative ideas and innovative solutions to complex problems.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Creativity is about more than just art. Creativity is how we get great innovation, but encouraging creativity in a structured environment, like work, can be a bit tricky. Fortunately, with a little creativity of your own, you can get the ideas flowing. There will, alas, always be meetings in any industry.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Office design matters for innovation. . All manner of stimuli — or lack thereof — can get in the way of fostering an environment that promotes innovation. All manner of stimuli — or lack thereof — can get in the way of fostering an environment that promotes innovation. Collaboration + Innovation.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 17, 2024

The Power of Team Innovation Keynote Speakers Keynote speakers hold a pivotal role in setting the tone and driving the theme of corporate events, conferences, and leadership programs. Their impact can often extend beyond the event, influencing long-term team dynamics and innovation.

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Destination Innovation

AUGUST 2, 2020

It is an example of an innovative new blend – ‘country rap’ The lesson is clear. Creative people do not have to be in the same room in order to collaborate on innovations. How can you harness this idea in the age of Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings? We need great ideas to tackle this problem.

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Destination Innovation

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

You want to hold a meeting with the team you manage in order to generate some really creative ideas. You naturally want to lead the meeting but should you be in the room at all? With you there, it is very hard for your team to switch from normal meeting mode to creative brainstorm mode. Here is the dilemma.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

When you build a creative team, you hope that the team as a whole will be more creative and productive than the sum of its parts. Then, the creative team must be managed well. When it all clicks, a creative team can become a hub of innovation management, pushing creative ideas through from concept to implementation.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

I finished my last post, “ Are we EVER going to embrace innovation? ” With the argument, we need to change the innovation narrative and significantly update the innovation approach and processes to meet today’s and tomorrow’s business challenges.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2020

However, some companies and creative individuals have already come up with innovative solutions to the problem. These are real innovations to fix the problems at scale. This famous saying is especially true right now, as the world is struggling to contain the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 14, 2019

“Creativity is contagious. Creativity is the true driver of innovation. In order to develop your business and always stay on top of the game with innovative ideas, promoting and preserving creativity in your team is of vital importance. Moreover, you can tape the meeting with the permission of those prosent.

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Stephen Shapiro

APRIL 21, 2020

Currently, we are unable to conduct in-person, face-to-face meetings. In other words, create a virtual version of the live meeting. Doing this misses a huge opportunity for innovation. We don’t want to deliver online meetings or presentations the way we conduct them in-person. WHAT INNOVATING VIRTUAL LOOKS LIKE.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast , we speak again with author Todd Henry about his new book Daily Creative. Today we talk about what it takes to make creativity a daily exercise and how to make it more actionable and productive. Topics covered in the episode: 00:01:30 – What the Daily Creative is about.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the fourth conversation between Jeffrey Phillips and myself around parts of the Executive Innovation Work Mat, we took on several different issues around the design, function, structure and process needs for innovation. We relate this specifically within our Executive Innovation Work Mat.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 24, 2021

But what about purely creative photography? As with many art forms, there is often the question of whether following your creative passions can translate into a stable and fulfilling career. With almost any creative career, but particularly for the visual arts, you need to pay attention to your portfolio. Building Your Profile.

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Leapfrogging

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Getting the most out of meetings is easy if you know how to effectively design them. One of the biggest black holes in workplace productivity is the poorly designed, poorly run meeting. No wonder 71 percent of senior managers view their companies’ meetings as unproductive and inefficient. Pick Participants Wisely.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 28, 2021

While creativity is central to any innovation strategy, it doesn’t come on tap. Drawing from the research behind our infographic , here are eight activities that promote creativity that you can do right now. Taking a walk, doing some yoga, going for a bike ride, all of these have been found to make you more creative.

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Phil McKinney

JULY 16, 2023

Welcome to the Innovation Tool Review series! Here, I will share my thoughts on the leading innovation tools and their uses to drive creativity and innovativeness for organizations of all sizes. It's a catalyst for ideation, a platform for brainstorming, and a canvas for creativity. That tool is tracing paper.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that combines empathy, creativity, and rationality to meet user needs and drive successful business outcomes. AI complements human creativity, enabling teams to translate complex data into meaningful insights and innovative solutions.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This is especially true for venture and innovation teams, who let’s face it, many of whom had a very tough 2022. With the global economy stalling and fear of an upcoming recession, many companies have significantly slowed their investments into new innovation teams. Ensure everyone in the organisation still feels creative.

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Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 12, 2022

In what is probably one of the most revered books among innovators, Edward De Bono wrote about six "thinking" hats. Often, many people will be wearing either the factual hat - like the famous detective, just give me the facts, or the judging hat - does what is being said meet with my experience? Why can't we innovate?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

It serves as a cornerstone for innovation and drives superior business outcomes. Enhancing Innovation and Business Results Effective team collaboration is a catalyst for innovation. Benefit Description Increased Creativity Diverse perspectives lead to novel ideas and solutions.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

What makes it possible for high performance athletes, aritists, scientists and innovators to effortlessly produce great, creative work? The history of creative flow. Distraction is a major issue preventing people from doing their best creative work. You may have even experienced it yourself. What is a flow state?

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Idea to Value

JULY 13, 2021

In order to succeed as a professional innovation manager, you need a variety of skills. From being able to manage bureaucracy to coming up with ideas in the first place, here are the 6 Most Important skills you need to be an effective innovator: 1. Creativity. Innovation relies on the implementation of a creative idea.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 1, 2017

Innovators’ curious attitude is characterized by thinking in childlike terms while insatiably seeking out information. But world’s greatest innovators are passionately curious and even nosy or annoying. Even as adults, innovators are still in close communication with their inner child. How and why are we different or alike?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design Thinking is a non-linear, iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. This shift allows design thinkers to focus on higher-level creative and strategic activities.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This report provides a definitive innovation benchmarking document for leaders in strategy, R&D, design, and other innovation roles inside large organizations. Leader, Enterprise Innovation at KPMG, does provide a variety of ideas and considerations for those seeking innovation understanding.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

I spoke to 11 of the world’s leading female innovation experts to get their definition of “innovation” The variety in their responses may surprise you. In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? 15 experts share their innovation definition in order to answer the question of “What is innovation?”

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Destination Innovation

MARCH 8, 2017

Most management meetings are dull affairs stacked full of short-term urgent problems that need fixing. You should brainstorm strategic and innovative options. Here are some questions which I use in corporate brainstorm meetings. They will generate creative and sometimes drastic suggestions.

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