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7 TENETS OF CREATIVE THINKING

Michael Michalko

This principle helped Walt Disney bring his fantasies to life and also enabled Albert Einstein to engage in thought experiments that led to revolutionary ideas about space and time. In addition, he created Thinkpak (A Brainstorming Card Set) , which is a novel creative-thinking tool that is designed to facilitate brainstorming sessions.

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Selling Agile to Executives: 8 Ways to Get Buy-in

Planview

The only problem may be that you’re getting little engagement from senior management, and they hold the keys to driving positive and enduring change in the organization. Consider these eight tips to get senior leaders behind your Agile transformation and help them fully engage. Read Next: The Agile Manager’s Handbook.

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Are you a Direction Setter? How to Bring the Future into Focus

IdeaScale

As a direction setter, you must go beyond the data and tell a compelling story about future potential that engages people more deeply and inspires them to bring their creative best. The underlying design and technical expertise that makes these products distinctly Apple remained constant.

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Creating Innovation Connections as the Customer Advocate

IdeaScale

Bezos took a strong stand that the company must not create a business strategy designed only to protect their existing business when their customers clearly wanted something else. Support staff to engage in open innovation with customers. Bring the “voice of the customer” into the decision making and idea generation.

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Are you a Positive Role Model for Innovation?

IdeaScale

Innovation cannot be fully delegated to others—it will only be considered an important effort in a team or company when the leader is actively engaged. How a leader spends his or her time is always noticed by others. As an innovation leader, you might. Convene special strategy sessions just for generating ideas and exploring options.

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SIMPLE WAYS TO INCREASE CREATIVITY IN YOUR ORGANIZATION

Michael Michalko

Creative Corner Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Let’s Do Lunch Encourage weekly lunch-time meeting of three to five employees to engage in creative thinking. Design your own “Thank You For Your Great Idea” cards and distribute them freely to contributors. Michael Michalko.

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SIMPLE WAYS TO INCREASE CREATIVITY IN YOUR ORGANIZATION

Michael Michalko

Creative Corner Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Let’s Do Lunch Encourage weekly lunch-time meeting of three to five employees to engage in creative thinking. Design your own “Thank You For Your Great Idea” cards and distribute them freely to contributors. Michael Michalko.