IdeaScale

DECEMBER 27, 2016

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. For example, Amazon developed a system to enable competitors to sell on its website, even when competitors offered cheaper prices.

Technical Review 173

Technical Review Handbook Innovation Groups 173

IdeaScale

MARCH 14, 2017

For example, Starbucks founder Howard Shultz’ travels through Europe allowed him to meet coffee experts and cafe owners, and to crystallize his thinking about how Starbucks could bring a new coffee culture to the United States. An example of one of these systems is IdeaScale.

Handbook 140

Handbook Project Groups Meeting 140

Planview

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Read Next: The Agile Manager’s Handbook. Allow them to get hands on quickly, with activities like value stream design, setting strategy or OKRs, and actively owning risk items. Two examples are steering meetings and quarterly planning (AKA Big Room or Program Increment [PI] Planning). Form an Agile Leadership Team.

Agile 111

Agile Handbook Leadership Engagement 111

Michael Michalko

MAY 14, 2022

For example, “rainbow” might be named “painted rain”. For example, if the meeting is about office morale, “morale” might be named “a spring flower”, or a “warm hug”, and so on. Examples: bird x supervisor pony x patient customer x door watermelon x therapist key x plant meeting room x ballet dancer. Draw a picture.

Creative Thinking 98

Creative Thinking Groups Creativity Handbook 98

IdeaScale

APRIL 4, 2017

Become a living example. He also is an accomplished speaker, certified instructional designer and trainer, and co-author of Creating Value with CO-STAR: An Innovation Tool for Perfecting and Pitching your Brilliant Ideas and The Global Innovation Science Handbook.

Handbook 150

Handbook Leadership Innovation Project 150

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

For example, a medical equipment manufacturer helped the engineers with new product ideas with their pitches. This is a classic example of a strength becoming a weakness. History is full of examples of innovators who were told their ideas would not work, but who ultimately found ways to find the support and resources they needed.

Underperforming Technical Team 189

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Project Technical Review 189

Michael Michalko

APRIL 3, 2022

Pick eight random words and give the list to someone or to a small group (for example: flower pot, baby, glass, grasshopper, coffee pot, box, toast and garage). Some of the words they came up with were people, cruises, creative, furniture, charity, designer, custom, art, thin air, and celebrities. Try an experiment.

Handbook 52

Handbook Groups Creativity Study 52

Michael Michalko

APRIL 13, 2022

For example, a crystal ball might represent a view toward future markets, a bottle of Heinz catsup might represent a personal goal of 57 new ideas on how to cut expenses, and a set of jumper cables might symbolize the act of jump-starting your creative juices to get more sales. Lastly, don’t forget to thank people for their ideas.

Creativity 105

Creativity Brainstorming Creative Thinking Handbook 105

Michael Michalko

APRIL 13, 2022

For example, a crystal ball might represent a view toward future markets, a bottle of Heinz catsup might represent a personal goal of 57 new ideas on how to cut expenses, and a set of jumper cables might symbolize the act of jump-starting your creative juices to get more sales. Lastly, don’t forget to thank people for their ideas.

Creativity 98

Creativity Brainstorming Creative Thinking Handbook 98

Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For example, combinations such as ‘friendly enemy’ and ‘healthful illness’. For example, if you like reading, work in a book shop and do lots of evening classes.” But there’s one book I turn to again and again for creative inspiration: Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative Thinking Techniques by Michael Michalko.

Creativity 40

Creativity Tips Handbook Exercises 40

Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

EXAMPLE: A non-profit in Russia was concerned that over 30 percent of Russian drivers failed to comply with parking regulations concerning disabled spaces. They imagineered this by introducing warning tickets designed to look like parking tickets. This campaign enables all residents to lend a helping hand.

Brainstorming 98

Brainstorming Creativity Creative Thinking Handbook 98

IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

This is a classic example of a strength becoming a weakness. History is full of examples of innovators who were told their ideas would not work, but who ultimately found ways to gain the support and resources they needed. Champions and sponsors give up or leave the company because it is too hard to get everyone onboard with ideas.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Handbook Project Resources 100

InnovationTraining.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

For example, put on a “marketing hat” if you are an engineer. The Creative Thinking Handbook. Design Thinking: A Guide to Creative Problem Solving for Everyone. This book covers creative problem solving and design thinking in an easy-to-understand and implement way. Switch Roles. Take a Break.

Training 47

Training Creativity Handbook Design Thinking 47

IdeaScale

MARCH 28, 2017

For example, when she was CEO of HP, Carly Fiorina linked their innovation culture to the founding values of the company, through the “Rules of the Garage.” To the degree you embrace this role, your corporate culture will act as rocket fuel to your innovation efforts or become your team’s Achilles heel. Create Your Unique Innovative Culture.

Culture 100

Culture Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Handbook 100

Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

For example, a crystal ball might represent a view toward future markets, a bottle of Heinz catsup might represent a personal goal of 57 new ideas on how to cut expenses, and a set of jumper cables might symbolize the act of jump-starting your creative juices to get more sales. Lastly, don’t forget to thank people for their ideas.

Brainstorming 40

Brainstorming Creative Thinking Creativity Handbook 40

Innov8rs

JANUARY 16, 2023

Ben Yoskowitz (Founding Partner at Highline Beta) and Helene Niklasson (VP Innovation Ecosystems and Partnerships and Head of CampX at Volvo Group) joined us for our recent The Innovator’s Handbook 2023 launch event. Sustainability is a prime example. Launching An Open Innovation Program: What Should You Know?

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Open Innovation Innovation Management Management Innovation Programs 59

The Inovo Group

JULY 29, 2020

The unintended consequences of globally adopted social media, facial recognition, and ever-present AI are just a few examples playing out now. It is designed to promote the imagining of alternate futures, both good and bad. Appropriation (Design). These can have future consequences that are unintended and unexpected.

Policies 52

Policies Innovation Handbook Tools 52

hackerearth

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Easily the first lesson in the innovation handbook, asking “why” and “what-if” will set the ball rolling. For example, Yelp is happy to stand behind employees keen to try out new ideas. These leaders are looked up to because they led by example. Support expansive thinking and create an open environment. No task is too menial.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Handbook Creativity 40

hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Drucker uses examples to outline systematic innovation and sources of innovative opportunities within and outside of the enterprises. A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques by Michael Michalko is a fun book on how to come up with unique ideas and channelize them in your business and personal lives.

LEAN 12

LEAN Entrepreneurship Innovation Case Study 12

IM Insights

APRIL 23, 2022

Let’s put , put everything that we know together and make it really practical handbook so that everyone can do it right. How do you put it together in terms of making a of meaningful handbook ? That was more of all the information is out there. We’re doing it in a practical way. That was what is out there.

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System Innovation Report Underperforming Technical Team 52

Be-novative

APRIL 21, 2021

From Project Managment to Strategy Implementation Skills: Nieto-Rodriguez’s research for the HBR Project Management Handbook(to be published in Sep 2021), clearly shows that senior leaders see project management as a core competency and invest in them over 2021 and beyond. Why do we need to exist and how do we contribute to this change world?

Trends 52

Trends Project Design Thinking Ideation 52

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. What's needed to build high-performing innovation teams?

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Culture Innovation Management Management Culture of Innovation 52