Download, Innovation, Learning and Product Strategy

Identifying the Value of Crowdsourcing: A Talk with Dr. Zoe Szajnfarber

IdeaScale

JANUARY 22, 2020

Traditional approaches to creating innovation strategies are no longer providing effective solutions. Instead, companies are adopting a way of solving problems known as open innovation. One method for practicing open innovation is through crowdsourcing, the process of sharing ideas across industries to solve a common problem.

Crowdsourcing

Crowdsourcing Open Innovation Industry Engagement

Innovation Strategy – Here, There, and Everywhere

BrainZooming

MAY 17, 2016

While there’s more to come in the months ahead, here are highlights of a couple of innovation strategy presentations this week to very different groups. Innovation Strategy in Your Organization – An Innovative Workplace Culture. Implementing smart, innovative possibilities. – Mike Brown.

Strategy

Strategy Strategy Innovation Collaboration

Innovation in the Automotive Industry

Yet2

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Automotive manufacturers, companies in the automotive supply chain, and technology startups eyeing the automotive market need to understand the innovations that are taking place today – and those that will take place tomorrow. Therefore, evaluating, testing, and ultimately, selecting any innovation or technology must be at the highest level.

Industry

Industry Innovation Technology Product Strategy

Webinars

The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

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15 Things to Look for in a Business Collaboration

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. FREE Download: “Results!!! Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Collaboration

Collaboration Strategy Strategy Creative Thinking

Answering Reader Questions on Strategy and Innovation Challenges

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

We routinely ask those of you downloading Brainzooming strategy and innovation eBooks to share – if you are willing – the opportunities and challenges you are facing at the time. “Buy in from staff on the new vision and the required change” 5 Keys to Engaging Employees in Innovation Strategy – Our Buy-In Manifesto.

Strategy

Strategy Strategy eBook Strategic Thinking

12 Resources to Lead a Strategic Planning Process When You’re New

BrainZooming

JUNE 29, 2017

Someone downloaded a free Brainzooming strategy eBook, noting his biggest strategy challenge is “how to do a strategic planning process when you are new.” All the Strategy Roles You Need. 9 Strategic Thinking Questions for Innovative Ideas from Experts. FREE Download: “Results!!!

Resources

Resources Strategic Thinking Comparison Strategy

Strategic Thinking – Job Descriptions Don’t Define Innovation Potential

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. FREE Download: “Results!!! VERY NARROW AND VERY TARGETED.

Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking Innovation Engagement Creative Thinking

Abruptly Halting the Cluster F%@k of Business Meetings

BrainZooming

JANUARY 25, 2016

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. FREE Download: “Results!!! Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

Meeting

Meeting Collaboration Creative Thinking Tips

Organizational Change – 15 Articles for Unfreezing a Team

BrainZooming

MARCH 8, 2016

When individuals download our free Results!!! mini-Book, we ask a question about the biggest strategy implementation opportunity or challenge the individual is facing in his or her organization. Someone downloaded Results!!! Creating Organizational Change and Change Management – 4 Strategy Options. Moving Forward.

Change

Change Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy

9 Big Strategic Thinking Questions to Start Addressing Now

BrainZooming

JULY 6, 2016

Innovation Strategy. FREE Download: “Results!!! 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. – Mike Brown.

Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking Exercises Strategic Management Strategy

Creative Thinking Skills – Protecting Yourself from Creative Thinking Challenges

BrainZooming

JANUARY 15, 2016

Creative Thinking Skills: 29 Phrases Blocking Innovative Ideas. Disruptive Innovation, Change Management & Taking the NO Out of InNOvation. FREE Download: “Results!!! Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

Creative Thinking

Creative Thinking Creativity Brainstorming Strategic Thinking

Community Collaboration Workshops Come in All Sizes

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. FREE Download: “Results!!!

Collaboration

Collaboration Strategic Thinking Groups Engagement

4 Ways to Make a Strategic Planning Process Productive

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Instead of including too few or too many people in strategic planning and not thinking about how to help them participate successfully, we specifically match peoples’ perspectives, expertise, and interests so they can most efficiently and effectively share innovative ideas. FREE Download: “Results!!! – Mike Brown.

Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking Exercises Engagement Strategy

Who Should Facilitate Strategic Planning? 10 Vital Characteristics

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Have a strong grounding in business, creative, innovation, and strategic principles. 10 Keys to Involving Employees In Your Strategy. FREE Download: “Results!!! Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders need high-impact ways to develop employees that can provide input into strategy that turns into results.

Collaboration

Collaboration Groups Strategy Strategy

10 Project Planning Questions for Launching New Programs

BrainZooming

JANUARY 20, 2016

If you have questions about the best ways to broaden participation in the earliest stages, be sure to download our Results, mini-book. FREE Download: “Results!!! Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

Project

Project Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy

Creative Thinking Activities – 3 Questions to Stop Squandering Diversity

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Based on all The Brainzooming Group experience in helping clients generate new ideas and innovative strategies, diversity is vital to successful creative thinking activities. Let me ask a few questions: Does your organization have all the diversity it needs to uncover creativity and innovative strategies?

Creative Thinking

Creative Thinking Creativity Exercises Underperforming Technical Team

7 Strategic Thinking Questions When Things Aren’t Working

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. FREE Download: “Results!!! Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking Engagement Tips Strategy

Strategic Thinking Exercises – 11 Things Running through a Facilitator’s Head

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

Strategic Thinking Exercises Groups Strategy

5 Employee Engagement Ideas When Turnover Is High

BrainZooming

APRIL 22, 2016

FREE Download: “Results!!! 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. And who knows. – Mike Brown.

Engagement

Engagement Strategic Thinking Underperforming Technical Team Exercises

5 Keys to Streamlining Strategic Planning

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 !

Exercises

Exercises Strategy Strategy Collaboration

9 Strategic Thinking Questions to Start Strategic Conversations

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

FREE Download: “Results!!! Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders need high-impact ways to develop employees that can provide input into strategy and then turn it into results. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy Tips

41 Surprising Things about Community Collaboration Done Well

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

Collaboration Exercises Strategic Thinking Brainstorming

Branding Strategy – The Best Brand Promise EVER

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

FREE Download: “Results!!! They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

Strategy

Strategy Strategy Guidelines Engagement

Strategic Thinking Exercises – 3 Responses to New Ideas

BrainZooming

APRIL 5, 2016

And if it’s bad, use other strategic thinking exercises to gently bring the ideas back to something smarter and more productive. – Mike Brown. FREE Download: “Results!!! Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming

9 Ideas on How to Involve a Team in Group Strategy Exercises

BrainZooming

MARCH 16, 2016

FREE Download: “Results!!! 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. – Mike Brown.

Exercises

Exercises Groups Strategy Strategy

12 Questions to Jump Start Your Strategic Planning Process

BrainZooming

AUGUST 4, 2016

If you need help to speed up the process, actively involve more employees, or make planning more productive than it has been in the past, contact us. 10 Keys to Involving Employees In Your Strategy. FREE Download: “Results!!! Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Collaboration

Collaboration Strategy Strategy Product Strategy

11 Boring Details for Making Strategic Planning Fun*

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

FREE Download: “Results!!! Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders need high-impact ways to develop employees that can provide input into strategy and then turn it into results. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking Exercises Collaboration Groups

Why a Thought Leadership Strategy Isn’t What Your Brand Needs

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

10 Keys to Involving Employees In Your Strategy. FREE Download: “Results!!! Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders need high-impact ways to develop employees that can provide input into strategy that turns into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Leadership

Leadership Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team

Strategic Planning – 3 Surprising Ways Online Collaboration Works

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

When discussing a strategic planning or innovation strategy engagement with a client, we use the graphic below to design our recommended approach. FREE Download: “Results!!! Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

Collaboration

Collaboration Creative Thinking Exercises Groups

Creativity in Business – 48 Creative Appreciation Ideas

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Someone proposing an idea leading to new learnings. FREE Download: “Results!!! They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

Creativity

Creativity Collaboration Engagement Strategy

Strategic Thinking – 16 Ideas for Creating an Entrepreneurial Environment Inside Your Company

BrainZooming

MAY 6, 2016

Put together the success recipe based on learning from failure and moving forward. FREE Download: “Results!!! Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking Underperforming Technical Team Company Culture

Leadership Training – Walmart Hopes for Big Impact

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Note: If you want to learn more about the Armada Executive Intelligence Brief system and get in on this great publication for an incredibly low monthly rate, please visit the Armada website.). FREE Download: “Results!!! They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results.

Training

Training Leadership Underperforming Technical Team Strategy

3 Vital Employee Engagement Strategies for Winning Ideas

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

FREE Download: “Results!!! 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. 10 Employee Engagement Ideas to Improve Strategic Results.

Engagement

Engagement Strategy Strategy Video

Strategic Planning – 6 Ways to Make an Impact with this Year’s Plan

BrainZooming

JANUARY 5, 2016

FREE Download: “Results!!! They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

Strategy

Strategy Strategy Engagement Collaboration

Business Innovation Brief

Identifying the Value of Crowdsourcing: A Talk with Dr. Zoe Szajnfarber

Innovation Strategy – Here, There, and Everywhere

Webinars

Trending Sources

Innovation in the Automotive Industry

Webinars

15 Things to Look for in a Business Collaboration

Answering Reader Questions on Strategy and Innovation Challenges

12 Resources to Lead a Strategic Planning Process When You’re New

Strategic Thinking – Job Descriptions Don’t Define Innovation Potential

Abruptly Halting the Cluster F%@k of Business Meetings

Organizational Change – 15 Articles for Unfreezing a Team

9 Big Strategic Thinking Questions to Start Addressing Now

Creative Thinking Skills – Protecting Yourself from Creative Thinking Challenges

Community Collaboration Workshops Come in All Sizes

4 Ways to Make a Strategic Planning Process Productive

Who Should Facilitate Strategic Planning? 10 Vital Characteristics

10 Project Planning Questions for Launching New Programs

Creative Thinking Activities – 3 Questions to Stop Squandering Diversity

7 Strategic Thinking Questions When Things Aren’t Working

Strategic Thinking Exercises – 11 Things Running through a Facilitator’s Head

5 Employee Engagement Ideas When Turnover Is High

5 Keys to Streamlining Strategic Planning

9 Strategic Thinking Questions to Start Strategic Conversations

41 Surprising Things about Community Collaboration Done Well

Branding Strategy – The Best Brand Promise EVER

Strategic Thinking Exercises – 3 Responses to New Ideas

9 Ideas on How to Involve a Team in Group Strategy Exercises

12 Questions to Jump Start Your Strategic Planning Process

11 Boring Details for Making Strategic Planning Fun*

Why a Thought Leadership Strategy Isn’t What Your Brand Needs

Strategic Planning – 3 Surprising Ways Online Collaboration Works

Creativity in Business – 48 Creative Appreciation Ideas

Strategic Thinking – 16 Ideas for Creating an Entrepreneurial Environment Inside Your Company

Leadership Training – Walmart Hopes for Big Impact

3 Vital Employee Engagement Strategies for Winning Ideas

Strategic Planning – 6 Ways to Make an Impact with this Year’s Plan

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