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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. For example, Einstein imagined falling in love and then meeting the woman he fell in love with two weeks later. This led to his theory of acausality.

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The Power of Stimulus To Inspire Breakthrough Innovation Solutions.

Innovate2Grow Experts

Stimulus is the second of the four Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 elements we utilize in a creative session to generate at least 12 X more ideas than brainstorming – and a quality of ideas you will never get from brainstorming. Here is a brief recap of Quantum Idea Generation 2.0

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Design Thinking Tools: how to use them to solve complex problems

mjvinnovation

Desk Search: search for information on the project’s theme from different sources: websites, books, magazines, blogs, articles, etc. Ideas Menu: catalog that summarizes and makes tangible all the ideas generated in the project. This way, the most strategic ideas are prioritized for prototyping.

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Ideating at Enexis – Driving Operational Innovation in Dutch Energy Sector

Qmarkets

The final winner receives a small statue and appears in the company magazine. This is our way of showing thanks and making sure the idea gets the recognition it deserves. An idea in Groningen for example might not work in Emmen, but it might have already been implemented in Maastricht.

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Enexis Interview: Navigating Operational Innovation in an Environment Ripe for Innovation Stagnation

Qmarkets

The Annual Best Idea of Enexis’ competition, judged by senior management allows for idea submitters to be given the recognition they deserve for their efforts, with the winner receiving a prize and appearing in the company magazine. The final winner receives a small statue and appears in the company magazine.

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Ideating at Enexis – Driving Operational Innovation in Dutch Energy Sector

Qmarkets

The final winner receives a small statue and appears in the company magazine. This is our way of showing thanks and making sure the idea gets the recognition it deserves. An idea in Groningen for example might not work in Emmen, but it might have already been implemented in Maastricht.

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How SOS Alarm applied a structured process to their hackathon

Innovation 360 Group

Making some noise on social media later helped get Swedish IT magazine IDG to cover the event ( link ). During hackathons, participants often fall in love with one idea early in the process. The ideas generated in the hackathon meet real customer needs and thus provide a better business opportunity.