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The 10 Commandments of Effective Brainstorming

Gregg Fraley

The Sins That Ruin Idea Generation. ” Well, you bother because you need ideas. Rarely does a casual brainstorm generate a breakthrough idea. And, if a good idea doesn’t become a project, some actual real world action, what’s the point? Redefine Brainstorming If You Want Results. .

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Crafting the Path to Success: Designing Leadership Team Offsites for Strategic Planning Triumph

Leapfrogging

Additionally, ensure that the venue has the necessary facilities and technology to support your sessions—such as reliable Wi-Fi, projection equipment, and breakout rooms. Icebreakers and Team Building Activities Kickstarting your offsite with icebreakers and team-building exercises is a strategic move to warm up the group.

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The Shining Digital City On the Hill

Gregg Fraley

The team cranked out 320 ideas, wrote up 20 as elaborated concepts with mini-plans, and we roadmapped innovation projects for the next three years. The other project did my heart some good, helping small business people recover from Covid19. This is not rocket science, but it’s work that needs done.

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Fractional Chief Innovation Officer (CINO)

Gregg Fraley

A Fractional CINO addresses these missing skill sets: The MisFortune 10,000 Tend to Lack These Innovation Skills: Process and Innovation Project Management Skills — including: team building, culture leadership, innovation project roadmapping, and more. GFi does fractional CINO work.

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Innovation Training Under Utilized

Gregg Fraley

When I step into a room to facilitate a strategy, innovation, or idea generation session I usually find a great deal of energy. Training the teams, having a skilled facilitator in-house, and frequent practice of divergent thinking are essential to effective idea generation sessions. Almost always.

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How to Ensure that Your Next Conference Will Be a Big Success

Idea Champions

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Every conference has a lot of moving parts. But when Idea Champions gets into the mix, there will be other moving parts your conference planner will not be familiar with -- conference elements that will need to be managed by someone, and that someone is us. And if a crack opens up, we'll fill it fast. Guess what?

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Business Innovation Using LEGO Models

Innovation 360 Group

providing an original approach to unique idea generation. LSP training makes it easier for people with complex ideas to communicate with their peers, and people tend to stay more focused on problem-solving. LEGO models and H1/H3 Horizon Projects. boosting the confidence level of participants in their creative potential.