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Innovation Training Under Utilized

Gregg Fraley

The research that says brainstorming doesn’t work studied groups with no training and no facilitator. Training the teams, having a skilled facilitator in-house, and frequent practice of divergent thinking are essential to effective idea generation sessions. Gregg Fraley , founder of GFi, is a master innovation trainer.

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The Case for Internal Innovation

CREATORS

And we can’t expect people inside the organization to support such goals if they are not themselves involved in creating and understanding innovation. Goals of the Internal and External Innovation Programs Why Do We Need Internal Innovation? Without internal innovation it is very difficult to succeed at open innovation.

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The Case for Internal Innovation

CREATORS

Without internal innovation it is very difficult to succeed at open innovation. And this is indeed the right approach.