BrainZooming

AUGUST 9, 2016

What are your expectations from a creative thinking workshop? That is the first question I ask the audience at a Brainzooming creative thinking workshop. 7 Expectations from Creative Thinking Workshop Training. How do you motivate others – and yourself – to engage in greater creative thinking?

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 1, 2024

If you cannot or will not ensure executive involvement, engagement and explicit rewards over at least 18 - 24 months, don't talk to me about a "culture of innovation". If you can get management engagement, then focus on communication, compensation and rewards, funding for innovation activities and training.

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Culture Culture of Innovation Innovation Disruption 194

Leapfrogging

APRIL 17, 2024

Innovation Encouraging creative thinking and problem-solving as a group. They aim to enlighten teams on the importance of a positive culture and its impact on productivity, employee engagement, and overall business outcomes. Collaboration Fostering a collaborative mindset among team members.

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Collaboration Technical Review Team Building Culture 100

ImagineNation

MARCH 4, 2025

Generating creative thinking Creativity is about connecting things, and in the fashion world, the best designers make the most unlikely connections to produce novel and wondrous creations. Rather than engaging in shallow, empty, or pointless activities, it gives you agency.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 9, 2016

9 Creative Thinking Skills to Turn Talk into Strategy. The team leader’s question prompted this list of 9 creative thinking skills that help turn strategic conversations (or even conversations that seem like talking without any particular strategic focus) into something that feels like strategy.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 16, 2018

It’s like the secret to creative success for everyone ! If you want to collaboratively engage your team (or multiple teams) in a strategic and creative thinking process in which any of them can discover the secret to creative success, then it’s time to contact us. I like the concept, a lot.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 7, 2017

The ‘product of my work’ itself is presently being worked through to be available as an e-book in the coming weeks. I think design thinking seems presently fairly messy and I feel is in need of a complete reset. Where Design Thinking Can Earn its Place.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 30, 2016

There may be more, but thinking back on business collaborations from the past few years, those items characterize the decision making and expected impacts of our varied collaborations. 10 Keys to Engaging Employees to Improve Strategic Results. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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Collaboration Creative Thinking Strategy Strategy 92

Idea to Value

OCTOBER 8, 2017

He re-tested the same children at 10 years of age, and again at 15 years of age (a longitudinal study), with the results published in his book Breaking Point and Beyond. Therefore, the older brain’s preference will always be to use safe memories instead of creative new ‘risky’ solutions. The results were astounding.

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Creativity How To Study Training 204

Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

Tiffani Bova is the global growth evangelist at Salesforce and the author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book GROWTH IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business. She is also the co-author of the recently released book Innovation Accounting, and the founder and CEO of GroundControl. Twitter: wilg.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 22, 2016

I debuted a presentation on “Results – Creating Strategic Impact,” our mini-book on employee engagement ideas to boost an organization’s strategic thinking. The question was whether it makes sense to try and engage employees in the ways I discussed when they aren’t likely to be around for very long. And who knows.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Design more innovative innovation meetings that boost creativity and strengthen engagement. Far too often, engaging and innovative meetings are rare and fall short of accomplishing their goals. The top innovative companies in the world know that hosting effective, engaging meetings makes all the difference.

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Michael Michalko

APRIL 13, 2022

Creative Corner Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Stock the area with books, videos on creativity, as well as learning games and such toys as beanbags and modeling clay. Invite creative business people from the community to speak to the group. Michael Michalko.

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Creativity Brainstorming Creative Thinking Handbook 81

Michael Michalko

APRIL 13, 2022

Creative Corner Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Stock the area with books, videos on creativity, as well as learning games and such toys as beanbags and modeling clay. Invite creative business people from the community to speak to the group. Michael Michalko.

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Creativity Brainstorming Creative Thinking Handbook 75

Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Engaging in these activities can yield numerous benefits, including: Enhanced Communication : Regular virtual interactions help in honing communication skills, making team members more comfortable and effective in expressing their ideas and concerns. ” or “Which city would you love to visit?”

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Team Building Collaboration Engagement Tools 100

Michael Michalko

MARCH 3, 2017

CREATIVE CORNER. Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Stock the area with books, videos on creativity, as well as learning games and such toys as beanbags and modeling clay. Encourage weekly lunch-time meeting of three to five employees to engage in creative thinking.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

By highlighting stories of successful innovation and providing actionable strategies, a keynote speaker can empower attendees to think differently and act boldly. Engaging and Dynamic Presentation Style The ability to captivate an audience is a crucial aspect of a corporate event speaker’s role.

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Technical Review Innovation Trends Engagement 100

Qmarkets

JULY 13, 2017

published a book called "Your Creative Power" in which he shared his secrets. One idea in his book, discussed in Chapter 33 on "How to Organize a Squad to Create Ideas", later became one of the most widely used creativity techniques in the world. Creativity simply cannot be scheduled.

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Michael Michalko

DECEMBER 10, 2021

After leaving the military, Michael facilitated CIA think tanks using his creative thinking techniques. Michael later applied these creative-thinking techniques to problems in the corporate world with outstanding successes. CEO-READ listed Thinkertoys as one of the 100 Best Business Books of all Time.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

By stepping away from daily operations, you and your team can focus on long-term goals, engage in deep discussions, and forge stronger bonds. Let’s explore how you can create an environment conducive to collaboration and strategic thinking. It’s beneficial to create a checklist to manage these details effectively.

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Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Design Exercises 100

BrainZooming

JANUARY 25, 2016

10 Lessons for Engaging Your Employees to Create Stronger Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible. Actively engage more employees in strategy AND implementation success. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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Meeting Collaboration Creative Thinking Tips 40

Innovation Excellence

JULY 3, 2020

A positive, engaging workplace culture can attract and retain talented employees, increase productivity, and even improve financial performance. In our final installment, we’ll show the importance of a positive workplace culture, and the role of engagement, support, and reliability. Increase Engagement by Making Room for Relationships.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Creating Strategic Impact mini-book. Strategic Thinking Perspectives – Three Strategic Voices to Include on Your Team. Creative Thinking Skills – Using Questions and Structure Successfully. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. At the heart of our conversation were lessons from our Results!

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

We’re big proponents of the value of bringing together a diverse group of people with varied creative thinking skills for strategic planning workshops within organizations and communities. When discussing a strategic planning or innovation strategy engagement with a client, we use the graphic below to design our recommended approach.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

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Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For example, if you like reading, work in a book shop and do lots of evening classes.” Lisa Randall professor of physics at Harvard University “Think about the big problems while working on the small ones and vice versa. Especially, engage in that for which you have not been schooled.” When you become an expert, move on.

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Yet2

JUNE 6, 2023

LGBTQIA+ inventors have played a significant role in shaping our world through their ground-breaking innovations and creative thinking. Baker invented the “Little Blue Books,” which provided vital health information to parents, helping them raise healthier children.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 6, 2015

My response is the more we share the Brainzooming methodology with you, the more you can improve your own strategy work on a daily basis in situations where it would NEVER be practical to engage us for help. Strategic Thinking – Exercises and Tools for Creative Thinking and Strategy. What to Blog About?

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Last week was diverse in the Brainzooming world, as we were engaged in serving clients across many different aspects of what we do. While we perform a tremendous amount of what we do online via our Zoomference online collaboration platform , engaging people directly always pushes what we do into new areas.

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Collaboration Strategic Thinking Groups Engagement 40

Phil McKinney

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Pursue Solitary Walks : I take a leaf from the great thinkers' books and walk alone. Engage in Manual Tasks : I choose activities that require a bit of effort yet minimal cognitive strain, like gardening or organizing my studio. Nietzsche, Kant, and Beethoven all found solace and inspiration during their solitary strolls.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 20, 2016

I asked them to engage in some strategic thinking about innovation opportunities for the company. They used that as a justification for opting out of strategic thinking. That’s why leaders should be looking for strategic thinking THROUGHOUT their organizations ! – Mike Brown. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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Strategic Thinking Innovation Engagement Creative Thinking 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Designing strategic thinking questions leading to engaging conversation among familiar and new participants. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Strategic Results. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

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Exercises Strategic Thinking Collaboration Groups 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

You can provide people with strategic thinking exercises, creative thinking tools, strategy questions, and ways to collaborate with one another, using structure to help imagine better strategies. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Many consultants focus only on the first type of structure.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 9, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises Groups Strategy 40

Cris Beswick

MARCH 14, 2024

As I highlight throughout my book, ‘ Building a Culture of Innovation ‘, companies that fail to make Innovation integral to their cultures risk losing relevance, ceding ground to disruptive start-ups, and struggling to attract and retain top talent. The challenge is that our world requires us to repeat those one-offs continuously.

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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. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Strategic Results. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success. FREE Download: “Results!!!

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming 40

Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

CREATIVE CORNER Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Stock the area with books, videos on creativity, as well as learning games and such toys as beanbags and modeling clay. Invite creative business people from the community to speak to the group.

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