Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

It guides users through a structured process that includes empathizing with customers, generating creative ideas, prioritizing solutions, and prototyping for rapid learning. In todays fast-paced business environment, organizations must continuously adapt and evolve to meet changing customer expectations and market dynamics.

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Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Companies must continually evolve to meet the ever-changing needs of their customers, outpace competitors, and adapt to new market dynamics. This structured approach ensures that the brainstorming process is both comprehensive and aligned with the organization’s core competencies and aspirations.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

By integrating AI into the innovation process, you can leverage advanced algorithms and data analytics to enhance creativity, streamline workflows, and make more informed decisions. Here are some key advantages: Enhanced Creativity : AI tools can augment human creativity by providing new perspectives and generating a wide range of ideas.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Innovation is a process that relies heavily on creativity and individual thinking, and these are things that don’t come easily. In order to get your creative juices flowing it can be important to engage in creative thinking exercises and practice ways you can improve your innovation process. Increased Range of Thought.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

When reading about creativity and creativity techniques like brainstorming , you will almost always hear about two important forms of thinking: Divergent Thinking and Convergent Thinking. But what do these two terms mean, and how do they work together to form a creative idea? Hence, they diverge.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2025

Green Hat Creative and exploratory. This model is particularly valuable when: Generating and filtering creative ideas. Green Hat: Brainstorm alternative delivery models or pricing strategies. This method helps teams strike a balance between optimism and realism, creativity and caution. Red Hat Emotional and intuitive.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

It pushes you to think ahead, building a vibe of creativity and non-stop betterment. Staying Ahead : Creative approaches make you stand out from the pack. Flexibility : Innovation gives your business the agility to dodge and weave with market changes. Then figure out which creative moves can help you hit these targets.

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Destination Innovation

MARCH 8, 2017

You should brainstorm strategic and innovative options. Here are some questions which I use in corporate brainstorm meetings. They will generate creative and sometimes drastic suggestions. If we want to double our revenues what is the single most important thing we must change and what should we do? Take them offsite.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 14, 2019

“Creativity is contagious. Creativity is the true driver of innovation. In order to develop your business and always stay on top of the game with innovative ideas, promoting and preserving creativity in your team is of vital importance. Brainstorming is a process, which allows you to come up with new ideas. Inspiration.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 16, 2017

Imagine what you think a “creative person” looks like, and what they behave like. Or you might even just think of the person in your business who is always the first person to come up with a seemingly great idea in a brainstorming session. Extroversion vs Introversion when it comes to creativity.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Brainstorming doesn’t work. And that is because most brainstorming sessions are not designed to deliver results for the company , only for the facilitator. You may have seen the four basic rules of brainstorming, taken from Alex Osborn’s Applied Imagination : The Four Rules of Brainstorming: Go for Quantity.

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IdeaScale

MAY 26, 2021

Online whiteboards provide the perfect alternative to an in-person collaboration experience and create a space where creativity and innovation are enabled to succeed. Online whiteboards are equally as able to create innovative branches of thought to stimulate free thinking and creativity as they are able to promote alignment and organization.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

At its core, this tool supports a disciplined approach to innovation, one that balances creativity with accountability. Use brainstorming or team workshops to surface hidden assumptions. In a world where change is constant and clarity is scarce, Discovery Driven Planning offers a structured path forward.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

In fact, creativity is becoming a core skill which companies know they need in the future. Together, they reduce the risk of failure, improve the success rate of new ideas and can help build an organisation which is more resilient to change and able to grow. 9 – Understanding the science of creativity.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the field of innovation management by providing advanced tools and methodologies to enhance creativity and efficiency. Enhanced Creativity : AI can augment human creativity by providing new perspectives and generating novel ideas.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Cater to Your Brain: Mind maps structure brainstorming in a way that is naturally understandable by your brain, helping you innovate and retain information. Vague Descriptions Boost Creativity: By keeping associations vague, it allows people to bring their own perspective to the mind map and gets their creative juices flowing.

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Idea to Value

JULY 13, 2021

Creativity. Innovation relies on the implementation of a creative idea. It takes special skills to come up with an idea that is truly creative , as this requires finding out what will add value for the customer. Innovation requires getting comfortable with constant change. But not all ideas are good ideas.

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Michael Michalko

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

ENERGIZE YOUR BRAINSTORMING. In the same way, if we start a brainstorming session cold with a serious, uptight facilitator throwing out questions and problems to a stiff, conservative group, the chances of producing healthy ideas is minimal. A six-word description of creative thinking could be: “Last night confused.

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Idea to Value

JANUARY 11, 2019

Check out the short video above to understand why most innovation and creativity trainers don’t actually care about the results for your business. Most “innovation” and “creativity” training and workshops (even the most expensive ones) don’t actually produce any tangible results!

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IdeaScale

JULY 19, 2021

It’s well known that design thinking is a creative problem-solving process, which focuses on reaching solutions that were previously inaccessible. Design thinking is defined on Fresco as: “a process in which teams attempt to understand their customer, reimagine problems, and brainstorm solutions previously out of reach.

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Idea to Value

MAY 4, 2022

Hal Gregersen , Professor at MIT and innovation specialist, found after interviewing more than 200 leaders in business, creativity and innovation that more effective than traditional brainstorming sessions were workshops where the first activity was not to define problems, challenges or generating ideas.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Creating a go-getter vibe where creativity and some calculated leaps are encouraged is huge. Tools and Methods for Creative Strategy Development Want to shake things up in your business strategy? You’ll find that the right tools and methods will give your strategy a good dose of creativity. Toss some innovation into the mix.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Shaping Innovation for a Meaningful Change Following on from my initial post, “ Our Need is to Shape Innovation Dynamically, ” this post outlines the eight value-adding points that I can help build out and deliver alongside you in different delivery modules to fit your circumstances and budgets.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

At the end of the day, we all want to produce creative and innovative work that is high quality and remembered. If these Geniuses were to be judged only on these less-famous creative outputs (or failed businesses for Entrepreneurs), they would likely be forgotten. Often the most creative people have spent years or decades.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Ensure everyone in the organisation still feels creative. Everyone is born creative. And yet less than half of adults do not feel like they are creative anymore. If you have an event and are planning to book an inspirational speaker , ensure that the topic highlights how creativity can be enhanced, at any age.

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IdeaScale

JULY 21, 2022

Whiteboarding is a critical part of the brainstorming process that helps you realize the full potential of your ideas. In this article, we will outline four innovative exercises that help provide direction to general brainstorming sessions and to specific virtual whiteboard instances. Exercise #4 ? Be Prepared for Follow Through.

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 21, 2021

Brainstorming is an art and science. Over the past 25 years, I have run hundreds of brainstorming workshops for high-performing teams. The problem is that most brainstorming sessions stop with a big list of ideas. Because successful brainstorms aren’t about technology at all. I’m not going to write them here.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In a world where change is like a pesky neighbor who always shows up unannounced, planning ahead is your best friend. The business vibe these days is a whirlwind—tech is always one step ahead, folks are changing their minds faster than a kid in a candy store, and the market’s mood swings like a pendulum.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In fact, innovation and creativity are cited as being some of the most important skills and differentiators listed by CEOs which will determine their future success. In order for innovation to be possible, a company needs to have the following foundational elements: Enablement: The creativity and culture to develop new and different ideas.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 28, 2021

While creativity is central to any innovation strategy, it doesn’t come on tap. Drawing from the research behind our infographic , here are eight activities that promote creativity that you can do right now. Taking a walk, doing some yoga, going for a bike ride, all of these have been found to make you more creative.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurturing this environment is essential for unlocking creativity and driving extraordinary results. Some of these benefits include: Enhanced Problem-Solving: Collaborative teams can approach problems from multiple angles, leading to more creative and effective solutions.

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Seven Free Brainstorming Tools for 2019. Brainstorming is where innovation and product development strategy begin, but sometimes you need a little push to get started. Learn how to get those creative juices flowing with tools such as: Google Docs Visual Thesaurus Coggle and more. Is Your Office Design Stifling Creativity?

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 7, 2025

Fresh Ideas : When you leave the usual distractions behind, creativity can flow, leading to groundbreaking ideas. Setting the Stage for Innovation Creating a smashing leadership team offsite isn’t just about winging itit’s all about planning and firing up the creativity and brainpower.

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Michael Michalko

MAY 14, 2022

What are the mental processes, attitudes, work habits, behaviors, and beliefs that enable creative geniuses to view the same things as the rest of us, yet see something different? You Are Creative. Artists are not special, but each of us is a special kind of artist who enters the world as a creative and spontaneous thinker.

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Destination Innovation

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Brainstorms, away-days, offsite meetings and other activities will generate many great ideas but unless there is concrete action to implement the best ideas then these sessions become demotivational. Do not make fine speeches about innovation and expect people to change. Do not encourage experimentation and then criticise failure.

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Gregg Fraley

APRIL 20, 2021

A highly creative new method for solving difficult problems. Accelerate the Momentum of Work and Life Projects With Focused Creativity. Three Oaks, Michigan, Wednesday April 21st, an announcement on International Creativity and Innovation Day. More focused creativity means more Momentum. Everybody is creative.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

Strategies to Help Executives Change Mindset For senior executives to remain competitive and successful, a shift towards a more strategic mindset is often necessary. Below are strategies that can facilitate this change and enhance the strategic thinking capabilities of leaders within your organization.

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