Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

But what is ideation, the process behind these transformative moments? Far more than just brainstorming, ideation is a structured, intentional process that harnesses creativity and innovation. Ideation is the creative process of generating, developing, and communicating new ideas. What is Ideation?

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 20, 2024

Val Vadeboncoeur is a Senior Consultant with Idea Champions , an innovation consulting and training company that has provided innovation and team building services to more than 100 organizations in 11 different countries for the past 34 years.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2024

As a methodology, it is open to adopting new tools and technologies that enhance the process, including the integration of artificial intelligence in design thinking. The Evolution of Design Thinking in Business Design thinking has evolved from being a creative process into a robust strategic tool.

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Idea Champions

MARCH 31, 2021

Enter The Year of Living Creatively -- a highly engaging online antidote for creative derailment -- a GPS for possibility, a greenhouse for greatness, and a chiropractic adjustment for the often mysterious creative process. It's not a training. It's not a class. It's not a workshop. And it's not a magic pill.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 1, 2024

Rather than leaving the creative process to chance, a well-crafted ideation strategy provides a roadmap for systematically generating, evaluating, and implementing new ideas. This approach not only streamlines the innovation process but also helps in harnessing the collective creativity of an organization.

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Idea Champions

OCTOBER 13, 2015

In the past few years I have noticed a curious trend in the media -- one I can no longer ignore -- and that is the appearance of seriously derisive articles about brainstorming by self-declared pundits and free lance writers. What I'm guessing that brainstorming naysayers really mean is that bad brainstorming sessions don't work.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This iterative process is crucial in design thinking, as it enables teams to quickly learn from user interactions and refine their solutions accordingly. By streamlining the prototyping phase, AI allows for a more dynamic creative process where ideas can be visualized and assessed in real-time.

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Idea Champions

MARCH 22, 2021

My intention not to call attention to myself, but to let you know that I've been deeply immersed in the creative process for decades and, along the way, have learned a lot about what enables the origination, development, and implementation of new possibilities and what obstructs it. Facilitator training program in the works.

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Idea Champions

DECEMBER 18, 2020

For now, only two of our staff are trained to deliver this service -- but soon we will be opening it up to the rest of the known universe. If YOU are interested in being trained to become a Zoomstorming facilitator (a great way to be of service to people and, potentially, earn a good living, read on). WHAT IS ZOOMSTORMING? His clients.

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Idea Champions

OCTOBER 5, 2017

IMPROVE YOUR BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS: Most company's brainstorming sessions are hugely ineffective, a kind of hyper-caffeinated Rube Goldberg machine where the same, usual suspects go through the same tired process of trotting out their pet ideas, jousting with each other, and calling it "ideation." Take a shot at it now.

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

And so, in the spirit of full disclosure, here's the back story of The Year of Living Creatively -- a bold, new online service of mine with the potential to make a profound difference in your life. Our first client made $600,000 with a single idea they generated in the first brainstorming session we ran for them. Fast forward to 2020.

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IdeaSpies

MARCH 16, 2018

Many theories point to innovation and creativity as competencies of emotional intelligence (EI). This is so because EI enables one to transform emotions into motivators of creative activity. And during the creative process, innovation and creativity are at work with other EI competencies.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 5, 2017

Intuit’s Catalyst Toolkit outlines a three-step “design for delight” process that begins with gaining empathy for customers’ problems, brainstorming solutions, and testing and refining ideas in partnership with real customers. The event is much more than training. There are many toolkits and innovation processes out there.

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CMOE

MARCH 31, 2023

Experts attribute this to the group’s ability to more effectively correct issues, think creatively, process information, and solve problems. For example, cross-training and brainstorming sessions often pave the way to better strategies and outcomes. Implement brainstorming sessions that allow individuals to work together.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 5, 2017

Intuit’s Catalyst Toolkit outlines a three-step “design for delight” process that begins with gaining empathy for customers’ problems, brainstorming solutions, and testing and refining ideas in partnership with real customers. The event is much more than training. There are many toolkits and innovation processes out there.

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Idea Champions

DECEMBER 10, 2018

IMPROVE YOUR BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS: Most company's brainstorming sessions are hugely ineffective, a kind of hyper-caffeinated Rube Goldberg machine where the same, usual suspects go through the same tired process of trotting out their pet ideas, jousting with each other, and calling it "ideation." Take a shot at it now.

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Innovationship

MAY 30, 2018

These days, the once unnamed process of design thinking has become almost synonymous with innovation. Yet for people who haven’t experienced this human-centered, collaborative, and creative process, the name “design thinking” itself can be a bit misleading. How exactly do designers think?” It's thinking by doing.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 11, 2016

During the past 25 years I have facilitated more than 1,000 brainstorming sessions for a wide variety of heavy hitting organizations -- everyone from MTV to GE to government think thanks. At that time, I simply followed my hunch that the porcelain dog, was, somehow, part of the creative process. Brainstorm facilitation training.

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Idea Champions

JUNE 30, 2016

Let's also assume that you and your company are not at a loss for these BIG IDEAS -- that they regularly make their appearance via any number of ways: brainstorming sessions, early morning team meetings, or simply the spontaneous epiphanies of the wild and crazy people down the hall. That's the good news. Spontaneous idea generation is great.

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Idea Champions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

How can you include a "Brief Reality Check" in your company's ideation process -- a way to ensure that all key internal stakeholders are on the same (clearly communicated) page before cranking out new ideas and concepts? How can you upgrade the quality and impact of your in-house brainstorming sessions? Take a shot at it now.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 23, 2017

Let's also assume that you and your company are not at a loss for these BIG IDEAS -- that they regularly make their appearance via any number of ways: brainstorming sessions, early morning team meetings, or simply the spontaneous epiphanies of the wild and crazy people down the hall. That's the good news. Spontaneous idea generation is great.

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Let's also assume that you and your company are not at a loss for these BIG IDEAS -- that they regularly make their appearance via any number of ways: brainstorming sessions, early morning team meetings, or simply the spontaneous epiphanies of the wild and crazy people down the hall. That's the good news. Spontaneous idea generation is great.

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The BMI Lab Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Creativity is not a gift but a skill we can train with proper tools. When we introduce somebody to innovation methodologies, especially those focused on business models, the role of creativity topic usually comes up. The most common question is whether we need to use creativity or not to innovate.

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The Inovo Group

APRIL 27, 2020

It is important to ensure that WFH workers are properly outfitted and trained in the use of the tools from both a technical and behavioral standpoint. It can be used by itself, or in conjunction with more traditional brainstorming activities. Tools do matter. Let’s shift now to the primary focus of this article.

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Boxes and Arrows

JANUARY 7, 2014

My creative process at work started to go into overdrive. It was much easier to do collaborative creative brainstorming and get dozens of ideas out because my thought processes had become accustomed to it. I could keep up with the rest of my team, and I suddenly felt so much more alive than I had in years.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 11, 2024

Since 1987, Idea Champions has been designing and facilitating a wide range of brainstorming sessions, creative thinking trainings, and innovation workshops for more than 130 organizations in 11 different countries. During that time, we have worked with just about every industry on planet earth and every kind of mindset.

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Be-novative

DECEMBER 12, 2018

So, it’s more than high time to train our creative brains and expect both employees and students to come up with surprising ideas on any usual weekday. We can introduce the random words after a few steps down the road on a business meeting, brainstorming session or at the school.

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