Idea to Value

JUNE 28, 2023

After all, we have previously seen that most corporate creativity training is not actually designed to deliver results. While this can be a fun way for fun team-building and teams to spend time together, it is less likely to result in longer-term improvement in their ability to solve problems or come up with creative solutions.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

To assist you in crafting a focused agenda for your offsite, you might find valuable guidance in how to design and run a strategic planning offsite. Moreover, to understand the critical elements that contribute to the success of these events, take a look at success factors for executive team offsites.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Team Building : Strengthens relationships and improves communication among team members. To ensure your offsite is as productive as possible, it’s essential to design it with intention. For guidance on the planning process, consider reading our article on designing leadership team offsites for strategic planning.

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Innovation in Practice

JANUARY 12, 2018

When thinking about creativity in teams, we often imagine a bunch of people in front of a flipchart throwing on the paper whatever comes to their mind – brainstorming. But, what actually is brainstorming? This is why: most ideas produced during brainstorming sessions don’t work in reality, because of a lack of essential filters.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

When communication is effective, it fosters a sense of community, reduces feelings of isolation, and empowers your team members to collaborate more openly and effectively, leading to enhanced project outcomes. It is essential to establish guidelines that dictate how and when team members should communicate.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

When communication is effective, it fosters a sense of community, reduces feelings of isolation, and empowers your team members to collaborate more openly and effectively, leading to enhanced project outcomes. It is essential to establish guidelines that dictate how and when team members should communicate.

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InnovationTraining.org

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

We have collaborated with over 100 organizations for a variety of in-person and virtual innovation, design thinking, and leadership workshops and events. One of our favorite topic focus areas is helping people lead and facilitate design thinking for a culture (and mindset) of innovation. Design thinking in action. Lead change.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Through a blend of strategic planning sessions, team-building activities, and reflective exercises, a well-designed offsite can unlock new perspectives, ignite creativity, and lay the groundwork for transformative growth. Agenda Design Creating a well-thought-out agenda is essential for your offsite.

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Rmukesh Gupta

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Last week I was invited to run a Design thinking experiential workshop for the STC conference in Bangalore. I am sure that everyone of us, me included, have at one point or other, been invited to join in a brainstorm to come up with ideas to solve a given problem. We had about 70 people in the room. I am getting beside the point.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

These events take you out of the typical work environment and offer a unique opportunity for strategic planning, team building, and decision-making. The success of an offsite can have a profound impact on the direction and cohesion of your leadership team, influencing the overall trajectory of your organization.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Setting the Stage for Success In the ever-evolving business landscape, executive team offsites have become a cornerstone for strategic planning and decision-making. By stepping away from the daily operations, you and your leadership team can focus on long-term goals, team building, and innovative thinking.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Increased Morale and Engagement : Offsites can also serve as a team-building exercise, boosting morale and increasing engagement among team members. For guidance on designing a successful offsite, refer to our article on designing leadership team offsites for strategic planning.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Design Thinking Approach Understanding Design Thinking Design thinking is an innovative problem-solving process rooted in a set of principles that puts the end-user at the center of product development. At its core, design thinking involves five phases: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

For example, set aside time and resources for employees to work on passion projects or host regular brainstorming sessions where all ideas are welcome. This could mean implementing collaboration tools or regular brainstorming sessions. Creative Spaces Dedicated areas designed to stimulate creativity and collaboration.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Strategy Description Idea Generation Sessions Regular meetings dedicated to brainstorming and free-flowing creativity. These teams should comprise individuals from different departments and levels within the company, ensuring a mix of expertise and viewpoints. Incorporate team-building activities that focus on trust and cooperation.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This time can be spent training the leadership team’s natural abilities to support the organization and its goals. In this article, we’ll share some general advice for organizations and companies designing, developing, and implementing leadership retreats. Innovation Teams within Organizations. Conclusion.

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The BMI Lab Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Two different channels are used to find the coaches: external recruiting or training available employees based on a specifically designed train-the-trainer program. The latter is the approach that works best, as recruiting an external facilitator brings the same kind of challenges as when building an internal team.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It’s a process designed to provide clarity on where your company stands in terms of fostering an environment that encourages creative thinking and new ideas. This may involve revisiting your innovation leadership strategies or conducting additional innovation training programs to equip your team with the necessary skills.

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Qmarkets

JULY 12, 2024

These structured sessions are designed to generate and develop new ideas, fostering creativity and problem-solving within teams. Team Building : Physical presence strengthens team cohesion and morale. Incorporate group activities to encourage collaboration and build team cohesion.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Virtual Collaboration Software Virtual collaboration software is designed to simulate a physical workspace, allowing team members to collaborate as if they were in the same room, even when they are geographically dispersed. Building a sense of community within remote teams is also vital.

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Leanstack

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

There were two members in the class, Adi S (a mechanical engineer) and Adi F (an electronics engineer), who volunteered to help create and fund the building of a 2.0 In the best case, they’d have an improved design. This is also when Fabi ran into Sebastian (software engineer), who would make the 4th member of the core team.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 22, 2018

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.

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The Human Factor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Team building is hard. . This team-building drill becomes harder when you are recruiting your SaaS marketing team. Now, when you know the core strategy, let’s take a look at the steps on how to structure a SaaS marketing team. . Brainstorm your ideal team structure. Align your team structure.

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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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Idea Champions

JANUARY 23, 2024

Stevie Ray McHugh, Co-Founder of Idea Champions , is a seasoned expert in strategic planning, balanced scorecards, team building, lean manufacturing, and innovation.

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Linda Bernardi

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Yes, we can all be on a Zoom session together, in tiny windows, but are we as connected as we would be if we were all together, brainstorming in a room and sharing ideas and life stories? We need to rebuild our ‘work culture’ and think together to design the greatest products of the future. Learning from one another?

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Peer Insight

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Here are six affordable steps you and your team can take tomorrow to accelerate your time to market: 1. Framing facilitates decision-making and helps to align broader teams, build confidence, and make decisions with leadership. Clearly frame the objective and guardrails .

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KindlingApp

JUNE 1, 2015

Prior to my arrival the team had gone through two years of coaching, training, and team building to establish a foundation of trust. In talking 1:1 with members of my team I could tell they had a desire to improve and test the boundaries of their potential.

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Be-novative

DECEMBER 12, 2018

People First Empathy is important using Design Thinking with your customers, but not only with customers. customers and team members are as well people, and if you get to know their needs and motivations, defining success will be much easier. if you treat these creative ideas with respect and without judgement at first sight.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2015

Spending too much time on brainstorming. There’s an ever-growing body of literature on the benefits and drawbacks of brainstorming, and experts on both sides arguing that it does or doesn’t work. What all of these methods share are some common stages, of which brainstorming is only one. You and Your Team.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

If you want people to be truly imaginative and express themselves don’t dare call it a brainstorming meeting. Just call it a brainstorm. Since these sessions are designed to maximize creativity, play a warm-up game, get people standing and active, give people permission to have fun, free of judgment and criticism.

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hackerearth

MAY 12, 2017

Apple has refashioned consumer experience with its iconic branding, stylish design and a diverse product range, its own retail stores, and important partnerships with the competition. The climb has been quite an uphill task for the iconic toy designer. But despite a surge in sales, Lego began floundering again.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Solutions: Structured Feedback Mechanisms: Implementing structured mechanisms for feedback and ideas, such as regular brainstorming sessions or digital suggestion boxes, can help manage employee input effectively. This ensures that all voices are heard but within a framework that is manageable and constructive.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 7, 2025

Grab some coffee, roll up those sleeves, and lets get into it: Strategic Brainstorming : Get the brain juices flowing on how to boost the biz. Let your team dream up growth plans and new strategy angles. More nitty-gritty details are just a click away at strategic offsite meeting design. Everyone contributeseveryone gains.

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Innov8rs

APRIL 2, 2025

Even strong, cohesive teams must operate within systems that often resist change. Large organizations are designed for predictability, not disruption, which creates tension between short-term efficiency and long-term experimentation. Individuals and teams often unconsciously favor certain phases, leading to an imbalance.

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