IdeaScale

APRIL 30, 2019

The following tips should be part of your hackathon innovation strategy: Get executive buy-in because, without the active support of organizational leadership, even great ideas have little chance of being pursued. Assemble teams that encourage mixing and working with new people.

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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. Collaborative Challenges : Design challenges that require collective problem-solving and decision-making.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

By stepping away from the daily operations, you and your leadership team can focus on long-term goals, team building, and innovative thinking. These gatherings are critical for aligning leadership on company vision, strengthening interpersonal relationships, and making decisions that will steer the company’s future.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Setting the Stage for Success Importance of Executive Offsites Executive offsites are a critical tool in the arsenal of business leadership. These events take you out of the typical work environment and offer a unique opportunity for strategic planning, team building, and decision-making.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Introduction to Experiential Intelligence in Executive Teams Understanding Experiential Intelligence In today’s competitive business landscape, it’s important to recognize that the traditional metrics of intelligence such as IQ or even EQ (Emotional Intelligence) are no longer sufficient on their own.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Here’s an example table illustrating the impact of innovation on business success: Innovation Level Growth Rate Market Share Profitability High 15% 30% 20% Moderate 10% 20% 15% Low 5% 10% 5% The Role of Leadership in Fostering Innovation Leadership plays a pivotal role in cultivating an innovation culture.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

As an executive or leader, you play a crucial role in cultivating this culture through strategic guidance, leadership development, and employee training. Discover more about innovation leadership strategies and developing innovative leaders to begin your journey towards an innovation culture transformation.

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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

APRIL 4, 2024

By stepping away from the day-to-day operations and fostering a focused environment, your leadership team can craft innovative strategies and strengthen collaboration. Here are some key advantages: Alignment : Ensures that all members of the leadership team are working towards common goals.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Through structured evaluation methods, you can gather data on various aspects of your organization’s culture, such as leadership effectiveness, communication channels, and employee engagement. This might involve innovation training programs or revisiting your innovation leadership strategies. Brainstorm potential solutions.

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CMOE

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Efficient Systems : Each team should build their own routines that they follow consistently to coordinate and combine their efforts and finish team tasks on time. Delegation of Tasks : As teams get acquainted with the abilities of each member, team leaders will learn how to best split tasks between them.

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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. We recently led a 4-hour long design thinking leadership workshop at an organizational culture conference held in Madison, Wisconsin. Use what the experts are doing.

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CMOE

APRIL 20, 2021

Great managers can give us vital outside leadership and perspective that we can’t get anywhere else. How are their relationships with other members of the team? Are you or other team members doing something that drains their energy? Plus, they might need additional training that a manager can provide. Develop Your Strengths.

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CMOE

MARCH 31, 2023

Improved productivity: Team members who motivate their peers and offer proactive assistance will improve capacity and productivity because teamwork, by its very nature, creates better working relationships. For example, cross-training and brainstorming sessions often pave the way to better strategies and outcomes.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2012

In articles in both the New York Times and The New Yorker earlier this year, the concept of brainstorming as introduced in the 1940's by Alex Osborn has been attacked as ineffective and linked to the concept of " Groupthink.". Assemble a Diverse Team. They focus on listening, learning, ideating, building on other offers, etc.

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Idea Champions

JULY 8, 2023

Creativity, Innovation, Team Building, Leadership, Brainstorming, Idea Champions

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 22, 2018

Teams and work groups don’t know how to be collaborative. Hiring a professional facilitator can be a big help, but facilitative leadership is something that needs to be around 100% of the time. The research that says brainstorming doesn’t work studied groups with no training and no facilitator.

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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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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 . I would ask them a question. ‘Is

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CMOE

APRIL 27, 2021

Because they are willing to take risks, team members are often more innovative and agile than others. Team members can adapt to change and brainstorm solutions amid those transitions. Team members generally rely less on their leader, as they feel confident enough to handle issues on their own. and What if? Independence.

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KindlingApp

JUNE 1, 2015

I instantly knew that the book contained the foundation of the culture I would hope to build in MidAmerica—my only question was whether the MidAmerica team was ready for it. Prior to my arrival the team had gone through two years of coaching, training, and team building to establish a foundation of trust.

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Idea Champions

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

These meetings have been variably referred to as leadership development programs, creative thinking trainings, innovation workshops, team building off sites, brainstorming sessions, strategic planning pow wows, senior team retreats, annual conferences, and business simulations.

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Idea Champions

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

These meetings have been variably referred to as leadership development programs, creative thinking trainings, innovation workshops, team building off sites, brainstorming sessions, strategic planning pow wows, senior team retreats, annual conferences, and business simulations.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

A further example of how the group-versus-individual dynamic affects creativity is the act of brainstorming. During the last half of the 20th century, companies that wanted to encourage creative thinking relied on brainstorming and team building as important tools in their toolkit.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2016

Ignoring problems does not make them go away, and the more we sugarcoat reality, the less people believe in our leadership. If the solution is not already clear, involve your team in a brainstorming session. She had her team brainstorm ways they could stay engaged in the midst of uncertainty.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Let’s consider a few and how to solve them: Resistance to Change One of the most significant challenges is resistance to change, especially from management and leadership teams accustomed to top-down approaches. These obstacles can range from cultural inertia to practical concerns in reshaping established processes.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In a world where high-fives have turned into emojis, knowing the ropes of virtual team building is like finding a Wi-Fi connection that actually works everywhere you go. Importance of Team Building for Remote Teams Why bother with team building for a crew scattered across the globe? Got a minute?

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 7, 2025

They take your leadership team away from the usual hustle and bustle, granting some much-needed space to ponder the big picture without getting distracted by the day-to-day chaos. For handy tips on steering these sessions, wander into our resources on facilitating leadership team offsite and leadership retreat facilitation.

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Leapfrogging

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Creating a game plan that gels with your leadership team and board of directors spells success. The Importance of Being on the Same Page Getting your leadership team and board of directors singing the same tune is like finding the secret ingredient in a recipe. Curious about getting your leadership and board to mesh?

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Innov8rs

APRIL 2, 2025

At many levels of leadership, especially middle and senior management, avoiding risk becomes the default. For example, a person with a high preference for ideation may become excited and engaged during a brainstorming session but feel drained when required to focus on clarifying the problem or developing an implementation plan.

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