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Where can you get Fresh Ideas?

Destination Innovation

Here are some places and methods to help you find them: Read Widely : Books, magazines, and online articles are great sources of inspiration. Brainstorming Sessions : Organize brainstorming sessions with colleagues or friends. Do you need some novel ideas for the problems and challenges you face?

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ENERGIZE YOUR BRAINSTORMING

Michael Michalko

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. Following are tips on how to loosen up the group to energize their imagination.

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Push Thinking & Get Innovation Using this Little-Known Children’s Game

Leapfrogging

Use SCAMPER for brainstorming sessions, or give it to people as part of an innovation toolkit. Magazine, a leading keynote speaker and the founder of Praxie.com. R (Reverse): Can the creation of this product or service be reversed or done in another order to make it more efficient or effective?

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Use this White Space Innovation Tool to Supercharge Your Innovation Efforts

Leapfrogging

After identifying the White Space unmet needs , the business leader, entrepreneur or executive needs to brainstorm possible solutions to those problems and unmet needs in creative ways designed to add value to the organization. Magazine , a globally recognized? Second, Venture into the White Space .

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Work Backward to Drive Innovation Forward

Leapfrogging

After defining the right customer pain point and problem, brainstorm and describe the ideal solution or product that will help. Magazine, a leading keynote speaker and the founder of Praxie.com. If you focus on the wrong problem, the product won’t be viable when it reaches the masses. Step 2: Define the ideal product solution.

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100 Ways to Be More Creative on the Job

Michael Michalko

Brainstorm daily with a co-worker. Go for a daily brainstorming walk. Invite your customers and vendors to brainstorming sessions. Initiate cross-functional brainstorming sessions. Open a magazine and free associate off of a word or image. Invite an outside facilitator to lead a brainstorming session.

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Brainstorming at Google

Michael Roberto

Fast Company has published an article this week titled, "How to Brainstorm Like a Googler." The article highlights the three broad phases of design thinking: understanding and empathizing with the users, brainstorming, and prototyping. First, Google practices 10X thinking when they brainstorm. Third, don't wait to prototype.