BrainZooming

JANUARY 15, 2016

Sometimes creative thinking challenges come from inside your own head. In many organizations, however, substantial creative thinking challenges come from leaders and cultures that may say they want new thinking, but seem to do everything they can to scuttle creativity. Organizational Creative Thinking Challenges.

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Creative Thinking Creativity Brainstorming Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Cheerleading for creativity in business isn’t difficult. Yet, you see people, departments, and organizations where overtly expressing creative appreciation doesn’t happen naturally – or happen at all. It could be nobody realized it is good business and good manners to appreciate creativity in business. A clever idea.

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Creativity Collaboration Engagement Strategy 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

We’re big proponents of the value of bringing together a diverse group of people with varied creative thinking skills for strategic planning workshops within organizations and communities. Sometimes they proceed an in-person strategy planning meeting, but not always. 3 Ways Online Collaboration Works to Deliver Big Benefits.

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Collaboration Creative Thinking Exercises Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The week included: Large scale community collaboration workshops – Nearly eighty students from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale gathered Monday night and a comparable number of Carbondale, IL residents assembled on Tuesday for community collaboration workshops to imagine the community’s future with Gigabit Internet capabilities.

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Collaboration Strategic Thinking Groups Engagement 40

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Success factors in strategic planning and creating collaborative strategy were the central topics we tackled on an edition of Smart Companies Radio, hosted by Kelly Scanlon, the owner of Thinking Bigger Business Media, Inc., 10 Keys to Collaborative Strategy and Strategic Planning. Creating Strategic Impact mini-book.

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Collaboration Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking 40

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

To stay ahead, you must cultivate a culture that values creativity, encourages risk-taking, and embraces transformative ideas. Innovation leads to differentiation and offers value that can set your products apart from competitors. Ideate Solutions : With a clear problem definition, brainstorm a wide range of creative solutions.

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Product Development Strategy Strategy Artificial Inteligence 100

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 1, 2015

In nearly every Brainzooming community collaboration workshop, we conclude with a Plus-Minus-Interesting-Recommendation-Question exercise (a PMIRQ for short). 41 Surprising Things about Community Collaboration Done Well. New People Coming Together Collaboratively and Effectively. Small unknown group collaboration”.

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Collaboration Exercises Strategic Thinking Brainstorming 40

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Based on all The Brainzooming Group experience in helping clients generate new ideas and innovative strategies, diversity is vital to successful creative thinking activities. For example, at one of our client creative thinking workshops there wasn’t any of diversity to spare. When Very Few Things Are Not Like the Other.

Creative Thinking 40

Creative Thinking Creativity Exercises Underperforming Technical Team 40

BrainZooming

JUNE 29, 2017

Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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Resources Strategic Thinking Comparison eBook 86

BrainZooming

MARCH 9, 2016

The team leader asked, “How is it possible to listen to us talk and turn it into a strategy so quickly?”. 9 Creative Thinking Skills to Turn Talk into Strategy. Incorporate a bigness and boldness into the language you use to describe the strategy in order to stretch the organization.

Creative Thinking 40

Creative Thinking Creativity Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

JUNE 28, 2016

Since strategy planning is an infrequent activity, it is difficult for executives to master it. We learned that if we asked executives a series of questions leading to the information needed to complete a strategy plan, they became productive strategy planners. Creative thinking exercises generate ideas, not facts.

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Exercises Collaboration Strategy Strategy 65

Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The key is being willing to collaborate and get outside of our comfort zone. Nicknamed “FutureMap,” it is creative session to document an idea in its earliest stage. Whether the customer is an individual consumer or an internal partner, your success depends on communicating what a product is and why someone should care.

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Underperforming Technical Team Roadmap Software Review Design 94

Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

That is quite far away from the usual (and unfair) stereotype of the designer as the introverted creative type slaving away alone on a computer or in a studio. The course provides ample opportunity for cross-disciplinary collaboration and project work that reflects real business challenges. A designer needs to be a people-person now?

Design 93

Design Technical Review Software Review Software Developers 93

BrainZooming

JANUARY 25, 2016

You know, this week doesn’t have to be as unproductive as last week, what with business meetings going nowhere along with wasting time, positive energy, and any hope of creativity. The thing is, there’s a different way to structure business meetings to help a group come together and collaborate in an innovative, productive way.

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Meeting Collaboration Tips Creative Thinking 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 22, 2016

And by done well, we mean that the vision statement: Is developed broadly and collaboratively. Collaborating on a Vision Statement. Strategic Planning – All the Strategy Roles You Need. Strategic Visioning Exercises – Group Collaboration the Right Way. 5 Questions for Creating a Collaborative Vision.

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Exercises Collaboration Strategic Thinking Creativity 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

You can provide people with strategic thinking exercises, creative thinking tools, strategy questions, and ways to collaborate with one another, using structure to help imagine better strategies. This means there is no opportunity for productive collaboration to devise the plan.

Exercises 40

Exercises Strategic Thinking Collaboration Strategic Management 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

And the asterisk on fun acknowledges we’re stretching the definition of fun to cover things nerdy strategic planners think are fun such as “mental stimulation,” “highly collaborative groups,” and “people that want to be involved in strategic planning the next time it happens.”. 11 Boring Details for Making Strategic Planning Fun*.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Collaboration Creativity 40

Planview

JANUARY 22, 2024

The reduced risk and lower upfront investment that these technologies bring will encourage manufacturers of all kinds to take more innovative bets , leading to greater efficiency and a more dynamic product landscape. Trend #4: Greater Coopetition Collaboration with competitors, known as coopetition, will become more prevalent in 2024.

Product Development 69

Product Development Innovation Management Management Trends 69

BrainZooming

APRIL 21, 2017

Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Strategy 72

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 72

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Leadership 40

Leadership Underperforming Technical Team Creative Thinking Collaboration 40

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Have a strong grounding in business, creative, innovation, and strategic principles. Want to have someone outside your company make your strategic planning work for you in a creative, mentally stimulating and result-oriented way? 10 Keys to Involving Employees In Your Strategy. Willing to both serve and challenge participants.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Strategy Strategy Groups 40

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 10, 2016

What are Wild and creative ideas our competitors or other relevant companies are doing that we need to consider? Contact us , and let’s customize a strategy process specific to your organization. 10 Keys to Developing Collaborative Strategy. What can we do next year that would be Outrageous and bold? Mike Brown.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team Analysis 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 11, 2016

Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Creativity Creative Thinking 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 8, 2016

New Business Ideas and a Creative Block in Your Organization. This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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Change Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Groups Strategy 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 16, 2016

Whenever possible, we try to help clients select a mix of people to participate in group strategy exercises. We review the importance of including front-line decision makers, functional experts, and individuals with creative perspectives. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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Exercises Groups Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 5, 2016

This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 20, 2016

This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Innovation Creative Thinking Engagement 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

We turn that input into a collaborative vision statement. The idea of a leader collaboratively determining the direction organization should go is rare. But making fifty top executives “guess” and articulate what the CEO already thinks (which is very common) is a recipe for wasted time and a frustrating strategy meeting.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team Collaboration 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 20, 2016

Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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Project Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 22, 2016

This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Engagement 40

Engagement Strategic Thinking Underperforming Technical Team Exercises 40

BrainZooming

JULY 25, 2016

If you want to go deeper on a viable strategy to improve employee engagement, download our Results eBook. It highlights an approach for more collaborative strategy that provides employees with a real opportunity to contribute their ideas and be a part of actively contributing to your organization’s direction. – Mike Brown.

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Engagement Strategy Strategy eBook 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Tips Engagement Collaboration 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Strategy 40

Strategy Strategy Guidelines Exercises 40

BrainZooming

MAY 6, 2016

Ask them to provide concrete examples of when they devised creative solutions. This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Intrapreneurs need their space in more ways than one.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Underperforming Technical Team Company Entrepreneurship 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Tips Strategy Strategy 40

Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

In his new book, The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations , Lerner says the key to success lies in adopting a hybrid model that combines aspects of both. But for many, a practice as spontaneous and creative as innovation may seem something incapable of being measured. DEDICATED METRICS.

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Innovation Crowdsourcing Survey Idea Management 40