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Why campfires are the perfect analogy for innovation

Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 16, 2023

When you are generating ideas, through individual work, or brainstorming, or some other means, you are sparking ideas. While idea generation can often seem challenging to introverts or people who don't think of themselves as "creative", it is the easiest activity in the innovation realm.

Idea Generation

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Ideating at Enexis – Driving Operational Innovation in Dutch Energy Sector

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 16, 2020

In addition, every year we have a contest to find that year’s best-implemented idea in our ‘Best Idea of Enexis’ competition. This takes place in a large auditorium with senior management as the jury, and everyone who has an idea in the final top 5 gets their share of recognition.

Ideation

Ideation Innovation Engagement Crowdsourcing

The Power of Stimulus To Inspire Breakthrough Innovation Solutions.

Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

Stimulus is the second of the four Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 elements we utilize in a creative session to generate at least 12 X more ideas than brainstorming – and a quality of ideas you will never get from brainstorming. Here is a brief recap of Quantum Idea Generation 2.0

Idea Generation

Idea Generation Brainstorming Innovation Examples

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Accelerate Innovation — With Experiential Learning

Gregg Fraley

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Magazine by Jessica Stillman. Frameworks become a competitive advantage when you use them in more creative ways. They don’t know how to scaffold a learning experience. They go straight to brainstorming without preparing minds, and that’s a big reason sessions fail. The article I reference is in Inc.

Learning

Learning Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Training

Enexis Interview: Navigating Operational Innovation in an Environment Ripe for Innovation Stagnation

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Annual Best Idea of Enexis’ competition, judged by senior management allows for idea submitters to be given the recognition they deserve for their efforts, with the winner receiving a prize and appearing in the company magazine. The final winner receives a small statue and appears in the company magazine.

Innovation

Innovation Engagement Crowdsourcing Change

Ideating at Enexis – Driving Operational Innovation in Dutch Energy Sector

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 16, 2020

In addition, every year we have a contest to find that year’s best-implemented idea in our ‘Best Idea of Enexis’ competition. This takes place in a large auditorium with senior management as the jury, and everyone who has an idea in the final top 5 gets their share of recognition.

Ideation

Ideation Innovation Engagement Crowdsourcing

Merwyn Technology: The Power to Make Smarter Innovation Decisions.

Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

When we use quantum idea generation the result is many options to accomplish both of these objectives. The challenge then becomes selecting a very few ideas for further development. When it was introduced, Fortune magazine referred to it as one of the most promising new technologies in America.

Technology

Technology Innovation Comparison Competition

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

Over the past four years, we''ve developed a well-defined set of principles that guide our annual "challenge," (lauded by Bill Clinton in TIME magazine as one of the top five initiatives changing the world for the better) that produces original and actionable ideas to solve social issues. Define the boundaries. Provide a toolkit.

Competition

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In Defense of Brainstorming

Idea Champions

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Earth to journalists on deadline writing about brainstorming for a flight magazine. On the contrary, creativity is often sparked in a group -- even groups that are cranky, competitive, and strong-willed. How can brainstorm sessions build on the good ideas generated by participants before the session begins?

Brainstorming

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Workers, Take Off Your Headphones

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2012

Over the course of my earlier professional incarnations I worked in mission-driven organizations with more or less open office plans — Sesame Street, SPY magazine, Nickelodeon — where much of our successes were driven by the invisible but powerful sense of shared purpose generated by the news and information that was simply overheard.

Study

Study Collaboration Culture Report

Mash-Ups for Innovation, a How To Guide

Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 19, 2015

Example: A software company offering an off-the-shelf package for managing medical records was looking for a leg up on the competition. Nor do they provide a scaffolded process to help you turn the stimuli into ideas. Best of luck, you may find that it’s what’s been missing in your efforts to find truly new and fresh ideas.

How To

How To Trends Innovation Ideation

Design Thinking Is Fundamentally Conservative and Preserves the Status Quo

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

But skepticism about design thinking has now begun to seep out onto the pages of business magazines and educational publications. However, even in these more open processes, the designer or policy maker ultimately decides which ideas and preferences are included in the solution.

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Why campfires are the perfect analogy for innovation

Ideating at Enexis – Driving Operational Innovation in Dutch Energy Sector

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The Power of Stimulus To Inspire Breakthrough Innovation Solutions.

Webinars

Accelerate Innovation — With Experiential Learning

Enexis Interview: Navigating Operational Innovation in an Environment Ripe for Innovation Stagnation

Ideating at Enexis – Driving Operational Innovation in Dutch Energy Sector

Merwyn Technology: The Power to Make Smarter Innovation Decisions.

Create a Crowd Competition That Works

In Defense of Brainstorming

Workers, Take Off Your Headphones

Mash-Ups for Innovation, a How To Guide

Design Thinking Is Fundamentally Conservative and Preserves the Status Quo

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