Idea Champions

AUGUST 11, 2021

If you are a reader of this blog, you most definitely are committed to becoming more innovative and creative. And so I created The Year of Living Creatively -- a two-month online course -- a kind of greenhouse for grand possibilities. a GPS for the creative process. a chiropractic adjustment for creative mojo.

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Idea Champions

JUNE 2, 2021

The Year of Living Creatively is a highly engaging, eight-week online course (September 12th -- November 7th) that helps aspiring innovators transform their bold ideas into new products, new services, new forms of expression, new businesses, and breakthrough ways of living. If you're stuck, the page will help get you unstuck.

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Boxes and Arrows

OCTOBER 6, 2009

As designers, we spend a lot of time examining design solutions against an array of information–business goals, user needs, design principles, best practices, the results of usability tests–but less often (if at all) against a definition of the core experience we hope to deliver. So why not designers? That was their only requirement.

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Idea Champions

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The Year of Living Creatively is a highly engaging, eight-week online course that helps aspiring innovators transform their inspired visions and ideas into new products, new services, new forms of expression, new businesses, and breakthrough ways of living. APPLIED CREATIVITY: A PDF download of a 200-page guidebook for aspiring innovators.

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Mills-Scofield

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Often, the most difficult part of any creative process is just getting started; preparing for the tasks at hand by putting the necessary structures in place that will bring the project to fruition. Neologisms and provisional project titles, for example, create space where new ideas can emerge.

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Idea Champions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Define what you mean by "creative": If you Google the phrase "Definitions of Creativity", you'll find 53,900,000 entries. Creativity" means different things to different people. What is the project you would most like to infuse with a renewed dose of creativity? What does it mean to you? Stevie Wonder?

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Idea Champions

MAY 17, 2021

Define what you mean by "creative": If you Google the phrase "Definitions of Creativity", you'll find 53,900,000 entries. Creativity" means different things to different people. What is the project you would most like to infuse with a renewed dose of creativity? What does it mean to you? Stevie Wonder?

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Idea Champions

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Define what you mean by "creative": If you Google the phrase "Definitions of Creativity", you will find 53,900,000 entries. Creativity" means different things to different people. What is your operational definition of creativity? What does it mean to you? You need to have some skin in the game.

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Idea Champions

JANUARY 3, 2018

Define what you mean by "creative": If you Google the phrase "Definitions of Creativity", you will find 53,900,000 entries. Creativity" means different things to different people. What is your operational definition of creativity? What does it mean to you? You need to have some skin in the game.

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 28, 2019

In this context, the combination of some innovative approaches such as Design Thinking and Scrum – one of the Agile Methodology frameworks – emerges as a strategy in business projects to increase team productivity and make valuable deliveries focused on the end customer. This facilitates and empowers all projects.

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 28, 2019

In this context, the combination of some innovative approaches such as Design Thinking and Scrum – one of the Agile Methodology frameworks – emerges as a strategy in business projects to increase team productivity and make valuable deliveries focused on the end customer. This facilitates and empowers all projects.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 28, 2020

Define what you mean by "creative": If you Google the phrase "Definitions of Creativity", you'll find 53,900,000 entries. Creativity" means different things to different people. What is the project you would most like to infuse with a renewed dose of creativity? What does it mean to you? Stevie Wonder?

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Idea Champions

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

"Mitch is part creativity shaman, Muse whisperer, writing coach, and mad poet. He employs all of these characters in the service of helping participants launch and bring to fruition their cherished projects." -- Mira Rubenstein. The Year of Living Creatively is a wonderful course. The group Zoom calls were also helpful.

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Innovators Alliance

MAY 18, 2018

Definitions differ. If you go too far–like 3M did when they applied the rigorous Six Sigma model to its creative process–you might actually get less of what you really want. The most innovative organizations carefully consider what goes into the innovation process, but also consider what should come out of it.

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The Inovo Group

APRIL 27, 2020

Done the right way and in the absence of a pandemic, a proper mix of WFH and in-office can increase productivity AND creativity AND reduce stress levels. It immerses both the individual and the group in new learning and gets the subconscious mind engaged in the creative process.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 9, 2024

That’s why facilitating a free-flowing creative process is at the core of the Qmarkets platform. Depending on your system definition, this can include anyone – not just employees but also contacts from outside the company or the organization to contribute as part of an open innovation initiative.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 30, 2024

That’s why facilitating a free-flowing creative process is at the core of the Qmarkets platform. Depending on your system definition, this can include anyone – not just employees but also contacts from outside the company or the organization to contribute as part of an open innovation initiative.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 30, 2024

That’s why facilitating a free-flowing creative process is at the core of the Qmarkets platform. Depending on your system definition, this can include anyone – not just employees but also contacts from outside the company or the organization to contribute as part of an open innovation initiative.

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Idea Champions

JUNE 26, 2019

"As a result of Idea Champions' efforts we have implemented more than 250 value-added Big Idea projects." -- Joe Belinsky, Professional Development Manager, Goodyear Rubber and Tire. The Idea Champions team brings a creative, energetic and fun approach to idea generation. Thank you!" -- Candida G.

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CMOE

MARCH 31, 2023

Experts attribute this to the group’s ability to more effectively correct issues, think creatively, process information, and solve problems. This process also enables the business to be more efficient and productive. Social platforms reduce manual searching by 35% and drive more efficient and effective collaboration.

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Planview

MAY 31, 2023

It’s definitely a challenge in APAC because of the time differences. I enjoy spinning fiber into yarn and use it in knitting and crocheting projects. I also enjoy the creative process of designing and sewing complex quilts. I’m also motivated when I can help someone. As part of a global company, how do you stay connected?

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Cris Beswick

APRIL 16, 2024

And despite innovation supposedly being a mature topic inside organisations worldwide, the number one global blocker to innovation culture is the lack of consistent definitions of innovation inside organisations! This approach is about breaking away from the rigid mindsets and structures that tend to stifle creativity.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

day, if I’m going through a creative process there might be some days when certain activities are more appropriate than others, So if you’re at the beginning of a journey, it might be more about ideational, or refining ideas but at a certain point you might need to to get into the thick of actually pretty.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 14, 2021

There are two kinds of benefits you will receive from participating in The Year of Living Creatively. First, you'll make major progress on a passionate project of yours that needs a major jolt. And second, you'll develop the kind of skills, mindset, and mojo you'll need to succeed with any creative project of yours in the future.

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Idea Champions

APRIL 11, 2024

Definitely solid ROI!" - Mary Ann Heenehan, Corporate Groups Development Manager, Chubb Insurance "Idea Champions helped us generate powerful new ideas and engage with such energy that six months later their impact still hasn't worn off." - Candida G.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 4, 2021

Innovation is, of course, difficult, and it usually feels a bit overwhelming when you’re first getting started with it, or even just starting to work on a new innovation project. That is understandable, given how we have countless definitions for the term, and how the media often uses it in misleading ways. Innovation is a fun process.

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