Michael Michalko

MARCH 29, 2022

What do you know about creative thinking today that you wished you knew twenty years ago? That creativity is a phenomena that results from a certain combination of relationships. Like nature, the contents of creative genius aren’t contained anywhere but also are revealed by the dynamics. THOUGHT WALKS.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Here’s a peek at how strategic planning can jazz up your business performance: Key Metric Wingin’ It With a Plan Revenue Growth 2% 7% Market Share 5% 12% Operational Efficiency 60% 85% Want the scoop on mixing strategy with a hint of creativity? Encourage Creative Thinking Make space for new ideas and brainstorming.

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Michael Michalko

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Further info/Source Exercise is based on creative thinking techniques described in book of Michael Michalko “Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques” The exercise was implemented in the Training Course CREATIVE LEADERSHIP that has been funded with support from the European Commission.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 21, 2017

Short Story: Look for specifics and things that people can actually do or perform to move creative thinking into action. How do you move from creative thinking into action? Two of the client’s senior staff members said this was a question they expected us to answer during the strategic thinking workshop.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

A follow-up workshop moved four of the process improvement concepts into detailed project planning. They requested a follow-up innovation workshop to inspire bigger, further out thinking. We brought two specific inspirations to the innovation workshop: extreme and analogy-based creative thinking exercises.

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Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 28, 2020

The creativity and innovation world has lost one of its finest just this last week. Sir Ken Robinson was the most articulate speaker and author in the field of applied creativity we’ve ever known. I had the honor to work with him several years ago on a small project. Educators, Creators, and Innovators, Revisit His Work!

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurturing this environment is essential for unlocking creativity and driving extraordinary results. Some of these benefits include: Enhanced Problem-Solving: Collaborative teams can approach problems from multiple angles, leading to more creative and effective solutions.

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Michael Michalko

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Find the most creative people at work and ask for their ideas. Ask someone to collaborate with you on your favorite project. Think of five other ways to define your challenge. Block off time on your calendar for creative thinking. Choose to be more creative. Immerse yourself in your most exciting project.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 17, 2017

Short Story: When it comes to creativity, start with and return to the underlying strategy ; that’s the most important piece of creative advice I have to offer. I’ve been trying to let go of some creative reins on the Brainzooming brand. 8 Pieces of Creative Advice from a Great and Horrible Client.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 19, 2022

Many innovation tools and ways of thinking are scalable to a specific need and are reasonably user friendly, and often generate a tremendous amount of value for a small investment. In a large innovation project, we might consider the Jobs to be Done (JTBD) method, or Voice of the Customer, or Ethnography as a way to gather and assess needs.

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Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Creative Thinking Can Be Trained. Train Creativity First, Innovation Next . My new message about innovation is — get back to basics first — and that means the spark of it all, creativity. With creativity activated, facilitators like me help others innovate, using advanced frameworks and tools.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 6, 2017

From a day-to-day perspective in the corporate world, we didn’t necessarily use objective metrics about creative ideas. After talking with a friend, I think the percent of time you are told to pull back your creative ideas because they are too big and bold may be a good way to assess how your creativity is faring in an organization.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understanding Innovation Culture Assessment Definition and Importance of Innovation Culture Innovation culture refers to an environment that encourages creative thinking and the advancement of new ideas. These programs can range from workshops on creative thinking to comprehensive innovation mindset training.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 20, 2024

These sessions aren’t just about generating ideas; they’re about fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration that can lead to breakthrough solutions. This collaborative approach not only sparks creativity but also drives the development and assessment of ideas through diverse perspectives and group input.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

I have also since seen a mounting amount of scientific research showing how women do not even get the same credit for their creativity or innovation work as if a man were to suggest the same idea. The main thing is to start with creativity- understand that creativity is the engine for innovation. Twitter: natwnixon.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 4, 2017

Design thinking has raised a lot of expectations as well as its fair share of controversy. Often it became the promise of having creative ways to solve solutions and work in harmony with all the rational thinking that dominates much of business thinking today, DT sounded so appealing, it quickly became “oh, we need some of that.”.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 1, 2024

Further, while most corporations will pay lip service to innovation, and would enjoy new revenues and profits, they view innovation as a project or an activity that is discrete. It is not a capability or a project that you switch on or off, any more than you switch on or off a highly efficient supply chain.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 15, 2021

Good thinking, creative thinking, requires time, yet we create automatons of our people, chaining them to a rapidly moving treadmill that does not allow them to catch up or to look ahead. I've often found this approach helpful but it can be time consuming and it requires people to be flexible and creative.

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BrainZooming

MAY 4, 2016

Ever felt as if your main creative outlet just isn’t working anymore ? I’m WAY off my creative thinking game when it comes to putting pen to paper and fingers to keyboard. I have some ideas why this is the case, and have been trying to document the reasons my go-to creative outlet isn’t working right now.

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Idea Drop

JULY 20, 2017

There are two distinct (though complementary) ways to work through a problem and develop a solution: we might label them ‘creative thinking’ and ‘strategic thinking’. Creative thinking focuses on capturing the unusual, unique and unchartered. How does this creative idea fit into our larger strategic vision?

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 19, 2015

What’s a “pizza meeting,” and what does it have to do with creative thinking? Back in the Fortune 500 days, we facilitated so many strategic planning workshop sessions we gave up renting creativity-oriented offsite locations. To do SOMETHING to make the space a little creative, we’d arrange the tables and chairs every which way.

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IdeaScale

MAY 28, 2019

An innovation engineer is trained in advanced methods and tools for creating innovative ideas, accelerating projects, and solving problems that inevitably arise during innovation adoption. Chief Innovation Officers can expect to earn around $180,000 annually in base salary. Innovation Engineer.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 7, 2017

Workplace Diversity – The Why, Who, and How of Strategic Thinking. Strategic Thinking Success – 3 Critical Thinking Perspectives. Strategic Thinking Perspectives – Three Strategic Voices to Include on Your Team. Creative Thinking – The Math of Brainstorming and New Ideas. #3 4 Encourages Change.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

What office environments make people more creative? Therefore, what would be an office environment that makes teams productive, creative and also able to execute innovative ideas? What office environments make people more creative? Darker lighting has been shown to lead to an improvement in creativity.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A human analyst to validate technology search results, conduct crucial subject matter expert interviews , and evaluate unique ideas from experienced, creative employees and stakeholders through open innovation challenges will prove to be the best approach to a fully developed innovation management strategy.

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Carla Johnson

MAY 17, 2022

This is great when you’re working on logical projects where there is one best answer. Divergent thinking, on the other hand, is. The post The 4-Minute Creative Thinking Test appeared first on Carla Johnson.

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IdeaScale

MAY 16, 2018

And yet, I hear employers say all the time that the reason they’re excited to hire folks right out of college, is because not only do they come on board with a wealth of new technological savvy, but they’re also considered to be more creative. Sourcing and sharing knowledge is one of their new key objectives.

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Michael Michalko

MARCH 28, 2022

What do you know about creative thinking today that you wished you knew twenty years ago? That creativity is a phenomena that results from a certain combination of relationships. Like nature, the contents of creative genius aren’t contained anywhere but also are revealed by the dynamics. THOUGHT WALKS.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 4, 2021

Creativity is a Choice and a Habit. Join the Creative Flow Challenge. 11th — 18 Days to Creative Power. Learn How to Apply Creativity to All Your Projects. Yes, you can improve your creativity. It doesn’t matter if you think you’re creative or not. Starts Jan.

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Innovation in Practice

DECEMBER 13, 2021

If you’ve been listening to this show for any length of time, you’ve more than likely come to realize that learning creativity takes time. Becoming more creative will change every aspect of your life for the better. I also explain how it’s used in our creative thinking and creative output. Tune in to learn how!

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

When communication is effective, it fosters a sense of community, reduces feelings of isolation, and empowers your team members to collaborate more openly and effectively, leading to enhanced project outcomes. By leveraging the right strategies and tools, you can enhance your team’s creative output and efficiency.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

When communication is effective, it fosters a sense of community, reduces feelings of isolation, and empowers your team members to collaborate more openly and effectively, leading to enhanced project outcomes. By leveraging the right strategies and tools, you can enhance your team’s creative output and efficiency.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Collaboration Technical Review 100

Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

Frameworks assume: engaged leadership, talent on the team, day to day creativity, curiosity, and domain knowledge. You will fail with: Lean, Agile, Design Thinking, TRIZ, Stage-Gate, Osborn-Parnes CPS, KILN’s FuseTrail, or a homegrown/blended framework. Seven Innovation Fundamentals: Applying creative thinking to problems.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The Brainzooming blog wasn’t originally focused on project management techniques. Implementing innovation in organizations reluctant to embrace the changes needed to survive and grow requires what we’ve come to call “strategic project management.” Project Management Techniques for Starting Strongly.

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Innovation in Practice

JANUARY 11, 2021

But does this apply to creative thinking as well? . Can you really improve your creative thinking by just thinking big? . A quick way to boost your creative thinking and improve the quality and originality of your ideas is to forecast their potential effect.

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Innovation in Practice

JANUARY 11, 2021

But does this apply to creative thinking as well? . Can you really improve your creative thinking by just thinking big? . A quick way to boost your creative thinking and improve the quality and originality of your ideas is to forecast their potential effect.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It’s the environment that supports an ongoing commitment to creativity and novel problem-solving. This involves not only verbal encouragement but also the implementation of tangible policies and practices that empower your team to think differently and take risks. How do you prioritize and fund innovative projects?

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