BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

During the creative thinking workshop we facilitated inside an internal management meeting, participants worked through multiple exercises to identify ideas for internal and customer initiatives. Chuck shared the following example to push the participants toward greater specificity in the ideas they shared.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 10, 2025

For example, Shell Oil has used scenario planning for decades to navigate uncertainties in the energy industry, helping the company adapt to fluctuations in oil prices, environmental policies, and geopolitical conflicts. Facilitates long-term planning Encourages leadership to think beyond immediate challenges.

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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. For example, suppose your problem is how to improve communications in your company. Examples are: • Take a different route to work.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It involves the application of creative thinking and the adoption of [.] Supply chain innovation is defined as the implementation of new and improved strategies, technologies, processes, and practices within the supply chain to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, and improve overall performance.

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Innovation in Practice

JANUARY 9, 2022

The next time you’re facing a contradiction, you’ll be equipped to handle it with confidence and even a boost in creativity. In this episode you’ll hear: Some examples of contradictions we face every day. Examples of how to use these techniques. Two schools of thought on contradictions. The weak link in contradictions.

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ImagineNation

AUGUST 6, 2024

This results in resistance to the creative changes using Generative AI might bring because they lack the vital creative and emotional energy to generate creative thinking with AI; they will typically resist innovation-led change and stay ‘stuck’ in their habitual, safe and conventional roles, capabilities and identities.

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Michael Michalko

MAY 20, 2022

Aspects of creative thinking that are not usually taught. You are creative. Every one of us is born a creative, spontaneous thinker. The only difference between people who are creative and people who are not is a simple belief. Creative people believe they are creative. Creative thinking is work.

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Innovation in Practice

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It’s just hard to imagine that because we don’t normally want to think of dry erase markers having a different structure than what we’re used to. Example: Imagine you’re drawing at the top of the board with a dry erase marker and it changes its color as you get to different sections of the board.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

For example, if your goal is to brainstorm a solution to a problem your customers are experiencing, perhaps the way to accomplish this goal is to decide on 3 high-impact ideas by the end of your session. If they work directly with customers on the issue you are trying to solve, for example, their input is invaluable.

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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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Innovation in Practice

JANUARY 18, 2021

2 Techniques to Master Creative Thinking. Any time you notice something creative that catches your eye, try to spot which of the five SIT patterns might have been used or could be used to explain that innovation. . And you can do this with creativity as well. . Example of Real-Life Application. Pattern Spotting.

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Innovation in Practice

MAY 15, 2022

What I do hate is how they are used as an example of innovation and creativity. To me, they set a terrible example of creative thinking. Tune in to learn some of the history of Post-it notes and why I don’t think they teach us any good lessons about creativity. . I hate Post-it notes.

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Innovation in Practice

APRIL 11, 2021

Creativity is nothing more than combining two things in an unexpected way. For example, if you mash peanut butter and jelly together, it may taste great, but it’s not very creative. However, it is critical that it really is unexpected. If you struggle with finding two new things to mix together, this episode is for you.

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Idea to Value

MAY 27, 2022

For example, research into certain mental conditions like Schizophrenia show that it has a strong genetic component and runs in families. Reuter 2005 suggests that one particular dopamine receptor gene DRD2 may manifest itself in the creative potential of an individual, albeit weakly.

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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. What customers want I'll turn to looking at a critical need - understanding what customers want - as another example.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 7, 2023

How children are more creative than adults Numerous research studies have found that children can be much more creative than adults in certain instances. Examples such as gardening and construction were as valuable for supporting creative thinking as ones traditionally associated with creativity, for example, music and painting.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Sometimes you think you know best, only to find later that you have absolutely NO clue. As an example, I wrote some time back about the “Shrimp” creative thinking exercise we included during a creative thinking workshop for a regulated financial services company.

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BrainZooming

JULY 18, 2016

We were on a call with an extended creative team generating ideas for client videos. During breaks, I found myself jotting down examples of important creative thinking skills the team was exhibiting. 7 Important Creative Thinking Skills. How are you doing on these 7 creative thinking skills?

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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. – Mike Brown.

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Creativity is not usually seen as a logical act; it’s often more associated with emotional or philosophical elements. Effective creative thinking tends to involve utilizing the tools of logic — linguistics and math among them — to solve problems in novel ways. Being an entrepreneur is a prime example here.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

We’ve certainly covered the heck out of how bad bosses , toxic cultures , and negative comments can crush creative thinking and creativity. What you might not consider, however, is how an uber-positive boss that is TOO OVER THE TOP when communicating how great early stage ideas are ALSO CRUSHES creative thinking.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Today’s creative thinking post is all about music. That’s why these music videos are the centerpiece of today’s creative thinking post. Maybe of anyone I’ve met the past few years, Michael is the best example of taking his big idea and making a HUGE success of it. The first is seasonal.

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Jeffrey Phillips

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This lack of larger engagement in innovation and creativity means that the development of interesting new products and services is left more and more to people who are willing to take risks, and those people, unfortunately, may include people who don't care about risk or who don't care about you. And Facebook is just one example.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 23, 2017

Adrian has incredible creative thinking skills. How was I so sure about his creative thinking skills ? Well, get a load of this example! He applied his creative thinking skills and came up with a solution that was pure extreme creativity. He is a manager with LeSaint, and he faced a challenge.

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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. For example, suppose your problem is how to improve communications in your company. Examples are: • Take a different route to work.

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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. It is often difficult for people to release all of their thinking constraints and inhibitions.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 27, 2016

These insights can become the inspiration sparks of your group’s creative thinking. For example, Amazon developed a system to enable competitors to sell on its website, even when competitors offered cheaper prices. Here are a few examples to consider: In-person. Begin with the End . It’s important that you do both.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 28, 2017

For example, well before the DVD came along, there was the Compact Disc Digital Video, better known as VCD. Creative thinking is key. What’s Needed In Idea Review? With idea review, the teamwork you’ve developed so far really comes into play. Ideas, in of themselves, are rarely brilliantly original.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

When you are undertaking such a transformation in any system like energy, innovation becomes vital to inject new forces of dynamism and creative thinking to tackling such a change. Any energy transition takes a long time, and it requires a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary approach.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 11, 2015

We haven’t tackled that topic previously, so the first creative thinking move was sketching out a matrix comparing the degree someone is able to express a personal creative version versus how much they are getting paid for it. 5 Ideas for How to Make Money from Your Passion and Creativity.

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Innovation in Practice

JANUARY 9, 2017

When you see a dry erase marker, for example, you instantly relegate it to the job of.well.marking. If you could force it in your mind to be available to do another job, you end up with a creative idea. Let’s go back to our marker example. When we find that application, we’ve generated a creative idea.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Furthermore, by fostering collaboration across departments, these coaches break down organizational silos, ensuring that knowledge, insights, and creative thinking are shared freely across the company.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, generating innovative ideas and turning them into actionable solutions requires more than just creative thinking—it demands effective management of ideas, collaboration, and alignment with strategic goals. This is where idea management software and supporting business practices come into play.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 28, 2019

In countries ranging from Colombia to China to Azerbaijan to Bosnia-Hercegovina, I found examples of cases where modern and ancient civilizations applied creative thinking to solve problems. I spent a great deal of time in 2018 traveling across the world in search of innovation insights.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 7, 2017

Strategic Thinking Questions to Identify What Matters for a Brand. Who Needs Vision Statement Examples? 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.

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Michael Michalko

MAY 14, 2022

Following are tips on how to loosen up the group to energize their creative thinking. Ask participants to draw a personal symbol that metaphorically symbolizes their view about creativity. A six word description of creative thinking could be: “Last night confused. For example: What animal is like the problem?

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CMOE

MARCH 17, 2025

For example, a strategic leader provides a new type of communication software after noticing a pattern of miscommunication problems. Creative thinking is also part of adaptability. For example, a companys document-sharing system is outdated. This is why strategic leaders invest in their teams growth and new tools.

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