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.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 15, 2016

Interestingly, the most challenging situation for Brainzooming strategic thinking workshop success is when it includes TOO MANY individuals viewing themselves as creative. Whenever you have too many “creatives” in the room, it can devolve into each one trying to outshine the others in extreme creativity.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 10, 2015

We’re with a client today, delivering a strategic and creative thinking skills for sales workshop. As an outgrowth of the workshop, here is a strategic and creative thinking skills compilation comprised of articles that support the Brainzooming workshop we’re delivering. Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 9, 2016

What are your expectations from a creative thinking workshop? That is the first question I ask the audience at a Brainzooming creative thinking workshop. 7 Expectations from Creative Thinking Workshop Training. How do you move an organization and its strategy from reactive to proactive?

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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

MAY 1, 2017

For each characteristic, here are related Brainzooming articles with exercises and tips to improve your own performance creating strategic impact. Strategic Thinking Exercise – Simply Making Big Decisions. Strategic Thinking Success – 3 Critical Thinking Perspectives. Quick Decision Making.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 5, 2016

It seems ridiculous to help a company become better at strategic thinking and marketing without being allowed to tell them how to do it. While this constraint may seem (and actually be) ridiculous, it shaped how the Brainzooming method developed. Strategic Thinking Exercises – 3 Responses to New Ideas.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

How to Generate 100+ Cool Product Names in a Hurry! I see three take-aways from this story: The benefit of creative structure to generate LOTS of ideas, because the winner may be cool product name number eighty-three. The power of strategy-focused creative thinking questions to help generate a high proportion of on-target ideas.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Chuck has been an incredible influence on my career, especially as it comes to creative thinking skills. Chuck was the first person I heard deliver an in-depth presentation on creative thinking skills. Creative Thinking Skills and Place with Chuck Dymer. That was definitely true. Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

MAY 3, 2016

We were working with a client and sharing the value of our extreme creativity strategic exercises to boost creative thinking skills. Another reason to embrace extreme creativity questions is they provide a more beautiful, amazing mental landscape to inspire creative thinking skills.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 6, 2016

We’re developing a strategic thinking webinar for a client on cultivating and sustaining creativity among its salesforce. Since the webinar is with the organization’s sales leadership, the focus is on creative thinking skills they can and should be embracing to help their salespeople see opportunities in new ways.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 14, 2017

We also have quite a bit on fun strategy planning, including one of our most popular new eBooks, 11 Fun Ideas for Strategic Planning. The question got me thinking about specific strategic planning questions we use to liven up strategic thinking. 3 Short, Funny Strategic Planning Questions.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 11, 2015

I had a Twitter question from Charles Westscott about creativity and how to make money from your passion. Brainzooming how to get paid as a creative is my struggle. 5 Ideas for How to Make Money from Your Passion and Creativity. Boost Your Creativity with “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation”.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 12, 2016

I also push my creative thinking skills and look through newspaper or magazine articles to inspire ideas. 15 Creative Thinking Skills to Turn Junk Ideas into Treasures. Within the story, there were fifteen creative thinking skills demonstrating how KI Nassauer turns “junk ideas” into treasures with potential.

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BrainZooming

MAY 24, 2017

Last week’s “Inside the Executive Suite” from Armada Corporate Intelligence featured ideas for how to handle confidential information. The business strategy focus revolved around how an executive can maintain confidences while employing confidential information to best benefit his or her organization.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

As a result, the pressure for inspiration and creative thinking was always dependent on me. What did I need to do to trigger creative thinking? At some point, God provided the grace to realize my creative inspiration was from outside, not inside. What ideas did I need to imagine?

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BrainZooming

MAY 6, 2016

At the 2016 Brand Strategy Conference, Antonia Dean, Director – Marketing, Brand Development, & Strategy at The Estée Lauder Companies covered the strategic thinking ideas behind creating an entrepreneurial environment in a large company. You don’t know how to get a UPC code attached to a new product?

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BrainZooming

MAY 9, 2017

Depending on the nature of the pre-meeting outreach you conduct with participants, it can promote team collaboration and help: Get to know participants better and figure out how to best work with them. Gain a sense of what people already think. Better strategize how to introduce challenging points of view.

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BrainZooming

JULY 31, 2017

Not wanting to stop the presentation to figure out how to the legs worked, I leaned the easel pad against the giant TV on the shelving unit behind me, attempting to use it to stabilize the paper pad. Boost Your Extreme Creativity with “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation”.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

We’ll use highly productive strategic and creative thinking exercises. We’ve done this hundreds of times, so we know how to adapt our strategic planning methodology so it’s highly efficient for you. We don’t like spending any more time than you do on strategic planning, so we’re always working to streamline it.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 11, 2018

One question (which we think MAY have been included by mistake on the list of topics they sent us) is what we do when energy is diminishing during a workshop. Move to the Shrimp creative thinking exercise. Mike Brown Founder of The Brainzooming Group, and an expert on strategy, creativity, and innovation.

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hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The ‘innovation team’ needs to define what innovation is in the context of your company, and how to ‘get there’. You need strategic thinking to plan the innovation transformation journey. The post How to setup an ‘innovation team’ appeared first on HackerEarth Blog. Strategists.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Importance of Strategic Planning Offsites A strategic planning offsite is not just another meeting; it’s an investment in your organization’s future. By removing distractions and dedicating time solely to strategic thinking, you create an atmosphere where creativity and big-picture thinking can thrive.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 4, 2016

During the time for audience questions, I asked Michael how long it took during the four year run of M!ndspark He said they learned over time about how to purposefully manage creative diversity most effectively. What mix of creative diversity will drive implementation? Mike Brown.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Leaders with an innovative mindset can identify emerging opportunities, inspire creative thinking, and challenge the status quo to drive progress. They act as catalysts for change, pushing boundaries and encouraging teams to think beyond conventional solutions. Vision and Strategic Thinking Innovative leaders are visionary.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

We’re developing a workshop on creative thinking techniques for a B2B salesforce in a few weeks. Reviewing the attendees’ pre-workshop surveys on their expectations, personal learning objectives, and needs for creative thinking development, they mentioned “thinking outside the box” and “how to get out of my comfort zone” frequently.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Common barriers include a fear of failure, a lack of resources, or rigid hierarchical structures that limit creative thinking and swift decision-making. Its about providing the right tools and environment where creativity can be turned into practical and marketable innovations.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 5, 2018

An efficient AND effective innovation strategy adapts to a company’s business objectives, strategic priorities, and team. It doesn’t start with getting everyone together in a room for a creative thinking workshop and expecting innovative ideas to happen spontaneously. More Posts - Website Follow Me:

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BrainZooming

MARCH 6, 2017

She said she didn’t think about developing creative ideas like this at all. That’s fair; maybe the CPR is too calculated (pun kind of intended) for people who are pure creatives. I’m manufacturing creative ideas, no imagining them from pure inspiration.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 28, 2017

In place of only recycling ideas, try these nine strategic thinking questions and creative thinking paths. The formula is to ask a specific question, LISTEN for responses from others, and follow a related creating thinking direction to generate ideas more quickly: Ask: What’s been tried before?

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BrainZooming

JUNE 28, 2016

In an edited excerpt, here is what they shared in their Inside the Executive Suite column about streamlining strategic planning. 5 Keys to Streamlining Strategic Planning. Executives that SHOULD know how to develop and write a strategic plan struggled. Creative thinking exercises generate ideas, not facts.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

. “Stickler to the old ways of doing things (and) not willing to get out of the comfort zone” How to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone. Creative Thinking Skills – 5 People Vital to Critical Thinking, Literally. Strategic Planning Process. 5 Keys to Streamlining Strategic Planning. Innovation.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

These retreats are not merely a change of scenery but a strategic move to foster innovation and alignment among the top decision-makers of your company. The value of such gatherings lies in their capacity to refresh perspectives, encourage strategic thinking, and address complex challenges without the distractions of the office environment.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Looking for the Elusive Big Idea during Strategic Planning. Strategic Planning – All the Strategy Roles You Need. Strategic Thinking Perspectives – Three Strategic Voices to Include on Your Team. Creative Thinking Skills – Using Questions and Structure Successfully. Just Start! Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 31, 2023

Figuring out how to be creative when your creativity is blocked can depend on simply choosing appropriate creative thinking techniques to boost your creative inspiration.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

A high XQ in executive teams equates to an in-depth understanding of how to apply knowledge in a variety of contexts, particularly in unpredictable environments. XQ is not merely about what we know, but how we apply that knowledge effectively. The integration of XQ into executive functions is a potent tool for driving innovation.

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BrainZooming

JULY 25, 2017

The topic was how to handle uncertain times successfully. Chuck Dymer and I presented to a group of logistics managers in Chicago last week. Tomorrow, I’ll be closing the Nature Explore and The Outdoor Classroom Project Leadership Institute with a comparable message. The conference theme is building resilience and joy in uncertain times.

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