BrainZooming

JUNE 8, 2016

Last week, we presented a creative and strategic thinking workshop for a Brainzooming reader who leads the national sales division of a global industrial manufacturer. We integrated the Brainzooming strategic thinking workshop into their annual sales meeting. 13 Unexpected Benefits of a Strategic Thinking Workshop.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

Leadership Development Workshops Workshops focused on leadership development provide executives with the opportunity to learn new strategies, tools, and frameworks that can aid in their mindset shift. Providing Opportunities for Learning: Continual learning and development are crucial for adaptability.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

Leadership Development Workshops Workshops focused on leadership development provide executives with the opportunity to learn new strategies, tools, and frameworks that can aid in their mindset shift. Providing Opportunities for Learning: Continual learning and development are crucial for adaptability.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 20, 2016

We introduced the first Brainzooming strategic planning workshop resembling what we do today as The Brainzooming Group ten years ago, June 19-20, 2006. The First Brainzooming Strategic Planning Workshop. Since we were learning as we went, some sessions worked better than others. Afterward, they had the strategic plan!

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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

APRIL 11, 2018

We have a call with a client about an upcoming Brainzooming innovation workshop. 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. Photo via Shutterstock.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It was partly through this conversation with Margot Nijkamp-Diesfeld and Rick Wielens of the Eco System Thinking Institute (ESTI), based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, that we got into the subject of creating different workshop concepts to stimulate those attending and draw out their greater awareness.

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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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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 3, 2018

And the best strategy to boost their creative leadership talents is to get copies of Idea Magnets: 7 Strategies for Attracting and Cultivating Creative Business Leaders for all your team members. This Brainzooming book demonstrates the value of stronger creativity. A Creative Leadership Workshop Maximizes the Innovation Impact.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 4, 2016

He said they learned over time about how to purposefully manage creative diversity most effectively. Over time, however, they discovered that while they wanted participants with creative diversity, it was important to include individuals from groups that would actually return to the business and work together to solve problems.

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CMOE

MARCH 17, 2025

Creative thinking is also part of adaptability. Strategic Thinkers Are Willing to Learn A best practice in becoming a strategic thinker is to continuously learn something new. Strategic Thinkers Are Willing to Learn A best practice in becoming a strategic thinker is to continuously learn something new.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 22, 2016

Delivering a creative thinking workshop , I was eavesdropping on conversations at five tables full of attendees. One group was starting to use one of our creative thinking exercises. They should inspire, not limit thinking. I gave each table a specific focus for identifying new ideas.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

To ensure that leaders have the necessary skills to foster such a culture, it is crucial to integrate innovation into leadership development programs and offer leadership development workshops focused on enhancing innovation leadership skills. Curious : Exhibiting a strong desire to learn and understand more.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I’ll be presenting on social media super models , followed by a VERY QUICK creative thinking exercises for sales presentation. The creative thinking exercises for sales content is a different take on both familiar and some new creative thinking topics. Force Yourself to Self-Evaluate.

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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

MAY 3, 2016

We were working with a client and sharing the value of our extreme creativity strategic exercises to boost creative thinking skills. ” Although these questions are valuable, I always imagine workshop audiences initially wondering about when they would use these since they typically lead to incredibly outrageous ideas.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 24, 2018

Someone wondered about the range of topics included in the disruptive innovation strategy workshop we delivered recently. Even though the workshop spanned nearly ten hours over two days, we had to narrow the content significantly to achieve the client’s innovation objectives. Disrupting Thinking. The reason?

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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. After one half-day workshop in the multipurpose room, we were getting ready to leave.

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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 27, 2017

How are you boosting your creative thinking skills in dramatic ways for 2017 and beyond? It features forty-five creativity and innovation experts! The Innovation and Creativity Summit 2017 is a virtual event running from this coming Sunday through the following Sunday. And it’s available online and FREE!

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The week included: Large scale community collaboration workshops – Nearly eighty students from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale gathered Monday night and a comparable number of Carbondale, IL residents assembled on Tuesday for community collaboration workshops to imagine the community’s future with Gigabit Internet capabilities.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 29, 2016

Creative Thinking Skills – Some Working, Some Not Working. Amid the odd times, it’s no surprise my creative thinking skills have varied widely the past few months. Buying a new giant pad of paper to map out Brainzooming workshops. Attempting to video a blog post before writing it.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Here are some strategies you might learn about: Encouraging risk-taking and learning from failure to drive progress. Offering continuous learning opportunities to keep team members sharp and engaged. Nurturing Creativity and Collaboration Creativity and collaboration are the lifeblood of innovation.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 18, 2019

We need to connect multiple thinking, diversity and different experiences that so often diverge initially to then collectively find the path to converge, in a common understanding, to translate the combined creative thinking into real action, achieving valuable outcomes.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 30, 2016

I mentioned upcoming business collaboration opportunities for Brainzooming yesterday , including co-presentations, creating content, and developing new workshop and training offerings. There is a mutual commitment to learning from the business collaboration. What to look for in a business collaboration?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Learn more about enhancing virtual team productivity and remote team collaboration to overcome these obstacles. They encourage creative thinking and problem-solving in a fun and competitive environment. Collaborative Online Workshops Collaborative online workshops provide a platform for skill-sharing and continuous learning.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Recognition can reinforce the value placed on creativity and encourage ongoing participation in innovation. Continuous Learning : Invest in innovation training programs that provide your team with the skills and knowledge necessary to drive innovation forward. Stimulates creative thinking and problem-solving.

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Idea Champions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Since 1987, I have been providing consulting and training services to a wide variety of forward thinking organizations who have recognized their need to raise the bar for creative thinking, innovation, and teamwork. Some of these learning obstacles are internal (i.e. If you don't want to learn something new, you won't.

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Idea Champions

JULY 4, 2020

Since 1987, I have been providing consulting and training services to a wide variety of forward thinking organizations who have recognized their need to raise the bar for creative thinking, innovation, and teamwork. Some of these learning obstacles are internal (i.e. If you don't want to learn something new, you won't.

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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. Employees should feel they have what they need to explore new ideas.

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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 important to recognize and even celebrate the learning that comes from failure. Fail Forward Policies Frameworks that encourage learning from unsuccessful initiatives.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 6, 2022

“Turn Ordinary into Extraordinary: Learn the Art of Storytelling!” “Share Your Stories with the World: Learn the Craft of Storytelling!” “Bring Your Stories to Life: Learn How to Tell an Engaging Tale!” “Make Your Stories Come Alive: Learn the Fundamentals of Storytelling!”

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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. Learn more about fostering innovation in the workplace to understand how it can boost employee morale and commitment.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Defining Innovation Culture Innovation culture refers to an organizational environment that encourages creative thinking and the application of new ideas. This culture promotes a cycle of continuous learning and improvement, driven by curiosity and the desire to understand and utilize emerging trends and technologies.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It is a culture that supports creative thinking and offers a platform for ideas to be shared, tested, and implemented. Encouraging employees to learn from their experiments and to iterate on their ideas. Offering Continuous Learning Opportunities A culture of innovation thrives on continuous learning.

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InnovationManagement

APRIL 17, 2023

Leveraging the “Pamplemousse Principle” In Creativity Training For more than a dozen years my innovation agency has taught customized creative problem-solving workshops (what we now call “Un-Think” programs), to senior managers in medium and large organizations.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Participants will work in small groups in an environment that encourages creative thinking and innovative brainstorming and prototyping. Learn more about agile and find agile training resources on our blog. . Check out the following top articles from our blog: 30+ Top Design Thinking Workshop Resources.

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