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. I look for objects, situations or events that you I can compare with whatever project II happen to be working on. THOUGHT WALKS.

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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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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Developing a Culture of Innovation Building this magic culture needs a headspace that sparks creativity, testing ideas, and a little daring. Check out these pointers: Encourage Creative Thinking : Set up spots and times for everyone to throw ideas into the ring. Want to see this vibe in your organization?

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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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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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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

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. Yup, that’s a dirty little secret of creative thinking. What are my pizza meetings?

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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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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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ImagineNation

MARCH 26, 2025

Disruptive, deviant and diverse teams that differ significantly and challenge the status quo can think the unthinkable, surprising the world with new inventions and unexpected solutions through their disruptive, collaborative, and creative thinking strategies, which are crucial for innovation success.

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CMOE

MARCH 17, 2025

This could mean searching for ways to improve, analyzing industry trends, or understanding the effect of a projects success to set the organization up for longevity. With improved communication, project completion will go according to plan resulting in fewer problems to solve. Why a concept, idea, or project failed.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 17, 2017

I’m a great client because of all the creative thinking background and experience communicating with creative people. I’m horrible because I have just enough creative chops to do many things myself, which I’m not reluctant to do if a project isn’t quite working. That’s my creative advice. Mike Brown.

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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.

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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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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

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Michael Michalko

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Ask someone to collaborate with you on your favorite project. Think of five other ways to define your challenge. Turn a conference room into an upbeat “think tank” room. Block off time on your calendar for creative thinking. Recall a time in your life when you were very creative. Play music in your office.

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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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IdeaScale

MAY 16, 2018

If you think about it, universities and educational institutions are almost always breeding grounds for new ideas, prototypes, and creative thinking. But with our educational institutions stumbling a bit in the face of new technology and change making, what is the state of innovation in education?

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

Then, have a process for aligning strategy (which pulls you forward) with budgeting (which anchors you backward) with project governance (which is usually a total mess) with people’s incentives. Many large organizations spend the full budget on version 1, and shut the project down when it doesn’t meet expectations.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Innovation is often sparked by creative thinking, personal experience, and diverse perspectives that only people can still provide. This balanced approach ultimately leads to more successful project outcomes, allowing organizations to confidently navigate with unique innovation insights facing a competitive market.

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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. I look for objects, situations or events that you I can compare with whatever project II happen to be working on. THOUGHT WALKS.

Creative Thinking 40

Creative Thinking Creativity Examples Change 40

Gregg Fraley

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Creative Thinking Can Be Trained. Train Creativity First, Innovation Next . If you, and/or your team, don’t have an organic, natural access to creative thinking, tools like Agile and Design Thinking are running on empty. It’s not creativity AND innovation. Creativity IS Innovation.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Therefore, the older brain’s preference will always be to use safe memories instead of creative new ‘risky’ solutions. A study in Holland showed that even a slight change to your routine can lead to a more than 14% increase in creative performance immediately afterwards.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

Seven Innovation Fundamentals: Applying creative thinking to problems. There is no innovation without creativity. Individuals and teams need to be creative in order to solve focused innovation challenges. Still, curiosity, freedom of expression, and creative thinking are essential to success.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 4, 2017

It loses its real powerful edge of harnessing creativity to solve problems in highly imaginative and insightful ways, it becomes just the encouragement to help thinking along. There is a different pathway ahead, otherwise, Design Thinking in its existing form alone will fail.

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Cris Beswick

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Another frequent dilemma occurs when a talented employee proposes an innovative but risky project. For instance, a “launch fast, iterate later” culture might need modified approaches for projects affecting customer data security or safety-critical systems.

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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

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

A variety of communication channels should be established to cater to different needs, such as instant messaging for quick queries, video conferencing for more personal interactions, and collaborative workspaces for shared projects. Teams should adopt project management best practices to maximize the benefits of these platforms.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Your actions and attitudes towards innovation can either stimulate a fertile environment for creative thinking or stifle potential breakthroughs. Create an innovation fund to finance promising projects and ensure that team members have the time to work on innovation initiatives alongside their regular duties.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 6, 2017

Her learned reluctance to push bold creative ideas now creeps into other situations where she does have tremendous latitude to introduce bold ideas. It takes the creative joy out of side projects she does. An Objective Creativity Metric. She said she didn’t think about developing creative ideas like this at all.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

For this ability to tap into the “dynamics of innovation,” most of any future success in the modern world demands a proactive approach through constant skill development and creative thinking.

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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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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. How do you prioritize and fund innovative projects? Encourage them to think outside the box and provide them with the autonomy to pursue new projects.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Training Culture 100

Gregg Fraley

AUGUST 28, 2020

I had the honor to work with him several years ago on a small project. His big-heart work included rural Oklahoma; he assisted in boosting that states educational system, and it will have a lasting impact ( Oklahoma Creativity Forum is a notable event Ken appeared at several times). In person Sir Ken had another quality I admire.

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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.

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