Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Companies must continually evolve to meet the ever-changing needs of their customers, outpace competitors, and adapt to new market dynamics. One powerful method I use for generating innovative ideas is called Tri-Force Ideation. It involves focusing on three key elements: Strengths, Values, and Assumptions.

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Destination Innovation

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

You want to hold a meeting with the team you manage in order to generate some really creative ideas. You naturally want to lead the meeting but should you be in the room at all? With you there, it is very hard for your team to switch from normal meeting mode to creative brainstorm mode. Here is the dilemma.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 20, 2024

Ideation sessions have become an essential tool for businesses striving to stay ahead. These sessions aren’t just about generating ideas; they’re about fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration that can lead to breakthrough solutions. What Is an Ideation Session? What Is an Ideation Session?

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast , we speak again with author Todd Henry about his new book Daily Creative. Today we talk about what it takes to make creativity a daily exercise and how to make it more actionable and productive. Topics covered in the episode: 00:01:30 – What the Daily Creative is about.

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Destination Innovation

AUGUST 2, 2020

Creative people do not have to be in the same room in order to collaborate on innovations. How can you harness this idea in the age of Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings? I encourage people to include one safe idea, one creative idea and one crazy idea. The ideas are then distributed – four to each.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2023

Creativity and innovation : Participants must be able to generate creative ideas and innovative solutions to complex problems. These metrics should be agreed upon by all participants and monitored regularly to ensure the collaboration is meeting its goals.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 1, 2020

Each year, IdeaScale meets with innovators from all over the globe who gather to share best practices on the management and delivery of ideas. Flashes of Genius: Learning the Art and Science of Creativity. This talk disproves the idea that creativity cannot happen intentionally or methodically. What Is IdeaNation?

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Destination Innovation

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

What if the very same idea was suggested at a team meeting by a junior accounts clerk? We see similar factors at play when there is a brainstorm meeting with the big boss in the room – everyone defers to their ideas and people are reluctant to challenge. Respect for authority and position can inhibit creativity and innovation.

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Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you want to come up with the next big thing (of course you do), you need to know how to run a proper ideation session. Every great product or service in the market today started out as an idea in someone’s head, and it was brought to life by a group of creative, motivated, and inspired people. Once a year may not be enough.

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Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you want to come up with the next big thing (of course you do), you need to know how to run a proper ideation session. Every great product or service in the market today started out as an idea in someone’s head, and it was brought to life by a group of creative, motivated, and inspired people. Once a year may not be enough.

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InnovationManagement

JULY 26, 2021

Imaginary scenario: you have been invited to a meeting to explore new approaches to a wicked problem. The post In Search of the Perfect Brainstorm: An Update of Collaborative Ideation appeared first on InnovationManagement. Loudmouth Number 1 describes his solution. Loudmouth Number 2 vehemently disagrees. A heated argument ensues.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 16, 2017

Imagine what you think a “creative person” looks like, and what they behave like. You might see a trend developing here, and you would be doing the same thing that the vast majority of people do… … most people think that more extroverted, outgoing people are the most creative ones.

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IdeaScale

MAY 26, 2021

Online whiteboards provide the perfect alternative to an in-person collaboration experience and create a space where creativity and innovation are enabled to succeed. This directs contributions and collaboration towards the goals you’re trying to meet. Without this, it’s much harder for people to come together and ideate as a team.

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IdeaScale

MAY 4, 2021

Innovation and creativity are two things that are necessary in order for teams to operate well in the workspace. Especially, when they are involved in collaboration, brainstorming, and ideation, innovation is critical to your success. Innovation is not just about ideation, it’s about the circumstances that surround it as well.

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helloFUTURE

MAY 15, 2023

You’ve probably heard the term “culture of innovation” thrown around in countless meetings, and it’s likely that you’ve pondered how to instill this within your own team.

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InnovationManagement

JULY 19, 2021

Does creativity suffer in our virtual world, or could working virtually actually lead to more collaborative environments, better ideation and heightened interaction? .

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

I believe any design of workshops must meet your needs, to push the thinking and to generate new returns in innovation understanding. You encourage and ideate many solutions, both possible and impossible, and then use convergent thinking to move towards a realizable resolution or solution.

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Idea to Value

AUGUST 25, 2017

Jeff has been involved in Innovation research and teaching for more than 3 decades ( which is almost as long as I’ve been alive… ), is the author of multiple books on the subject of creativity and innovation, has worked with around half of the Fortune 500 companies and is known as the Dean of Innovation. Find out more at [link].

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Well also examine the common challenges businesses face during implementation, share effective strategies to bridge the gap between ideation and execution, and discuss how idea management software can accelerate and simplify this journey. Its where creativity meets practicality, transforming abstract ideas into concrete results.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 6, 2022

AI can be a powerful tool to use in your innovation, design thinking, or ideation projects. Follow along with the video and try it yourself for a different way to brainstorm or ideate new ideas or directions. AI Ideation Demo (Generate Ideas with Artificial Intelligence on OpenAI). Creative Design Academy 2.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

” With the argument, we need to change the innovation narrative and significantly update the innovation approach and processes to meet today’s and tomorrow’s business challenges. These tools and techniques enable ideation, validation, design-build and scaling.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

And while managers already dislike creative new ideas , this feeling of unease will become even stronger as the fears over the impact of a recession grow. Often, innovation teams have the luxury of not being constrained by revenue KPIs they are expected to meet, instead forcussing on “growth” and testing ideas.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Leveraging the strengths of both human creativity and technological efficiency needs a pathway to follow that can enable an ecosystem through this fusion of making the human and technology sides work. These platforms can include project management tools, shared workspaces, and virtual meeting spaces.

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hackerearth

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Does your ideation session with your teammates turn into just another meeting with a few people squabbling and the rest keeping quiet? How do you enhance the likelihood of having successful ideation sessions? How about trying some innovative and fun ideation techniques to generate better solutions and ideas? Gamestorming.

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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

MAY 9, 2024

(First post here ) So this post, in a series of three, looks at the answers given by Google’s Gemini on how collaboration and ideation evolved the organization’s ability to adapt and what helped. This inclusivity is driving innovation by tapping into the collective creativity of the entire organization.

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Idea to Value

AUGUST 25, 2017

Jeff has been involved in Innovation research and teaching for more than 3 decades ( which is almost as long as I’ve been alive… ), is the author of multiple books on the subject of creativity and innovation, has worked with around half of the Fortune 500 companies and is known as the Dean of Innovation. Find out more at [link].

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IdeaScale

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Well, the researchers pose a few different theories: Constraints actually build creativity. As much as some organizations complain about limitations and regulations, there’s evidence to support the idea that working within some boundaries actually makes us MORE creative. Employees begin to see the whole value chain.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 17, 2017

That’s a question that bedevils even the most creative of companies. Cultivating a rich, deep base of creativity is a relatively simple step; ask your customers, ask your employees, and look hard at your industry. No brilliant idea emerges fully formed from the meeting or the laboratory. Step 1: Ideas.

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Phil McKinney

JULY 16, 2023

Here, I will share my thoughts on the leading innovation tools and their uses to drive creativity and innovativeness for organizations of all sizes. When I embarked on my journey as an architecture student, little did I know that a seemingly ordinary tool would become my secret weapon in the realm of innovation and creativity.

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Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

AUGUST 2, 2024

After starting in the creative side of the film industry, I landed at PwC in its entertainment consulting practice where I spent 10+ years before moving over to lead Marketing for that team. I’m on the road most weeks to meet with our internal stakeholders, our marketers and our clients to experience our marketing activations.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 13, 2017

In her post “Taming Blue Sky Ideation: Collecting Ideas that are Both Novel and Valuable,” Whitney describes how presenting a strong problem statement with clear constraints in an innovation challenge “breeds creativity.” Having design principles is like having a set of constraints or guidelines to work with. Design for easy starts.

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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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Qmarkets

AUGUST 1, 2024

A structured ideation strategy can be the driving force behind a company’s ability to innovate and remain competitive. Rather than leaving the creative process to chance, a well-crafted ideation strategy provides a roadmap for systematically generating, evaluating, and implementing new ideas. What is an Ideation Strategy?

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

And it has multi-faceted benefits (from increasing empathy and positive sentiment, to developing truly novel approaches to solving a problem), but if what you need is some straightforward market research, you could still use a survey or if you’re looking to collaborate in a small group setting, the in-person meeting is still a great tool.

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InnovationTraining.org

MAY 3, 2022

These Miro and MURAL digital templates can be used in team sessions for problem identification and creative problem solving. Creative problem solving is a foundation of many of the innovation and design thinking processes. A five-step process will walk you through the process, from ideation, problem solving, planning, and execution.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This leads to faster adoption and long-term customer loyalty, as people are more inclined to use solutions that truly meet their expectations. By continuously iterating based on user feedback, businesses can ensure their innovations remain relevant, reducing the risk of creating products that miss the mark or fail to meet evolving needs.

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