Michael Michalko

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Ask participants to draw a personal symbol that metaphorically symbolizes their view about creativity. A recent book published by Smith Magazine carried the intriguing title, Not Quite What I was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure. A six-word description of creative thinking could be: “Last night confused.

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Gregg Fraley

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Experiential Learning Accelerates Innovation. New Study: Drawing is the Fastest, Most Effective Way to Learn. I read with interest an article stating that drawing accelerates learning. Using experiential learning tools like drawing isn’t really new in innovation process. Magazine by Jessica Stillman.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 16, 2023

Some more intrepid scouts had learned to create sparks by striking flints. While idea generation can often seem challenging to introverts or people who don't think of themselves as "creative", it is the easiest activity in the innovation realm. It takes practice to learn to build a fire with a single match.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

The January issue of Feast Magazine , which “broadens the conversation about food and engages a large, hungry audience of food-lovers” around the Midwest published its Rising Stars issue. Feast profiled twenty-four “culinary creatives making their mark.” Make sure you are learning new things every day. Innovation.

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BrainZooming

JULY 13, 2016

When it comes to whether an organization demonstrates ample creativity and new ideas, you have to place a load of responsibility on the leadership. How the leaders encourage and cultivate new ideas (or don’t) will affect the volume and richness of creativity throughout the organization. Leaders Supporting Creativity and New Ideas.

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Michael Michalko

JUNE 1, 2017

The nine-dot puzzle was popularized by William North Jayme, a direct-mail copywriter who was hired by Esquire magazine in 1958 because they wanted to abandon their unwholesome image for a more sophisticated one. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AVERAGE PERSON AND THE CREATIVE GENIUS. Creative thinking is inclusive thinking.

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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. CREATIVE COLLAGES. It can be anything…….an Never worn.” “For

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 24, 2018

magazine that was wildly popular on social media. Many were surprised to learn that Musk finds inspiration in the arts and other fields. This week there was an article on INC. Elon Musk named his favorite books and there was only one business book out of 10. The rest were Science Fiction, Classics, Great Books.

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CMOE

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Accidental Creative. Learn to manage workers during a crisis discusses taking anxiety and uncertainty into account while holding onto your humanity. Learn to manage jerks in the workplace, rather than just avoiding or eliminating them. The Host: Kindra Hall, Success Magazine Chief Storytelling Officer. Radical Candor.

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Michael Michalko

APRIL 3, 2022

If one particular thinking strategy stands out about creative genius, it is the ability to make juxtapositions that elude mere mortals. Randomly leafing through a National Geographic magazine, he read about Eskimos and the construction of igloos. Recently, an engineer needed to place a large generator into an excavated area.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This comparison was strong enough to lead Wired magazine to define data as the new oil in a magazine article some years ago. Veracity or truthfulness or data quality is obviously key, especially when training a machine learning algorithm. After all, both are abundant commodities that can create value.

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Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Creativity special: Ten top tips Tom Ward senior research fellow in the Center for Creative Media at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and editor of the Journal of Creative Behavior “Merge two previously separate concepts that are in conflict with one another. Listen carefully and pay close attention.

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Betterific

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

We are excited to bring you Joyce Wycoff , an author and expert on gratitude and creativity. The Betterific memberbase is comprised of design thinkers, product developers, and smart creatives. So we like to bring content that helps expand the mind around creativity and brainstorming. Read on to learn more!

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BrainZooming

JUNE 20, 2016

Chuck’s creativity techniques and helped us generate tons of ideas. Since we were learning as we went, some sessions worked better than others. magazine about a consultant selling two-day business planning , we saw a possibility. The mix varies from pure creativity to pure planning, with usually some mix in between.

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etventure

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

When it comes to innovation and digitalization, the concept of a “creative space” keeps popping up. There are four core elements to be kept in mind: Protected space : A space that is creative and protected, both mentally and physically, helps employees to think more freely, unimpeded by known structures and existing restrictions.

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mjvinnovation

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

To make it even simpler, you could say that Design Thinking is an innovative approach based on the designer’s thoughts, combining creativity and empathy to create innovative solutions. Desk Search: search for information on the project’s theme from different sources: websites, books, magazines, blogs, articles, etc.

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ImagineNation

MAY 30, 2023

Requiring us to make sense of and navigate the paradoxical nature of innovation leadership, by developing multiple perspectives to re-think how to respond positively and creatively to the high levels of tension and range of massive disruptions we collectively face in our current high-speed, constantly changing, global operating environments.

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ImagineNation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In last month’s blog , we shared how consciousness , imagination, and curiosity are the fundamental precursors to creativity, invention, and innovation. Creativity is wonderfully mysterious—and frustratingly fleeting. Curiosity and creativity spur innovation Curiosity is derived from the Latin “cura” which means to care.

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Innovation in Practice

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Established in 1987, Epica is the only prize in the area of creativity judged and awarded by journalists who work for marketing and communications magazines worldwide. To learn more about the Epica Awards click here , or for more information on Van Gogh’s Bedrooms Exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago, click here.

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ImagineNation

APRIL 5, 2021

In last month’s blog at ImagineNation we opened the door to a threshold for a new kind of co-creative, collaborative and cohesive team spirit to catalyse change through “innovation evangelism”. How innovation teams learn and develop. Experiential learning a virtual and remote environment. Case Study Example.

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Your Ideas are Terrible

OCTOBER 27, 2016

It surprised me to learn that around 20 million are still sold every year. Often your biggest volume buyers are the most price sensitive and least creative. What separates Superconsumers is volume, engagement, passion, and creativity. Ask about creative uses. Who buys 10 staplers in 2016? Sure, I own one.

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Innovation 360

JULY 26, 2017

Magnus Penker presents: How Does Artificial Intelligence Work and What is Deep Learning? How does AI and Deep Learning affect your business model? What are the risks: de-learning and sabotage, wrong decisions, ethics and moral considerations? How does AI help you drive innovation, create growth and new revenue streams?

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Innovation in Practice

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Creative legal leap. The Economist magazine was initially sniffy, pointing out that if people wanted limited liability they could agree it through private contracts. The East India Company quickly learned the value of maintaining cosy relationships with British politicians, who duly bailed it out whenever it got into trouble.

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The Human Factor

MARCH 7, 2018

One of the great ironies of our times is that the more we learn about the importance of uninterrupted focus in human performance, the more distractions and interruptions we face on a daily basis. But we can certainly learn from those who did, and apply their techniques in ways that support winning. Voice mail. Telemarketing.

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ImagineNation

JULY 26, 2023

According to a well-researched and scientific article “Einstein’s most famous quote is totally misunderstood ” in BIGTHINK magazine, the author suggests that he’s really doing is encouraging people to look beyond the current, conservative frontiers of what we know and into the realm of what we’re compelled to explore next.

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Innovators Alliance

MARCH 22, 2024

I hope you enjoy this excerpt from an article I wrote for BOSS Magazine that introduces the importance of measuring an organization’s mindset. As such, this mindset activates creative thinking to improve internal processes, as well as new products and services that increase value for customers and other external stakeholders.

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Xplaner

APRIL 3, 2008

This article was originally published in Infonomia, a Spanish magazine. People who had never considered themselves "computer people” now had access to a powerful tool for creative endeavors, which allowed them to do things they could never have done before. Children play with paper and pencils in order to learn how to draw and spell.

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Innovators Alliance

MARCH 6, 2020

Maybe it’s because I was Creative Director with Volvo for 8 years. Auto manufacturers just do it to do it and to see what they can learn. It produces a result that you learn from. Maybe it’s because I went to high school in Oshawa, Ontario (Canada’s version of Flint, Michigan). The Assembly Line. An experiment doesn’t fail.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Read on to learn more about this fascinating initiative and understand how you might be able to utilize an idea management platform to deliver similar results for your company. From the necessity of growth the most creative ideas are often formed. The final winner receives a small statue and appears in the company magazine.

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Greatest. Idea. Ever.

AUGUST 23, 2020

My Recipes sums it up best: “If you’ve ever rented an apartment, you’ve probably learned to get pretty creative with decorating. And when you can’t repaint the walls, stick-on wallpaper can make your home look straight out of a design magazine. When you can’t take down the blinds, just add curtains.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 31, 2015

Learning (via videos and articles) and implementing (via prioritizing and DOING THEM) all the things we need to implement for the website. Reading all the unread magazines in the office and writing a two-sentence learning recap from each of them. Are you ready to dive in deep for a week of dedicated learning?

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The Human Factor

MAY 30, 2017

One of the great ironies of our times is that the more we learn about the importance of uninterrupted focus in human performance, the more distractions and interruptions we face on a daily basis. But we can certainly learn from those who did, and apply their techniques in ways that support winning. Voice mail. Telemarketing.

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Daniel Burrus

MARCH 28, 2018

Know What’s Next Magazine By Daniel Burrus : Know What’s Next Vol. Know What’s Next Magazine Vol. For insights into creating an innovation-driven company, purchase The Anticipatory Organization , or sign up for an individual learning experience. 9 from Danel Burrus. Is innovation in your job description?

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Innovation 360 Group

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

With this checklist you can add a little bit of structure to the creative chaos in order to turn ideas into value. Decide how to move forward when experiments have been conducted and results validated or invalidated : move a cluster of ideas to development, park the cluster, or continue testing to learn more before making a decision. .

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Rmukesh Gupta

MARCH 7, 2017

If the human race has produced since the invention of movable type a total record, in the form of magazines, newspapers, books, tracts, advertising blurbs, correspondence, having a volume corresponding to a billion books, the whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

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Values Centered Innovation

MARCH 10, 2021

Parade Magazine once named him, “The Most Important Coach in America.”. Love releases the endorphins and dopamine for opening up the brain’s neocortex to higher intelligence and creativity, optimizing commitment as well as performance. Love is more than an emotion. It can change lives and help people become more positive.

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Michael Michalko

APRIL 3, 2022

If one particular thinking strategy stands out about creative genius, it is the ability to make juxtapositions that elude mere mortals. Randomly leafing through a National Geographic magazine, he read about Eskimos and the construction of igloos. Recently, an engineer needed to place a large generator into an excavated area.

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