Idea to Value

JANUARY 18, 2022

Travel has always been a passion of mine, driving me to see landmarks at the edges of the world, meet new people and explore new cultures. But not only is travel good for the soul, it is also good for our creativity. This was associated with a strong improvement in creative performance. But why does this happen?

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Dave is a musician, educator, author and facilitator with a focus on improving creativity. We speak about how to keep up creativity in the times of remote working, and how to think laterally to live consciously again. 00:04:45 – How he found the power of education in creativity.

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Idea to Value

JULY 20, 2023

Diamonds are formed under pressure There are numerous examples of companies who allowed staff to take time to work on their own innovations and creative ideas. So is time pressure actually good for creativity ? And the results were clear: time pressure results in people being less creatively productive.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 19, 2021

While traditional forms of self-care like eating a healthy diet and exercising will never go out of style to maintain your health, have you ever considered how creative hobbies can better your well-being, too? . Maybe you’re a naturally creative person. The Healing Properties of Creativity. Spending time outside also helps to:

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Idea to Value

AUGUST 6, 2024

Managers: Managers like to fill their calendar meetings from start to finish, in order to make important decisions quickly and help others progress on things that require their input or for them to unlock. Often, meetings can be short (30, 15 or even 5 minutes) but should be booked in the calendar.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Innovation is a process that relies heavily on creativity and individual thinking, and these are things that don’t come easily. In order to get your creative juices flowing it can be important to engage in creative thinking exercises and practice ways you can improve your innovation process. Increased Range of Thought.

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Destination Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2022

It also leads to more creativity and innovation. In business a strict regime of hard work and meetings with no down-time leaves little or no bandwidth for fresh ideas and experimentation. How can you embolden spontaneity and creativity at work? Here are some ideas: A meeting with no agenda. Encourage some fun.

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Idea to Value

JULY 11, 2024

Every time you produce something creative, there is a high chance that it might fail. For every Oppenheimer or Top Gun: Maverick which overperforms at the box office, there are countless other expensive films released which fail to meet expectations. The research even backs up this concept.

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Destination Innovation

JUNE 19, 2023

These participants then took a standard test of creativity in which they had to generate original uses for common household objects. It was not the smell of the spice which improved creativity. For example; Start Your Meeting with a Big Lie. It was the expectation.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2020

However, some companies and creative individuals have already come up with innovative solutions to the problem. These are just some of the examples of companies which have successfully innovated by looking at how they can use their current structures and capabilities to meet the needs of fighting this pandemic.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 13, 2020

However, creativity is an expansive expression of what the mind can envision, create, and conceptualize. Even the email that gets everyone on board and fired up for the next meeting. Each of these expressions of creativity gives us a glimpse of what the mind can accomplish when roadblocks are out of the way.

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IdeaScale

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Holding innovation strategy meetings are useful within their structure and context. However, if you’re not careful, they can have a stilted feel to them, like being set up on a blind date versus meeting organically. The post Is Your Office Design Stifling Creativity? Don’t let that be you. Request a demo today!

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

What makes it possible for high performance athletes, aritists, scientists and innovators to effortlessly produce great, creative work? The history of creative flow. Distraction is a major issue preventing people from doing their best creative work. You may have even experienced it yourself. What is a flow state?

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Destination Innovation

APRIL 5, 2023

Meetings are unpopular. A study by Steven Rogelberg, of the University of North Carolina surveyed 182 senior managers in a range of industries: 65% said meetings keep them from completing their own work; 71% said meetings are unproductive and 64% said meetings come at the expense of deep thinking. Have Meeting Free Days.

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Destination Innovation

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

What are the biggest barriers to productivity, efficiency and creativity at work? Typically people in organizations spend 15% of their time in meetings. Surveys show that two thirds of participants consider the meetings they attend to be failures. How much time is left for thinking , for creativity and for innovation?

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

It guides users through a structured process that includes empathizing with customers, generating creative ideas, prioritizing solutions, and prototyping for rapid learning. In todays fast-paced business environment, organizations must continuously adapt and evolve to meet changing customer expectations and market dynamics.

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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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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

By integrating AI into the innovation process, you can leverage advanced algorithms and data analytics to enhance creativity, streamline workflows, and make more informed decisions. Here are some key advantages: Enhanced Creativity : AI tools can augment human creativity by providing new perspectives and generating a wide range of ideas.

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Idea to Value

AUGUST 3, 2021

Our product can’t meet that customer requirement! Our product can’t meet that customer requirement … yet! Every creative journey, and every innovation, starts out looking impossible at the beginning. Compare the following phrases… I can’t play the violin! We can’t handle a customer that big!

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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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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the field of innovation management by providing advanced tools and methodologies to enhance creativity and efficiency. Enhanced Creativity : AI can augment human creativity by providing new perspectives and generating novel ideas. Lead Successful Innovation Projects!

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HYPE Innovation

MAY 31, 2023

Day in and day out, we’re all coming up with ideas at work and home as we go about routine tasks or during meetings and problem-solving sessions. A focus on generating more, rather than better-quality, ideas might lead to slower decision-making and lower motivation to be creative. But, typically, this isn’t the case.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 14, 2020

Can you imagine what this means in holding conference room meetings, those informal meetings around the “water cooler” or preparing your snack in the one kitchen space when you are required to have six feet or nearly two meters between you and the other person? We need to be creative and imaginative.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 11, 2022

If you have felt like being locked inside during the last 2+ years of the pandemic has made you less creative, you might just be right. It is the last impact, the drop in openness to new experiences, which fell for every generation, and is also the one which could have the biggest impact to innovation and creativity.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

This collaboration ensures that your innovation strategies are both data-driven and creatively inspired. However, human intuition and creativity are irreplaceable in the innovation process. Implementing AI in idea validation not only enhances data analysis and automation but also integrates seamlessly with human expertise.

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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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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurturing this environment is essential for unlocking creativity and driving extraordinary results. Some of these benefits include: Enhanced Problem-Solving: Collaborative teams can approach problems from multiple angles, leading to more creative and effective solutions.

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Destination Innovation

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Would you like your people to try out their ideas for better ways to meet the needs of customers or better ways to run the business? If you want an agile, creative and innovative business then the motto is experiment, experiment, experiment. Here is a question for leaders and managers.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 7, 2025

Fresh Ideas : When you leave the usual distractions behind, creativity can flow, leading to groundbreaking ideas. For more pointers, see our take on killer executive meeting agendas. Creating a Strategic Agenda An agenda done right is your secret weapon for killer offsite meetings. Plan Piece Why?

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Ensure everyone in the organisation still feels creative. Everyone is born creative. And yet less than half of adults do not feel like they are creative anymore. If you have an event and are planning to book an inspirational speaker , ensure that the topic highlights how creativity can be enhanced, at any age.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

At its core, this tool supports a disciplined approach to innovation, one that balances creativity with accountability. A functioning prototype meeting defined performance specs. It gives teams permission to explore and adapt while staying aligned with business goals and resource constraints.

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IdeaScale

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Perhaps there’s no better sign of this than the rush to secure meetings after the practice of “Zoom-bombing” began grabbing headlines in early 2020. Zoom, and IT teams across the world, raced to implement password protection and better meeting codes. Common risks will need new and creative solutions.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 30, 2020

Pixar, as everyone knows, is probably the most famous and successful company in a very creative industry, namely animated films. They were a clear pioneer in their industry with a very strong collaborative and mission-driven culture, which Founder Ed Catmull describes in detail in his excellent book Creativity, Inc.

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Idea to Value

JULY 13, 2021

Creativity. Innovation relies on the implementation of a creative idea. It takes special skills to come up with an idea that is truly creative , as this requires finding out what will add value for the customer. But not all ideas are good ideas.

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Destination Innovation

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

You experience growing pains, ‘creative conflicts’ and disagreements among the team on the best way forward. Friends can build successful businesses if they can manage their egos and creative differences. One of their most creative early forces, Brian Jones, was forced out of the group. You start small but think big.

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Destination Innovation

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Keep Zoom Meetings Focussed. There is a temptation to have meetings on Zoom or Teams which are too long, too many or too rambling. You do need regular meetings for everyone but keep them short, businesslike and focussed on key issues. For other meetings invite only those people who absolutely need to attend.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 9, 2020

We are about to meet some harsh realities that will mean we are all scrambling to rethink, to reposition ourselves to regain a new momentum after our economic lives have been shut down as well as our physical ones. We need to find creative ways to stand out. None of us remain unaffected from these unprecedented times.

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