Gregg Fraley

APRIL 22, 2019

What You Should Be Learning in Innovation Training. Eleven Innovation Bullets to Dodge, in no particular order. Lack of Managment support will effectively kill any innovation program no matter how well conceived. Very few organization’s are any good at all at Brainstorming/Idea Generation.

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Innovation in Practice

AUGUST 31, 2018

At some point in your journey to drive innovation, you’ll want to take a deep breath and ask – what happened here? I’ve seen too many innovation programs get off to a fast start only to fizzle out later. Here are some ideas. Develop a way to track and manage ideas generated from innovation workshops.

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Qmarkets

JULY 18, 2024

When employees feel safe to express new ideas without fear of failure, they are more likely to engage in innovative thinking. To foster such a culture, companies should provide training and resources that help employees develop their innovative skills.

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Management Technical Review Innovation Innovation Processes 52

Innovation in Practice

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Innovative companies treat it as just another core skill by: Creating a well-defined set of innovation competencies and embedding them into every employee’s competency model along with other required behaviors such as ethics and leadership. Conducting regular training courses in creativity methods and innovation management.

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Gregg Fraley

MAY 9, 2017

Innovation Programs Based On Best Practices are Doomed to Mediocrity. Things I’ve heard recently from c-suite executives about their own innovation programs: “Floundering and ineffective, if I’m honest.” ” “We don’t do idea generation well.” But I digress.

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Brainstorming Innovation Programs Ideation Idea Generation 48

Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

While wild and wacky ideas might not be the winning ideas coming out of a Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 Creative Session you may not get those winning ideas unless they start as wild and wacky ideas. Here is a brief review of Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 from previous blogs.

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Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

You will get an overview of how you can consistently generate at least 12 X more ideas than brainstorming for any need, at any time, in any kind of business. Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 is a highly proven innovation best practice – proven in university studies and, more importantly, in the real world for over two decades.

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Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

This blog provides powerful, practical information about how to use stimulus to inspire breakthrough innovation solutions. Stimulus is the second of the four Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 Here is a brief recap of Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 The benefits of Quantum Idea Generation 2.0 Guaranteed.

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 4, 2017

Get a Grip on Innovation — 10 Questions, 20 Minutes. Ten questions for you to focus on assessing the state of your organization’s innovation program. If you think your current program is working, non-existent, or just a disaster — you will learn something by taking this quick survey. Was this helpful?

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Technical Review Innovation Programs Training Project 45

Strategos

MARCH 1, 2018

We define: Input metrics – measure those variables which set the preconditions for successful innovation. We measure these in terms of money, talent, and time devoted to innovation. Process metrics – address those variables that affect the movement of ideas through the pipeline process. One size does not fit all.

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Guidelines Innovation Innovation Programs System 45

Gregg Fraley

MAY 1, 2018

If you have the sense you’re not on track, consider assessments, awareness building, and training as starting points — all on your way to, or as part of, Projects. If you want to kick start an innovation program, get in touch, I can give you a roadmap and help you adapt it to your context.

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Strategos

JANUARY 11, 2017

The software platform is not a magic bullet; it will help to organize and sort ideas and can also build greater virtual connections between dispersed innovators. But the software platform cannot substitute for other key parts of an innovation program. Spark the innovation with new perspectives and insights.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Software Innovation Programs 45

Planview

JULY 20, 2018

The award for Best Employee Engagement looks at clients who have created a robust reward and recognition program, and have increased employee engagement and participation across their innovation campaigns and challenges. Having that visibility throughout the company has enabled Pfizer’s small innovation team to do more with less.

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Innovation Programs Ideation Crowdsourcing Engagement 40

Planview

JULY 20, 2018

The award for Best Employee Engagement looks at clients who have created a robust reward and recognition program, and have increased employee engagement and participation across their innovation campaigns and challenges. Having that visibility throughout the company has enabled Pfizer’s small innovation team to do more with less.

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Innovation Programs Ideation Crowdsourcing Engagement 40

Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

This is the second in a series of four blogs on Quantum Idea Generation 2.0. First, it is about innovation in its broadest meaning – whenever you need ideas to make something that exists better and/or to develop something entirely new. Here is a brief review of Quantum Idea Generation 2.0.

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Gregg Fraley

JUNE 21, 2016

Many leaders pull back on innovation programs because of expenses, and, fear of change. They settle for small changes and improvements and continue to look at innovation as if it’s extra work. They pay lip service to innovation and waste time doing culture assessments. For more detail, read my post over at Gibson.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

The biggest challenges in corporate innovation and how to navigate them Corporate innovation is hard. More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. Vision & Leadership 1.

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eZassi

JANUARY 4, 2023

Take an inventory of the 4 Innovation Styles within your project teams and balance these types across the different departments of your business to be confident there is cognitive diversity for innovation. This is an idea “Generator.” You need more resources who identify opportunities for improvement.

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Econic

APRIL 10, 2018

Corporate innovation is hard. More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. No compelling vision or reason to innovate. Lack of clearly defined innovation metrics. Call your shot.

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Econic

MAY 23, 2019

Corporate innovation is hard. More and more, we’re seeing innovation programs close their doors after only a few years, with few senior leaders in the organization recognizing any real value from their efforts. No compelling vision or reason to innovate. Lack of clearly defined innovation metrics. Call your shot.

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Daniel Burrus

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

In 2000, I predicted that we would see innovation as a service in the near future. It’s fascinating to see how our new digital sharing economy led by global idea generation is placing a stronger importance on innovation, collaboration, and anticipation.

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Crowdsourcing Innovation Collaboration Exercises 40

Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 30, 2019

Innovation Training. “Innovation Intensive, beyond Design Thinking” Public Course* With Master Trainer Gregg Fraley. Comprehensive Immersion Course for: Innovation Project Managers, Teams, Executives, Facilitators. Send new project leaders, managers, facilitators, and essential innovation team members.

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Design Thinking Training Ideation Course 9

Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

Hackathons, internal innovation programs, open innovation, technology acquisitions…these days it seems like everyone is jumping onto the innovation bandwagon. How is innovation best performed? Can guidelines for innovation be created?

Innovation 40

Innovation Survey Crowdsourcing Idea Management 40

Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Hackathons, internal innovation programs, open innovation, technology acquisitions…these days it seems like everyone is jumping onto the innovation bandwagon. How is innovation best performed? Can guidelines for innovation be created?

Innovation 40

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Innovate2Grow Experts

MARCH 8, 2019

Often innovation is focused on inventing an entirely new product or making an existing product better. When we use quantum idea generation the result is many options to accomplish both of these objectives. The challenge then becomes selecting a very few ideas for further development. Guaranteed.

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Technology Innovation Competition Comparison 40

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In this article, we will explore how CBTW leveraged Qmarkets’ Q-ideate software to support their innovation efforts in new solution development. We’ll look into why CBTW selected Q-ideate and how the platform has become an essential part of their toolkit, serving a dual purpose for knowledge management and idea management.

Ideation 98

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Gregg Fraley

JANUARY 27, 2021

Kick Start Ideas That Lead to Growth. Three Hour Virtual Training, February 5th, led by Innovation Master Trainer Gregg Fraley. Dodge the Pitfalls & Establish an Innovation Cycle. There are more pitfalls in an Innovation Initiative than the moon has craters. Start Your Innovation Program Now.

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