Today is Shel Silverstein's unbirthday and to celebrate I am dedicating today's post to him.
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Today is Shel Silverstein's unbirthday and to celebrate I am dedicating today's post to him.
Topics: Amanda Hines, WildCards, creative thinking, Collaboration, brainstorming
At Creative Realities, we have identified some critical ideation skills that anyone can develop to become better at creative problem solving. The first one I will discuss involves the way we listen.
Topics: Chris Dolan, Jay Terwilliger, passive listening, critical ideation skills, creative problem solving skills, pay attention
Paddy Miller told the audience at the World Innovation Forum that one of the keys to innovation is correctly framing the problem before you search for the solution. Consider Miller's amusing example:
Topics: Chris Dolan, Learning From Failure, creative thinking, creative problem solving
Topics: Mark Sebell, Bat and Bow, Corporate Rain Dance, Leadership-Empowerment Fable
In the last Ideation Skills post, we discussed Passive Listening, the problematic way people typically tend to listen in creative problem solving meetings. Here I will outline two simple techniques to enhance your ability to listen, generate ideas, and communicate your ideas to the group. These two skills will make you a creative problem solving meeting All-Star in no time.
Topics: Chris Dolan, active listening, headlining, critical ideation skills, creative problem solving skills
We are often asked if the best way to structure for innovation is top-down or bottom-up? The answer is both if you are going to succeed in the long run.
Topics: Mark Sebell, Stage Gate, structuring for innovation, game-changing, Innovation, breakthrough innovation, strategy, growth, decision-making, Incremental Innovation
Topics: creativity, Jay Terwilliger, Ideas, groupthink, Collaboration, brainstorming
Topics: creative, innovative, out-of-the-box, thinking, think different, creative thinking skills
Topics: Jay Terwilliger, groupthink, creative thinking, Collaboration, Championed Teamwork, brainstorming
Over the last 22 years we have worked with hundreds of clients in over 35 different industries. This is important to establish because we know the following topic is a factor in any industry.
Topics: information silos, departmental silos, Mark Sebell, Innovation, Collaboration, Cross Functional Teams, Management, Creating an Innovation agenda
