90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · How Can I Ideate for the Future with My Team? How many times do you have an idea that you don’t think is good enough to share with your team? The IA Team examines why you should never be afraid to share your ideas, even the lackluster ones….
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · How Can I Plan for the Future? Do you have enough ideas to plan for the future? The IA Team shares how to use scenario planning to grow your idea bank and your futuristic thinking skills. Episode Transcript: If you want to be a futuristic thinker, you also…
If you want to be a futuristic thinker, you also need to be an ideator. In my work with The Innovator’s Advantage, Dr. Evans Baiya and I guide teams and organizations through the innovation process. It’s essentially a blue print for futuristic thinking, to take an idea and move it through this process to create…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · How Can I Become A Futuristic Thinker? Get comfortable thinking about the future—or get left behind. The IA Team shares a few quick habits that you can put into practice to grow your futuristic thinking skills. Episode Transcript: If you aren’t thinking about the future, you might find…
Futuristic thinking is one of those skills that does not come easy for a lot of leaders. So, if you feel this way, you are not alone! It’s an important skill to continuously develop as our world is constantly changing. If you aren’t thinking about the future, you might find you’ve been left behind. And…
A good strategy is an innovative strategy. Without the flexibility provided by innovation, your strategy will grow stale and stagnant—and your organization will soon follow. In my most recent book, Optimizing Strategy for Results: A Structured Approach to Make Your Business Come Alive, my co-authors Ron Price, Professor Tim Waema, and I outline seven stages…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · How Can I Jumpstart Creative Thinking Leadership and innovation coach Tanja Yardley offers a few tips to jumpstart creative thinking—most importantly, relax, be curious, and have fun. Learn more about how our brains use creative thinking here. Episode Transcript: Here are some tips for cultivating creative thinking: It’s…
Here is a seven-point plan to create and sustain a culture of innovation. Your company is one disruption away from becoming irrelevant. A few years ago, I spoke at a conference where I told the leaders in attendance this exact statement. It struck a chord with one attendee: the chief innovation officer of the Great…
Many companies find it hard to prioritize ideation. Here are five ways to break the pattern and gather a wealth of ideas for your organization. In today’s rapidly changing world, it’s easy to think that most companies are innovation factories—full of ideas for new products, services, and processes. They need to be, right? Unfortunately, the…
Why do companies innovate? If you ask this of any company leadership, they will offer many reasons: “Because of our competition. Because of inspiration or motivation. Because our employees or shareholders want it.” The problem is, many leaders do not think about innovation during strategy creation. It’s a huge missed opportunity. Leaders often want innovation,…
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