Without imagination, innovation stalls in the present. Futuristic thinking is a critical skill for everyone—business owners, leaders, veteran team members, and new hires alike. Without it, teams can’t imagine what the organization will look like in five, 10, or 20 years. They can’t imagine their future customers, sources of revenue, competitors, or even what it…
If there was ever a time to contemplate a reinvention, it’s now. The last year and a half has been challenging for a variety of reasons, and we’ve all collectively experienced it—although in different ways. If you want your future to be different, reinvention is the answer. If you want to find solutions to many…
Are these personality types present in your team? Innovation is fundamental to grow and sustain an organization. Yet when it comes to innovation, leaders often make the mistake of involving the wrong team members in the process, which ultimately stalls or kills the initiative. What if I told you there are just six high-performing innovation…
Longtime college football coach Skip Hall shares what it takes to make a truly innovative team. The key? Always looking one play ahead. Video Transcript You know, in the field of coaching—which I was a college football coach for 30 years—as a coach, you’ve got to be thinking a play ahead. You’ve got to be…
When I work with companies on innovation projects, whether it’s industry-changing new products and services or smaller-scale ideas to streamline internal processes, I often see leaders and their teams struggling to freely ideate and really dive into the brainstorm process. When they do finally get there, it’s a big aha moment, but it takes a…
Kelly Gibbons, Communication Coach, shares what innovation means to her and how she uses innovation to overcome obstacles in her work with nonprofits. Video Transcript Kelly Gibbons: Innovation is creativity in my eyes. You know, when we are dealing with a nonprofit, we are looking at other ways to raise funds, we’re looking at other…
Tyler Andrew, CEO of Better Business Bureau Great West + Pacific, talks about the future of the organization and how The Innovator’s Advantage will help the company reach its goals. Video Transcript: Tyler Andrew: We’re going to be 108 years old this year as a brand, and we know that what got us here isn’t…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · What Type of Person Excels in the Develop Stage? Co-Author Ron Price says the type of person that will excel in the Develop Stage thinks creatively, has self-starting skills, is good at planning and organizing, and is open to new ideas. Episode Transcript What type of person excels…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · What Type of Person Will Excel in the Identify Stage? Ron Price describes a person that will excel in the identify stage as being skilled in futuristic thinking, self-starting, intentional, and as someone who has a sense of urgency. Episode Transcript What type of person will excel in…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · What Can You Do To Be More Innovative? Everyone is an innovator, but it can be tough to know where to begin. Lori McNeill shares four tips on generating ideas to become more innovative. Episode Transcript Today’s question is: What can you do to be more innovative yourself?…
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