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The Opportunities of Technology
EMC Corporation used an internal social network to solicit ideas for cost reductions and make people feel part of the process.
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Solving Complex Problems
When faced with a complex problem step back, de-conflict the priorities, and find the root of the problem.
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Expertise: The Enemy of Innovation
Experts come up with solutions quickly and stop looking for anything more innovative. Breakthrough solutions almost always come from cross-disciplinary teams that look at problems from different points of view.
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Innovation: Spend More Time Defining the Problem (and Much Less on the Solution)
Asking the right question in the right way is the one of the most important parts of the innovation process. Ask concrete questions. Not how do we clean up the Exxon oil spill in Alaska, but how do we keep the oil in the water from freezing?
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How to Shift your People from Passive to Purposeful
A call to action includes what, so what, and now what.
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Live Event: Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence
This Live Event was initially webcasted on March 6, 2019.
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The Arithmetic of Innovation
It takes 1,000 ideas to find one that can make a difference in the world.
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Situations vs. Problems
A situation is not the same thing as a problem, explains William Mitchell, and it shouldn’t be treated the same way.
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The Case for Open Innovation
Open innovation adds academia, industry, and innovation marketplaces to innovate better, faster, and more cost effectively.
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Open Innovation: The Power of Diversity
Diversity is the power of open innovation.
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Leading Through Critical Thinking
Leaders today need better critical thinking and problem solving skills—a focus on what questions to ask and how to approach the answers to those questions.
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Creating More Problems Than Solving
Companies that are constantly experimenting are also constantly presenting solutions for their customers.
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Solving Problems
In rushing to develop a solution, it is easy to miss the real problems.
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Design Thinking and the Problem of Fixation
In the ideation stage of design thinking, it's easy to get trapped into a single idea—a problem known as fixation. Mike Roberto presents techniques to overcome this problem.
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Selecting the Best Idea
Selecting the best idea seems like the right thing to do, but it can cause problems down the road. Find out how to choose the right ideas to take forward.
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Decision Tools: Value x Effort
To make good decisions, use a simple framework in the decision-making process. Ian Metcalfe shares how easily a two-by-two grid can be used to achieve effective, immediate solutions.
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Do the Impossible: Innovation Begins with Belief
Noah Blumenthal shares a story of a delayed flight and a flight attendant that turned something thought of as impossible into a possibility with some creative thinking.
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Being A Customer-Driven Organization
A customer-driven organization understands not only what a customer is trying to do, but also the full perspective of the customer’s process, including why.
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Rotations Stimulate Innovation
Rotations can stimulate innovation in intangible but dramatic ways.
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Two Myths about Creativity
Labels block creativity. The biggest blocker, however, is fear. We let fear talk us out of reaching our creative potential. We may have a great idea in a meeting but hold back from fear.
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Facilitate Creativity Using Role Storming
Role storming is brain storming in character. Assign people roles. This is fun and removes the fear.
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Problem-Solving with the Power of Play
Turning problem-solving into a game taps into the power of play to engage others in brainstorming.
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Problem-Solving with Curiosity 2.0
The business world is demanding answers faster than ever, and curiosity is what leads to great solutions.
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Problem-Solving Using Informal Networks
Posing problems to informal networks generates valuable support for problem-solving.
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Problem Solving: Keep Asking Why
To solve and prevent problems, it’s important to ask why and keeping asking why.
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Real Creativity and Innovation Happens in Networks
The idea that creativity and innovation comes from individual geniuses is a myth; they always come from networks.