Talent Anarchy 1

JULY 11, 2017

But as a general rule, we are kind of sloppy with how we have these conversations. If a group of humans is going to explore new ideas, generate creative solutions, and leave the room on the same page, two basic things need to happen: divergent thinking on the way to convergent thinking.

Innovation 103

Innovation Committee Idea Generation Diversity 103

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Especially considering the diversity at work today, not all employees might be celebrating due to their cultural differences. It is best to avoid generic holiday rewards that can come across as more callous than anything and invest in understanding your workforce. Another possibility is they might be indifferent to the holiday season.

Morale 52

Morale Team Building Stress Planning 52

You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Not all ideas are going to be good but among them, there are bound to be some great ones that might not have surfaced if the working environment is such that it values censorship over creativity. Learn to encourage and value diverse opinion ~ People look at things based on their own experiences and biases. I think we all know that.

Organization 90

Organization Idea Generation Diversity Environment 90

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2017

Setting aside social, political, and moral reasons for encouraging a more diverse workplace, there is arguably no better incentive for promoting diversity than the premise that diverse teams and organizations are more creative. But is there actually any evidence in support of this idea? Too much diversity is problematic.

Diversity 13

Diversity Creativity Analysis Consensus 13

Coaching Tip

JULY 3, 2013

How do these different modes of thinking affect team dynamics, process flows, idea generation and problem-solving approaches? • How can we use diverse thinking to move from conflict to creative contention? When managed well, cognitive diversity has been proven to pay off,” Herrmann-Nehdi says. “A

Team 90

Team White Paper Business Objectives Long-term 90

Strategy Driven

APRIL 7, 2019

They all claim they have a problem with generating enough ideas, and they’re all wrong. They already have all the ideas they could even need, and so do you. You see, the problem is never idea generation. Because it isn’t more ideas you need, it’s not killing the ones you already have.

Company 55

Company Idea Generation Innovation Workshop 55

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Therefore, collaboration involving lots of idea generation from multiple sources does not work for many projects. People were placed in groups of maximum organizational diversity. The charge was to brainstorm ideas. Every idea was to be accepted –no judgment. This last argument, although true, misses the point.

Brainstorming 150

Brainstorming Open-book Project Idea Generation 150

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

Not all ideas are going to be good but among them, there are bound to be some great ones that might not have surfaced if the working environment is such that it values censorship over creativity. Learn to encourage and value diverse opinion ~ People look at things based on their own experiences and biases. I think we all know that.

Organization 77

Organization Idea Generation Diversity Environment 77

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For instance, research from Bocconi University suggests that the best way to be creative and innovative is to create ideas in the company of strangers and then develop those ideas with people you know well.

Decentralization 130

Decentralization Construction Restructuring Tools 130

LDRLB

JULY 17, 2012

In addition to these important idea-generating qualities, other skills are equally important when it comes to navigating the overall innovation process given the high level of ambiguity and uncertainty which is inherent when creating business breakthroughs. Boundary Pushing. Pushing boundaries occurs on two levels.

Disruptive Innovation 133

Disruptive Innovation Innovation Christensen Kaplan 133

You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 27, 2014

That means our experiences around leadership, control, problem solving, idea-generation, diversity etc. . ~ If we think young people are not listening when we talk about our jobs, our bosses, or our employees, we would be wrong. are, almost always passed along and absorbed.

Leadership 75

Leadership Sample Idea Generation Diversity 75

You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 20, 2012

That means our experiences around leadership, control, problem solving, idea-generation, diversity etc. . ~ If we think young people are not listening when we talk about our jobs, our bosses, or our employees, we would be wrong. are, almost always passed along and absorbed.

Leadership 76

Leadership Sample Idea Generation Diversity 76

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

The idea generation stage is often referred to as divergent thinking or exploration. Unless you plan to have your team hand off its creative ideas, you will need to create a team that can operate in both modes, switching among them as appropriate. Diversity is a benefit that can have costs.

Creativity 8

Creativity Innovation Team Diversity 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2010

There are times when you are so close to a project that it creates a mental block for idea generation. It could be anything (such as wearing a silly hat) that signals to your brain that it is time to go into idea-generating mode. Get an outsider’s opinion. Bringing in a fresh perspective can make all the difference.

Creativity 50

Creativity Bottom-up Newsletter Open-book 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

Differentiate between idea generation sessions and decision-making forums; separate meetings driving long-term strategic thinking from those driving short-term action and accountability. If your goal is idea generation, say so, and facilitate the discussion appropriately.

Participative 8

Participative Idea Generation Short-term Rogers 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2013

Idea generation will improve as people problem-solve together at meals. But Nancy DiTomaso, a professor at Rutgers Business School, found that many professional networks are still not particularly diverse, with the result that white people tend to recommend other white people for competitive positions.

Advertising 15

Advertising Idea Generation Innovation Diversity 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

We have closely studied three of these models: The Helix Center at Imperial College London, the Center for Innovation at the Mayo Clinic, and the Consortium for Medical Technologies at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Health Care 10

Health Care Innovation Mayo Stage-Gate 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Companies that can build and protect strong cultures that foster diversity, collaboration, and innovation, while supporting work-life balance and flexibility, will clearly gain the competitive advantage. This is a fundamental shift in thinking about the workplace: Offices are becoming more open and walls are coming down.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Technology Restructuring Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

In other words, non-innovators do occasionally think different (answering "at least a little bit" to questions like "I creatively solve challenging problems by drawing on diverse ideas or knowledge" to hit the 48th percentile in our global database). Generating new business ideas that make a positive financial impact takes time.

How To 16

How To Innovation Creativity Disruptive Innovation 16

Steve Farber

MARCH 12, 2014

Says Chad, “What if you could organize a group of diverse, like-minded people and engage and organize them for the purpose of helping each other to achieve their goals? They understand that the effectiveness of brainstorming depends on a creative process where each idea generated allows for new ideas to branch off in new directions.”

Safe Harbor 89

Safe Harbor How To Brainstorming Short-term 89

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2016

While you need people with strong visionary mindsets to generate tons of creative ideas, you will need different personality types to actually turn those ideas into reality. That’s why you don’t want to blindly follow personality types; instead, foster diversity in personality types among your team.

Creativity 8

Creativity Innovation Tools Project 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

Companies as diverse as AIG, Disney, and Intuit have been building innovation teams, launching “accelerator” programs to attract promising startups, and giving employees seed funding to test out new ideas with real customers. Number of ideas generated. Kenneth Andersson. stage to the next.

Metrics 8

Metrics Innovation Company Stage-Gate 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2013

You have to take your idea public, which means entering the "ideaplex" — that glamorous, treacherous place where videos go viral, TED stardom beckons, a thousand new authors publish each day, and think shops like IDEO make a business of idea generation. How does my idea connect with a greater "thinking journey?"

Influence 8

Influence How To Entrepreneur Kahneman 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2012

Technology, for a free-lancer like me, creates a powerful and not entirely mad illusion that we work in a peopled environment of rich diversity and experience. It's about information exchange, resource exchange, idea generation and on and on.

Silverman 16

Silverman Real Estate Fashion Open-book 16

Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

These apply to all employees, whether managers or their direct reports: communicate effectively in writing, defuse negative emotions, express feelings constructively, handle customer phone calls, interpret nonverbal behavior, listen to understand, facilitate dialogue, present a persuasive argument, request feedback, accept feedback, give positive feedback, (..)

Skills 104

Skills Construction Goleman Emotional Intelligence 104

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

How diverse is the planning committee? Creative new ideas generated. How well can management interpret and apply findings to the decision process? Does your strategic plan adequately describe what you do? Does the strategic plan provide necessary guidance to the activities you will measure? Information learned.

Strategic Planning 71

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 71

CO2

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Step 2: Harnessing Individual Contributions – The Power of Diversity The next step involves individual idea accumulation. This phase democratizes idea generation, ensuring every team member has an equal opportunity to contribute.

Team 78

Team Executive Coaching Leadership Blanchard 78

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

A lone individual rarely has the expertise to harness ideas from adjacent disciplines, design a solution, and build a robust implementation plan. Diverse teams, on the other hand, generate solutions that no single individual could develop. The social problems the Hult Prize tackles are often large in scale, and highly complex.

Participative 9

Participative Innovation Guidelines Idea Generation 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2015

This leads to cognitive overload and hinders creative idea generation in more introverted participants. Third, if designed intelligently, virtual sessions can increase the diversity of ideas.

Brainstorming 8

Brainstorming Idea Generation Participative Creativity 8