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Innovation Conversations with Dimension, Time, Cost

Mike Cardus

Sharing a TRIZ problem-solving tool called DTC Operator. I bought it many years ago while trying to learn more about TRIZ and problem-solving. Additionally, if you’re a manager or project lead, a team, lead whatever you are, you’ll hear new ideas for psychological safety and teams to develop. Video Transcript.

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How to Think Differently to Drive Results–Creativity and Innovation Learning Series

Mike Cardus

How to Think Differently to Drive Results. A highly interactive skills course transferring creative ideas into innovative practices. Howard Zemsky , Managing Partner, Larkin Development Group. Ian McCabe, Sales Manager – Buffalo Exterminating. Register Now! "How I highly recommend attending Mike’s seminars.

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ASQ Buffalo Quality Conference 2013 :: Mike is Presenting

Mike Cardus

Creative thinking is a critical skill required by all people within their roles at work. Not only is trial and error limited by personal knowledge, thinking is also constrained by a “stuckness” in how things are and how they should be. Understanding and various uses of Nine Windows, a TRIZ inventive problem solving tool.

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Thinking Differently. Enabling Innovation

Mike Cardus

Creative thinking is a critical skill required by all people within their roles at work, yet it is generally done by trial and error – the thinker creates an idea and determines if it will work – which is basically guessing. How to have discussions to lead others to think differently.

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Executive Managerial Leadership Coaching: Case Study

Mike Cardus

Situation: Currently there is an authoritarian style of management creating a decrease in morale, satisfaction with work and innovation amongst employees. This is developing a feeling of strife, hopelessness and contempt amongst management and subordinates. Ensuring that all the people are working to their personal capabilities.

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Managerial Leadership Training Tool: Using DTC Operator Innovation Planning

Mike Cardus

Working with a team of 5 Executive Directors from a company that employs ~2000 people we identified a gap in the Managerial Leadership Training , Mentoring and coaching of employees prior to being promoted to a Manager Level within the company. Increased customer complaints about service and interactions. Overtime increased by 30% in 3 years.

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Blocks to Creativity and Innovation. Tools to Release Creativity and Innovation

Mike Cardus

When you face a challenge , and have to solve a problem you need to figure out how to fix-it. Fix-it in a way improves upon what already exists and can prove useful to people besides yourself – that is how I define Innovation. Most problems don’t require what is truly ‘ outside-the-box ’ solutions.