CO2

APRIL 8, 2013

While generating ideas comes easily for entrepreneurs, discerning which ideas to implement and which to discard does not usually come as easily. CO 2 Partners specializes in working with entrepreneurs and helping them organize, sort, select, and manage their ideas. Idea Generation Trap.

Entrepreneur 117

Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Management Idea Generation 117

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

When you can do this, you also allow your team to feel as if it is acceptable when they are wrong on an idea making them feel more comfortable with their creativity and idea generation. Finally, having an end goal in sight that every member of the team is working toward will help you to lead toward that goal.

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Examples Delegation Idea Generation Team 192

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 29, 2019

Crowdsourcing is rapidly growing in terms of popularity among business owners because it’s proven to be a cost-effective option for idea generation. In reality, the time it takes to sit colleagues down, brainstorm, validate ideas and put them into action is often hugely underestimated.

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Project Idea Generation Brainstorming Long-term 50

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Therefore, collaboration involving lots of idea generation from multiple sources does not work for many projects. When all members are focused on the good of the organization and its goals, rather than focusing on individual or departmental agendas, the power of the organization is unleashed. Nurture safety and trust.

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Brainstorming Open-book Project Idea Generation 150

Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 19, 2016

One of our ongoing goals must be to continuously make the world better by improving what we do. It takes courage for your team members to bring up a new idea or a fresh perspective. Take it a little further and encourage your team to build on and explore each other’s ideas, even the ones that might sound a little odd at first.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 16, 2019

There may be individuals who are generous, but as a whole people follow the example of leadership in this area as much or more than any other. A leader who stifles idea generation puts a lid on creativity and eventually curtails growth and change. If the leader moves too slow — so moves the team.

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Organization Creativity Objective Idea Generation 33

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

There may be individuals who are generous, but as a whole people follow the example of leadership in this area as much or more than any other. A leader that stifles idea generation puts a lid on creativity and eventually curtails growth and change. If the leader moves too slow — so moves the team.

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Micromanagement Creativity Objective Idea Generation 83

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Bosses and employees need to work together to solve problems and accomplish shared goals,” writes Ardi. This means assembling employees – all of whom are individual experts capable of idea generation – and encouraging them to think new thoughts in different ways and challenging them to do new things.

Venture Capitalist 78

Venture Capitalist Decentralization Idea Generation Books 78

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 2, 2016

There may be individuals who are generous, but as a whole people follow the example of leadership in this area as much or more than any other. A leader who stifles idea generation puts a lid on creativity and eventually curtails growth and change. If the leader moves too slow — so moves the team.

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Creativity Objective Idea Generation Edmondson 30

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Sandy Greene, Principal of Creative at Intuitive Company (IC), believes that integrating high level leaders and entry level employees will lead to increased productivity, idea generation and the formation of working relationships. It is important for everyone to feel ownership of the company''s goals. . Success recognition.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 22, 2014

Bosses and employees need to work together to solve problems and accomplish shared goals,” writes Ardi. This means assembling employees – all of whom are individual experts capable of idea generation – and encouraging them to think new thoughts in different ways and challenging them to do new things.

Venture Capitalist 62

Venture Capitalist Decentralization Idea Generation Books 62

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2017

But if coming up with creative answers is your goal, this approach may not be optimal. We once again randomly assigned participants to one of our three task-switching approaches and asked them to generate creative ideas for two different idea generation tasks.

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Creativity Idea Generation Participative Organizational Behavior 15

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 21, 2014

Bosses and employees need to work together to solve problems and accomplish shared goals,” writes Ardi. This means assembling employees – all of whom are individual experts capable of idea generation – and encouraging them to think new thoughts in different ways and challenging them to do new things.

Venture Capitalist 56

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 17, 2016

Fear is one of the biggest impediments to idea generation. A leader must be trusted with the ideas and dreams of their teammates, no matter how “off the wall” they may be. Get EVERYBODY involved in idea generation. Dream by example”.

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Idea Generation BHAG Hotels Long-term 150

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

A key element of creativity is bringing existing knowledge to bear on a new problem or goal. The more people who can engage with that problem or goal, the more knowledge that is available to work on it. To fix group idea generation, then, be aware of when you are trying to diverge and when you are trying to converge.

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Groupthink Process Osborne Idea Generation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2017

For example, in one study , brainstorming groups given quantity goals generated both more ideas (an average of 29.88) and significantly higher quality ideas (20.35) than those given a quality goal alone (averages of 14.24 We then asked each individual to spend 10 minutes thinking of new uses for a paper clip.

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Brainstorming Osborne Creativity Follow-up 8

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. Before each agenda item, take a moment to clarify the goal. ” ) While you’re at it, talk about what the meeting is not about.

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Participative Idea Generation Short-term Rogers 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2018

The seven roles for CIUs are: designing shelter for innovation; supporting best practices and methods; developing skills; supporting business unit initiatives; identifying new market spaces; facilitating ideas generation; and directing seed funding.

Innovation 10

Innovation Incubator Stage-Gate Idea Generation 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Goal interdependence. Goal interdependence is the extent to which team members can meet their goals only by having the other team members achieve their goals. An Olympic gymnastics team has low goal interdependence; team members can win individual medals even if the team wins no medal. Support for innovation.

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Creativity Innovation Team Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2017

It would therefore make sense for organizations to increase diversity in teams that are focused on exploration or idea generation, and use more-homogeneous teams to curate and implement those ideas. And if your actual goal is to enhance creativity, there are simpler, more effective solutions than boosting diversity.

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Diversity Creativity Analysis Consensus 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

Too often, marketers set well-defined financial goals for a campaign's impact but fail to define clear objectives for learning about their customers. Start with a catalog of learnings already captured and of specific learning goals for upcoming marketing programs (for example, "how can we influence 18 to 25 year olds to do X?").

Marketing 17

Marketing Metrics Agility Budgeting 17

Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 8, 2010

Fear is one of the biggest impediments to idea generation. If someone fears that their suggestions will be summarily shot down in nearly every instance, that person will simply stop trying. A leader must be trusted with the ideas and dreams of their teammates, no matter how “off the wall&# they may be.

Leadership 283

Leadership Idea Generation Open-book BHAG 283

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

While Brian could explain his goals using statements made by Eric Schmidt, this didn’t give him automatic legitimacy or the ability to compel others to adopt his recommendations. Today, many companies are focusing on idea generating activities like innovation challenges.

Strategy 8

Strategy Power Idea Generation Project 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

Too often, marketers set well-defined financial goals for a campaign's impact but fail to define clear objectives for learning about their customers. Start with a catalog of learnings already captured and of specific learning goals for upcoming marketing programs (for example, "how can we influence 18 to 25 year olds to do X?").

Marketing 10

Marketing Metrics Agility Budgeting 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

They convened the program’s top 75 performers — many still fresh out of business school — for a three-day stint of idea generation and problem solving. In interviews, we heard from a participant in TAP who cited this approach as critical to her career goals and recent promotion.

Development 12

Development Participative Conference Innovation 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2013

Her idea, which she is passionate about, is to help these forgotten kids realize their potential by offering them practical guidance for achieving their goals and dreams. Aspiring idea entrepreneurs are everywhere: in businesses, classrooms, and communities of all kinds, all over the world. In what combination? In what order?

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Influence How To Entrepreneur Kahneman 8

Jason Womack

JANUARY 15, 2015

We use words and phrases to let others know what we think about creativity, possibility, goals, even our own performance preferences and methods. We stood in front of my office white board and filled it with ideas, possible avenues, and a brainswarming process of idea generation. . Friend 2: “Not bad. How are you?”.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

While office time is important, both for formal meetings and for those informal conversations that are so important for idea generation and team camaraderie, the fact is that most knowledge workers could get by with doing something on the order of 30% of their work from home (or other locations) and at non-traditional work times.

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Short-term How To Human Resources Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The bars reflect how two teams of managers, a senior team and a junior team, rank this firm on the five stages in the innovation process – idea generation, selection, and implementation, as well as sustaining innovations and diffusing them. And their ambition is to re-make their industry – a bold, yet risky goal.

Innovation 8

Innovation Strategy Execution Idea Generation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

In Mindset , psychologist Carol Dweck writes: "it isn't just our abilities and talent that bring our success — but whether we approach our goals with a fixed or growth mindset." Johnson's book makes it clear: we can only truly lead when we tap into and value both sides of our psyche — male and female.

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Books Christensen Ries Disruptive Innovation 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Dominant leaders achieve their goals by asserting their role as the boss, incentivizing people with bonuses and promotions, and coercing people with the threat of punishment. This creates a safe environment where team members feel respected and free to innovate and generate creative solutions.

Leadership Styles 8

Leadership Styles Leadership Peer Review Influence 8

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

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Creative new ideas generated. Reasons for Goal Setting: Human beings live to attract goals. Organizations get people caught in activity traps… unless managers periodically pull back and reassess in terms of goals. Managers lose sight of their employees’ goals. How to Find Goals: Examine problems.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

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, (..)

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Skills Construction Goleman Emotional Intelligence 104

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Creative new ideas generated. Continuous quality improvement within your own operation. Values which benefit other aspects of the company operation: Quality improved on behalf of the overall organization. Empowerment of employees and colleagues to do better jobs. Information learned. Satisfaction in your service elevated.

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Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 71

CO2

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Clear objectives prevent confusion and align team efforts towards a common goal. 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.

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Team Executive Coaching Leadership Blanchard 78

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I have had more than a few engagements that have come about as a result of the need to repair the carnage and devastation that occurred from the implementation of advice put forth, or the ideas generated by a well intentioned yet unqualified “coach”.

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