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Thinking Differently. Enabling Innovation

Mike Cardus

I’ve Been working on a series of workshops and consulting on innovation and developing a culture of innovation. The slideshare above is from an interactive workshop about thinking differently and some tools that work to allow different thinking to happen. You can read more about the workshop in the description below.

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

Mike Cardus

I am really excited and proud to be offering this Design & Innovation thinking series of workshop through Canisius Colleges’ Center for Professional Development. Howard Zemsky , Managing Partner, Larkin Development Group. Specific Workshop Content & What you will gain. Ian McCabe, Sales Manager – Buffalo Exterminating.

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ASQ Buffalo Quality Conference 2013 :: Mike is Presenting

Mike Cardus

I will be presenting 2 workshops at the ASQ Buffalo 2013 Quality Conference – October 15 & 16. Understanding and various uses of Nine Windows, a TRIZ inventive problem solving tool. ASQ Buffalo 2013 Quality Conference. October 15 Quality Conference. October 16 Quality Seminars. At the Millennium Hotel – Buffalo NY.

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Favorites of 2011: Photos of Teams

Mike Cardus

From a series of Team Development and Leadership workshops I led for the Simon School, University of Rochester. From a workshop on TRIZ Innovation that I led for Syracuse University. From a “ Managing and Leading Across Generations ” speech I gave. In no particular order – to see all my 2011 favorites click here.

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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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The Team / I have a Problem to The Team / I Have a Solution

Mike Cardus

The image below is from my Creativity to Innovation Workshop & Consulting. We all have problems , every team has problems, every organization has problems I have yet to meet a manager yet who doesn’t have problems…. Learn ways to overcome “stuckness” in your thinking and quickly solve problems. Contact Mike for more information.

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

Mike Cardus

Innovation is a repeatable system-that-drives behavior in people, that are goal driven (by a Manager, themselves, or a customer), to fix an existing problem OR to fix an hypothesized future problem. Fix-it in a way improves upon what already exists and can prove useful to people besides yourself – that is how I define Innovation.