12 other short videos on storytelling
Storytelling at Work
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Do you have a great idea you want to manifest, but… er… uh… um… just can’t seem to get things rolling? Chances are good your reasons why are on the list below. No problem. Join the club. Without making yourself wrong, simply note the ones th… Continue reading →

What follows is some juicy feedback we received from Blue State Digital, a client of ours who participated in brainstorm facilitation training:

“The three-day Conducting Genius training was engaging, fun and informative. I feel empowered as a facili… Continue reading →

There’s a lot of talk these days about the need for business people to “get out of the box”, but very little talk about what the box actually is. Here’s Mitch Ditkoff, President of Idea Champions, deconstructing the box in a 5-minute video.

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TimelessToday
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1. Reason is highly over-rated.

2. If you need more data to prove your point, you’ll never have enough data to prove your point.

3. Analysis paralysis.

4. You’re going to follow your gut, anyway.

5. By the time you put your business case tog… Continue reading →

If your job requires you to lead meetings, brainstorming sessions, or problem solving gatherings of any kind, chances are good that most of the people you come in contact with are left-brain dominant: analytical, logical, linear folks with a passion … Continue reading →

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a good story is worth a million. Here’s a five-minute story about how the company I co-founded, Idea Champions, won a large contract from AT&T by teaching the Director of Training and Development how to juggle in five minutes.

Read the full story in this book
A priest, a penguin, and a newspaper reporter walk into a bar
Me speaking about storytelling in business

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Here is one of the biggest challenges creative people face — finding the right balance between spontaneity and planning.

Spontaneity, while a huge part of the creative process, can also be a huge curse. The intoxicating nature of spontaneity — a… Continue reading →

Click here for a very lucid description of one of the most popular brainstorming techniques on planet Earth. Easy to remember. Easy to use. Easy to facilitate. A great way to spark creative thinking in your future ideation sessions. Brought to you b… Continue reading →