Interview with Idea Champions’ President, Mitch Ditkoff, on GoLeanSixSigma.
Focuses on the intersection of innovation and continuous improvement. Both are needed. Both are complementary.
Indeed, the Founder of GoLeanSixSigma, Elisabeth Swan, w… Continue reading
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Great quotes on failure
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Since 1986, every innovation workshop I’ve facilitated has included a poster of Albert Einstein.
Somehow, Einstein’s smiling countenance inspires everyone in the room — no matter what their social style, gender, or title.
The only thing I find m… Continue reading
Want to raise the bar for brainstorming in your organization? Looking for an online solution at a super-low fee? Enter Idea Champions quarterly raffle and win a 5-session, online Brainstorm Facilitation training at a 68% discount. Instead of paying o… Continue reading
Most people think that the ability to be innovative is a mystical state available only to the chosen few.
The effort, they imagine, takes a lot of time and hard work. And since they don’t have time and don’t like hard work, they reason that innovat… Continue reading
I know you have no time. YOU know you have no time. I know you’re not gonna do anything you don’t wanna do. YOU know you’re not gonna do anything you don’t wanna do. We both know you’re not going to read this blog post. It’s too long and you have … Continue reading
As a former student of the martial arts, I have noticed a curious phenomenon in corporate America that is becoming increasingly troubling to me — especially among “creatives” who aspire to become masterful brainstorm facilitators. I call it the “B… Continue reading
One of the biggest challenges that internal change agents have when it comes to fostering a culture of storytelling in the workplace is building the business case — why it matters and what the impact can be. The quote below, from John Kotter, author… Continue reading
After 28 years of being an “innovation provocateur” for hundreds of forward thinking organizations around the world, one thing has become very clear to me: most people with BIG IDEAS usually end up derailed somewhere along the way.
Simply put, they … Continue reading
If you’re interested in raising the bar for innovation in your organization, start listening more. Listening, quite simply, is the most powerful form of influence. Continue reading
