Create an “Innovation Playground”
Do you want to increase innovation in your team, department, or organization? If, “no,” then we should talk – innovation is important and may be the only thing that can keep you and your company relevant If “yes,” what are you doing to foster innovation? You can’t just say to your people, “you need to […]
Innovation Roundup
Here’s a sampling of some great articles about innovation from around the web: Innovation Isn’t Change – “While change works to remove constraints, innovation uses them to drive higher order solutions.” 5 Components of Innovation Preparedness – “In order to maximize your innovation learning and chances for future successes, you need to prepare yourself and […]
4 Steps to Unleash Innovation (and Avoid Irrelevance)!
Are you and your organization still relevant? Will you still be relevant in five years? I don’t know if you are or are not, whether you will or won’t. However, the world is changing faster than ever. Individuals and organizations that stay stagnant will be left behind. Those that make innovation a priority and a […]
Mastering Change
Do you ever struggle to deal with change? Would you like to learn some simple ideas around creativity and quick thinking that can help you react to and take advantage of change more effectively? If so, then download a copy of this FREE PDF report, “Mastering Change” You can get your copy here (no cost […]
What Does Improv Comedy Have to Do With Business? [VIDEO]
As a “motivational improviser” (part motivational speaker, part improv comedian) I use improv comedy to teach valuable business skills. On the surface, it may be confusing how the two are related. In this video, I explains how the skills of improv comedy can help you think quickly, adapt to change, and innovate. If you’d like […]
Innovation: Your “I Can’ts” Can Become Your Biggest Competitive Advantage
What can’t you do? As a Motivational Improviser, I like to be positive, and one of my main messages is to focus on the things you can control and do. Right now, however, I’d like to focus on the other side: all the things you feel you, your team, or your organization just can’t do. […]
5 Ways to Innovate: Cobbling Together Brilliance, One Step at a Time
Challenge: Come up with a brilliant, innovative idea right now. Ready, set GO! So, did you do it? Of course not. It’s a ridiculous challenge, to force instant innovation. And yet, this is the type of thing we ask ourselves, our teams, and our organizations to do all the time. The problem is that innovation and the […]
5 Steps to Taking Action Without Certainty
I recently received the following question via email: “You have given various methods of how to make an idea successful which are very useful and easy to implement. I wanted to check – how do I make sure that my idea will sell or it is the right direction I am going in. Unless and […]
Building the Flexible Organization: Think Better, Not Back
Let’s face it: change can be a giant pain. Just when you think you’ve got a handle on things and start to feel comfortable, DING! the situation, economy, industry, or world changes on you. Change is inevitable. And yet, no matter how much we all know change is inevitable, so many people resist it. For […]
Creativity: If You Know What You’re Doing Completely, You’re in the Wrong Place
As humans, we like to have some sense of certainty about what will happen as a result of our actions. That “certainty mentality” is understandable, but it may be the very thing that blocks you from great creativity and success. Here’s a quote from Jerry Seinfeld from the book “Top of the Rock: Inside the […]
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