Innovating Keynotes, Part II
I am surprised by the reaction to my last post. It appears I’ve hit on something of interest to my readers. One of the responses was basically a query as to “how” one might develop more interesting...
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Adapting Improv Games to Ideation/Problem Solving
A Hero of Mine, the Late, Great, Del Close I am often asked about how improv can be used in Idea Generation. I’m asked because I’ve done improv in Chicago at the schools there (IO and Players Workshop...
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ACTFP + 4P's = Holistic Innovation
A holistic approach to innovation is often missing in organizations that can’t create break-through new offerings, or innovate consistently. I’ve rapped about “holistic innovation” before, it’s one of...
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I woke up today and saw that Josephine Forsberg has passed away. Jo was the founder of Players Workshop of Second City in Chciago. Bill Murray went there — along with many other comic luminaries. She...
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Leaders Hate the Concept of Creativity
SNARK ALERT I’m not trying to be snarky. I am snarky. I’ve always been snarky. I like being snarky, it’s fun. Here’s the problem: Being snarky is a bit like being the boy that cried wolf. When you’re...
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Training is an Innovation Accelerant
Creativity and innovation training is a highly effective accelerant for business results. When I step into a room to facilitate an innovation, strategy, or idea generation session I nearly always find...
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Improv and Innovation Do Mix
Improv and Innovation do mix — and it’s not funny. You don’t have to be funny for Improv training to be useful in innovation. There are two things holding back more business people from pushing the...
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CPS is Innovation Basic Training
Six Reasons Why CPS Training Is Innovation Training It’s ironic that the so-called soft skills often have the biggest payoff in business results. I’m always straddling the fence between creativity and...
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Nine Ways to Play at Work
Nine Ways to Play At Work (see list below) The idea that one should invoke a sense of play around challenges is not a new one. Tim Brown of IDEO did that great TED speech on play, and there have been...
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Dance Your Challenge
Shake Your Booty The Creativity and Innovation point of this blog takes about three paragraphs to develop, so business readers, let me tell you a brief story to set it up. I was having dinner this week...
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Fast Company’s Brainstorming Fail
Fast Company Article “Brainstorming is Dumb” Misses the Point Brainstorming, Done Properly, Is Not a Tool, It’s A Multi-Step Process Here we go again. And yet another major publication publishes a...
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Innovation Training Under Utilized
Training Accelerates Innovation 94% of managers are unsatisfied with their companies innovation performance. 70% of CEO’s see innovation as a key driver of growth. That’s what McKinsey says in this...
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The One Question Innovation Culture Assessment
Are You Having Fun? Innovation Should Be Fun, Joyful, and About Playing With Concepts The One Question Innovation Culture Assessment A lot of fuss is made over innovation culture. I get it — it’s...
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Improv for Business
Improv is a Swiss Army Knife for Problem Solving I just completed another workshop for high level executives in the use of Improv for Problem Solving. Most of the group were skeptical at the start. It...
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Momentum Team Effectiveness Training
Accelerating Teams Through Assessment and Training It’s a sad fact of organizational life that only a small percentage of teams achieve high function. Most teams muddle along, and get the essential...
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Innovation By Committee
Innovation Lessons from Improv Shakespeare The Creative Power of High Function Teams is Astonishing, Rare, and, Possible Getting Beyond “Group Think” Takes Training If you don’t think group creativity...
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