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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Innovation Intensive Thursday, September 13, 2018, The Keith House, Chicago Master Innovation Trainer: Gregg Fraley Register Now: gregg@greggfraley.com Course Description: Innovation Intensive is a...
View ArticleInnovate Where You Are — and With Who You Have
Off-Site Innovation can indeed spur creativity I like what Cardinal Health and Crimson Cup are doing in Columbus, OH with offsite innovation spaces. I like the attention they’ve paid to team diversity...
View ArticleTo Innovate: Learn, Scaffold, Ideate
Innovation is Learning For many years I kept the concepts of innovation and learning in separate boxes. I thought innovation was creating new things of value, and, learning was understanding new...
View ArticleGFi Innovation — Fall Training Course Schedule
It’s fall and it’s time to go back to school. If you’re in the Chicago or Denver areas, check out these innovation training course offerings. Gregg Fraley Innovation (GFi) is offering three public...
View ArticleEconomic Development Teams Need Innovation Training
Economic Development and the “Home Run” Complex Amazon has finally made a decision about it’s new HQ. I have to say I’m a bit awestruck at how much time and energy was wasted by so many cities and...
View ArticleInnovation is a Brutal DIY Project
Innovation Learning Points From the Great Faucet DIY Fiasco DIY is a Form of Innovation I’m the Abraham Lincoln of home fix-it DIY projects. Like Lincoln, I ultimately win, but painfully fail many,...
View ArticleEmergent See Innovation
Innovation Emergencies Happen Emergent See Innovation from GFi Available February, 2019 I advise pro-active, and continuous, innovation. It’s always easier to work with a challenge when you have time...
View ArticlePurpose Driven Innovation
Do Purpose First, Select a Framework, Then Do Projects Without a Clear Purpose, Innovation Drifts Off Course It may seem obvious but unless you know who you are, and what your purpose is, as an...
View ArticleInnovation Intensive March 2019
Innovation Training “Innovation Intensive, beyond Design Thinking” Public Course* With Master Trainer Gregg Fraley Comprehensive Immersion Course for: Innovation Project Managers, Teams, Executives,...
View ArticleThe Potential of Qualitative Research in B2B
Why Don’t B2B Companies Use Qualitative Research? Qualitative Studies Leads to Insights, and Innovative Results Open-ended Questions Are Powerful Qualitative research is an effective way to understand...
View ArticleSeven Facilitation Fails
Facilitation of Innovation Meetings Requires a Highly Specific Set of Skills, Frameworks, Tools — and Experience Professional Facilitation and/or Training Makes a Difference* Seven Facilitation Fails...
View ArticleThe 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...
View Article80% Of Brainstorming Sessions Don’t Work
80% Of Brainstorming Sessions Don’t Work Seven Idea Generation Fails Redefine Brainstorming and Get Better Results I might be getting to old to hold back on saying this about ideation, aka idea...
View ArticleEleven Innovation Bullets to Dodge
What You Should Be Learning in Innovation Training But you probably are not! Eleven Innovation Bullets to Dodge, in no particular order. Lack of Managment support will effectively kill any innovation...
View ArticleBrown Bag Innovation
Brown Bag Innovation “Innovation is everybody’s job.” Gregg Fraley, keynote speech, circa 2006 “Innovation is everybody’s job, but you have to provide smart ways to contribute.” Gregg Fraley, keynote...
View ArticleEmpower Operational Employees to Innovate
The Benefits of Innovation Training for Operational Employees 85% of CEOs put Innovation as a Top Three priority Consider a Brown Bag Innovation Training or Immersion in Innovation Concepts Why is it...
View ArticleCrossing the Innovation Delaware
Hope is a Four Letter Word in Innovation Hope — the cornerstone of innovation culture Hope is inspired by successful projects; the lesson of Washington at Trenton In the innovation space there is a...
View ArticleImprov 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...
View ArticleInnovation Message Template
Basic Innovation Messaging to Operational Employees Keep it Straight Forward and Clear Live Up to Your End & Keep Communicating After doing a recent short video (“Innovation Minute”) on basic...
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