Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 17, 2013

Circulate the ideas generated and discuss the impact of trends on your products, services, technologies, and constituents. Or simply have all the people in your organization regularly clip articles from newspapers, magazines, and Web sites.

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LDRLB

JULY 17, 2012

In addition to these important idea-generating qualities, other skills are equally important when it comes to navigating the overall innovation process given the high level of ambiguity and uncertainty which is inherent when creating business breakthroughs. Savoring Surprise. Most companies assume surprises should always be avoided.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

A number of longstanding companies who failed to do that are now either out of business or in some serious bother because, either in whole or in part, they have found themselves being outpaced by technology and consumer demand for ever evolving applications. I think we all know that. I’m just not sure how many of us provide it.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Idea Generation: Struggling to come up with ideas for a team activity, product innovation, or rewards? Idea Generation Example 2. Decision Making and Problem Solving Don’t rely on antiquated technology like your Magic Eight Ball or a Jump to Conclusions mat. Ask AI for a list of suggestions.

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Change Starts Here

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Consider the fictitious example of ABC Corp, an organization that historically has built predictable products with existing technology. For ABC Corp, the initiative will focus mainly on the new product development process, especially the idea generation phase. ABC Corp has a vision to become a more innovative company.

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Wilde Idea Generation Morale Process 95

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

A number of longstanding companies who failed to do that are now either out of business or in some serious bother because, either in whole or in part, they have found themselves being outpaced by technology and consumer demand for ever evolving applications. I think we all know that. I’m just not sure how many of us provide it.

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Organization Idea Generation Diversity Environment 77

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Creative boost Research from the Hamburg University of Technology suggests that they might also provide our creativity with a boost. Individuals exposed to such interruptions produced an impressive 58% more ideas compared to their uninterrupted counterparts during the three weeks following the disruption.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Each participant was asked to complete a questionnaire detailing how they used these technologies to both forge new connections and maintain existing ones. Their creativity was also measured using an 11-item scale assessing things such as problem identification and idea generation. Boosting creativity. Boosting creativity.

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Media Creativity Engineering Idea Generation 53

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

With the advent of the Information Age and increasingly rapid waves of technological change, the Alpha model – which Ardi likens to an army, led by a commander-in-chief in which information flows in only one direction – is on its way out, explains Ardi. The Beta model is taking its place.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Sandy Greene, Principal of Creative at Intuitive Company (IC), believes that integrating high level leaders and entry level employees will lead to increased productivity, idea generation and the formation of working relationships. Sandy and his team believe that change is a natural and necessary part of growing a business.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 22, 2014

With the advent of the Information Age and increasingly rapid waves of technological change, the Alpha model – which Ardi likens to an army, led by a commander-in-chief in which information flows in only one direction – is on its way out, explains Ardi. The Beta model is taking its place.

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Venture Capitalist Decentralization Books Idea Generation 62

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 21, 2014

With the advent of the Information Age and increasingly rapid waves of technological change, the Alpha model – which Ardi likens to an army, led by a commander-in-chief in which information flows in only one direction – is on its way out, explains Ardi. The Beta model is taking its place.

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Venture Capitalist Decentralization Books Idea Generation 56

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

By taking employee input, creating planning committees, encouraging creativity, introducing team-building initiatives, and allowing spaces for communication and idea generation, employers can significantly contribute to holiday morale.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2012

That's a topic, not a big idea. Once you've spelled out your big idea, generate lots of supporting material to give yourself more to choose from when it's time to pick your best stuff. But you might say, "It's about why production will keep missing key deadlines unless we upgrade our workflow management software.".

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Audience Brainstorming Sharpe Software 19

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2012

Technology, for a free-lancer like me, creates a powerful and not entirely mad illusion that we work in a peopled environment of rich diversity and experience. It's about information exchange, resource exchange, idea generation and on and on. There's a new lonely crowd in the workplace.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2018

We’ve studied stereotypically “creative” firms, like design, R&D, and information technology companies, but we’ve also researched stereotypically “uncreative” environments, like Golan’s manufacturing plant at Elop (which is part of Elbit ISTAR).

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2018

The seven roles for CIUs are: designing shelter for innovation; supporting best practices and methods; developing skills; supporting business unit initiatives; identifying new market spaces; facilitating ideas generation; and directing seed funding.

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Innovation Incubator Stage-Gate Idea Generation 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

With today’s information technology, more and more work can be done in places other than the office and at times outside of traditional business hours. If your employees see you occasionally shifting hours, or using technology to work at a distance, they will feel more comfortable asking to do the same.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Challenge , asking how could technology inform and enable management innovation. Think Bloomberg terminal meets Monopoly board: a dynamic marketplace for idea generation and development in which all employees are entrusted with the future direction of the company, asked for their opinions, listened to, and rewarded for successful ideas.

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Management McKinsey Letter Retail 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2012

That's a topic, not a big idea. Once you've spelled out your big idea, generate lots of supporting material to give yourself more to choose from when it's time to pick your best stuff. But you might say, "It's about why production will keep missing key deadlines unless we upgrade our workflow management software.".

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Audience Brainstorming Sharpe Software 12

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I have had more than a few engagements that have come about as a result of the need to repair the carnage and devastation that occurred from the implementation of advice put forth, or the ideas generated by a well intentioned yet unqualified “coach”.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Those seven entries offer compelling evidence that the principles, social structures, and social technologies of the web not only offer up winning business models, they are the building blocks of a new management model for making organizations more resilient, inventive, and engaging.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Now that technology allows us to work anywhere, on any device, work is something people do — not just a place to which they go. As companies design their workplaces for the future, adopting the right technology and putting the right policies into place are key to business strategy and organizational success.

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Real Estate Technology Competitive Advantage Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

HCL Technologies has a prestigious leadership development program which executives have to apply for by putting together, among other things, a failure CV listing their biggest mistakes and what they learned from them. None of them involve idea-generation schemes. Rather, they are all about translating ideas into action.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

In an article in the December Atlantic , Don Peck described Knack’s success in identifying successful idea generators at Royal Dutch Shell, and depicted such game-based assessments as part of a revolution in people analytics that would transform hiring over the next decade. Hiring Information & technology Job search'

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

Number of ideas generated. ” Putting a number on that understanding of new markets and technologies — whether it makes sense for one’s employer to enter them, and how — is difficult. There’s a danger that measurement sucks up resources better devoted to cultivating and testing new ideas.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

When your company is in trouble — a new competitor or technology threatens your business model, your cost structure changes, the economy tanks — you have one job as a leader: to get the company back on track. The Jam was three great days of idea generation and dialogue.”

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

We have closely studied three of these models: The Helix Center at Imperial College London, the Center for Innovation at the Mayo Clinic, and the Consortium for Medical Technologies at Massachusetts General Hospital. How technology is changing the design and delivery of care. Insight Center. Health Care’s New Frontier.

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Health Care Innovation Mayo Stage-Gate 14

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

However, using AI for tasks like research, idea generation, or understanding complex conceptswhile critically engaging with the contentcan be a legitimate aid. This can be supported by technology, peer programs, and professional development for teachers to help them identify and support students with EF challenges.

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Education Tools Guidelines Idea Generation 70

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 29, 2025

To explore this, the researchers asked people to brainstorm business ideas for a sustainable circular economy, where products are reused or recycled to create new ones. They posted a request on an online platform, offering $10 to participate and $1,000 for the best idea.

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Brainstorming Creativity Participative Idea Generation 64

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2015

In the late 80’s, Peter Drucker predicted that in the near future technology would play a central role in increasing the effectiveness of teams. Although he was right, teams have yet to experience the full benefits of technology.

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