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How to Break the 5 Habits That Hurt Ideation

Dr. Evans Baiya, InnovationManagement.se, October 2021

Many companies find it hard to prioritize ideation. Here are five ways to break the pattern and gather a wealth of ideas for your organization.

In today’s rapidly changing world, it’s easy to think that most companies are innovation factories—full of ideas for new products, services, and processes. They need to be, right? Unfortunately, the opposite is true. Most organizations only innovate when they are forced to do so. Many still rely on old knowledge or even guesswork to face challenges that arise. Read More

Brainstorm Sessions Are Great. But What Comes Next is What Really Matters

Dr. Evans Baiya, Fast Company, September 2021

There is nothing quite as energizing as a well-run brainstorming session. When I work with clients on innovation projects, the Ideation stage is one of my favorites. There is a distinct energy and creativity generated when a group of people have come together to work toward solving a common problem. When ideas start flowing without constraint, great things are possible. Read More

The Magic of Working with Others

How to foster teamwork skills

By Ron Price

From Episode 77 of The Complete Leader Podcast

We all love to root for and celebrate winning teams—but how exactly do we create one?

Skip Hall, an old friend and NCAA football coach, once told me that on average players only get 11 to 20 minutes of play per game. That’s it! They’ll commit 20 hours of practice and preparation per week just for this short amount of time on the field. For a successful team, that time can pay off in wins and championships. However, if your team isn’t versed in the skills needed for successful teamwork—communication, goal orientation, relationship building—they won’t be winning many games.

Clarity in Communication

By Dr. Lisa Aldisert

Everyone is getting busier, which is great for business but perhaps more challenging in execution. This continues to be more complicated if you are working remotely or in a hybrid situation.

During the most intense periods of the pandemic, employees adapted and got the work done clumsily but effectively. What’s different now is the pace and higher levels of expectations. Business is returning to previous activity levels and leaders need to help their teams adjust to expectations.

So what’s a leader to do? These suggestions may seem obvious, but this is one of those times where it’s important to go back to basics.

Create a Team of Master Problem Solvers

Dr. Evans Baiya, InnovationManagement.se, July 2021

Problem-solving is an essential skill as an innovator. If problems stump your employees, how can your organization ever innovate for customers? Luckily, problem-solving skills can be learned, and as a leader you can create a team of master problem solvers and innovators.

Most employees already apply some problem-solving skills every day. They just do so to varying degrees of success based on their experiences and their environment. Some employees are good at identifying problems, some at problem strategizing or resolution and some at delivering solutions. Yet you can’t just tell them to go and solve all of the organization’s problems based on their current problem-solving abilities. Problem-solving skills require a structured approach so that they can be mastered.Read More

Help Your Employees Unleash Creativity

By Dr. Evans Biaya

Creativity is the cornerstone of innovation. As a leader, you want to foster imaginative thinking in your employees. The good news is that everybody has imagination. It follows that everybody is capable of coming up with ideas. Whether bad, good, or great, employees bring ideas with them to work every day.

So, what’s the correlation between creativity and innovation? The truth is, you cannot have one without the other. While creativity is thinking up new things—what could be versus what is—innovation is doing new things to bring new value. The product of creativity is the generation of ideas, and ideas are what innovation is built on. Innovation is simply applied creativity.

Exclusive interview with Dr. Jeremy Graves, Director, Boise State University

Dr. Jeremy Graves, Hr.com, July 2021

‘Engaging A Multigenerational Workforce Is Not An Easy Task’

Do you think a multigenerational workforce will shape the workplace of the future? How can you successfully attract, hire and retain the different generations?

In an exclusive interaction with HR.com, Dr. Jeremy Graves, an intergenerational culture strategist and Director of Professional and Continuing Education, Boise State University, talks about managing the multigenerational workforce today, the importance of multi-generational cross-mentoring programs, generational gaps that should be addressed and much more.Read More

5 Steps to Build a Culture of Ideation

By Dr. Evans Baiya

You could be missing out on $1,237 per employee in untapped ideas.

No, really!

According to a 2019 study by IdeaScale, each employee has on average $1,237 worth in unused ideas. A separate study also showed that employees come to work with an average of 8 to 10 new ideas every day that could help their work.

This means that there are potentially hundreds of thousands of ideas in any given organization ready to be considered, tested, developed, and implemented—ideas that are all around you. The key is to have the structure and the resources at hand to be ready to tap into employee ideas.

Why Your Employees Are the Key to Recovery

Dr. Evans Baiya, InnovationManagement.com, December 2020

In this article, we will look at how to identify and understand employee contributions, and learn how to work with idea generators, evaluators, and activators.

The key to recovering from a business crisis is creating new value—whether it be new products or services, improving processes to be more efficient and save money, or identifying and eliminating waste. As you are looking for opportunities to do one or all of these things, look to the team of resident innovators you already have at the ready: your employees. Read More

5 Ways to Improve Engagement Using Gratitude

By Jessica Lizza,

It goes without saying that 2020 has been a weird year, and this might cause burn out in your team. How can you help your employees feel connected and engaged this holiday season?

We brainstormed a few ways we could inspire our team to stay engaged; gratitude activities was the first thing that came to everyone’s mind.

According to UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Magazine, gratitude actually leaves lasting effects on the brain and this could contribute to improved mental health over time. Read More

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