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Greetings!
Here are 3 quick tips and 3 innovation events that
will spark your thinking about innovation. Share
them with your team to help keep innovation top-of-mind.
| Teens are Driving Great Design |
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Yesterday I noticed receiving my second copy of
PB (Pottery Barn) Teen Catalogue. 112 pages
filled with
bedroom decorating ideas and products for teens.
Design. Color. Texture. Organization. Fashion. I
think we are seeing the emergence of a younger
generation growing up with the expectation of great
design, use of color, texture, materials and
patterns - at all price points, in all products and
services. All design - All the time! Today's
customers expect great design. Are you giving enough
attention to design elements? How do you know? I can't
think of a product or service that can't apply the
concept of
great design. Can you?
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| Key Question: What Becomes Obsolete? |
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My father died five years ago at age 83. I was never
able to get him to want to use a
computer. It wasn't because he didn't have an open
mind to new things or a key curiosity. He did. I
just wasn't
able to demonstrate for him or answer his question:
If I get a computer what will I give up; what will I
no longer have time for? In other words - what
becomes obsolete? A very insightful question. Think
about this question and how it may help you advance
and gain acceptance for your ideas and innovations.
My dad would be glad to know he helped you out.
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| Fortune's Innovation Forum |
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Best Buy, Nascar, DuPont, The Home Depot, Citigroup,
ING, KidRobot and YouTube all have key executives
sharing their innovation secrets. If your schedule
permits
this is an event that will challenge your thinking
about your business; provide you with ideas to build
on; ensure 2007 is a banner year.
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| An Alvin Toffler Inspiration for Sustainable Success |
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"The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be
those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot
learn, unlearn and relearn." - Alvin Toffler.
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| de Bono's Advanced Creativity Course |
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Our next public workshop is Sept. 11-13, Dallas,
Texas. Register now to secure your spot. "You can do
no better than to attend a de Bono workshop." - Tom
Peters
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| Only 8 Seats Available: Focus on Facilitation |
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Register early to avoid disappointment. de Bono's
Focus on Facilitation tool kit is designed to equip
you to facilitate thinking together meetings that
deliver remarkable results.
Date: Nov. 6-9. Location: Embassy Suites in Palm
Desert, California. This is the perfect location for
intense learning. Its natural beauty is stunning
this time of year.
Our Price:
$3,299.00
For a complete description of the tools ...
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Why Define Innovation? |
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Robert Tucker defines innovation as - Bringing new
ideas to life. Harold Evans defines innovation as:
Inventiveness put to use. I define innovation as:
Implementing ideas that
customers and users value enough to actively
support." There are many more definitions of
innovation. I believe one of the reasons
organizations have such a challenge being innovative
is because there isn't a shared operational
definition of innovation. A common definition can
help team members work in alignment. This saves time
and reduces employee grief. At your next meeting ask
each person to write down what they think the
definition of innovation is. Then compare all the
definitions. You will have started work on crafting
a definition that can be supported.
Perhaps our Innovation Boot Camp may help your team
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