1. Innovation is widely considered important for businesses but most managers do not know how to implement it effectively.
2. True innovation involves being open to new ideas, collaborative teamwork, and generating a large volume of ideas through techniques like brainstorming.
3. The document discusses different innovation session services provided by Ideas-bg to help organizations stimulate new ideas and decision making through activities like brainstorming challenges in a relaxed environment.
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2. Innovation is widely considered importantbut not understood US and European research studies consistently show that around 80% of managers understand that innovation is something important, but only 20% know how to do it!
3. What is Innovation? Using new ideas or thinking to increase profit Innovations leading to increased industrial productivity are considered the biggest driver of economic growth globally
4. Behaving innovatively: universally accepted principles Many similarities between use of ideas in major global corporations and great historical and scientific thinkers: - Open-ness , positivity towards, seeking out of ideas - Working collaboratively in teams - Volume of ideas principles Techniques: Focus, immersion, excursion, randometc.
5. To have a great idea have a lot of them Thomas Edison (inventor of ideas factories, also quoted by Google speaker at 2009 WebIT conference) Every new idea is born drowning Bob Woodruffe, Coca Cola None of us is as smart as all of us Japanese Proverb Perspectives from some of the great minds
6. Idea Management System Min: Ideas box Ideas sought pro-actively / ideas quotas Innovation teams Innovation sessions on a regular basis Ideas actually managed Max: An in-house Innovation Ambassador
11. We help create stimulus for decision-makers that helps them make better decisions This may help: - The business perform better - The decision-maker to look great - The people in the organisation whose ideas are implemented to feel great What ideas-bg do
12. 3 core services: 1. Single Innovation Session 2. Innovation Sessions Extra 3. Organisational Creativity Consultancy Ideas-bg Services
13. Get your team / group of stakeholders out of the daily routine - Dress down, start late, relax - Open-up to ideas on one key challenge - Push for many new perspectives - Select and develop the best ideas Finish early Start the next day with a really fresh perspective on your challenge The Innovation Session
14. 3 kinds of innovation session magic: 1. 'Listening Magic' When every idea gets a proper hearing they can get past the initial drowning phase The Innovation Session
17. 3 kinds of innovation session magic: 2. 'Spring boarding Magic' 10 brains is better than one Different brains see different things in different ideas and different stages of ideas which is great for developing ideas into better and better ones The Innovation Session
20. 3 kinds of innovation session magic: 3. 'Volume Magic' You need a lot of ideas to have a good one When you push for alot of ideas you have to get more and more creative the more ideas you have the more likely you are to have a good one The Innovation Session
24. It can work for any problem or challenge with many potential perspectives Suggested Topics: 'ANYTHING GOES': 1. How to be better...? 2. I wish we could be better...? 'BOTTOM LINE FOCUS': 3. How to be more profitable...? 4. I wish we could be more profitable...? 'REVENUE FOCUS': 5. How to maximise sales...? 6. I wish we could maximise our sales...? 'COST CONTROL FOCUS': 7. How to minimise costs...? 8. I wish we could minimise costs...? 'GOAL FOCUS': 9. How to be more effective...? 10. I wish we could be more effective...? The Innovation Session
25. Innovation Sessions: CURRENT OFFERS TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE INNOVATION SESSIONS SESSION ONE: A free 30 to 60 min taster Innovation Session SESSION TWO: A full 2-4 hour Innovation Session Price: 200 to 400 Euros COMBINED INNOVATION SESSION WITH TEAM-BUILDING A 2 Hour Innovation Session A 2 Hour Wine-tasting or other team-building activities Price: 400 Euros Ideas-bg Services
26. Flexible Innovation Session Solutions and Creativity Consultancy FLEXIBLE BRAINSTORMING SOLUTIONS FROM 30 MINS to fit around your working day, meeting or event Price: Negotiable ORGANISATIONAL CREATIVITY CONSULTANCY, TRAINING, FACILITATION 4 Days (e.g. a session or day per quarter) or 12 Days (e.g. session or day per month) or 50 Days (e.g. session or day per week) Price: Negotiable Ideas-bg Services
27. I am convinced that these sessions are extremely useful and skilfully directed collective thinking reaches points inaccessible for independent analysis , Milen Ninov It will cause great effect and help for better organization, improvement and increase productivity., Silviya Kostadinova It had a great team-building effect and generated some really useful ideas every firm can benefit if they create space for people to develop their ideas., Tim Buisseret It brings up the creativity from everyone in the groupand at the end you have a clear result and leave refreshed and optimistic., Milena Kulinska Niall created a lot of stimulus and a simple environment in which everyone could propose his ideathe whole event was fun and had a teambuilding effect ., Evelin Velev Niall made us think more than out-of-the-box . He used some brilliant techniques to predispose creative environment and innovative thinking., Dimitar Karamanchev My initial pessimism was quickly replaced to a real breakthrough experience , now the market conditions require all of us to be more innovative in our work and strategies., Venera Alexandrova Niall's approach ensured the session was a true forum for bringing the best and most creative/innovative ideas out it delivered clear insights that we will incorporate in our NPD plans., Marta Messechkova What ideas-bg clients and session participants say about our innovation sessions:
28. So well facilitated innovation sessions that return true value should feel pretty addictive! Final Thought: More innovation time = More likely to have better, interesting or intriguing perspectives and ideas