{"id":163,"date":"2012-01-04T23:30:36","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T23:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickardlaws.com\/lindapickard\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2012-01-04T23:59:12","modified_gmt":"2012-01-04T23:59:12","slug":"the-sparks-for-innovation-are-more-than-brainstorming","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pickardlaws.com\/lindapickard\/workshops\/the-sparks-for-innovation-are-more-than-brainstorming\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sparks for Innovation are More Than Brainstorming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional problem-solving techniques often fall short for tackling complex situations. Simple brainstorming doesn\u2019t help when the answers are not known and have to be discovered. A manager needs a better set of tools for building creative teams and a working environment in which people naturally use their talents to innovate.<\/p>\n<p>This workshop teaches managers how avoid group think and lead employees through better ways to generate ideas. Techniques such as improv, speedstorming and creative problem-solving will be practiced. Managers will learn why the ability to elicit laughter and a sense of fun helps \u201cleaven\u201d the journey for employees. That style also improves the odds that employees will generate better insights for solving the change problems.<\/p>\n<p>Bottoms up idea generation and testing is more effective than top down.<\/p>\n<p>This session will add more creativity tools to a manager\u2019s tool kit in support of finding good solutions to \u201cswampy\u201d problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional problem-solving techniques often fall short for tackling complex situations. Simple brainstorming doesn\u2019t help when the answers are not known and have to be discovered. A manager needs a better set of tools for building creative teams and a working environment in which people naturally use their talents to innovate. 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