90 Day 90 Day

INNOVATIONINNOVATION

WORKOUTWORKOUT

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Dr. Rekha Shetty

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Objective of ExerciseObjective of Exercise

To create an environment that supports Creativity

To impart knowledge of thinking tool

Solving problems by implementing creative ideas

People face problems with routine Working People face problems with routine Working Methods Methods Possesses ideas to make their work easy Possesses ideas to make their work easy Then Kill their Ideas because of any of the Then Kill their Ideas because of any of the followings followings

Whether Idea will get implemented ? Whether Idea will get implemented ?

What others will think about the Idea ?What others will think about the Idea ?

Is the idea really useful one?Is the idea really useful one?

What if it doesn't get accepted? What if it doesn't get accepted?

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Introduction

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Day 1 - Day 1 - Install the positive field: Install the positive field: Creating the positive fieldCreating the positive field

The most important first step in The most important first step in starting the Innovation Initiative is to starting the Innovation Initiative is to install the positive field. Unless there install the positive field. Unless there is excitement and energy created is excitement and energy created around the Initiative, revolutionary around the Initiative, revolutionary change cannot take off. change cannot take off.

Enthusiasm, excitement and Enthusiasm, excitement and playfulness create a climate where playfulness create a climate where creativity can germinate and innovation creativity can germinate and innovation can branch into a productive sheltering can branch into a productive sheltering tree tree

PMIPMI

This is a simple mapping toolThis is a simple mapping tool

PMI Stands for PMI Stands for

Tip for health: Drink eight glasses of water Tip for health: Drink eight glasses of water a day.a day.

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PLUS MINUS INTERESTING

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You can also get the best out of others. You can also get the best out of others. Making members of your team wholehearted Making members of your team wholehearted participants rather than indifferent spectators, participants rather than indifferent spectators, is the key to organizational success. is the key to organizational success.

Tip for HealthTip for Health: : Include two vegetables Include two vegetables and one fruit in every meal.and one fruit in every meal.

Everything ChangesEverything Changes

A block of ice is not a block of ice A block of ice is not a block of ice foreverforever

A brick is not a brick foreverA brick is not a brick forever

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Learning to enhance the positive field and Learning to enhance the positive field and reducing the effect of the negative field is an reducing the effect of the negative field is an important part of creativity and innovation. important part of creativity and innovation. Thinking out of the box is possible only in a Thinking out of the box is possible only in a positive field. positive field.

The positive field is sustained by certain tools The positive field is sustained by certain tools and behavior: verbal, tonal and non-verbal. and behavior: verbal, tonal and non-verbal.

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The positive field is created by a common The positive field is created by a common prayer or prayer or “mantra,”“mantra,” by a mental process by a mental process which draws a magic circle around all those which draws a magic circle around all those who are participating. A common exercise, a who are participating. A common exercise, a common company song, common goals; all common company song, common goals; all enhance the power of the positive field. enhance the power of the positive field. Handshakes, a friendly look, an encouraging Handshakes, a friendly look, an encouraging word, are key factors. The role of laughter word, are key factors. The role of laughter and commonly shared jokes in creating a and commonly shared jokes in creating a positive field cannot be over estimated. A positive field cannot be over estimated. A compliment can be a verbal hug. A verbal compliment can be a verbal hug. A verbal hug can replace a thousand words. hug can replace a thousand words.

Practice AffirmationsPractice Affirmations

Share, what I really like about you! Share, what I really like about you! Exercise!Exercise!

Tip for Health: Make a light snack of Tip for Health: Make a light snack of assorted sprouts.assorted sprouts.

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Day 5 - Understand the Day 5 - Understand the Environment of CreativityEnvironment of Creativity

The value system of a company can provide The value system of a company can provide the environment for creativity. People can do the environment for creativity. People can do their best if their work is: Good for the country, their best if their work is: Good for the country, employees, customers.employees, customers.

You achieve a team atmosphere where You achieve a team atmosphere where colleagues are a pleasure to work with, the colleagues are a pleasure to work with, the boss is a good guy, there is a excitement in the boss is a good guy, there is a excitement in the air and laughter too; and success in within air and laughter too; and success in within hand’s reach.hand’s reach.

Learn to sing Vande Mataram or any other Learn to sing Vande Mataram or any other anthem together.anthem together.

Tip for Health: Start the day with a glass of warm Tip for Health: Start the day with a glass of warm water and a dash of lime.water and a dash of lime.

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Day 6Day 6Actions that make you creative.Actions that make you creative.

Listen * Paraphrase * Protect vulnerable beginnings * Listen * Paraphrase * Protect vulnerable beginnings * Take on faith * Temporarily suspend disbelief * Take on faith * Temporarily suspend disbelief * Assume it can be done * Share the burden of proof * Assume it can be done * Share the burden of proof * Connect with accept * Be open to join * Build on * Connect with accept * Be open to join * Build on * Speculate along with * Share the risk * Set up win Speculate along with * Share the risk * Set up win /wins * Make it “no lose” * Support /wins * Make it “no lose” * Support confusion/uncertainty * Acknowledge Credit * Value confusion/uncertainty * Acknowledge Credit * Value learning from mistakes * Be attentive * Be interested learning from mistakes * Be attentive * Be interested * Show approval * Give early support * Eliminate * Show approval * Give early support * Eliminate status/rank * Be optimistic * See the value in * Focus status/rank * Be optimistic * See the value in * Focus on what is going the idea * Assume valuable on what is going the idea * Assume valuable implications * Take responsibility for understanding * implications * Take responsibility for understanding * waste no energy evaluating early.waste no energy evaluating early.

Experiential Attribute MatchingExperiential Attribute Matching

Experiencing an event is totally different from thinking about it. Adapt to the Experiencing an event is totally different from thinking about it. Adapt to the environment, live each moment fully and never be a spectator. For spectators get environment, live each moment fully and never be a spectator. For spectators get nothing out of life, participants get everything.nothing out of life, participants get everything.

Apply attributes of a fan to a chairApply attributes of a fan to a chair

Tip for Health: Use only fresh vegetables.Tip for Health: Use only fresh vegetables.

Tip for Health:Use only fresh vegetables.Tip for Health:Use only fresh vegetables.

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Day 7Day 7 Impact Analysis Impact Analysis

If the If the individual is narrowly concentrating  is narrowly concentrating on the goal, to the exclusion of other on the goal, to the exclusion of other relevant aspects of the relevant aspects of the problem situation,  situation, he is often unable to achieve a solution. he is often unable to achieve a solution. The creative The creative thinker must stand  must stand sufficiently detached from his work.’sufficiently detached from his work.’

Tip for Health: Tip for Health: Once a week have only Once a week have only fresh fruits until noon, make lunch the fresh fruits until noon, make lunch the first meal of the day.first meal of the day.

Day 8 Day 8

Make a Presentation to the Steering Make a Presentation to the Steering Committee and appoint a Innovation Committee and appoint a Innovation ChampionChampion

Tip for Health: Eat only freshly cooked Tip for Health: Eat only freshly cooked meals, not refrigerated leftovers.meals, not refrigerated leftovers.

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Day 9 – Identifying and Day 9 – Identifying and formulating the problemformulating the problem

• It is important to involve everyone in identifying the real problem. What is a problem for the worker need not seem like a problem for the manager.

• Tip for Health: Include one green vegetable and one yellow vegetable in every meal.

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Day 10 –Create ProblemDay 10 –Create Problem BanksBanks

The problem bank should be a constantly growing database of emerging problems, developed by stakeholders. The problem banks should reflect the possibility of improvement and innovation, even in processes that seem to be working perfectly well. Anyone in the organization should be able to work on these problems and solve them.

Tip for Health: Go on a ‘juice fast’ for a day. Start with vegetable juice, and sip fruit for lunch and dinner.

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Create problem bank Contd…Create problem bank Contd…

Create problem banks around initial problem statements.

MenMen MaterialsMaterials MachinesMachines MethodsMethods MarketsMarkets MoneyMoneyTip for Health: . Go on a ‘juice fast’ for a day. Start Tip for Health: . Go on a ‘juice fast’ for a day. Start

with vegetable juice, and sip fruit for lunch and with vegetable juice, and sip fruit for lunch and dinner.dinner.

Karuna or CompassionKaruna or Compassion

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Day 11 – Compassion or Day 11 – Compassion or KarunaKarunaLiving compassionately boosts the immune system. It is this feeling that promotes altruism and the many service clubs in the world. When you give compassionately, the gift you receive is happinessAction plan for welcoming Karuna into your life• Take up a sport• Take up a hobby• Become a volunteer• Join your local community association• Get involved in your spiritual community• Reach out to someone today• Establish a family get-together• Develop family traditions• Eat together• Give your child a pat• Join or establish self-help groups www.selfhelpweb.org

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Day 12 – Day 12 – PROBLEM STATEMENTPROBLEM STATEMENT

Identifying and formulating the problem is Identifying and formulating the problem is the most difficult part of creative problem the most difficult part of creative problem solving. Very often we state symptoms of solving. Very often we state symptoms of the problems and end up wasting scarce the problems and end up wasting scarce resources chasing the illusionary “golden resources chasing the illusionary “golden deer of the epics.” deer of the epics.”

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  PROBLEM STATEMENTPROBLEM STATEMENT

  PROBLEM :: How to             PROBLEM :: How to              Sub-ProblemsSub-Problems People to be involved People to be involved Budgets Outcomes  Budgets Outcomes  

Tip for Health: Cut out all deep-fried foods from Tip for Health: Cut out all deep-fried foods from your diet.your diet.

                                                                

  

Most of us tend to see situations through the flawed windows of our own nature. We are optimistic or pessimistic and do not really participate with others in understanding all aspects and connotations of a problem. The Six thinking hats can help a group or even a person to study all aspects of a problem.

Day 13: The Six Thinking Hats

White Hat - An objective look at data and White Hat - An objective look at data and information information

Red Hat - Legitimate feelings, hunches & Red Hat - Legitimate feelings, hunches & intuitionintuition

Black Hat - Logical negative, judgment and Black Hat - Logical negative, judgment and caution caution

Yellow Hat - Logical positive, flexibility and Yellow Hat - Logical positive, flexibility and benefits benefits

Green Hat - New ideas and creative Green Hat - New ideas and creative thinkingthinking

Blue Hat - Control of the thinking processBlue Hat - Control of the thinking process

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Day 14 - Day 14 - Define, document and gain Define, document and gain approval for recommended problem approval for recommended problem

statement.statement.It is critical to ensure that the problem It is critical to ensure that the problem

statement is statement is

Core to the business goals for the Core to the business goals for the organization.organization.

It is clearly defined and is truly the problem It is clearly defined and is truly the problem and not just a symptom.and not just a symptom.

Top management is involved in the problem Top management is involved in the problem statement process and approves it formally in statement process and approves it formally in its final state.its final state.

Day 15: 5Ws/1HDay 15: 5Ws/1H Procedure for UseProcedure for Use

1. Develop a question for each of the Ws and the H.1. Develop a question for each of the Ws and the H.

2. Develop responses to each of your questions. 2. Develop responses to each of your questions.

3. Evaluate alternative approaches suggested by 3. Evaluate alternative approaches suggested by your responses to your questions. your responses to your questions. When improved approaches results, determine its When improved approaches results, determine its cost-effectiveness; change the problem solution cost-effectiveness; change the problem solution accordingly.accordingly.

Implementation Map (5W/1H)Implementation Map (5W/1H)

1 Month 3 Months

6 Months

1 year 5 years

When

What

Why

Where

Who

How

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Tip for Health: Avoid beverages like soda, coffee, colas and so on.

I Feel GoodI Feel Good

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Day 16Day 16

Problem AnalysisProblem Analysis

Let all the problems be discussed together in Let all the problems be discussed together in teams teams

Tip for Health: Tip for Health: Include high fiber foods – Include high fiber foods – plenty of fruits, vegetables and grains – in plenty of fruits, vegetables and grains – in planning your diet.planning your diet.

Have Fun – Cultivate Have Fun – Cultivate HappinessHappiness

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Day 17Day 17Communication – listening for ideasCommunication – listening for ideas

Whilst listening to someone speak, the Whilst listening to someone speak, the mind is constantly being stimulated or mind is constantly being stimulated or triggered into thoughts of its own. These triggered into thoughts of its own. These thoughts are sometimes directly related to thoughts are sometimes directly related to what is being said and often apparently what is being said and often apparently unrelated.unrelated.

Tip for Health: Tip for Health: Use salt in moderationUse salt in moderation

CommunicationCommunication

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Communication – speaking for easy listeningCommunication – speaking for easy listening

Typically we begin by preparing the ground Typically we begin by preparing the ground for the idea or point of view we are about to for the idea or point of view we are about to express. Having established an expectant express. Having established an expectant audience you than slip in the idea or audience you than slip in the idea or opinion and then move quickly to sell it as opinion and then move quickly to sell it as hard as possible, before anyone can jump hard as possible, before anyone can jump in and attack it.in and attack it.

Tip for Health: Tip for Health: Wash vegetables thoroughly in Wash vegetables thoroughly in clean water before chopping.clean water before chopping.

When Life has you feeling When Life has you feeling Down Keep these Words in Down Keep these Words in

MindMind

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Day 19: Metaphor Day 19: Metaphor

Procedure for UseProcedure for Use

1. Identify the issue you would like to 1. Identify the issue you would like to innovate on.innovate on.

Eg: “How to make customers yourEg: “How to make customers your raving fans?”raving fans?”

2. Ask each member of the group to 2. Ask each member of the group to record their feelings about movies.record their feelings about movies.

3.3. Experiential metaphor may include having Experiential metaphor may include having the group to go for a movie.the group to go for a movie.

4. Apply these ideas to the problem using 4. Apply these ideas to the problem using force-fit and record all ideas.force-fit and record all ideas.

5. Role-play of a movie can be used to extract 5. Role-play of a movie can be used to extract ideas.ideas.

Tip for Health: Tip for Health: Stream or boil vegetables (rather Stream or boil vegetables (rather than fry or saute).than fry or saute).

The Gandhi RapThe Gandhi Rap

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Day 20Day 20

Revisit the problem bank.Revisit the problem bank.

Tip for Health: Tip for Health: Retain peels of potato, cucumber, Retain peels of potato, cucumber, carrot and tomato while cooking.carrot and tomato while cooking.

Live Your DreamLive Your Dream

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Sringara or LoveSringara or Love

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Day 21 – Love or Day 21 – Love or SingaraSingaraAction Plan to bring Sringara into your Action Plan to bring Sringara into your

life.life. Let love come in. You need to invite Let love come in. You need to invite

those who love you and those whom those who love you and those whom you love to enter your life. you love to enter your life.

Become aware of people around you Become aware of people around you Appreciate their contributionsAppreciate their contributions Give love space and timeGive love space and time Celebrate love. Celebrate anniversariesCelebrate love. Celebrate anniversaries Family get-togethers affirm the bonds Family get-togethers affirm the bonds Everyone needs “Oh!” momentsEveryone needs “Oh!” moments

Funny Assumptions About Funny Assumptions About IndiansIndians

Tip for Health: Do take a moment off to Tip for Health: Do take a moment off to mentally list out the nutritional value of the mentally list out the nutritional value of the food you’re about to eat.food you’re about to eat.

  

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