Creativity in Organisations

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Introducing ideas-bg

Innovation is widely considered important…but 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!

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

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 principlesTechniques: Focus, immersion, excursion, random…etc.

“To have a great idea have a lot of them”Thomas Edison (inventor of ideas factories, also quoted by Google speakerat 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…

Idea Management System

Min: Ideas box

Ideas sought pro-actively / ideas quotasInnovation teamsInnovation sessions on a regular basisIdeas actually ‘managed’

Max: An in-house Innovation “Ambassador”

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 implementedto feel great

What ideas-bg do

3 core services:

1. ‘Single’ Innovation Session

2. Innovation Sessions ‘Extra’

3. Organisational Creativity Consultancy

Ideas-bg Services

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

Innovation Sessions: CURRENT OFFERS

TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE INNOVATION SESSIONSSESSION ONE: A free 30 to 60 min “taster” Innovation SessionSESSION TWO: A full 2-4 hour Innovation SessionPrice: 200 to 400 Euros

COMBINED INNOVATION SESSION WITH TEAM-BUILDINGA 2 Hour Innovation SessionA 2 Hour Wine-tasting or other team-building activitiesPrice: 400 Euros

Ideas-bg Services

Flexible Innovation Session Solutions and Creativity Consultancy

FLEXIBLE BRAINSTORMING SOLUTIONS FROM 30 MINS…to fit around your working day, meeting or eventPrice: Negotiable

ORGANISATIONAL CREATIVITY CONSULTANCY, TRAINING,FACILITATION4 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

What ideas-bg clients and session participantssay about our innovation sessions:

“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 increaseproductivity.”, 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 group…and 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 idea…the 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

Final Thought:

More innovation time =More likely to have better, interesting orintriguing perspectives and ideas

So well facilitated innovation sessions thatreturn true value should feel pretty addictive!