Monday, March 22, 2010

10 most popular Innovation Session topic questions

Here are 10 good examples of questions that can be used in sessions to really open up new ideas and perspectives in areas that are typically of great interest to businesses and teams, based on our experience at ideas-bg:

'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...?

To try one of these out in your team or organisation, see our current ideas-bg offers here: http://ping.fm/TRmiA

Friday, March 19, 2010

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Available throughout 2010

Monday, March 15, 2010

Voodoo doughnut: getting noticed in a crowded market

Voodoo is one of the most publicized doughnut stores in America.

The voodoo doughnut comes with a pretzel stick that you can use to impale it, and when you do, the doughnut bleeds raspberry jelly.

They're standing out by breaking a pattern. So we pay attention.

http://ping.fm/QGFdg

Selling your innovation using analogies with 'a twist'

e.g. how to sell the idea of the motor car 'before the motor car'...

"...its a bit like a horse drawn carriage...but the twist is there's no horse!"

http://ping.fm/Syev9

All governments need a 'minister of thinking'

http://www.livemint.com/2010/03/05212120/All-governments-need-a-ministe.html