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Leadership is Uninvolved with Innovation. Yes, I just said that. Take me out to the wall and shoot me — but in many companies this is a major problem. I used to frequent a bagel shop on the south side of Chicago. It wasn’t a chain. MORE
What You Should Be Learning in Innovation Training. But you probably are not! Eleven Innovation Bullets to Dodge, in no particular order. Lack of Managment support will effectively kill any innovation program no matter how well conceived. MORE
Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Creativity and Self-Expression Entrepreneurial Guerilla Innovation Innovation Open Innovation Agile CPS Creativity design thinking innovation frameworks innovation process innovation projects Lean why innovation MORE
Guerilla Innovation Chapter Nine. This Guerilla Innovation post is about the amping up part. This post is the 10th chapter in an online innovation book tailored for small business with the working title of Guerilla Innovation. MORE
Guerilla Innovation. I’ve called it Guerilla Innovation (the starting post is here ) and I’ve targeted those who want to create a start-up, or, are internal innovators at companies who have little experience with innovation (and innovation-speak). MORE
Otherwise, here are instructions for all you Guerilla Innovators out there. This was the drawing done by the 14 year old Philo Farnsworth, depicting the concept that created the first all electronic TV. When In Doubt, Do The Mash. MORE
Innovation Learning Points From the Great Faucet DIY Fiasco. DIY is a Form of Innovation. I’m the Abraham Lincoln of home fix-it DIY projects. Like Lincoln, I ultimately win, but painfully fail many, many times before I “git-er done” (FYI: DIY = Do It Yourself.). MORE
This story is part of Bplans’ “How I Did It” series—true stories of real businesses getting started, solving problems and finding success. Greg at Berry Sleepy : . “We MORE
Guerilla Innovation Chapter Five. Notebooking is Innovation Viagra. What do Leonardo DaVinci, Thomas Edison, Jack Kerouac, Beatrix Potter, Madame Curie, and Twyla Tharp all have in common? They all do Idea Notebooks. Call the behavior Notebooking. MORE
Not everything about innovation is complicated. I recently gave a creative problem solving workshop to a group of scientists who all worked for the same outfit. It was a lively session. MORE
Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Entrepreneurial Guerilla Innovation Innovation Leadership 4 P''s of organizational creativity Creativity Martin Guitar Mel Rhodes moisturize for innovation Guitars require moisturizing, as does your innovation environment! I have a beautiful Martin guitar. MORE
Consider this the introduction to Guerilla Strategies for Innovation. I participate when I can in a Twitter based chat session, called Innochat. It happens every Thursday around noon USA eastern time. MORE
Imagination Segmentation (Gregg Fraley, 2013). I’ve been preparing a new keynote speech on Imagination and it’s been a real challenge to get my thoughts together on such a big and creatively important concept. My focus is usually on Creativity. MORE
Economic Development Entrepreneurial Guerilla Innovation Innovation Leadership Politics & Government Pop Culture Start-ups American Dream business school rankings capitalism creating entrepreneurs Creativity entrepreneurs growing entrepreneurs KEEN Network Kern Foundation lack of start-ups. MORE
Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Creativity and Self-Expression Entrepreneurial Guerilla Innovation Innovation Inspirational Pop Culture Reshoring Amy Kaherl collaboration community redevelopment Creativity crowdfunding crowdsourcing Detroit Detroit Soup hope Michigan Motown NBC NBC Nightly News MORE
Why and How are Billions in Potential Innovation Left On The Table? Innovation is Fresh Combinations . What’s Needed: Sophisticated Tools to Deliberately Make Fresh Connections Across Domains (see MoshPit ). MORE
Innovation Fundamentals for Leaders. First of Seven Blogs. Invest in Frameworks, But First, Establish a Culture Where Innovation Thrives. Leaders — How Are You Doing With These Basics? Success is built on doing the basics well. MORE
Three Essentials for Magical Innovation Facilitation. An essential ingredient to successful innovation projects is good facilitation. Who could argue with that? Innovation combines individual and group activities. Good group collaboration is not a given. MORE
In the past, guerilla marketing – the unconventional and creative use of traditional marketing tools like stickers, print ads and billboards – has been an effective means of jolting public awareness. Today, however, innovation in guerilla techniques is essential. MORE
I’ve been researching an industry (coin operated vending) in preparation for a speech I’m giving. I make an effort to tailor my keynotes, as much as is practical, in order to deliver more specific value to my audiences. Who Says Elephant’s Can’t Dance? MORE
Do Purpose First, Select a Framework, Then Do Projects. Without a Clear Purpose, Innovation Drifts Off Course. It may seem obvious but unless you know who you are, and what your purpose is, as an organization you will flounder. Innovation Leaders sometimes get it backwards. MORE
Off-Site Innovation can indeed spur creativity. I like what Cardinal Health and Crimson Cup are doing in Columbus, OH with offsite innovation spaces. I like the attention they’ve paid to team diversity and on a customer-centered process. MORE
Ben Tarnoff’s recent article for the Guardian hits hard. America has become so anti-innovation – it’s economic suicide. This article is worth a careful reading. MORE
Do You Wish To Accelerate Innovation? Get Training! When I step into a room to facilitate an innovation, strategy, or idea generation session I always find a great deal of energy. What I also often find is inexperience. MORE
Sometimes Cinderella Boys Hit Innovation Holes-in-One. Let’s put politics aside for a moment and pretend the minimum wage is not a party-centric issue. Let’s look at it from a pragmatic perspective if possible. MORE
Pamela Menges, Phd CEO of Aerospace Research Systems, Inc. President Obama made mention in his state of the union address that he wishes to expand the National Netowrk for Manufacturing Innovation concept. MORE
What’s Really Needed is an Innovation MoshPit. Reinventing Combinations, Concept Blends, and Mash-Ups. I’ve been touting concept blends in innovation for some time. My reason is simple, it’s a fast path to new and different ideas. MORE
Guerilla Innovation Chapter Eight. Now, the point of this chapter of Guerilla Innovation is to form a new daily practice, a behavior. This post is the 9th chapter in an online innovation book tailored for small business with the working title of Guerilla Innovation. MORE
Guerilla Innovation — Chapter Thirteen. This post/chapter of Guerilla Innovation is about money and the concept of survival. The working title is Guerilla Innovation. Isn’t it weird that this post on small business innovation survival is Chapter Thirteen? MORE
I’ve recently revised this “rule of thumb” list for a client and thought I’d share it in a blog post. This list is the accumulated wisdom of many years. The big change from the previous version is the emphasis on projects. MORE
Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Entrepreneurial Guerilla Innovation Idea Generation Innovation Intrapreneurship assessments business growth Creativity culture Gibson Insurance Gregg Fraley innovation process innovation projects insurance risk MORE
Guerilla Innovation Idea Generation Idea Management Innovation Intrapreneurship Open Innovation Teams Challenge questions Creativity Gregg Fraley How Might We Idea Campaigns innovation teams problem framing team tracking ideas virtual ideationSix Considerations for Inclusive Innovation. MORE
One had to do with small business innovation — Guerilla Innovation , and another had to do with a Gonzeaux Innovation Roadtrip — with views of innovation through middle America. Guerilla Innovation is essentially a free online blogged book. MORE
Guerilla Innovation Chapter Six. I’ll touch on them later in Guerilla Innovation (this online book) but, this book is primarily about innovation — that component of a business where value is created. Ideas Aren’t Innovation. MORE
Guerilla Innovation. In the previous post/chapter of Guerilla Innovation we talked about “amping ideas.” This post is the 11th chapter in an online innovation book tailored for small business with the working title of Guerilla Innovation. Chapter 10. MORE
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Guerilla Innovation – Chapter 11. Until now the focus of this online-blogged-book on small business innovation has been a guerilla innovation mindset. This post is the 12th chapter in an online innovation book tailored for small business with the working title of Guerilla Innovation. MORE
Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Creativity and Self-Expression Guerilla Innovation Innovation Creativity Emergent See Emergent See Innovation Service facilitation GFi Gregg Fraley Gregg Fraley Innovation (GFI) innovation consulting innovation facilitation project management training MORE
The case for bringing in a temporary Innovation Veep. “On Call Innovation Director/Mentor/Trainer”? What really changes innovation culture? Are you seeking a change in your innovation approach? Is your organization mired in a non-innovative swamp? MORE
Four Criteria for Hiring an Innovation Keynoter. Let this post work as a guide for meeting planners. You don’t have to hire me as your innovation speaker, but if you hire one, you’ll be well served if you pay attention to these four criteria and my comments in bold. MORE
Coming back from a trip to Toronto (visiting with the amazing Min Basadur ) I spotted an interesting billboard at O’Hare airport. IBM suggests they can help “Remove the Blind Spots from Your Business” — by using Big Data and analytics. MORE
Tennessee Ernie Ford, sang about the lack of money in his hit “Sixteen Tons” Guerilla Innovation- Chapter 12. Before I get into ways in which entrepreneurs (aka ‘guerilla innovators’) can get funds, a blurb on the whole money mindset is in order. MORE
Training Accelerates Innovation. 94% of managers are unsatisfied with their companies innovation performance. 70% of CEO’s see innovation as a key driver of growth. That’s what McKinsey says in this article. MORE
Professionalisms guerilla marketing marketing Nate Vickeryby Nate Vickery, editor-in-chief of Bizzmarkblog.com. New businesses are usually strapped for cash, which means that they don’t have enough money for costly marketing strategies. MORE
Guerilla Related Topics YoungUpstarts
APRIL 24, 2014
In the past, guerilla marketing – the unconventional and creative use of traditional marketing tools like stickers, print ads and billboards – has been an effective means of jolting public awareness. Today, however, innovation in guerilla techniques is essential.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JULY 14, 2012
Consider this the introduction to Guerilla Strategies for Innovation. I participate when I can in a Twitter based chat session, called Innochat. It happens every Thursday around noon USA eastern time.
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Up and Running
JULY 10, 2013
This story is part of Bplans’ “How I Did It” series—true stories of real businesses getting started, solving problems and finding success. Greg at Berry Sleepy : . “We
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 16, 2017
Professionalisms guerilla marketing marketing Nate Vickeryby Nate Vickery, editor-in-chief of Bizzmarkblog.com. New businesses are usually strapped for cash, which means that they don’t have enough money for costly marketing strategies.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JANUARY 24, 2019
Do Purpose First, Select a Framework, Then Do Projects. Without a Clear Purpose, Innovation Drifts Off Course. It may seem obvious but unless you know who you are, and what your purpose is, as an organization you will flounder. Innovation Leaders sometimes get it backwards.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
APRIL 22, 2019
What You Should Be Learning in Innovation Training. But you probably are not! Eleven Innovation Bullets to Dodge, in no particular order. Lack of Managment support will effectively kill any innovation program no matter how well conceived.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
AUGUST 10, 2018
Guerilla Innovation Idea Generation Idea Management Innovation Intrapreneurship Open Innovation Teams Challenge questions Creativity Gregg Fraley How Might We Idea Campaigns innovation teams problem framing team tracking ideas virtual ideationSix Considerations for Inclusive Innovation.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Off-Site Innovation can indeed spur creativity. I like what Cardinal Health and Crimson Cup are doing in Columbus, OH with offsite innovation spaces. I like the attention they’ve paid to team diversity and on a customer-centered process.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Creativity and Self-Expression Entrepreneurial Guerilla Innovation Innovation Open Innovation Agile CPS Creativity design thinking innovation frameworks innovation process innovation projects Lean why innovation
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JANUARY 4, 2019
Innovation Learning Points From the Great Faucet DIY Fiasco. DIY is a Form of Innovation. I’m the Abraham Lincoln of home fix-it DIY projects. Like Lincoln, I ultimately win, but painfully fail many, many times before I “git-er done” (FYI: DIY = Do It Yourself.).
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Guerilla Innovation. I’ve called it Guerilla Innovation (the starting post is here ) and I’ve targeted those who want to create a start-up, or, are internal innovators at companies who have little experience with innovation (and innovation-speak).
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JANUARY 18, 2019
Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Creativity and Self-Expression Guerilla Innovation Innovation Creativity Emergent See Emergent See Innovation Service facilitation GFi Gregg Fraley Gregg Fraley Innovation (GFI) innovation consulting innovation facilitation project management training
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
MAY 5, 2017
What’s Really Needed is an Innovation MoshPit. Reinventing Combinations, Concept Blends, and Mash-Ups. I’ve been touting concept blends in innovation for some time. My reason is simple, it’s a fast path to new and different ideas.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
AUGUST 22, 2018
Training Accelerates Innovation. 94% of managers are unsatisfied with their companies innovation performance. 70% of CEO’s see innovation as a key driver of growth. That’s what McKinsey says in this article.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
MAY 20, 2017
Ben Tarnoff’s recent article for the Guardian hits hard. America has become so anti-innovation – it’s economic suicide. This article is worth a careful reading.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
AUGUST 8, 2017
Do You Wish To Accelerate Innovation? Get Training! When I step into a room to facilitate an innovation, strategy, or idea generation session I always find a great deal of energy. What I also often find is inexperience.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JUNE 21, 2016
Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Entrepreneurial Guerilla Innovation Idea Generation Innovation Intrapreneurship assessments business growth Creativity culture Gibson Insurance Gregg Fraley innovation process innovation projects insurance risk
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
OCTOBER 12, 2012
Guerilla Innovation – Chapter 11. Until now the focus of this online-blogged-book on small business innovation has been a guerilla innovation mindset. This post is the 12th chapter in an online innovation book tailored for small business with the working title of Guerilla Innovation.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
Not everything about innovation is complicated. I recently gave a creative problem solving workshop to a group of scientists who all worked for the same outfit. It was a lively session.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
DECEMBER 14, 2012
One had to do with small business innovation — Guerilla Innovation , and another had to do with a Gonzeaux Innovation Roadtrip — with views of innovation through middle America. Guerilla Innovation is essentially a free online blogged book.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
OCTOBER 2, 2012
Guerilla Innovation Chapter Nine. This Guerilla Innovation post is about the amping up part. This post is the 10th chapter in an online innovation book tailored for small business with the working title of Guerilla Innovation.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Why and How are Billions in Potential Innovation Left On The Table? Innovation is Fresh Combinations . What’s Needed: Sophisticated Tools to Deliberately Make Fresh Connections Across Domains (see MoshPit ).
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
OCTOBER 10, 2012
Guerilla Innovation. In the previous post/chapter of Guerilla Innovation we talked about “amping ideas.” This post is the 11th chapter in an online innovation book tailored for small business with the working title of Guerilla Innovation. Chapter 10.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
AUGUST 24, 2014
Three Essentials for Magical Innovation Facilitation. An essential ingredient to successful innovation projects is good facilitation. Who could argue with that? Innovation combines individual and group activities. Good group collaboration is not a given.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
OCTOBER 15, 2012
Tennessee Ernie Ford, sang about the lack of money in his hit “Sixteen Tons” Guerilla Innovation- Chapter 12. Before I get into ways in which entrepreneurs (aka ‘guerilla innovators’) can get funds, a blurb on the whole money mindset is in order.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JULY 31, 2012
Guerilla Innovation Chapter Eight. Now, the point of this chapter of Guerilla Innovation is to form a new daily practice, a behavior. This post is the 9th chapter in an online innovation book tailored for small business with the working title of Guerilla Innovation.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
Four Criteria for Hiring an Innovation Keynoter. Let this post work as a guide for meeting planners. You don’t have to hire me as your innovation speaker, but if you hire one, you’ll be well served if you pay attention to these four criteria and my comments in bold.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
MARCH 18, 2016
The case for bringing in a temporary Innovation Veep. “On Call Innovation Director/Mentor/Trainer”? What really changes innovation culture? Are you seeking a change in your innovation approach? Is your organization mired in a non-innovative swamp?
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
I’ve been researching an industry (coin operated vending) in preparation for a speech I’m giving. I make an effort to tailor my keynotes, as much as is practical, in order to deliver more specific value to my audiences. Who Says Elephant’s Can’t Dance?
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
NOVEMBER 20, 2015
Economic Development Entrepreneurial Guerilla Innovation Innovation Leadership Politics & Government Pop Culture Start-ups American Dream business school rankings capitalism creating entrepreneurs Creativity entrepreneurs growing entrepreneurs KEEN Network Kern Foundation lack of start-ups.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JULY 15, 2014
Coming back from a trip to Toronto (visiting with the amazing Min Basadur ) I spotted an interesting billboard at O’Hare airport. IBM suggests they can help “Remove the Blind Spots from Your Business” — by using Big Data and analytics.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
MARCH 4, 2014
Leadership is Uninvolved with Innovation. Yes, I just said that. Take me out to the wall and shoot me — but in many companies this is a major problem. I used to frequent a bagel shop on the south side of Chicago. It wasn’t a chain.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
AUGUST 8, 2012
Otherwise, here are instructions for all you Guerilla Innovators out there. This was the drawing done by the 14 year old Philo Farnsworth, depicting the concept that created the first all electronic TV. When In Doubt, Do The Mash.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JULY 24, 2012
Guerilla Innovation Chapter Five. Notebooking is Innovation Viagra. What do Leonardo DaVinci, Thomas Edison, Jack Kerouac, Beatrix Potter, Madame Curie, and Twyla Tharp all have in common? They all do Idea Notebooks. Call the behavior Notebooking.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
NOVEMBER 10, 2012
Guerilla Innovation — Chapter Thirteen. This post/chapter of Guerilla Innovation is about money and the concept of survival. The working title is Guerilla Innovation. Isn’t it weird that this post on small business innovation survival is Chapter Thirteen?
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JANUARY 3, 2013
Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Creativity and Self-Expression Entrepreneurial Guerilla Innovation Innovation Inspirational Pop Culture Reshoring Amy Kaherl collaboration community redevelopment Creativity crowdfunding crowdsourcing Detroit Detroit Soup hope Michigan Motown NBC NBC Nightly News
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Entrepreneurial Guerilla Innovation Innovation Leadership 4 P''s of organizational creativity Creativity Martin Guitar Mel Rhodes moisturize for innovation Guitars require moisturizing, as does your innovation environment! I have a beautiful Martin guitar.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
MARCH 18, 2013
Imagination Segmentation (Gregg Fraley, 2013). I’ve been preparing a new keynote speech on Imagination and it’s been a real challenge to get my thoughts together on such a big and creatively important concept. My focus is usually on Creativity.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Creativity and Self-Expression Guerilla Innovation Humor Idea Generation Idea Management Innovation Pop Culture brainstorming Creativity education film Gregg Fraley ideation Innovation Excellence innovation film clips Jack Black movies teams using innovation film clip
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JULY 26, 2012
Guerilla Innovation Chapter Six. I’ll touch on them later in Guerilla Innovation (this online book) but, this book is primarily about innovation — that component of a business where value is created. Ideas Aren’t Innovation.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
MARCH 18, 2014
Sometimes Cinderella Boys Hit Innovation Holes-in-One. Let’s put politics aside for a moment and pretend the minimum wage is not a party-centric issue. Let’s look at it from a pragmatic perspective if possible.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Pamela Menges, Phd CEO of Aerospace Research Systems, Inc. President Obama made mention in his state of the union address that he wishes to expand the National Netowrk for Manufacturing Innovation concept.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
I’ve recently revised this “rule of thumb” list for a client and thought I’d share it in a blog post. This list is the accumulated wisdom of many years. The big change from the previous version is the emphasis on projects.
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