“Let’s bring everybody together for an innovation workshop!”
That can be a fantastic idea. It’s just the start in planning an innovation workshop, though.
When a potential client approaches Brainzooming to design and facilitate an experience for team members to innovate, we help them asses what the idea situation is in their organization. The way that they think about and implement ideas has a major impact on how we design the innovation experience. Understanding their previous and expected innovation approaches sets the stage for delivering on their most important objectives.
7 Innovation Challenges (& Ways to Fix Them)
Want to gain a head start in envisioning the best way to bring your group together to innovate?
Walk through this list. Identify which of the seven idea blocks exist in your organization. For each challenge, we share a design strategy that Brainzooming employs to advance ideas within this environment in meaningful and impactful ways.
#1 - Opportunities and/or issues requiring innovation aren’t well-known/understood
Share information in advance that highlights critical needs, along with exercises focused on high-priority innovation gaps.
#2 – The types of ideas needed by the organization aren’t present
#3 - Employees are sharing the ideas that they already have
Create a safe space to share ideas along with easy ways to express them.
#4 – Aspects of breakthrough ideas are surfacing, but something is missing
Emphasize opportunities that build on current ideas through exercises that start with what’s already present or create new, productive interpersonal interactions that building on available ideas.
#5 - Strong ideas are buried within the organization’s to-do list
Identify intriguing ideas before the event that need additional visibility. Develop exercises that resurface and bolster these concepts, as it makes sense, during the event.
#6 - Great ideas haven’t advanced as expected
Heavy up on exercises that involve team members addressing new, innovative ways to develop and implement languishing ideas.
#7 - The organization generates helpful ideas, but struggles to implement them
Do you any of these seven situations seem familiar within your organization?
If you’ve experienced these challenges, reach out to me. Let’s grab time (at no cost) to discuss what next steps make sense for your organization’s innovation objectives.
In the meantime, download one of our Brainzooming innovation resources for perspectives and suggestions to boost ideas and implementation. – Mike Brown
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