Idea to Value - Creativity and Innovation with Nick Skillicorn

Many people are scared of doing things which they used to love, but stopped doing when things got in the way.

They are worried that they won't be as good as they used to be, that it will be harder than it used to be, that their performance won't be good anymore, that it will make them feel bad, or even worse, embarrass themselves in front of others (especially those who are already better than them).

Here, I tell my embarrassing story about when this most recently happened to me (when I was hit in the face by a volleyball).

And then I share my advice on how to overcome this fear of restarting something, in order to continue developing your creativity.

Original article and in-depth advice: https://www.ideatovalue.com/crea/nickskillicorn/2019/02/what-getting-hit-in-the-face-by-a-volleyball-taught-me-about-creativity/

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Samsung just announced the Galaxy Fold, their first phone with a folding screen coming on April 26th 2019. And yes, it is full of cutting edge technology. Prices will start at $1980, but more powerful models will be much more than $2000. The most expensive iPhone right now is about $1449 and prices are rising. 🤑🤑💸💸💸💸 📈📈📈

In this short episode, I give my assessment of who this phone is for, and whether it is innovation for today's consumer or to position the company for the future.

And since this episode was released, Huawei announced their own folding screen phone model, which has a price which will start at over US$2,600.

#samsung #galaxyfold #foldingscreen #innovation #samsunggalaxy

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Samsung just announced the Galaxy Fold, their first phone with a folding screen coming on April 26th 2019. And yes, it is full of cutting edge technology. Prices will start at $1980, but more powerful models will be much more than $2000. The most expensive iPhone right now is about $1449 and prices are rising.

More and more research shows that people spend most of their working lives being unproductive.

According to a survey of 1,989 workers in the UK, less than 3 hours per day was the amount of time that workers were actually productive.

To find out more about the research and how some companies are trying to be more productive, check out the full article here: https://www.ideatovalue.com/lead/nickskillicorn/2019/02/this-is-how-unproductive-most-people-are/

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More and more research shows that people spend most of their working lives being unproductive.

According to a survey of 1,989 workers in the UK, less than 3 hours per day was the amount of time that workers were actually productive.

To find out more about the research and how some companies are trying to be more productive, check out the full article here: https://www.ideatovalue.com/lead/nickskillicorn/2019/02/this-is-how-unproductive-most-people-are/ 

Bonus:

This episode was made possible by our premium innovation and creativity training. Take your innovation and creativity capabilities to the next level by investing in yourself now, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/ 

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Have you ever struggled to come up with an idea while you were at your desk?

Then later on getting an amazing idea when you were doing something relaxing?

It is something that happens to millions of people every day.

Check out the video above to find out why.

But why does it happen?

There are two types of creativity which the brain cycles through:

1. Convergent thinking: Where the brain has to improve and refine ideas through a series of small conscious steps
2. Divergent thinking: Where the brain forms random connections between pieces of existing knowledge to come up with highly original new ideas

For more insights on the science and research sources on why this happens, check out the original article here: https://www.ideatovalue.com/crea/nickskillicorn/2019/02/why-do-you-get-your-best-ideas-in-the-shower/

Bonus:

This episode was made possible by our premium innovation and creativity training. Take your innovation and creativity capabilities to the next level by investing in yourself now, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/

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Have you ever struggled to come up with an idea while you were at your desk?

Then later on getting an amazing idea when you were doing something relaxing?

It is something that happens to millions of people every day.

Check out the video above to find out why.

But why does it happen?

There are two types of creativity which the brain cycles through:

1. Convergent thinking: Where the brain has to improve and refine ideas through a series of small conscious steps
2. Divergent thinking: Where the brain forms random connections between pieces of existing knowledge to come up with highly original new ideas

For more insights on the science and research sources on why this happens, check out the original article here: https://www.ideatovalue.com/crea/nickskillicorn/2019/02/why-do-you-get-your-best-ideas-in-the-shower/

Bonus:

This episode was made possible by our premium innovation and creativity training. Take your innovation and creativity capabilities to the next level by investing in yourself now, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/ 

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On today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, I speak with innovation leader Scott Kirsner.

For the full episode article, visit: https://www.ideatovalue.com/inno/nickskillicorn/2019/02/podcast-s2e30-scott-kirsner-turning-innovation-management-in-to-a-real-career-path/

Scott is the founder of Innovation leader, and today we talk about some of the research his company has found about how innovation works in large companies, and what innovation specialists do.

Topics covered in today's episode: 03:00 - what innovation managers do after they leave their position in corporations, and how long they stay in their positions 06:00 - the pressure on innovation teams to produce outcomes and results 08:30 - the new research on the makeup of innovation portfolios and time spent on innovations in corporations (core, adjacent, transformational innovations) 10:45 - the traditional 70-20-10 split of innovation resources, and how this is different between industries 11:45 - does a slowdown in the economy shift focus to short-term innovation? 14:00 - the differences between the way startups and established corporations innovate 15:15 - how the media often misjudges innovation to be about startups 17:00 - how to make innovation a real career path 22:00 - good case studies of companies which have built their creative muscle

Links mentioned in this episode: Innovation Leader: https://www.innovationleader.com/

Bonus: This episode was made possible by our premium innovation and creativity training. Take your innovation and creativity capabilities to the next level by investing in yourself now, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/

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On today's episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, I speak with innovation leader Scott Kirsner.

For the full episode article, visit: https://www.ideatovalue.com/inno/nickskillicorn/2019/02/podcast-s2e30-scott-kirsner-turning-innovation-management-in-to-a-real-career-path/ 

Scott is the founder of Innovation leader, and today we talk about some of the research his company has found about how innovation works in large companies, and what innovation specialists do.

Topics covered in today's episode:
03:00 - what innovation managers do after they leave their position in corporations, and how long they stay in their positions
06:00 - the pressure on innovation teams to produce outcomes and results
08:30 - the new research on the makeup of innovation portfolios and time spent on innovations in corporations (core, adjacent, transformational innovations)
10:45 - the traditional 70-20-10 split of innovation resources, and how this is different between industries
11:45 - does a slowdown in the economy shift focus to short-term innovation?
14:00 - the differences between the way startups and established corporations innovate
15:15 - how the media often misjudges innovation to be about startups
17:00 - how to make innovation a real career path
22:00 - good case studies of companies which have built their creative muscle

Links mentioned in this episode:
Innovation Leader: https://www.innovationleader.com/ 

Bonus:
This episode was made possible by our premium innovation and creativity training. Take your innovation and creativity capabilities to the next level by investing in yourself now, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/ 

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See all the research sources as well as tips on how to improve brainstorming effectiveness in the full article here: https://www.ideatovalue.com/inno/nickskillicorn/2019/02/the-single-best-way-to-improve-your-brainstorming-sessions/

You may have seen the four basic rules of brainstorming, taken from Alex Osborn's Applied Imagination:

The Four Rules of Brainstorming:

1. Go for Quantity
2. Withhold criticism
3. Welcome wild ideas
4. Combine and improve ideas

These rules themselves are not bad. In fact, in the hands of an effective facilitator, they can be very productive.

However, the issue lies with the way that brainstorming sessions are usually structured: as a group activity.

Significant amounts of research have proven that individuals working alone will produce a larger quantity of ideas, which are also of a higher quality.

As I outline in the episode here, the one thing you can do in order to quickly improve your brainstorming session performance is to give individuals time to write down their ideas first, before then coming together as a group to find commonality between everyone's ideas, assess the implications, and then refine and improve the best solutions.

This technique is called Brainwriting, and I've used it many times to help groups not only generate more ideas but allow teams with all sorts of individuals work more effectively together.

Bonus:

This episode was made possible by our premium innovation and creativity training. Take your innovation and creativity capabilities to the next level by investing in yourself now, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/

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