Idea to Value - Creativity and Innovation with Nick Skillicorn

How do you use small success measures to see whether your idea is making progress? Here is my story, showing how I used a simple pizza to track whether my business was on the right track.

To read more about how I did it and you can too, check out the full article at https://www.ideatovalue.com/insp/nickskillicorn/2019/01/the-importance-of-my-victory-pizza/ 

Let me know in the comments below what your equivalent of the victory pizza is? How do you measure small victories and progress?

I look forward to reading your response.

Bonus:

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How to reframe the concept of failure for innovation, so that each small experiment gets you closer to the final result your customers care about.

To read the full article including tips on how to run experiments in your own organisation, go to https://www.ideatovalue.com/inno/nickskillicorn/2019/01/how-to-think-of-failure-like-a-scientist/

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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How to reframe the concept of failure for innovation, so that each small experiment gets you closer to the final result your customers care about.

To read the full article including tips on how to run experiments in your own organisation, go to https://www.ideatovalue.com/inno/nickskillicorn/2019/01/how-to-think-of-failure-like-a-scientist/ 

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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This one simple trick can more than double the chances that you actually stick with a resolution, and can be done in a minute.

Read the full article, including all of the supporting research sources, here at https://www.ideatovalue.com/insp/nickskillicorn/2019/01/how-to-stick-to-your-new-years-resolutions-the-scientifically-proven-way-to-2-6x-your-success-rate/

According to research on 248 participants who wanted to exercise more were either given no coaching, motivational materials, or an implementation intention.

Those receiving motivation had almost no change in behavior.

However, those with an implementation intention were more than twice as likely to visit the gym.

Read the article above to find out how you can produce an implementation intention yourself.

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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This one simple trick can more than double the chances that you actually stick with a resolution, and can be done in a minute.

Read the full article, including all of the supporting research sources, here at https://www.ideatovalue.com/insp/nickskillicorn/2019/01/how-to-stick-to-your-new-years-resolutions-the-scientifically-proven-way-to-2-6x-your-success-rate/ 

According to research on 248 participants who wanted to exercise more were either given no coaching, motivational materials, or an implementation intention.

Those receiving motivation had almost no change in behavior.

However, those with an implementation intention were more than twice as likely to visit the gym.

Read the article above to find out how you can produce an implementation intention yourself.

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/ 

* Subscribe on iTunes to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/idea-to-value-creativity-innovation/id1199964981?mt=2 
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For the full article, including the figures and sources for the academic studies, read it at https://www.ideatovalue.com/crea/nickskillicorn/2019/01/curiosity-killed-the-ape-are-wild-or-captive-orangutans-more-creative/

Three amazing studies reveal the fact that captive Orang Utans are actually a lot more curious, creative and intelligent than their wild counterparts.

Why is this?

These studies show that there are two main drivers for this behavior, and it involves interaction with humans.

Listen to the insights to find out, and then check out the full article linked to above for more detail.

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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For the full article, including the figures and sources for the academic studies, read it at https://www.ideatovalue.com/crea/nickskillicorn/2019/01/curiosity-killed-the-ape-are-wild-or-captive-orangutans-more-creative/ 

Three amazing studies reveal the fact that captive Orang Utans are actually a lot more curious, creative and intelligent than their wild counterparts.

Why is this?

These studies show that there are two main drivers for this behavior, and it involves interaction with humans.

Listen to the insights to find out, and then check out the full article linked to above for more detail.

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/ 

* Subscribe on iTunes to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/idea-to-value-creativity-innovation/id1199964981?mt=2 
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See the full article, including more detail and all the sources, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/crea/nickskillicorn/2019/01/how-can-you-prevent-other-people-stealing-your-ideas/

It is one of the most common questions I get asked:

"Nick, I have a great idea but I don't want to share it with anyone in case they steal it.

How can I prevent someone from stealing my idea?"

Wow, if I had a penny for every time I heard that.

In the insights here, I go through the three major ways that you can protect your ideas:

• Trademarks
• Copyrights
• Patents

I also go through the slightly more controversial topic of why you probably don't need to worry about someone stealing your ideas at all.

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/

* Subscribe on iTunes to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/idea-to-value-creativity-innovation/id1199964981?mt=2 * Subscribe on Stitcher to the Idea to Value Podcast: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=129437&refid=stpr

See the full article, including more detail and all the sources, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/crea/nickskillicorn/2019/01/how-can-you-prevent-other-people-stealing-your-ideas/ 

It is one of the most common questions I get asked:

"Nick, I have a great idea but I don't want to share it with anyone in case they steal it.

How can I prevent someone from stealing my idea?"

Wow, if I had a penny for every time I heard that.

In the insights here, I go through the three major ways that you can protect your ideas:

• Trademarks
• Copyrights
• Patents

I also go through the slightly more controversial topic of why you probably don't need to worry about someone stealing your ideas at all.

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/ 

* Subscribe on iTunes to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/idea-to-value-creativity-innovation/id1199964981?mt=2 
* Subscribe on Stitcher to the Idea to Value Podcast: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=129437&refid=stpr 

To read the full article with more detail about each of these five activities, including academic sources and tactics on how you can do them yourself, go to https://www.ideatovalue.com/deepcreativity/

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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/

* Subscribe on iTunes to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/idea-to-value-creativity-innovation/id1199964981?mt=2 * Subscribe on Stitcher to the Idea to Value Podcast: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=129437&refid=stpr