Category: Innovation Method

Part 1 of this two-article episode introduced you to a variety of well-known personality tests or cognitive profiling methods. You may have already heard of —or even been tested in— tools such as Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Herrmann’s Brain Dominance…

Innovation Method TIPS

How to scrutinize cognitive profiling methods (Part 1)

Detlef ReisAugust 16, 2018

What if you were hired by a mature corporation as their new innovation manager. One of your first tasks is to find all the creative talents within the organization. What will you do? Will you walk around and observe how…

Innovation Method TIPS

Why your cognitive profile may evolve over time

Detlef ReisJuly 19, 2018

Last week, I had a review meeting with MAQE, the digital agency that is working on finishing the final features of our new TIPS online personality test platform in a series of implementation sprints. When the development team walked me…

Creativity Genius Journey Innovation Method

How to effectively and creatively develop creative leaders?

Detlef ReisJune 21, 2018

To what extent can businesspeople be developed into creative leaders through a structured creative leadership development method and a related experiential course pedagogy? And how can we verify if the chosen approach is valid both regarding its methodological contents and…

Creativity Genius Journey Innovation Method

What consciousness level do you operate on?

Detlef ReisMay 24, 2018

Nowadays, most companies embrace personality tests and cognitive profiling methods as a tool to learn more about their people. Clearly, there is no shortage of such profiling tests that range from classic typologies (such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)…

Creativity Genius Journey Innovation Method

Is your mind set on a genius mindset?

Detlef ReisFebruary 1, 2018

In 2019, Motivational Press will publish the first part of my book trilogy “Genius Journey. Developing Creative Leaders for the Innovation Economy.” At the moment, I update and refresh the copy that I originally drafted in 2013-14, and I see…

Innovation Innovation Method TIPS

How to make everyone contribute to innovation

Detlef ReisJanuary 4, 2018

Many books and articles about famous innovation leaders focus on and celebrate one of three archetypes: the geek who first embraced a new technology; the progressive creator who came up with a game-changing idea for a new product; or the…

Creativity Genius Journey Innovation Method

Learning from the daily routines of creative top achievers

Detlef ReisDecember 21, 2017

Genius Journey, the creative leadership development method that I’ve created, invites candidates to go on an imaginary journey where they travel to ten destinations to rediscover their inner creativity. At each destination stop, they learn about one disempowering mindset or…

Business Innovation Method TIPS

How to better deal with conflicts at work

Detlef ReisSeptember 14, 2017

Picture all the people at work with whom you regularly come into contact. If you’re like most people, your colleagues fall into one of four categories: Cool, okay, at times irritating, or really annoying. Now, what if you had a…

Business Innovation Method TIPS

Does your talent fit your work environment?

Detlef ReisMay 25, 2017

Albert Einstein once said: “If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Sadly, many businesspeople are on career tracks where they feel like a fish…