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Part 1Wouldn’t it be great if you understood what made everyone on your team tick — including yourself? That's why we've created a people-oriented innovation profiling method that I call TIPS. It’s based on my observation that people orient themselves…

Innovation Method Research X-IDEA

Why using one creative process stage leads to dull ideas

Detlef ReisMay 26, 2016

When you “brainstorm” for ideas with a team, do you typically deliver conventional ideas that —if you’re honest— you could have got without dedicating extra time? Well, the reason you ended up with these ordinary low-hanging fruits doesn’t mean that…

Creativity Innovation Method X-IDEA

Mastering the Art of Ideation

Detlef ReisMay 18, 2016

“How can I get better ideas for a problem that I face?” is a question I am often asked these days. First of all, remember that generating ideas with the help of creativity tools is just one part of the…

Business Genius Journey Innovation Method

Success ingredients of top achievers

Detlef ReisMarch 17, 2016

“Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play,” the German philosopher Immanuel Kant once said. Do you have both theoretical knowledge and practical experience in what you do? And can these two success ingredients alone…

CooL Innovation Method TIPS

The creative transformation marathon (Part 2)

Detlef ReisJune 25, 2015

In my last column, I compared an organization that wants to become innovative to a couch potato who wants to run a marathon. Both need something that makes them want to change. Both need to check their fitness and readiness…

Innovation Innovation Method TIPS

What is your innovation style?

Detlef ReisOctober 9, 2014

While facilitating more than 100 innovation projects over nearly a decade, I noticed different people had very distinct innovation styles. While working out Thinkergy's innovation people profiling method TIPS, I developed a scheme to capture and systematise these personal innovation…

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