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“The best way to predict the future is to create it,” said Abraham Lincoln. If you are a C-level executive, business unit leader, or an entrepreneur, the start of a new, disruptive decade is an ideal point in time to…

Business Innovation Method X-IDEA

Why make time now for strategy exploration? (Part 1)

Detlef ReisJanuary 16, 2020

“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills,” goes a Chinese proverb. The new decade promises to bring us disruptive change. Digitalization will significantly alter how we do business. In 2020, we will also…

Business Creativity X-IDEA

How can you thrive in a disruptive new decade?

Detlef ReisDecember 19, 2019

In less than two weeks, the 2010s will come to an end. The new decade promises to be driven by rapid change, rising complexity, mounting uncertainties, and lots of surprises. Most likely, disruption will rule in the coming decade. How…

Innovation Innovation Method X-IDEA

Who likes playing with what kind of thinking tools?

Detlef ReisDecember 5, 2019

During the past one-and-a-half decades, I designed and facilitated more than 150 innovation project workshops. One thing I noticed in all these projects is the following reality: Depending on their personality and preferred cognitive styles, different people tend to enjoy…

Innovation Innovation Method X-IDEA

Why you want to invest time upfront in an innovation project

Detlef ReisNovember 21, 2019

Are you a Chief Innovation Officer who’s planning the innovation project initiatives of your company for the year ahead? Or are you a manager assigned to spearhead a concrete innovation project in 2020? Or perhaps, are you likely to be…

Innovation TIPS X-IDEA

How to compose well-balanced innovation teams

Detlef ReisOctober 24, 2019

Have you ever been part of an innovation project team? How well and effectively did you and your colleagues resolve the innovation challenge? And how enjoyable was your creative teamwork? Working in an effective innovation team can be a highlight…

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