InnovatorsDigest

Get Certified to Train Brains in New Workshop for Innovation Trainers, Facilitators & Coaches

More than 150 innovation experts from 13 countries have already been certified by SolutionPeople to train, facilitate and coach individuals and teams to improve innovation and creativity performance.

Do you want to get certified?
Join other innovation leaders for the award-winning Accelerated Innovation Workshop on July 27-28 at the highly-acclaimed Thinkubator in Chicago.

 
Then, continue training while experiencing the certification workshops on July 29-31, 2009 that are personally led by Gerald "Solutionman" Haman.

Experience 5 Powerful Days of Training Certification February 16-20, 2009

• Monday & Tuesday, July 27–28 Public Accelerated Innovation & Creativity Workshop (Days 1 & 2 of Certifications)
• Wednesday, July 29 – Innovation TRAINER Certification (Day 3)
• Thursday, July 30– Innovation FACILITATOR Certification (Day 4)
• Friday, July 31 – Innovation COACH Certification (Day 5)

Details on 2-day Accelerated Innovation Workshop can be downloaded HERE to get a PDF. Details on 5-day Certification Curriculum can be downloaded HERE to get a PDF.  Email info@solutionpeople.com or phone 1-312-829-2852, ext. 14 if you are interested in registering for the workshops.

New "Plan-a-Date-to-Innovate" Calendar with Over 100 Innovation Events

Innovators seeking unique opportunities to learn at workshops, webinars, conferences and experiences should check out our new calendar by clicking HERE.

Find out the dates of leading-edge conferences such as the World Future Society's Conference, Pine & Gilmore's thinkAbout, a 2-day/4-webinar series called Accelerate-to-Innovate,  plus convenient low-cost Questionate-to-Innovate & Decorate-to-Innovate webinars.

Additionally, you will find dates for webinars, networking events, training workshops and certifications for innovation trainers, facilitators and coaches. Click HERE to link to the calendar. Bookmark this page to review the calendar often as it is updated weekly. Download a PDF of the calendar by clicking HERE.

NEW Innovation Tool of the Month Club.com Provides Innovation Stimulus

CLICK to Learn About a New Club for Innovators!

www.InnovationToolOfTheMonthClub.com

Affiliate-to-Innovate: 60,000 LinkedIn Innovators in Groups Can Use NEW Discussion Forums

 LinkedIn just released a valuable new feature that allows Group members to engage in discussions about innovation, creativity and other interesting topics. Articles from Innovator's Digest will be linked to some provocative questions in Group Discussion areas. 
Get ThinkedIn by joining in our innovation conversations via the LinkedIn Groups that now include over 60,000 innovative minds.

Click Below to Join Our Top 24 LinkedIn
Innovation Groups & Join the Discussions!

1. InnovationPeople Network Group
2. Marketing, PR, Word of Mouth & Buzz Innovators Group
3. Green & Sustainability Innovators Group
4. Sales & Selling Innovators Group
5. New Product & Service Innovators Group
6. Meeting & Event Design Professionals Group
7. Experience Economy "Pine & Gilmore" Innovators Group
8. Fundraising & Philanthropic Innovators Group
9. Learning & Education Innovators Group
10. HealthCare, Medical, Pharma & Biotech Group
11. Brand Innovators & Branding Leadership Group
12. Technology & Mobility Innovators Group
13. Communication Innovators Group
14. Innovation Idols Group
15. Futurists & Anticipatory Scientists Group
16. TRIZ Innovation Tool Group
17. Portfolio Magazine's ThinkTank Panelist Group
18. Leadership & Change Management Innovators Group
19. Chicagovators Group of Chicagoland Innovation Leaders
20. SolutionPeople Innovators Group
21. Thinkubator Creative Meeting Environment Innovators
22. David Allen's "Getting Things Done" Group
23. illumination.com Innovators Group
24. InnovatorsDigest.com Innovation Network

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Getting Innovation Done

 

One of the greatest inhibitions to being innovative is fear of making a mistake. However, highly successful innovators make hundreds of mistakes on their way to creating great products. For example, James Dyson—known for his innovative vacuum cleaners—went through over 5,000 prototypes before hitting on the design that propelled him to the success he enjoys today. When it comes to innovation, you have to invite failure, and then relentlessly learn from it.

One of the best tools for leveraging failure into innovation is the humble lab notebook. Just by capturing what you tried, how it worked, and what to do next, you can make huge strides toward solving any problem, no matter how large or complicated. Building a capture habit will do more than spur on innovation and creativity; it can streamline your life at both work and home. One way to get into the habit is to become proficient at GTD (Getting Things Done).  GTD is a system of managing workflow created by David Allen. In short, GTD supplies a method for capturing what you want to get done into a trusted system, then engaging with your lists to act at the right time and in the right place.

Click to Order GTD Book from Amazon.com
GTD helps people to be more creative and innovative in two ways. First, GTD encourages you to stop carrying things around in your head. Instead of trying to remember what you want to do, you'll capture it to a trusted place—a tool that's either paper or electronic—where you know you'll be able to find it later. When you're no longer worried about forgetting important information, you start to relax. Relaxation encourages creativity. Second, GTD has creativity built right in. Part of the weekly review—looking over your lists, calendars, and the like—is "getting creative and courageous." In effect, GTD encourages you to imagine a great future for yourself, then gives you the tools to work toward getting it DONE.  Click to Order GTD Book from Amazon.com 

By Tara Rodden Robinson
Tara is a member of the LinkedIn Getting Things Done Group. Join this group by Clicking Here.

7 Improvements in the NEW KnowBrainer 4.0 Innovation & Creativity Tool

In 1989, Gerald "Solutionman" Haman released the Pocket Innovator, a tool FORTUNE magazine called "The World's First Creativity Tool." Tools created by Solutionman are now being used by over 100,000 people in 30 countries. The experience has paid off. Solutionman has released the NEW version 4.0 of the KnowBrainer Innovation & Creativity Tool.

Order KnowBrainer 4.0 tools for $98 at the SolutionStore and give them to your employees, families and friends. One company ordered 500 tools to distribute at a company meeting and everyone found the tool to be much more valuable than the traditional meeting handouts. The KnowBrainer's compact card-deck fan format puts the gift of inspiration for innovation in the palm your hand! Award-winning inventor, Solutionman, will be happy to include an autographed note card with tools ordered as a gift!

If people have an iPod, then they will enjoy getting the world's first innovation application for the iPod and iPhones – the PodBrainer. Computer users will appreciate the new FlashBrainer™ software also available at the SolutionStore.

What is "New and Improved" in Version 4.0?

1. Improved Content - 20% of cards were changed
2. Better Questions - Applied Questionation™ methods to formulate more provocative questions and added "Think" to popular "Be, Know, Feel, Have, Do" question cards
3. Clearer Directions - Instructional design facilitates better thinking and transition between Stages
4. Enhanced graphics - Improved color coding system
5. Innovation™ Process "Steps" are Renamed "Stages" - Provides opportunities to include "steps" within each Stage and integrates better with product development "Stage-Gate" models
6. Integrated with Software & iPod & iPhone eTools - Identical content to new FlashBrainer™ software and PodBrainer™ for iPods
7. Packaging Contains New ISBN# and Bar Codes - Convenient for distribution via book stores and Amazon.com