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.

Twitter-ate-to-Innovate: 6,000 People Join New Linkedin Group for Twitter Innovators

You can learn a lot about Twitter and Tweeting by joining one of the fastest growing Linkedin Groups.

Over 150 educational discussions have already been posted, including over 100 comments answering the question, "How might Twitter foster more creative and innovative thinking?"  To join the new Linkedin Twitter Innovators Group Click HERE.

Follow The Tweeter.  Gerald "Solutionman" Haman is just getting started with his 3 new Twitters. Click on each of the 3 links below, and select "follow" under the pictures to subscribe.
www.twitter.com/Solutionman
www.twitter.com/SolutionPeople
www.twitter.com/KnowBrainerTips

 

20 Questions to Increase Digital Engagement

Internet marketing experts Leland Harden and Bob Heyman authored, Digital Engagement, to help people understand how internet marketing can capture customers and build brand loyalty. The book contains a superb 2-page "Digital Engagement Scorecard" that is ideal for identifying innovative growth opportunities by leveraging the internet.

Harden offered the following 20 questions to get started on the path towards better digital engagement.

20 Questions to Increase Digital Engagement
1. What is digital engagement?
2. Is your site instrumented for measurement, and which web analytics tools should you consider?
3. What metrics should you be watching? What should you be measuring?
4. How can you protect all relevant domain names?
5. How can you aggressively protect your brand on search engines?
6. Should you be using more than just Google in your search program?
7. What is entailed in doing effective search engine optimization?
8. What are the best ways to use blogs, wikis, RSS, podcasts or webinars to reach customers?
9. What should you consider when you set up a corporate blogging initiative?
10. How do you identify and recruit important influencers of your customer base?
11. How can you empower your customers to be effective word of mouth/word of web marketers for you?
12. How can you incorporate best practices of web video on your site?
13. How can you make a video go viral?
14. How can you make sure your web videos help your search engine rankings?
15. How can you make your online advertising more effective?
16. How can you easily gain incredible competitive intelligence on the web?
17. How you can use social networks to reach customers?
18. How should I utilize virtual worlds in my marketing initiatives?
19. What questions should I consider for the mobile web?
20. What are some of the best practices being utilized by companies using Web 2.0 tools?

Naturally, the book begins to answer all of the above questions. You can purchase Digital Engagement from Amazon.com by clicking HERE.

Top 25 LinkedIn Innovation Groups Grow Rapidly to Over 70,000 Innovators

How can you find and collaborate with more innovative people? Social network communities are increasingly popular. A recent search on LinkedIn revealed over 220 "innovators" groups and more than 1,300 "innovation" groups. LinkedIn members can belong to up to 50 groups, but it can be challenging to pick the right ones. The Innovation People group is one of the fastest growing LinkedIn groups. The Marketing & PR Innovators group has over 31,000 members, and the Green & Sustainability Innovators group has over 6,000 members. The newest group of Government & Political Innovators should be very popular.

View a list of Innovator's Digest's Top 25 Innovation Groups clicking HERE. Simply click on the link for each group to get more details and request to join. If your membership is approved, your LinkedIn profile will display the unique icon for the group.

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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