Fostering Creativity, Collaboration, and Innovation in Your Company

By: Tom Cramer

Getting ideas from your management team can be an essential aspect of fostering creativity, collaboration, and innovation within your organization. Here are some strategies to encourage idea generation from your management team: 1) Create an Open and Supportive Environment: Ensure that the workplace culture is one where everyone feels comfortable sharing their ideas without fear of criticism or judgment. Encourage open discussions and value different perspectives. 2) Hold Regular Brainstorming Sessions: Schedule regular brainstorming sessions specifically designed for generating new ideas. These sessions can be held as part of team meetings or separately. 3) …

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3 Steps to Collaboratively Problem Solve in 2019

Traditionally, problem-solving falls to the role of the CEO, as the leader of the organization, if not also to the department heads and executive teams. However, when you study the strategies used by Fortune 100 companies, it becomes clearer that problem-solving must be done collaboratively and at all levels. Here are the 3 steps to work together as a company to address problems and find innovative solutions through the rest of the year.

Don’t overlook the small problems. Too often in business, “small” problems are often overlooked or attributed to uncontrollable human error. However, …