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Create and Innovate! How To Champion Creativity and Innovation in Your Organization

Create and Innovate! How To Champion Creativity and Innovation in Your Organization. Kelly Pepo. “To have a great idea, have a lot of them.” –Thomas Edison “Instead of thinking outside of the box, get rid of the box.” –Deepak Chopra

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Create and Innovate! How To Champion Creativity and Innovation in Your Organization

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  1. Create and Innovate! How To Champion Creativity and Innovation in Your Organization Kelly Pepo

  2. “To have a great idea, have a lot of them.” –Thomas Edison “Instead of thinking outside of the box, get rid of the box.” –Deepak Chopra “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” –Albert Einstein

  3. How it all began…

  4. The takeaway: Every organization should have a person, group, or committee in place to actively monitor trends.

  5. So what is a trend? “A manifestation of something that has unlocked or newly serviced an existing consumer need, desire, want or value.” trendwatching.com

  6. It’s not…

  7. Food Trucks

  8. Where we started est. 2005

  9. Looking back The mission of the Trendwatchers Committee is to disseminate information about global trends and translate ideas into viable projects and services.

  10. In 2005… • Cell phone technology • Social networking • Gaming

  11. Nail Polish

  12. Questions to ask • Where does it fit in the organization? • Should it be part of the strategic plan? • Who should be part of trendwatching?

  13. The Evolution of Our Innovation Champions • In 2009, OCLS had 3 groups in place to monitor and support trends and idea development. • In 2010, with a clean slate, the Innovation Champions were born. • Administration and management identified staff who have demonstrated interest in innovation.

  14. The shift • Continue monitoring trends • Support staff with ideas seeking direction • Contribute ideas • Partner with staff to execute ideas • Recognize staff with implemented ideas

  15. What did we use? • Wiki… • Blog… • Dedicated webpage • Google Wave

  16. blog.ocls.info/orangeseed

  17. What are the details of your idea? • What part of our strategic plan does this idea support and how? • What are the costs versus benefits of your idea? • What role will you play in the implementation?

  18. Spreading the word Monthly posting on The Orange Peel…

  19. THE CONCEPT

  20. Where is the inspiration? • Papers, websites, magazines, blogs, news, etc. • Alerts • TV, movies, radio • Customers, coworkers, friends, family • Competitors • Shops, museums, hotels, airports • Eavesdropping, chat rooms, conversations

  21. Some “official” trend sites • Trendwatching.com • Mashable.com • Springwise.com • Influxinsights.com • Ted.com • Trendhunter.com • Psfk.com

  22. Kickstarter

  23. Local Harvests

  24. Partnerships with nearby vendors and businesses. • Neat tips for preventing hand swipes on the white board –HAIRSPRAY! Who knew?

  25. Google Offers Daily Deals Living Social Half Off Depot Groupon Gilt

  26. Orange Blossoms

  27. Welcome…

  28. The Intervention The inspiration… http://www.emailintervention.com/

  29. The outcome… http://www.ocls.info/intervention

  30. The results so far

  31. QR Codes + eBooks =

  32. More QR Codes

  33. Google Wallet Paypal

  34. =

  35. What’s the secret? • Anyone can be a trendwatcher or innovator. • Ideas don’t have to be BIG. • It doesn’t mean that you have to be the first to have the idea. • You don’t have to have an exact idea. • Share, share, SHARE!

  36. Do’s • Create a space to track trends/ideas • Try stuff out • Be open-minded • Monitor trends regularly • Look cross-industry

  37. Don’ts • Apply all trends to all people • Be overwhelmed-celebrate! • Be shortsighted • Be afraid to explore an idea • Dismiss fads

  38. What do you need? • Administrative buy-in • Administrative support • Staff buy-in • Ambassadors • Freedom of ideas • Freedom to fail

  39. Maker Space

  40. http://tic.ocls.info/

  41. The Challenges • Time, time, time • Consistency • Follow through • Active buy in • $$$

  42. Instagram Freemium What else? Microbrews Gamification

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