Recognising the Opportunity

Activity – Creativity matters

Posted on March 17th, 2015 by John Bessant

Creativity matters

Activity – Recollecting creativity

Posted on March 17th, 2015 by John Bessant

This exercise is designed to reflect on creativity as a process. recollecting creativity

Activity – Shared problem solving

Posted on March 17th, 2015 by John Bessant

Here are some activities which give you a chance to try out shared problem solving approaches:   Brainstorming Uses for  Six thinking hats

Activity – Creativity puzzles

Posted on March 17th, 2015 by John Bessant

Click here for some puzzles to stretch your thinking

Yellowberry

Posted on March 11th, 2015 by John Bessant

Yellowberry case study  This case describes a start-up in the field of teenage clothing and highlights a number of themes including user-led innovation.

Local Motors

Posted on March 11th, 2015 by John Bessant

Local Motors Case Study  This case explores a vibrant community of enthusiasts sharing ideas to co-create cars and other vehicles.

High involvement innovation – deep dive

Posted on February 15th, 2015 by John Bessant

‘With every pair of hands you get a free brain!’   This comment from a manager sums up a big innovation challenge.  how to mobilise the natural creativity within a workforce and engage them in the innovation challenge?  This deep dive explores some of the issues involved. High involvement innovation There is a related tool

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Frugal innovation – activity

Posted on February 13th, 2015 by John Bessant

Activity: Frugal innovation   This is an approach to innovation which is based on the principle of simplification – finding solutions to a problem which solve the problem but without adding unnecessary costs or adding unwanted functions. A description can be found in the ‘Deep dive’ section of the Portal and some case examples include

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5 whys

Posted on February 12th, 2015 by John Bessant

5 whys This simple but powerful tool can help strip away the apparent problem to get through to the root problem which is the one we need to solve.

How to statements

Posted on February 11th, 2015 by John Bessant

     How to statements     A useful tool in creative problem solving is the ‘how to’ statement which provides a powerful way of reframing the problem. For example, consider the problem of a city council concerned with the amount of graffiti being scrawled on bridges, walls, trains and other surfaces. It regularly receives

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