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Keith Harmeyer is a founding partner at SmartStorming, where he helps organizations, teams and individuals think and perform more innovatively, every day, and is co-author of the book, SmartStorming: The Game-Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas. Keith has shared his insights with an international audience of thousands of corporate professionals from companies like Google, Under Armour, NBC Universal, Siemens, Diageo, Omnicom Group, WPP, NETSCOUT, Macmillan Publishing, numerous marketing communication firms, and has even taught his innovative problem-solving process to graduate students at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to his work at SmartStorming, Keith worked as a creative director at several New York City advertising agencies, where he generated business-building ideas for some of the world’s leading brands. He is also a former professional singer and actor, and has appeared in opera and theater productions throughout the country. Keith is a graduate of Loyola and Tulane Universities, both in his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana. Today, he lives at the beach in South Florida, with his wife, Vivian. Company website is https://SmartStorming.com Speaker site at http://KeithHarmeyer.com, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how to innovate creative solutions in a digital age with Mitchell Rigie. Edited by David Dickinson A production of WCWP Studios - LIU Post Public Radio. Visit us at WCWP.org

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com Why would you ever want to come up with a bad idea? Because, just maybe, a good idea is hiding inside! Bad2Good is a highly effective (and fun!) problem-solving technique that is perfect when you're tackling an especially tough, serious challenge. If you or your team has ever said to yourselves, “We just can’t come up with any good ideas,” then Bad2Good is the technique you'll want to use. Because when you can’t come up with good ideas – why not come up with bad ones? And MAKE them good! In this episode, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer explain Bad2Good, and provide detailed instructions for just how to do it the next time you need some good ideas!

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com If you’ve participated in group brainstorming sessions, you’ve probably had the experience of one or two people controlling all the conversation – while others in the room just sit and say nothing. We call those people the “silent thinkers,” and BrainWriting is a group problem-solving technique specifically designed to help “level the playing field,” so everybody in the session has an equal opportunity to share ideas and contribute to finding a solution. BrainWriting is simple, but extremely effective. And best of all, it’s done in silence. No conversation, no arguments, no debates. Just positive collaboration that leads to bigger, better, more innovative ideas! In this video, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer introduce BrainWriting and provide detailed instructions for how to do it the next time you have to generate ideas with your team. Complete instructions for BrainWriting and 19 other problem-solving techniques are included in our book, SmartStorming: The Game-Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas - available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and through our website at https://www.SmartStorming.com/book.

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com When it’s time to generate fresh, new, innovative ideas for solving a problem or capitalizing on an opportunity, what’s the best way to go about it?  Free association (just randomly “thinking up” ideas) is a valid approach, but it’s not always the most effective. In fact, there are countless problem-solving techniques that are designed to help you or your team think in a variety of different directions – and open your mind to new, unexpected possibilities. One of our favorite techniques is called “Idea Sprinting,” a fast-paced, beat-the-clock technique that helps free your mind, eliminate self-consciousness and judgment, and get lots of “idea starters” on the table very quickly. In this episode, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer introduce Idea Sprinting, and provide detailed instructions for just how to do it the next time you have to generate ideas.  Complete instructions for Idea Sprinting and 19 other problem-solving techniques are included in our book, SmartStorming: The Game-Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas - available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and through our website at https://www.SmartStorming.com/book.

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com When you encounter a new challenge or a fresh opportunity, what's the first thing you do? You probably ask yourself, "How am I going to tackle this?" In other words, you ask yourself a question. Creative problem-solving is, at its essence, the art of asking great questions. The more thought-provoking the questions you ask, the more insightful or imaginative the answers will be. Innovative thinking - the kind that solves challenges and creates game-changing products, services, and processes - is often sparked by simple, but powerful questions that begin with the words "What if…?" In this episode, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer discuss just why questions are so important, and reveal how asking the right question can direct your team's thinking in new, more innovative directions. s challenges and creates gam

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com When trying to think more innovatively while solving a problem or capitalizing on an opportunity, you might believe your mind either works - or it doesn't. But in fact, when generating ideas, your mind (and the minds of those you're collaborating with) actually works in two very different and distinct ways: it can diverge outward, in a broad, 360-degree, blue sky exploration of ideas; or it can converge inward, narrowing focus in an effort to judge and select ideas. Learning to identify and leverage these two thinking styles is key to innovative problem-solving success! In this episode, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer discuss the differences between divergent and convergent thinking, and how to use each most effectively.

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com Wait, doesn't everybody think more innovatively today? If so, then why do we still hear that old cliché, “We have to think outside the box!” Just what IS the box we have to think outside of? How can we escape it whenever we need to? And who put that box there anyway? Why do so often hear laments like “We just keep recycling the same old ideas,” “We’ve tried everything before,” “We don’t have the money we need” or “The boss/our customers will never go for that!” In this episode, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer reveal just what that big bad box actually is, and a simple technique to help you break free of its innovation-squashing restraints.

Keith Harmeyer is all about IDEAS. Author, Speaker, and Innovative Thinking Catalyst spends his time speaking, writing, and consulting on the topics of innovative thinking and creative problem-solving. Keith has worked with market leaders like Google, Under Armour, NBCUniversal, Diageo, Siemens, Omnicom Group, WPP, NETSCOUT, Macmillan Publishing, and many others… and has even trained MBA candidates at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Keith is a founding partner at SmartStorming.com, and is co-author of the book, SmartStorming: The Game-Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas. He's got such an interesting (and artistic) background that you'll want to hear all about.

Keith Harmeyer is all about IDEAS. Author, Speaker, and Innovative Thinking Catalyst spends his time speaking, writing, and consulting on the topics of innovative thinking and creative problem-solving. Keith has worked with market leaders like Google, Under Armour, NBCUniversal, Diageo, Siemens, Omnicom Group, WPP, NETSCOUT, Macmillan Publishing, and many others… and has even trained MBA candidates at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Keith is a founding partner at SmartStorming.com, and is co-author of the book, SmartStorming: The Game-Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas. He's got such an interesting (and artistic) background that you'll want to hear all about.

Keith Harmeyer is all about IDEAS. Author, Speaker, and Innovative Thinking Catalyst spends his time speaking, writing, and consulting on the topics of innovative thinking and creative problem-solving. Keith has worked with market leaders like Google, Under Armour, NBCUniversal, Diageo, Siemens, Omnicom Group, WPP, NETSCOUT, Macmillan Publishing, and many others… and has even trained MBA candidates at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Keith is a founding partner at SmartStorming.com, and is co-author of the book, SmartStorming: The Game-Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas. He's got such an interesting (and artistic) background that you'll want to hear all about.

Keith Harmeyer is all about IDEAS. Author, Speaker, and Innovative Thinking Catalyst spends his time speaking, writing, and consulting on the topics of innovative thinking and creative problem-solving. Keith has worked with market leaders like Google, Under Armour, NBCUniversal, Diageo, Siemens, Omnicom Group, WPP, NETSCOUT, Macmillan Publishing, and many others… and has even trained MBA candidates at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Keith is a founding partner at SmartStorming.com, and is co-author of the book, SmartStorming: The Game-Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas. He's got such an interesting (and artistic) background that you'll want to hear all about.

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com Why is it sometimes so hard to come up with a good idea - often, just when we need it most? What are the most common impediments to innovative thinking? Do we just lack the necessary talent or skill? Do we really have to wait for the right moment, when inspiration strikes? In fact, we all have the ability to come up with fresh, innovative ideas, anywhere, at any time. But unfortunately, there are a number of things that can get in the way. The question is, what can we do about it? In this episode, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer talk about those things that make it difficult, if not impossible, to think innovatively.

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com Most people don't really like rules. Just telling someone to "follow the rules" can be a turnoff. After all, don't rules really mean that you can't do whatever you want? But establishing some rules for better idea generation really makes a lot of sense! Rules help define what types of interactions are productive and acceptable, and what types are not. And in an idea generation session - whether we're working with others or even by ourselves - being productive is essential. In this episode, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer explore the value of rules in idea generation, and reveal some of the most important ones to follow

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com What are the most common 5 Traits of Highly Creative Thinkers? What qualities do the world’s greatest innovative problem solvers share? You just might be surprised. But the more important question is, how many of those traits do you possess?

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com Are you creative enough to be a successful innovator? Coming up with a continuous supply of fresh, innovative ideas sounds like it would require a lot of creativity! But what does it actually mean to be "creative?" Do you need some special, innate talent or skill? In this episode, SmartStorming partners Keith Harmeyer and Mitchell Rigie talk about the true meaning of creativity, and whether you have what it takes!

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com The relationship between innovation and creativity is puzzling to many of us. Is it necessary to be "creative" in order to innovate? And just because something is creative, does that make it innovative? Which one comes first - creativity or innovation? In this episode, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer discuss the relationship between innovation and creativity - and the difference. And why, if you don't understand the distinction, you're probably not doing either one very well.

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com What makes a good idea good? Sometimes a good idea is easy to spot. Sometimes, not so much. Just think of all the "new and improved" products that have been introduced to the world, that ultimately failed. Obviously, all ideas are not created equal. But how do you know which ones are the good ones... and which ones are not so good? In this episode, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer discuss what qualities an idea must have in order to be considered "good."

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com Ideas and innovation are very closely related. In fact, you can't have one without the other. Innovation always starts with a challenge to address, a problem to solve, or an opportunity to take advantage of. But the first "ingredient" in the innovation recipe is always an idea! In this episode, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer discuss the importance of ideas in the innovation process.

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com Why innovation matters to you is something many people just don't understand. We often tend to think of innovation as something big technology companies do - like Apple, Google and Facebook. But today, each of us must think and act like an innovator if we hope to remain relevant and successful in our work. In this episode, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer discuss the importance of innovation to YOU.

To learn more visit https://SmartStorming.com So just what IS innovation? We all know innovation is important. We hear the word every day. But how can we possibly think more innovatively if we don't really understand what innovation actually is? In this episode, SmartStorming partners Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer share their simple, practical definition.

Keith Harmeyer is all about ideas! He is an expert in innovative thinking, creative problem solving, and idea generation who spent over two decades coming up with great ideas for some of the world’s best known and most successful companies (such as JPMorgan Chase, Disney, Conde Nast, and McDonald’s).   Now, as a Founding Partner of SmartStorming and co-author of SmartStorming: The Game Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas, Keith is providing other organizations with the expertise, structure, skills, and proven idea generation techniques they need to develop their own ground-breaking ideas and innovate.   What exactly is innovation?   Keith defines innovation as “the introduction of something new or different that provides greater value or benefit.” If it’s different just for the sake of being different, that’s novelty.   We tend to think of innovation in big terms, on an organizational level, but it all starts with the individual people within an organization.   When the people within an organization learn how to be more creative in their thinking and more innovative in how they approach their work, then you see innovation surface on an organizational level.   Why do we need to innovate?   We are now under continuous, constant pressure to reinvent ourselves and the value we deliver to our customers, clients, and the organizations we work for – and, once again, it’s not just at the organizational level. Each one of us is under that same pressure.   If you don’t disrupt your industry and your business… well, then somebody else is going to disrupt it for you, and you may not be able to keep up.     Resources: Learn more at SmartStorming.com Connect with Keith on LinkedIn Read: SmartStorming: The Game Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas --   Production & Development for Improv Is No Joke by Podcast Masters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host : Marv Dorner, BeBizzy Consulting We're back from a short Thanksgiving week break for Episode 60 of the BeBizzy Break Podcast and we're talking about why you should allow some time for innovation and not just running your business. This is a very short episode of the podcast due to a lingering head cold, but the main points talked about are : Freakonomics Radio Podcast - Stephen J. Dubner talks to economists about how we seem to be running out of ideas that are able to scale quickly and without millions of dollars. Google's 80-20 Formula - It Can Work For You - from SmartStorming.com Why Did Google Abandon 20% Time for Innovation? - from HRZone.com

Everybody has ideas, and plenty of them. Humans have on average 50,000 thoughts every day. How do you go from ideas to innovation? And how can you generate more, better ideas? Keith Harmeyer, co-author of "SmartStorming: The Game-Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas" and co-founder of SmartStorming, comes on the podcast to talk about those topics and more.