Innovation for Leaders by Michael Lee
02-Jun-2022
Everyone talks about innovation being important, but most organizations are “failing” at it. Part of the reason for this is that we do not understand that almost everything is, and requires, innovation. Your company is actually innovating successfully all the time, every day. And you are too, as a leader. You just don’t realize it.
Every team strives to improve how it functions. Every sales department aims to increase its closing rates. Every employee wants to reach bigger KPIs and feel valued. All of those require innovation – the ongoing effort to do something in a new and better way.
In this talk, we’ll look at
- what innovation REALLY is
- how to cultivate a culture of innovation within yourself, your people, and your organisation
– how to radically drive up your innovation success rates by understanding just a few basic principles.
Beginning with the principle that as a human being, you already know very well how to successfully innovate. You just need a little clarity. This talk will offer some.
ABOUT MICHAEL LEE
Michael Lee is a rare combination – a working creative professional who is also trained and skilled in facilitating creativity breakthroughs for leaders, entrepreneurs, teams, and coaches.
As a coach, he is heavily accredited, certified as a Master of Creativity and Innovation Coaching, Master NLP Practitioner, Hypnotherapist, and in the following disciplines: Executive, Recovery, Thought Leadership, Intercultural, Laughter, and Abundance.
As a filmmaker his shows have won 5 South African Film and TV Awards (SAFTAs) and he is currently producing two major international projects. He worked for more than two decades as a producer and director of documentary and reality programming in Africa, the US, and Europe. He began his career as a Story Editor for Castle Rock Pictures in Hollywood, and continues to empower other filmmakers today as an approved Script Editor for the SA NFVF and KZN Film Commission, working on numerous factual and fiction projects. He has also worked as a Script Editor privately for top South African producers.
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mansi@pinnacleworks.com
Jun 02, 2022 | 04:04 pm
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CREATIVITY+INNIVATION= INNOTIVITY. and the graph shared how we all are born creative but % goes down with age. so to unlearn that will be biggest thing.
What new actions would you take?
Will not be trapped in boxes of judgement and pre thinks
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Introspect and Reflect and make innovation as a PROCESS
Arjun Rao
Jun 02, 2022 | 04:03 pm
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Creativity is the ability to think differently from yourself; Innovation is simply creativity applied. These simplified definitions gave me a lot of confidence
What new actions would you take?
identify where I feel I'm not creative enough and see if I can join some existing boxes
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
see things or situations in terms of boxes and combine an existing one
Krishna Sivaramakrishnan
Jun 02, 2022 | 03:58 pm
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Think differently from yourself
What new actions would you take?
Make Innovation as process not an outcome for Just one time
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Inspect and adapt implemented techniques
Wendi Schenkel
Jun 02, 2022 | 03:58 pm
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Fantastic talk! I love the framing around thinking inside the box. Michael you are a great presenter. Looking forward to hearing your backstory and how you came up with this process - your life before and after learning about and embodying this.
What new actions would you take?
Add Michael's book to my watch list (though I want to figure out how to get an early copy!) I will be more intentional about making space for creative thinking and not blowing it off as "daydreaming".
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
I will be more intentional about making space for creative thinking and not blowing it off as "daydreaming". I will work some extra exercises into working with clients.
Raadha Shalini
Jun 02, 2022 | 03:58 pm
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Thinking into the box.........
What new actions would you take?
Will dive deep to check my box and think within the box and innovate. Perceive- Conceive-Represent
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Will share it soon with Rajesh Ji!
Scott Hughes
Jun 02, 2022 | 03:58 pm
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That I’m always being told the key is to think outside of the box. What was said about it is very eye opening.
What new actions would you take?
I’m going to research more about this topic and start applying.
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
I will read the book when available. I will actually add this to my goals for year end evaluation for myself.
Pradeep Nagi
Jun 02, 2022 | 03:58 pm
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Perceive/Conceive/Represent
What new actions would you take?
Think into the box: expand the box.
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
I will write it down and keep circling back to check on myself.
Lenwood Ross
Jun 02, 2022 | 03:58 pm
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I love the reframing. An inspirational and motivational talk centered around our perceptions of our own limitations.
What new actions would you take?
I've reached out to Michael.
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
I will write it down in my journal and add it to my Flourish by Design Project for implementation.
Indu Bala
Jun 02, 2022 | 03:55 pm
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Creativity Is The ability to Thinking Differently To YOURself.
What new actions would you take?
Be more creative
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Thinking differently , using the idea and implementing
Rajesh Setty
Jun 02, 2022 | 03:45 pm
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A few things resonated with me: - Innovation is a process, not a result - Innovation is creativity in action - 98% of 5-year old were creative, only 2% were creative by the time people turned 20 - Information on it's own is not us eful, what you do with the information is important - creativity is your ability to think different from your self
What new actions would you take?
Take a more deliberate approach to innovation and creativity + Have a pro do an "Innovation and Creativity Audit" on my various projects
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Report back to my mentors on the progress
Karthigeyan Ganesh Shankar
Jun 02, 2022 | 03:34 pm
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I really understood what Innovation really meant. Part of unlearning it from how it was taught and professed.
What new actions would you take?
I would give more action and strength to my creativity and lead them to innovation.
How will you hold yourself accountable to ensure that you apply one or two things you learned?
Share it with a creative friend and convert them into an innovative one :)