Inside the Box Podcast
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Innovation Inside the Box podcast features structured creativity and innovation strategies for leaders who want to think differently, be more innovative, implement change and, grow. The conversations you’ll hear will help you apply innovation methods to services and processes, overcome resistance to ideas, and create a culture of innovation.
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Inside the Box Podcast Episodes
Episode 093: A Powerful New Web App to Generate Creative Ideas
Attribute dependency is one of the most challenging creativity techniques to master. For many of us, it can be confusing to figure out what it means let alone apply it. However, in my opinion, it’s the most powerful creativity technique of all. We must get a good...
Episode 092: Why I Hate the Post-it Note as an Example of Creative Thinking
I hate Post-it notes. No, that’s not true. I love them as a product. I use them nearly every day. What I do hate is how they are used as an example of innovation and creativity. To me, they set a terrible example of creative thinking. Tune in to learn some of the...
Episode 091: Don’t Be Fooled When Assessing Creative Work
Ever said, “I’ll know it when I see it?” I said this recently to a salesperson in an art gallery. I wasn’t looking for anything in particular but knew that if there was something I really liked and was interested in, it would jump out at me. I’m sure you’ve done the...
Episode 090: College Graduates! Get a Head Start With These 5 Creativity Tips
It’s graduation season! College seniors are getting ready to walk that stage, receive their diplomas, and enter the workforce. As a new graduate, working on your creative ability is important. Being an asset to your company by generating creative ideas will make you...
Episode 089: 5 Ways to Tackle Challenging Problems
Success doesn’t mean doing everything perfectly. It doesn’t even depend on what you accomplish in life. Rather, success is based on how you overcome the challenges presented to you daily. In this episode, I want to teach you five ways to tackle the challenging...
Episode 088: Think Inside the Skyscraper: Lessons From the World’s Tallest Building
I always say “think inside the box.” However, this week, I want you to instead think inside the skyscraper! We’re going to take a little trip to the world’s tallest building and see what we can learn about creativity from it. I recently had the opportunity to travel...
Episode 087: Think Inside the Airport – Pattern Spotting While You Travel
Do you want to be a more creative person? Of course you do! Otherwise, you wouldn’t be listening to this podcast. In this episode, we will talk all about pattern spotting while you travel. Airports are a neat venue where you will find loads of innovative ideas. When...
Episode 086: Creativity Lessons From a Parking Garage
There is an old saying that necessity is the mother of invention. Well, is that really true? Does necessity cause us to want to be more creative? You will find it out on our episode today! What if your parking ticket isn’t working because it’s defective and you get...
Episode 085: The Path of Most Resistance to Creative Thinking
Water that follows the path of least resistance is the easiest route to arrive at its final destination. The same can be said about our minds, too, which tend to take the path of least resistance. In other words, we lean into taking avenues familiar to us. However,...


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