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Lotus Blossom Tool Tips
The Lotus Blossom ideation tool is one of the most popular in the toolkit, and it's also one of the simplest. This is a great way to help a team quickly come up with a large quantity of high quality ideas, in a format that is structured, binned, and categorized. A...
7 tips to practice ‘Yes, And…’ during everyday collaboration
Q: Team Toolkit, I love using ‘Yes, And…' during your ITK workshops! I want more collaboration like this outside of the workshop. How can I use 'Yes, And...' during my regular, everyday interactions with my team? A: Great question, anonymous audience member! Taking an...
What is ‘Yes, And…’ ?!
Q: Team Toolkit, every workshop you host begins with Collaboration Rules that the whole group agrees to for that workshop. I keep seeing the ‘Yes, And…’ rule. What exactly is it and why is it always included? A: ‘Yes, And…’ is definitely one of our favorite...
Virtual Collaboration Tips From Team Toolkit
How might we collaborate virtually with each other, colleagues, and sponsors, while considering his new COVID environment? Team Toolkit has some tips!
Hosting a Virtual Challenge Statement Workshop
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the nature of the way we work, including how we host workshops and collaborate with each other. In the midst of a pandemic, the Innovation Toolkit partnered with Bridging Innovation to work virtually with sponsors to craft challenge...
Objection Handling
When pitching a method from the Innovation Toolkit, we are (not surprisingly) occasionally met with a little resistance... or even a brick wall or two. The tools and methods we’re suggesting people try are generally new, foreign, and might require people to step a bit...