Fortune 500 defense contractor and industrial corporation co-created with PCG an innovative approach to problem identification, brainstorming, and execution.
Challenge
A Fortune 500 defense contractor's engineering and other functional organizations were facing a few challenges: 1. The strong inertia of incrementalism and the status quo 2. A singular approach to problem-solving 3. A lack of innovative ideas.
Solution
PCG co-created with the client an approach that included:
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An assessment of the creative thinking talents of team leaders and their team members Are you a Clarifier? An Ideator? A Developer? An Implementer? Or some combination?
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Experiential exercises were created for each step of the creative thinking process for the participants to not only test their skills but also build a sense of respect for the diverse strengths that each team member brings to each step of the process.
Results
As a result of experiencing the experiential, innovative session, the team:
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Developed a shared language that helped them think through problems creatively
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Developed another approach to solving problems that enabled innovative solutions and began to break the barrier of incrementalism and the status quo
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Experiential activities helped people discover their “inner innovator” strength and see where they naturally contributed to the innovation process yet also received tips on how to get better
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With the awareness of #3 above, people began to contribute more confidently, listen more generously, and leveraged group diversity more effectively as they contributed to the change efforts of the organization.