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I want to put a ding in the universe.
Steve Jobs

Idea Champions trainings are a great way to help employees become more creative on the job.
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Top 5 Speaker

Mitch Ditkoff, the Co-Founder and President of Idea Champions, has recently been voted a top 5 speaker in the field of innovation and creativity by Speakers Platform, a leading speaker's bureau.
Awake at the Wheel, Book about big ideas If you're looking for a powerful way to jump start innovation and get your creative juices flowing, Awake at the Wheel is for you. Written by Mitch Ditkoff, Co-Founder and President of Idea Champions.
See Mitch's keynote address Enjoy a 7-minute interview with Mitch at the Ethical Sourcing Forum in NYC: 3/28/11
Free the genie card deck A deck of 55 cards to spark new ideas, breakthroughs and extraordinary results. Buy now! Or brainstorm with our online genie.

"This is really, really good stuff." — Seth Godin

Featured in Alltop Guy Kawasaki's Alltop "online magazine rack" has recognized Idea Champions' blog as one of the leading innovation blogs on the web. Check out The Heart of Innovation, and subscribe!
Innovation Kits. Here's your one-stop shopping for everything you need (but forgot to ask for) in order to jump start innovation. Read More!
Face the Music Blues Band The world's first interactive business blues band. A great way to help your workforce go beyond complaint.

"In tune with corporate America." — CNN

Breakthrough Cafe.
A totally unique brainstorming salon. Great food. Great food for thought. Great people. Collaborate, have fun, get out of the box.

"Inno-waiters With Whine Lists" – The Breakthrough Cafe featured in January 2006 issue of
BrainTrust.
Idea Champions' "rent a brain" network of visionaries, wizards, and creative thinkers ready and able to conjure up breakthrough ideas, products and services on your behalf. Read More!
Executive Coaching

Idea Champions' Executive Coaching service provides one-on-one tutorials for managers and business leaders who are committed to raising the bar for themselves and the rest of the organization. This dynamic learning experience provides the process, skills, tools and support needed to help individuals break through old patterns of behavior that are limiting their effectiveness, job satisfaction, and career growth.

What is this?
 
Assumptions:
  • The technical requirements needed to deliver value to the marketplace have become increasingly complex and dynamic
  • The rate of environmental change is unceasingly speeding up
As a result:
The responsibilities of leadership have changed from providing specific direction on how to accomplish tasks to:
  1. Providing organizational vision and strategy
  2. Unleashing the potential of employees to identify opportunities to realize the vision and enact the strategy
However:
Many leaders are still operating on the old model of command and control and do not have the skills, abilities or motivation to meet the emergent demands for modern leadership.

Conclusions:

  • The skills and abilities needed to develop and disseminate a compelling vision of the future (and to insure that all communications, decisions, organizational systems and procedures are aligned with that vision) are critical to effective leadership.
  • The skills and abilities needed to develop and disseminate a robust strategy for achieving the organizational vision (and for winning in the marketplace) are critical to effective leadership.
  • The skills and abilities needed for unleashing the initiative and talents of employees are key to effective leadership.

Our Offering
Idea Champions offers highly effective, 1-on-1 coaching and peer coaching programs. These programs provide feedback, clear targets, concrete action plans and accountability for leaders who are committed to developing the skills, sensibilities and capabilities needed to address the new requirements for effective leadership. Our coaching programs combine a robust relationship to the coach with unambiguous data about the strengths and weaknesses of the leader. We work with business leaders to explore behavioral options and provide an ongoing forum for them to anticipate challenges and assess new approaches. Our goals? To improve leadership effectiveness, increase satisfaction and provide the basis for ongoing career growth.

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