Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Idea Champions is nothing short of inspiring, challenging me again and again to champion change in my company and within myself.
Lorraine Papenberg, Orange & Rockland Utilities
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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 Speaking.com, a leading speaker's bureau. Raise the bar for innovation now!
World Business Forum 2011 Featured Blog Our Blog — "The Heart of Innovation" has been named one of the World Business Forum's Featured Blogs for 2011.
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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!
Our 360° Mission Statement ProcessTM helps your entire workforce dissolve silos and realign with new purpose while drafting your new company mission statement. Read A&E Television Network's rave about it here.
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!
The Power of Two Poll
Virtual Innovation Coaching

Six weeks from now I will be launching The Power of Two — my new online, innovation coaching service — a way to help aspiring innovators, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers increase the odds of turning their top of the line ideas into bottom line realities. Currently, I'm in the process of figuring out how to describe the benefits of the service. So... if you have three minutes, please rate the following phrases for how compelling you think they are — descriptors that would encourage people to subscribe to this new service. Thanks!

5= Completely compelling
4= Compelling
3= Modestly compelling
2= Not very compelling
1 = Who cares?

The Power of Two will help you...

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1. Make sure you’re working on the right problem
2. Indentify and go beyond limiting assumptions
3. Clarify your vision of success
4. Get unstuck quickly
5. Get fresh insights
6. Solve tough problems in new ways
7. See the light at the end of the tunnel
8. Double your creativity
9. Generate breakthrough ideas
10. Get fast feedback
11. Get results in half the time
12. Overcome bothersome obstacles
13. Discover elegant solutions
14. Simplify your path forward
15. Unleash your hidden genius
16. Increase your odds of success
17. Make better decisions
18. Cut through confusion, doubt, and worry
19. Open your mind to new possibilities
20. Test out your ideas on a non-judgmental listener
21. Get a useful reality check
22. Get answers to questions you forget to ask
23. Maintain your positive momentum
24. Make better choices
25. Be more accountable for results
Other Benefits?

When you are satisfied with all your answers, press this button to record them.

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