Remember, a dead fish can float down a stream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.
W.C. Fields

You were able to mold a room of stolid and crusty business people into a lively team of innovators.
Robert Rubin, AT&T
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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 Idea Champions Webinar Poll

Idea Champions is happy to announce that it is launching a series of innovation-themed webinars in January, 2012 — online versions of our very popular real-time workshops and trainings. Some of our webinars will be single, 60-minute sessions. Others will be packages of 3, 6, and 12 sessions.

To further ensure that we are meeting the needs of our clients, we invite you to rate the following topics for how likely it is that you (and/or your organization) would choose to enroll. Thank you!

5=Definitely
4=Very Likely
3=Likely
2=Unlikely
1=Definitely not

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1. CONDUCTING GENIUS: How to Facilitate Breakthrough Brainstorming Sessions
2. IDEATION JUMP START: Getting the Creative Juices Flowing in 45 Minutes or Less
3. THE SEED OF POSSIBILITY: How to Establish a Sustainable Culture of Innovation
4. I-MENTORS: Creating Internal Consultants to Drive Your Innovation Process
5. BRINGING OUT BRILLIANCE: Coaching Others into States of Heightened Creativity
6. WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? The Art of Framing the Right Question
7. 1+1=11: How to Spark Authentic Collaboration on the Job
8. THE CUP IS HALF FULL: Diffusing Naysaying and Idea Killing Behavior
9. BEYOND ANALYSIS PARALYSIS: Right-Brained Thinking for Left-Brained People
10. SPARKING THE AHA MOMENT: The Power of Creative Thinking Tools and Techniques
11. THE INNOVATOR’S MINDSET: Ten Keys to Thinking Outside the Box
12. STOCKS ARE NOT THE ONLY THING THAT APPRECIATE: Fostering a Culture of Acknowledgment, Appreciation, and Gratitude
13. AUTHENTIC SALES: How to Communicate Real Value and Create Customers for Life
14. INNOVATION ALCHEMY: Advanced Creative Thinking Techniques for Aspiring Geniuses
15. BEST INNOVATION PRACTICES: What Works and Why
16. BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE IDEA CHAMPION: Strategies for Leading Others on the Path of Innovation
17. THE ONE-MINUTE INNOVATOR: Quick Hitting Techniques for Thinking Outside the Box
18. WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: The Eight Characteristics of a High Performing Team
19. INSPIRATION FROM THE CREATIVE MASTERS: What You Can Learn from Michelangelo, Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Lady Gaga, and a Host of Other Breakthrough Thinkers
20. TAMING THE TIME MONSTER: Eight Ways to Make More Time to Innovate

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