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Partners Wanted – Taking Nine Innovation Roles Global

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Partners Wanted - Taking Nine Innovation Roles Global I was in Boston, MA last week for the Front End of Innovation conference and had the opportunity to train dozens of potential corporate Nine Innovation Roles trainers as part of my quest to set the Nine Innovation Roles free and make this powerful tool available for people to use to improve the effectiveness of their innovation teams and the overall innovation capability of the organization.

Now it is time for the next step, to train other service providers from all around the world on the Nine Innovation Roles so they can use it with their customers.

Already, we have a Spanish language version of the cards and resources in process.

For interested service providers, there are only a few small requirements for becoming a Nine Innovation Roles training partner:

  1. Translate this page on my site (see Spanish example) – will publish and give translation credit with 1-2 links to first translator of each language
  2. Translate this page on my web site – will publish and give translation credit with 1-2 links to first translator of each language
  3. #1 and #2 will allow me to get a translated version of the Nine Innovation Roles cards design created for you
  4. Translate the Nine Innovation Roles presentation embedded in #1 (can leverage #1)
  5. Translate the Nine Innovation Roles worksheet I link to in #1 (can leverage #1)
  6. Attend an inexpensive Nine Innovation Roles train the trainer webinar that I will be holding soon.

To register your interest in becoming a Nine Innovation Roles training partner please fill out the contact form and make a note in the question field.


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Free Nine Innovation Roles Train the Trainer Session

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Nine Innovation Roles Train the Trainer I will be in Boston, MA this week for the Front End of Innovation conference May 6-8, 2013 at the Seaport World Trade Center, joining 650+ innovation managers and thought leaders from around the world who are serious about learning more about the front-end of innovation or improving existing innovation efforts.

For those of you are interested, I am planning to hold a FREE Nine Innovation Roles train the trainer session to go with all of the other FREE Nine Innovation Roles resources I offer hear on my web site under ‘Products’. To register your interest please fill out the contact form and make a note in the question field.

I will also be leading some thought provoking panel sessions, sharing new insights, and reconnecting with innovation friends (both old and new) at this always fun and energizing innovation event.

If you’d like to set up a meeting to explore your innovation efforts or needs while I’m there, please contact me.


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Announcing FREE Nine Innovation Roles Resources

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Nine Innovation Roles Cards

I have big news that I’m extremely excited to share with you today.

I’m proud to announce today that I’m setting The Nine Innovation Roles free.

What does that mean exactly?

It means that for the greater good, I am now providing all of the tools that you need to conduct a Nine Innovation Roles workshop or team meeting inside your organization to enhance the success of your innovation teams – for FREE.

Some people think I’m crazy to help people not hire me, but because of my collaborative and people-centric approach to innovation I would like to give everyone five free gifts:

  1. The Nine Innovation Roles themselves

  2. Downloadable Nine Innovation Roles presentation for team meetings or workshops

  3. Downloadable Nine Innovation Roles Worksheet for gathering data on team makeup

  4. Downloadable Nine Innovation Roles card deck design that I use with Fortune 500 clients

  5. Nine Innovation Roles video for use in team meetings or workshops

The Nine Innovation Roles is one of the most requested workshop topics in the keynotes and masterclasses that I conduct for companies all around the world, and comes directly from my popular book Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire, that is being used by universities like Creighton and companies like Microsoft and AB Inbev to help establish a common language of innovation.

Here is an excerpt from my book that talks about The Nine Innovation Roles:

“Too often we treat people as commodities that are interchangeable and maintain the same characteristics and aptitudes. Of course, we know that people are not interchangeable, yet we continually pretend that they are anyway — to make life simpler for our reptile brain to comprehend. Deep down we know that people have different passions, skills, and potential, but even when it comes to innovation, we expect everybody to have good ideas.

I’m of the opinion that all people are creative, in their own way. That is not to say that all people are creative in the sense that every single person is good at creating lots of really great ideas, nor do they have to be. I believe instead that everyone has a dominant innovation role at which they excel, and that when properly identified and channeled, the organization stands to maximize its innovation capacity. I believe that all people excel at one of nine innovation roles, and that when organizations put the right people in the right innovation roles, that your innovation speed and capacity will increase.”

I hope you take the time to download and learn and utilize these FREE Nine Innovation Roles resources to improve the success of your innovation efforts and of the innovation teams in your organizations.

Keep innovating!

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Innovation Insights for March 21, 2012

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Innovation Insights for March 21, 2012I am in the middle of putting together a substantial innovation training proposal for senior leaders at another Fortune 100 company. As part of the proposal I included a few phrases about my innovation philosophy and thought I would share them here as well as on Twitter and Linkedin as part of a new series of short posts.

Here are the quotes worth sharing:

“Sustainable innovation is more about people, process, and communications than it is about inventions created by science and technology.”

“Every organization has a different level of innovation maturity and needs a system to embed innovation within the organization and its culture.”

“Innovation requires that you unlock the very best from your people and maintain a laser focus on value.”

“Creating and sustaining an innovation culture requires creating consistency across beliefs, communications and behavior.”

I’m in the process of creating a page about all of my innovation training offerings. Please contact me for all of your innovation training needs.

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Join Braden Kelley in London for an Innovation Masterclass

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Join Braden Kelley in London for a 3-Day Innovation MasterclassPlease join me March 14-16, 2012 in London, England for a three day innovation masterclass based on my popular book Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire.

This Three Day Innovation Event with Braden Kelley will help you learn how to create a common language of innovation in your organization, how to identify your unique barriers to innovation, and how to create innovation excellence in the same way that you strive for operational excellence or quality. We will explore innovation investment strategy and how to create a sustainable culture of innovation.

We will look at how to craft an effective innovation portfolio, the importance of insights and organizational psychology to innovation success, and much, much more.

Come join me for this interactive innovation masterclass in London at the Park Plaza Hotel from March 14-16, 2012. Space is limited, so act now.

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