Innovation Facilitation Center - - Keynote Innovation Speaker

Ideation, Strategic Thinking, Complex Problem Solving

Whether you see life in the economy or dark skies ahead, one thing is certain, the game is changing. In a fast-shifting marketplace, past strategies are being re-evaluated and bold new ideas have increased relevance. Now more than ever, competition and profitability demand innovation.

"The future is about collaboration, teamwork and decisions…that offer scale, speed and flexibility," Cisco CEO John Chambers

Red Door Innovation center has designed a unique program for achieving powerful new strategies through idea generation.

"Ideation is central to the innovation process," states John Di Frances. "The first step is to get out of the office, away from established patterns and distractions." At Red Door Innovation, teams are free to focus on the real issues.

John challenges teams to think and rethink their suppositions generating truly innovative solutions. As necessary, our industry experts contribute specialized knowledge and experience to the collaborative process. Our focus is to develop purposeful innovations within a timely context.

"Our actions are limited by our perceptions of reality. At Red Door Innovation, we provide an open environment where teams collaborate to function synergistically." John Di Frances

	The heart of Innovation is THINKING. Deep Thinking and ReTHINKING. It requires a commitment of time and resources from an organization's leadership. Accelerated Innovation is an intensely collaborative exercise in which opportunities and problems are viewed from every possible perspective and ideas volleyed back and forth. Solutions must be practical, affordable and capable of implementation. Imagine walking away from one of our Red Door Innovation center sessions with clear direction for one or more of the following Innovations: Powerful New Branding Innovative Customer Service Initiatives Process Flow & Systems Improvements Distinctive New Products, Services or Product Line Extensions Breakthrough Solutions to Complex Problems A Plan for Increasing Employee Loyalty & Productivity Streamlined R&D to Market Pipeline Strategies
	When does an idea become innovation? "When it creates new markets or transforms the way business is done." - John Di Frances Business innovation begins with focused creativity and ideation for the purpose of increasing value. Our model of facilitating teams produces the innovative breakthroughs and solutions which form the basis for your take-away Innovation Action Plan. When teams leave the Red Door Innovation center, they are equipped with a thorough understanding of the resources required as well as the steps necessary to bring those innovations to reality.
	Why is it so difficult to innovate at work? Your office is a 'bubble'. New ideas, opportunities, new ways of seeing and imagining what your business can become will not be discernible from inside that bubble. Creative powers can be fragmented by too many interruptions and too little time to think. Too often the focus becomes the URGENT, rather than that which is truly IMPORTANT. Red Door Innovation center is a facility uniquely designed for one purpose — to facilitate breakthrough business innovation in an environment where your team's thinking will flourish — away from the office, cell phones, computers and nonstop interruptions.
	What innovation is NOT..... it is not just a great idea. Businesses must make profits to survive. If an idea offers no market value or bottom-line improvement for operations, then it is simply an idea. It is not innovation. Professional facilitation keeps innovation on track.
	SPEED is not hurry. Speed is swift and effective action for positive impact. At Red Door Innovation, we practice Speed, but never hurry. With skillful guidance, Ideation and Innovation can be successfully accelerated, but it is not instant. Your team will identify and evaluate all available opportunities, select the best, optimize them and then establish an Innovation Action Plan.
	Our four day program enables management teams to collaborate effectively. Pooling collective knowledge, engaging in dialogue and inquiry, abandoning established patterns of thinking, employing humor and at times sparring viewpoints combine to create the ideation dynamic for successful innovation. Sending teams to Red Door Innovation will open their eyes to a world of opportunity beyond the office bubble, resulting in innovations destined to change the future of your organization. Upon returning, team participants will infuse excitement and a fresh perspective into the organizational culture.
	What is your ROI? Along with newly acquired skills in collaboration and the broadened perspective with which they will function, your team will return with specific and immediately implementable business innovations — your Innovation Action Plan.These are not 'wish lists' or 'high hopes', but rather high value, actionable business Innovations your team is ready to put into action. You will know before implementation begins, what will change, how it will change and most importantly, how that change will benefit your business.
Red Door Innovation — Where Ideas Generate Results	The Red Door Innovation experience is like no other. Not a conference, not a seminar, but rather a dynamically interactive experience. Crisis can serve as a catalyst for change. Business Innovation can and will reposition your company for profitable growth.