521: How to Generate 100 Ideas in 10 Minutes with Dr. Roger Firestien

12/06/19 • 37 min

How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Dr. Roger Firestien shares his simple method for generating more original ideas.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) The four guidelines for generating ideas.

2) Why silly warm ups seriously help brainstorming.

3) The magic number for creative ideas.

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— ABOUT ROGER —

Dr. Roger Firestien has taught more people to lead the creative process than anyone else in the world. By applying Roger’s work in creativity:

Clorox solved a 77-year-old problem in 15 minutes;
General Motors came up with a $1.50 solution that saved the company $50,000 a week;
Mead Paper developed a world-class line of products and saved $500,000 a year;

Called “The Gold Standard” of creativity training by his clients, he has presented programs in creativity to over 600 organizations nationally and internationally. Roger’s latest book Create in a Flash: A Leader's Recipe for Breakthrough Innovation provides techniques to grow personal and team capacity for tackling tough challenges and recession proofing any business.

• Book: Create in a Flash: A Leader's Recipe for Breakthrough Innovation

• Book site: CreateInAFlashBook.com

• Roger’s website: RogerFirestien.com

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

• Blinkist. Learn more, faster with book summaries you can read or listen to in 15 minutes at blinkist.com/awesome

• Alitu.

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Dr. Roger Firestien shares his simple method for generating more original ideas.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) The four guidelines for generating ideas.

2) Why silly warm ups seriously help brainstorming.

3) The magic number for creative ideas.

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep521 for clickable versions of the links below.

— ABOUT ROGER —

Dr. Roger Firestien has taught more people to lead the creative process than anyone else in the world. By applying Roger’s work in creativity:

Clorox solved a 77-year-old problem in 15 minutes;
General Motors came up with a $1.50 solution that saved the company $50,000 a week;
Mead Paper developed a world-class line of products and saved $500,000 a year;

• Book: Create in a Flash: A Leader's Recipe for Breakthrough Innovation

• Book site: CreateInAFlashBook.com

• Roger’s website: RogerFirestien.com

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

• Blinkist. Learn more, faster with book summaries you can read or listen to in 15 minutes at blinkist.com/awesome

• Alitu.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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522: How to Defeat Distraction with Joe McCormack

Joe McCormack provides noise survival tips for clear thinking.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) Top 3 tactics for noise survival.

2) The problem with multitasking and what to do instead.

3) How to train yourself to say no.

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— ABOUT JOE —

Joe McCormack founded and serves as managing director and president of The Sheffield Company, an award-winning boutique agency.

A passionate leader, he started The BRIEF Lab, a subsidiary of Sheffield, in 2013 after years dedicated to developing and delivering a unique curriculum on strategic narratives for U.S. Army Special Operations Command. He speaks at diverse industry and client forums on the topics of messaging, storytelling, change, leadership, and focus.

• Book: “Noise: Living and Leading When Nobody Can Focus"

• Website: TheBriefLab.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: "Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History" by Erik Larson

• Book: "Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World" by William McRaven

• Play: "Waiting for Godot"

• Speech: University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address - Admiral McRaven

• Term: Elusive 600

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

• Pitney Bowes. Simplify your shipping while saving money. Get a free 30-day trial and 10-lb shipping scale at pb.com/AWESOME

• Babbel. Speak a new language with confidence with the top language learning app. Buy three months and get three free at babbel.com with promo code AWESOME2019.

• Finance Pal. Streamline and manage all your accounting needs. Free trial available at FinancePal.com/awesome

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