1. Encouraging Innovation: Moving Past the Yeah-Buts in your Community
Kerri Tilby-Price

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4. Ask Different Questions Questions should be:
Specific
Urgent
Big

5. How can we get 300 new volunteers by 31 December?

6. I think that’s a great idea BUT….
I think we should….

7. That’s a great idea and then we could…

8. 5 Steps for Effective Idea Generation
I Individually Brainstorm
D Diversify your Ideas

10. 5 Steps for Effective Idea Generation
I Individually Brainstorm
D Diversify your Ideas
E Expand ‘.. then we could’
A Ask for Preferences
S Select and GO!

12. Best Current Thinking (BCT)
Describe your idea as your best current thinking
Ask them to tell you only the things they like about the idea
Invite them to share any challenges they see
Reflect back what you hear

13. 4 Things to Remember

15. Kerri Tilby-Price www.exult.co.nz