ITG Innovation Blog
Inspiring Thinking Across Different Topics and Categories
Every ITG innovation workshop is uniquely designed — shaped by the people in the room, the space they're in, and the activities that get their creative energy flowing. These three variables are how we turn a proven process framework into an experience that feels completely fresh, inspiring, and built for the challenge at hand.
How to Integrate Consumer Insights Into New Product Development
Transform your innovation pipeline by systematically integrating consumer insights into every stage of new product development. Discover how co-creating directly with your target audience empowers your team to build solutions with true speed and substance.
The Aqueduct and the Mind
Artificial intelligence is flooding our workflows with endless ideas, making human cognition—not technology—the real bottleneck to innovation. To turn AI into a true discovery partner, teams must upgrade their judgment to overcome the cognitive biases that derail swift, substantial decision-making.
Great Innovation Takes Work
Innovation shortcuts are tempting, but they run the risk of producing ideas that look just like everyone else’s. The teams generating concepts that actually move brands forward share one thing in common: they do the work. Here are the four ways to truly show up for innovation, and why ITG is designed to make that commitment less daunting and far more rewarding.
The Importance of Specificity in Innovation
Mass appeal doesn't come from the middle—it comes from the margins. When consumer insights get sanded down through layers of research reports, we lose the messy, specific truths that make innovation possible. The paradox? The more specific you are to one person's deep emotional reality, the more universal your innovation becomes.
The 4 Elements of Creativity That Power Innovation
Anyone can be creative. It’s an art and a skill that can be taught and enhanced with practice. Here are the essential elements of creativity in idea generation.
11 Ways to Make Your Environment More Creative
Creative environments foster innovation. Whether it's at work or at home, here are 11 ways to make your environment more creative.
“Yes, And” vs. Forness® Thinking
Is "Yes, And" actually helping during ideation? Learn why Negativity Bias stalls innovation and how the Forness® mindset creates a safe culture for creativity at work and home.