Great ideas don’t just happen. Like a prized exotic plant, great ideas flourish when they are nurtured by two factors: culture and process. Comedian and workplace innovation speaker John Sweeney says that it is rare for people to consistently come up with great ideas. After all, even the most talented and creative souls among us [...]

What makes a person an innovator versus an ordinary folk? According to John Sweeney, nothing! We were all created innovatively perfect. However, there are innovation inhibitors that have crept up into our mindsets that eventually convinced some people that they are not creative enough to come up with new exciting ideas. Sweeney shows us in [...]

John Sweeney, a professional improvisational comedian and public speaker, talks about the importance of brainstorming in the innovation process. Being a comedian, he makes a living on coming up with innovative ideas for his performance sets, making him an authority on this subject. In order for great ideas to surface, we need to start with [...]