Dominic Vogel’s Post

Taking another class with Pejman Milani on Visual Metaphors. Brain stretch and expansion time! I describe this type of thinking and creativity as bringing it all together while simultaneously pruning what's unnecessary to communicate ideas succinctly. This visual is about the Connection process of: ideas, people/relationships, building a business etc. When going into something new, do you expand by working with your curiosity or do you contract because you already have assumptions and biases?

🌟 The Unavoidable Truth: Creating something valuable often starts with something seemingly worthless.🌟 It's easy to dismiss early drafts or rough concepts when drafting content or brainstorming ideas. But just like a diamond in the rough, these beginnings hold the potential for greatness. Embrace the refinement process and trust that every step counts towards creating something remarkable. #Creativity #ValueCreation #TrustTheProcess #PerspectiveShift #innovation

Communication…IT'S NOT ABOUT US! CHECK OUT MY NEW WORKBOOK! Reality check…we must adjust how we communicate based on the person we are talking to. This is how to influence and lead product innovators. How you talk to engineering is different than how you talk to marketing. Both the content, the information, the tone, and the body language must differ based on your audience. As outlined in my new playbook, ****The Leadership REVOLUTION in Technology***, learn engineers' language of data, designers' aesthetics, and executives' priorities.  Speak to what matters most to each group. Use stories, vision, and logic to persuade and inspire.  Leadership is all about Communication and influence - get comfortable adjusting your approach to connect authentically. If you are ready to learn how to communicate and be the one everyone wants on their team…then comment INSPIRE, and I’ll send you a copy of the new playbook. #inspire

Do you want to create unique & original contents? Or Ever wondered how you can create valuable, insightful and captivating contents consistently? Adopt these six approaches, strategies: ✅ Activate curiosity and risk-taking ✅ Read daily and research vastly ✅ Experiment ideas that challenge assumptions ✅ Embrace ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty. ✅ Switch on the power of imagination ✅ Imbibe the act of brainstorming The clitche "Think outside the box" in business strategy actually often refers to creativity and innovation which becomes the product of the five approaches. So, if you want to create value, uniqueness and insights There you have it. #TGIF PS. Do you achieve your targets for the week? PS++ Where are we vibing this weekend?

Reflecting on the countless creative brainstorming sessions with Kathleen McAleese, M.Ed and many others! The 'Yes, and...' approach in any ideation session is a must. I learned about this concept during an improv team-building session with my fabulous marketing team at TelevisaUnivision. Let me tell you, that experience was a true game-changer. For me, the essence of ideation sessions lies in ensuring everyone genuinely feels heard, seen, and valued. I set a timer, grab a blank canvas and some markers, and kickstart the creative flow with background tunes. We immerse ourselves in the process, pouring out thoughts, ideas, wishes, and expectations. Post-creative session, it's all about exploring, comparing, and uncovering the collaborative magic. In my world, no idea is considered dumb—each one has the power to spark an even better one. The possibilities are truly endless!

"All creativity should communicate in nanoseconds." - George Lois I believe when of the daily challenges we face while working in the creative industry is simplicity and straight-forwardness. We all search for big, catatonic ideas, but we usually tend to fall in love with those ideas and instead of conveying it in simple and clear way to the intended audience, we convey it to ourselves, in complicated, unexplained manner, turning our ideas unconceivable. What we need to do instead is to learn to turn those big ideas into messages that can connect instantly with the human brain and heart. As George Lois says in his book "Damn Good Advice", we need to ditch the norm of long, drawn-out, fumbling presentations, campaigns and learn to communicate simply. #creativity #communication #simplicity #ideas

We all have access to information- PDFs, PPTs and word documents. The quest with strategy is to make it more of an inspiration and an innate value that we can bring to life rather than just statements curled up in a document. Nothing is better than interactions and conversations with colleagues where we travel above the clouds and feel the vision, navigate to a bird’s eye view of the “why” behind the strategy and land to understand how one can lead the strategy in their own unique capacity. #Strategy #vision  

Brilliant Communication: 7 quick questions to help you influence your audience. “If you don’t know your audience and treat them as a faceless clump of people, you’ll have a hard time connecting with them, influencing them and moving them to take action” says Nancy Duarte in her HBR guide to “Persuasive Presentations”. Use these questions to increase your knowledge of your audience and your ability to influence them: 1. What are they like? 2. Why are they here? 3. What keeps them up at night? 4. How can you solve their problems? 5. What do you want them to do? 6. How might they resist? 7. How can you best reach them? And see your audience as a line of individuals waiting to have a conversation with you. Why? People regularly fall asleep in presentations but not in conversations…so when you deliver lose the robotics and be as conversational as you can be.

5 Steps to Transforming Ideas into Action: 1. Set clear goals. 2. Break down tasks. 3. Take consistent action. 4. Learn and iterate. 5. Prioritize tasks. If you lack experience, bring energy. Turn ideas into reality.

Divergent Thinking to Convergent Thinking... Want to turbocharge your creativity and problem-solving skills? Let’s talk about how to use brainstorming for personal growth and success. Here’s how you can do it in two simple steps: divergent and convergent thinking. 1. Divergent Thinking: Goal: Think freely and generate a wide range of ideas. Quantity over quality! Example: Imagine you’re planning a career change. Brainstorm all possible roles. Let your imagination run wild! 2. Convergent Thinking: Goal: Narrow down those ideas to find the best solutions. Example: Now, evaluate your list. Focus on what’s feasible and effective. Why It Works ? Enhances Creativity: Think outside the box and come up with unique solutions. Boosts Confidence: Sharing your ideas (even with yourself) builds confidence. You got this! 💪 Improves Problem-Solving: From crazy ideas to practical solutions, you’ll sharpen your decision-making skills. Increases Adaptability: Get comfortable shifting between big-picture dreaming and focused action. Ready to Try? Give it a shot. Start with a big idea dump, then refine your list. Who knows? Your next big breakthrough might be just one brainstorming session away. Follow Sunanda Nandivargam for more.