Ideas that Create Results
Align guides teams through a creative development process to uncover breakthrough ideas that lead to bottom-line results.
Great Ideas Aren’t Lucky
They’re Designed
You don’t have to keep doing things the same way, waiting for something to change. You don’t need to wait for a eureka moment. Great ideas rarely drop out of thin air. Given the pace of change and need to adapt, you can’t wait to see if an inspired idea will arise on its own.
Successful teams take idea work seriously and actively invest time and attention in generating and converting ideas into tangible solutions that customers want. Growing organizations know that innovation is critical to staying relevant and in demand. They know that innovation isn’t luck, it’s intentional and methodical.
Uncover Your Team’s Hidden Creative Potential
Ideas that solve problems and create value are within reach. But you need the right conditions for good ideas to flow freely. Everyone and every organization has creative potential, but it can get pushed down by factors that reward safety over curiosity. We help leaders create the environment and the structure where good ideas flourish.
Quotes
“We needed this facilitated push to move to an actual concept we could implement!”
“Today was awesome! I loved the time spent ‘not doing’ in order to think.”
“I was a little skeptical, but now I see the process. We’re already moving some concepts forward.”
Client Success
Align led the Igniting Innovation- Reimagining the Child Care Business Model project, where our client’s innovation team presented 7 pilot projects to an audience of state policy leaders, resulting in new funding, new programs, and new partners. “This has been HUGE for us! We have a clear strategy now.” Andrea Heberlein, ELIC Executive Director
The Idea Process
An Experience that Inspires Results
Whether you need a one-day event or a program spanning a few months, Align’s expertly facilitated ideation programs are productive and results-oriented. Each project is customized with a timeline and scope to harness the creative process in ways that best meet your needs.
Align’s formula for great ideas:
Create Focus and Define Success - Inspire a shared vision for the future
Research People and Needs - Define the right audience and the problem worth solving
Facilitate a Creative Experience - Convene a diverse group and inspire collaboration and wild ideas
Prioritize & Refine Opportunities - Apply criteria to elevate and refine the best options
Outcome: a collective experience that generates a prioritized collection of tangible solutions, grounded in your customer’s needs and priorities
We bring the energy, expertise, and structure your team needs to unearth great new possibilities. Applying techniques from Align’s 4 ‘I’s of Strategic Innovation process, we design experiences that energize teams and create focus for innovation that drives new income and greater impact.
There is a proven process for generating ideas that lead to new and improved products, services, and strategies. Align specializes in guiding teams through a development process that converts ideas into actionable solutions that create value.
Our projects result in a portfolio of short-term and long-term strategic opportunities, with a roadmap to validate, develop, and launch the best ideas. You’ll come away with tangible opportunities and a clear sense of how to move forward confidently.
How to Focus & Kickstart Innovation
Don’t wait. Don’t wing it. Imagine a high-energy retreat where insights lead to inspiring ideas and collaboration leads to consensus and clarity. Align’s easy Innovation Checklist will show you how to set your innovation journey on the right path.
The First Step
The Innovation Checklist
Align’s Innovation Checklist provides reflection questions and tips that will help you prepare for an efficient and effective project. By understanding how to design a creative problem-solving program and idea workshops, you’ll avoid pitfalls that delay progress and cause team frustration. When you know who to involve, how to create focus, and what makes ideation productive, you can build momentum that leads to success!
Download the Innovation Checklist now and schedule a meeting to explore the best program options for your organization.
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