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Picturing Big Ideas

John's innovation sessions spur fresh thinking

John Emmerling is an author, “innovational speaker,” and a visual facilitator. As a former ad-agency creative director, he facilitates groups by reaching into his creative-director’s tool kit—and uses his quick sketches and graphic exercises to explore strategies and generate ideas. The results are amazing—and they happen fast. In just a few hours, participants enjoy an exciting and rewarding experience. When John appears as an Innovational Speaker he stimulates the audience to re-think how innovation happens in their own organizations.

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INNOVATIVE IDEA GENERATION
This session is a sure-fire way to come up with Big Ideas. Because only a Visual Brainstorming session spurs your group’s imagination by visualizing every single idea. The sketches bring the room to life and unleash creative energy—always leading to at least 25 fresh concepts. At the session’s end, participants vote for “Biggest Ideas” and discuss how to make those Big Ideas happen.



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INNOVATIVE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
During a SuperS.W.O.T.™ session your group will explore the Competitive Landscape, outline the 3-Year Strategic Path, visually profile Key Players (your best customers and prospects), then dig deep for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats. As we wrap up your group considers the session’s implications for strategy.



JOHN'S BLOG
JOHN'S BLOG
This blog shows you how to think up big ideas by visualizing them. The mantra for Picturing Big Ideas tells the story:
If you picture it, more ideas will come®




Testimonials

"John Emmerling sparks ideas—and knows how to spark them in organizations."

Kenneth Roman
Former Chairman/CEO
Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide

“Your work helped us form our new strategy.”

Chris Poleway
President Fortune/Money Group, Time Inc.

“These two sessions played an important role in strategic planning—and in coming up with our Battle Cry.”

Anthony J. DiSalle
VP, Marketing & Sales
General Motors OnStar

“A superb marketer, John Emmerling, works both visually and verbally to help mine deeply buried information and insights.”

Mike Slosberg
Co-founder
Digitas (Formerly Bronner, Slosberg, Humphrey)