Strong creative facilitation is a critical factor for successful innovation projects; to help define and drive the creative process, but in a way that inspires all the team. We run different Creative Facilitation training courses, including a 3-day "Hothouse Champions" program for 20-24 delegates who are given the tools and training to plan, prepare and facilitate the Innovation Hothouse process. Delegates are provided with an online tool-kit of different facilitation techniques plus full training with Zip-Zap Ideas®. Enjoy the movie to get a feel for how we run our courses.....and how we encourage delegates to "go into the danger zone". Enquire now »
More of What We Do
We develop winning ideas by using a focused and insights-driven approach that is supported by our team of Trend Scouts, Creative Agents, Copy Editors, and online collaboration tools.
Our team Insight Agents and Trend Scouts use a variety of techniques to gather, refine and identify deeper insights and trends that are linked to agreed innovation objectives.
Zip-Zap Ideas® is a smart online brainstorming tool that provides virtual innovation teams with a faster and more effective way to share and evaluate new ideas with a wider audience.
Zip-Zap Ideas® provides a simple and effective platform for virtual brainstorming workshops, helping online teams to generate and develop new ideas in collaboration with webex tools such as Zoom.
We run 1-day Consumer Innovation Labs™ to engage creative-thinking consumers to refine existing concepts, or to develop fresh new ideas linked to leading consumer insights.
Our fastSCREEN™ consumer panels provide a fast and cost-effective way to screen leading insights, mini-concepts and claims with target consumers in key global markets.
We run Hothouse™ workshops to inspire cross-functional teams to think in new ways and to generate new ideas with support from artists, creative agents and target consumers.
Our creative facilitation training is highly interactive and provides delegates with the skills, confidence and a "tool-kit" to step-change the way they plan and run innovation projects.
Other Services
In addition to running innovation consultancy projects world-wide, Ideas First® now offers our leading clients the option to buy and use Zip-Zap Ideas®, our new online collaboration software. Zip-Zap Ideas® provides innovation teams with a faster and more effective way to share and evaluate new ideas linked to an agreed innovation objective. The software comes with creativity training and ongoing support. Contact us to arrange a demo or visit options for Zip-Zap Ideas®.