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STEPHEN M. SWEID

Dr. Stephen M. Sweid is a business and innovation consultant / trainer, with over 20 years consulting experience on the international scene: Europe, USA, Middle East and Far East. He has involved as expert consultant in technical assistance projects of international organizations as well as in consulting projects commissioned by multinationals. He is currently active in the UK and UAE. His consultancy focuses on strategic issues, quantum leaping, innovation and marketing.

Email: sweidsm@gmail.com

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Startup Ideas are NOT Inspired on the Spur of the Moment!

Based on research in the market and in many countries, I tried to figure out the exact mechanism by which startup ideas are created. Aim is to facilitate and expedite this process for would-be entrepreneurs. Is it mainly a matter of brainstorming effort or are external factors at play?

Ideascale2021-12-20T08:29:34-08:00June 3rd, 2019|Categories: Enabling Factors, Idea Management, In-Depth Article, Innovation Psychology, Report, Strategies, Support for SMEs|Tags: brainstorming, business development, creative thinking, entrepreneurship, idea management, Ideation, in-depth article, innovative companies, innovative people, research, Startup idea, Startups|

Integrating Schools and Industry for a More Innovative Society

Author is suggesting that with the advent of the 4th industrial revolution children ought to start contributing to progress at the age of 6 years, through a learning-oriented but paid work for 3 hours per day, indeed with involvement in the hi-tech end of things. The future is now, and there is no more learning and preparing for the future.

Ideascale2021-12-14T13:52:30-08:00December 19th, 2017|Categories: Strategies|Tags: 4th industrial revolution, editorial, education, integration of schools, knowledge, learning by working, New work force, School education|

Tips to Achieve an Innovative and Differentiated Startup Project

This is the era of rapid changes and disruptive innovations, and no startup, irrespective of size or industry, should be launched without a high degree of innovation and differentiation. This article is about the why, what, and the how— the systematic way to achieve this, based on the long international experience of the author, Dr. Stephen M. Sweid.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:20:59-07:00July 21st, 2015|Categories: Enabling Factors, Support for SMEs|Tags: business development, business innovation, business model, business plan, Change Management, creative thinking, disruption, disruptive innovation, divergent thinking, incremental change, innovation, Problem Solving, risk-taking, SME, smes, startup, Success, team diversity|

The Critical Lead Time to Eruption in Brainstorming Sessions

Dr. Stephen Sweid has conducted more than a hundred structured group brainstorming sessions in recent years, as well as many one-to-one discussion sessions as a consultant and trainer. He has observed a number of common patterns related to timing and evolution of the brainstorming process.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:18:44-07:00November 18th, 2014|Categories: Idea Management, Life Cycle Processes|Tags: Best Practices, brainstorm, brainstorming, breakthrough innovation, exponential phase, ideas, Ideation, panel discussion, WOW innovative ideas|

Tips For Quicker And More Innovative Analogies

In this article Dr. Stephen Sweid is sharing a few secrets of the analogy method that has been refined throughout the years. Suggested techniques render this method more user friendly, but also allow it to generate WOW type new ideas that are more compatible (for integration) and that work in the real world, e.g. in the market.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:16:18-07:00January 10th, 2014|Categories: Idea Management, Life Cycle Processes, Organization & Culture|Tags: analogies, Best Practices, Creativity, Ideation, WOW|