With the recession impacting organizations of all types and sizes today, we're seeing a renewed emphasis on the importance of innovation. In a recent article for Life Science Leader, Kimberly Douglas, President of FireFly Facilitation, Inc., and a Herrmann Whole Brain^® Certified Practitioner, says that "innovation is the only ticket out of this recession." With that premise in mind, she encourages companies to adopt an innovation culture that is centered around energized, productive and motivated people working together to solve critical business challenges.

In Operation Firefly: Nine Ways to Ignite Innovation Inside Your Company…and Light Your Way out of the Recession, Douglas outlines steps any organization can take to set the stage internally for better innovation. Among them, she discusses the importance of seeking out untapped talent, encouraging creative abrasion and implementing practical strategies to get the most out of team situations. She also describes how the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument^® (HBDI^®) can be used to uncover and effectively harness the hidden brainpower in the organization.

Read the full article and learn more about the "Firefly Effect" here.