SW 11 | Igniting Team Innovation: Free Workshop + Deep Dive w/ Tech Leader Yngvar Ugland

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Welcome to a masterclass in high-performance teams, bold creativity, and next-level innovation!

This episode of Staying Wild dives into my free Wild Laboratory Workshop and an inspiring conversation with tech visionary Yngvar Ugland.

Here’s the lowdown on how to bring serious strategy, creativity, and moonshot thinking to your team.

The Wild Laboratory Workshop: One Workshop to Innovatively Solve Your Team’s Challenge

Welcome to Episode 2 of my Staying Wild series “Making Masterclasses for Companies I Love Until They Hire Me”.

I originally dreamed up this episode for Open Innovation Lab of Norway. But when one of my 1:1 clients (a powerhouse exec steering a major restructure at a Norwegian startup) asked last week for strategies to energise her new team, unify them, and tackle a specific challenge.

With one concern being that the team was on the introverted side and can get a bit awkward with team-building activities…

I thought:

Perfect.

One workshop, two wins.

And an extra win for you too!

The Wild Laboratory is my nine-step framework for turning chaotic, stuck, or awkward team discussions into innovative breakthroughs and crystal-clear action plans.

It blends:

  • Special Forces–level decision-making and mission execution

  • Walt Disney’s genius approach to limitless creativity

  • Performance psychology & neuroscience hacks

I’ve designed this episode so you can:

  • Learn how to run this workshop solo

  • Or better yet, hit play with your team, pause at the end of each step as you go, and come out the other side with a more connected crew and a clear action plan.

  • Want me to facilitate it for your team? There’s literally never been a better time to work with me. Email me adelaide@adelaidegoodeve.com or give me a ring +47 934 49 766 and I’ll give you a ridiculously good offer.

Why The Wild Labratory Works (according to science and special forces):

  • Autonomy drives performance: Teams with control over decisions are more motivated, engaged, and productive.

  • Every voice matters: Inspired by the Special Forces “Chinese Parliament” method, loud, quiet, or wild, every voice and idea counts.

  • Fun fuels results: Energy + engagement = breakthrough thinking.

The Nine Steps to Innovation

  1. State the Mission: Define why it matters.

  2. Team Owns the Mission: Let the team rephrase it in their words—full buy-in.

  3. SWOT Analysis: Map strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats.

  4. Mind Safari: No judgment, every idea is gold.

  5. The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: Critique without killing creativity.

  6. Craft the Course of Action: Turn top ideas into real plans.

  7. Decision Time: Align as a team on the best path forward.

  8. Mind the Gap: Spot obstacles and plan mitigations.

  9. Lock & Load: Lock in with a team chant, high-five, or happy dance. Let’s get cracking!

Pro tips: Suspend judgment. Flatten hierarchy. Make it fun. Your team will actually want to do this. And the results will be breakthrough (and office brag worthy ofc).

Meet Award-Winning AI + Tech Leader, and Best-Selling Author: Yngvar Ugland

Yngvar Ugland is a trailblazing technology leader, who has spent his career playing a pivotal role in building products, technologies, cultures and companies.

Since 2017, he’s been at the helm of DNB NewTechLab, now part of DNB’s Emerging Business unit.

Yngvar has been leading his team into uncharted new tech territory, from Norway to Silicon Valley!

It’s no surprise that in 2024 he was named Nordic AI Professional of the Year, and his latest book, The Moonshot Method (Moonshots-metoden), quickly became a bestseller!

Key Insighs From Yngvar:

  • Embrace Uncertainty: The future’s messy, lean in.

  • Train Your Imagination: Radical ideas need muscle.

  • Shoot For The Moon: Fail fast, learn faster, and do it sustainably, with a safe environment as your launchpad.

  • Team First: The team wins, not the ego of the leader.

  • High-Trust Matters: Norway’s trust-based environment = safer, smarter AI and innovation. So what does that mean for the future of AI?

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