Whippee!!! You know where you are headed. Great first step. Congrats. You’ve stepped out of the fog and see before you a great woods, vibrant, green, safe. There are many ways to enter, which will you choose? Welcome to Step V. You’ve opened a door for realizing a new future (Steps 1 + 2) and […]
Month: April 2011
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Creativity: Next step (IV) World Creativity and Innovation Week Personal project
It’s day 4 of World Creativity and Innovation Week 2011. Have you seen all the events we know about that are happening all over the planet? You’ll see large and small, individual and group. Some are free. Great variety, no? WCIW touches everyone in someway – it’s purpose is to prepare people for the innovations […]
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Creativity: Next step (III) World Creativity and Innovation Week personal project
To recap – it’s World Creativity and Innovation Week 2011. Lot’s of changes going on (been to the gas pump lately?) resulting in uncertainties, chaos and confusion. Amidst it all is that lingering optimistic outlook that you can make a positive difference despite all the channels that are seemingly closing. This year’s WCIW is a […]
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Creativity: Next step in (II). Personal prep for World Creativity and Innovation Week
With World Creativity and Innovation Week fast approaching (April 15 start – Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday) aren’t you glad you completed the first step in to tapping your creativity? Step I focused your awareness on what might be by asking facilitative questions to set your mind free to wonder, imagine, leave the day-to-day momentarily to […]
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Creativity: One Step In. Personal prep for World Creativity and Innovation Week
Rather than overwhelm yourself wondering how to celebrate World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21 here are some simple personal starting points for using new ideas and making new decisions that will influence your future. As a WCIW gift, each day until April 21 will present another stage along a creativity path to […]
Creativity essential for working through crisis and employee engagement
There’s proof (aka research) that supports creativity as a positive influencer on employee engagement. Researcher Dr. Mark Batey of the Manchester Business School says creativity is definitely needed in working through crises (from People Management Blog, April 8, 2011 by Jill Evans) HRD 2011: Creativity essential for working through crisis Pairing staff with differing attributes […]
Are older folk getting in the way of our younger leaders? FourSight insights
United Way Toronto has a CITY Leader program which provides young adults with the practical knowledge and tools to become effective leaders, navigators and connectors in Toronto’s non-profit communities. Last weekend I helped them to get to know how to use the creative process in their work. It was enlightening and inspiring to see their […]
