First the warm up Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. (Oscar Wilde) One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. (A.A. Milne) Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what’s right. (Isaac Asimov) Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. […]
Month: August 2011
IBM Creative Leadership Study, 2011- more creativity needed among leaders
Creative leadership in action enables a wide range of product, process and business model innovations. Innovation will often require leadership styles characterised by influence rather than power. Managing the increasing complexity inherent in today’s environment requires leaders who will work to unlock, uncover and unleash the collective creative capabilities of their organisations. Why are some […]
Occupy Wall Street? September 17th? Social Unrest Solutions 1 + 2
Social Unrest Solution 1 Plans for occupying financial districts in New York, Madrid, Milan, London, Paris and San Francisco on Sept 17, 2011 were announced in Adbustersthis morning. People are being asked to bring tents and simple kitchens and to occupy these and other financial centers around the world for a few months in peaceful […]
Dr. Suess Wisdom for Change
Feel safe to be who are, to express your truth and appreciate the truths of others. That’s the only way collective creativity can be nurtured.
The truth about millenials in the workplace
After reading this I wondered how millenials interpret creativity in the workplace. Ideas? Posted by Rena Rasch in Strategy on Mon, 08/15/2011 – 10:00 Research indicates the millennials often stand on common ground with their older counterparts. Millennial workers are often depicted as a unique and hard-to-manage generation. When it comes to the workplace, the […]
What time zone do you live in? We’re not talking PST, EST, CEST. Take a look.
A Facebook friend, Rich Rosen, gave a presentation at Mindcamp last year, It’s About Time and recently sent me the link to his materials. On it is the video below, posted for you as inspiration to crack open new thinking and as another lens for appreciating diversity in human behaviour and meaning making. Make sure […]
What time zone do you live in? We're not talking PST, EST, CEST. Take a look.
A Facebook friend, Rich Rosen, gave a presentation at Mindcamp last year, It’s About Time and recently sent me the link to his materials. On it is the video below, posted for you as inspiration to crack open new thinking and as another lens for appreciating diversity in human behaviour and meaning making. Make sure […]
Innocence and Creativity
Innocence is not the same as naivete: naivete describes a lack of experience, innocence connotes freedom from moral wrong. Our world is always changing. It deserves to be seen fresh every day, innocently. That’s when creative ideas, thoughts, solutions and plans can emerge. Wouldn’t it be nice to cut through the clutter, to have a […]
A Masai Warrior and Lederhosen
Walking the subway route this morning, up from Toronto’s Eglinton Station through the Yonge Eglinton Centre, as usual. What wasn’t usual was the guy walking next to me, black, wearing blue and white basketball togs, carrying a backpack, 8 feet tall. I’m not lying. 30 meters later, another fellow, walking towards me arm-in-arm with a […]
