I learned a facilitator is a ‘guide by the side, not a sage on the stage’ from my college professor and mentor the late Dr. Ruth B. Noller. We didn’t use the word catalyst to describe what we did at the International Center for Studies in Creativity in the 1970’s and ’80’s – no. Facilitator […]
Month: February 2012
Ethics and creativity. Related?
A study recently released in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America reports rich people are more likely to engage in unethical behaviour – cutting off motorists, lying in a negotiation and cheating to win a prize – than are their less wealthy counterparts. Researchers also found those […]
When is the next bus coming? Wouldn’t it be nice to know the future?
There’s an app for the Toronto Transit Commission that let’s smart phone transit riders know how long a wait for the next bus. Brilliant. This free app eliminates the anxiety of guessing if there’s enough time to walk to the next stop and still catch a ride. The app is called Next Bus available on […]
Checked your Carbon Footprint Lately?
Here’s another great project idea for World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21, an imagination experiment. I’ve been struck by the amount of money we spend to support our carbon consuming habits – car, gas, new technology toys, etc. and wonder if the more money a person has, the more he or she […]
Confused? Great time to use your imagination.
The best time to use your imagination is when you feel confused. Confusion occurs when familiar boundaries disappear. The word confusion comes from two Greek words: Con meaning with and fusion meaning two things melting together. Normally we know where one thing ends and another begins. We get confused when those separating lines or […]
Why do people say no? Collecting thoughts
I’m often brought into companies who want to overcome hurdles to innovation. They want to move forward and at the same time are reluctant to adopt new strategies and metrics, and to influence new behaviours and attitudes to create new futures. What’s that all about? Time and again the largest obstacle to moving innovation forward […]
