How to persevere beyond the ‘no’ when proposing ideas for new futures
People say no to new ideas because the new ideas do not fit what is current and understandable. What exists is easy; change requires an effort. People say no at the drop of a hat, without thinking. It’s a knee jerk reaction (see the exercise below the table for an example). Creativity = new ideas, […]
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Toronto’s Economic Incentive Idea – Make Meth
People used to refer to my home town as Toronto the Good. Another name emerged as it grew to be Canada’s biggest city: the Big Smoke. Now I don’t know what to call it, Wanton-ville? AMC’s Breaking Bad’s RV in which the lead characters of this hit TV show cooked meth amphetamine is touring the […]
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Toolkit for Collective Action by frog Take a look during #WCIW?
Simple, downloadable toolkit for community groups to make something happen. I like it for it’s simplicity. Take a look. Maybe something to use as a support for your World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15-21 celebration? Even just a wee read through… See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights Today, frog is pleased to […]
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New Word: VUCA, what it is, what it does and how to handle it
So proper, isn’t it. A new word to describe what we’re all feeling, the situations we face, and what others around us are dealing with too, and on so many levels, all at once. VUCA = Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. What a whirlwind, no? (Check out VUCA’s description in Wikipedia and its platform for […]
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An Emerging Ethic for Cheating and Lying?
At the end of Dan Ariely’s talk last night at Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, there was enough time for three questions from the audience, so I asked one. Dan spent the hour prior highlighting research from his book The (Honest ) Truth about Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone – Especially Ourselves. He cited […]
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New US patent law comes into effect Spring 2013. How does this effect creativity?
The rules for filing a US patent will change this spring. They will honour inventors who are first to file, rather than those first to invent. see Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Implementation. Today’s Questions What do you like about this change? What future positive potentials are presented because of this? In what ways might this […]
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New from Annie Leonard, the Story of Change
A quick video about how change happens, and the roles needed to make a difference. Annie says that once you know what you are good at and what you like to do it’s easy to find what kind of change maker you are. Change, she says, is all about making the ‘right’ thing the easiest […]
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What if schools helped students do a ‘Steve Jobs’ to land a job? Harvard Business School has a leg up.
When I was fresh out of university I went looking for a job. After getting fired from a number of them over the years, I decided it was more about identifying the work that needed doing and going ahead and doing it. Creativity professional was not a job category in the 1980′s, nor was innovation […]
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Six things you can do when your boss says, “be creative”
“We need new ideas Jordan, get creative,” boss says. “Sure thing,” Jordan says, meaning WTF, why now, OMG! Jordan calls in a panic. “What can I do Marci?” “Breathe,” I said. “Take a look at the checklist from our session, remember the 6 points? I’ve just emailed them to you, just in case. Pick one […]
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Be the change, collective creativity
Just back from the World Futures Society Conference in Vancouver. Can’t help but see that tomorrow’s world will not be anything like it is today, or was yesterday. Whether you like it or not, we are on the brink of massive change. According to the Millennium Project, we face 15 overriding challenges for the future, […]
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