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 [...]
read moreAdobe survey: Creativity is important for career success – repost from Smartplanet
Could creativity be the key to performing well at work? Yes, according to a recent online survey commissioned by software maker Adobe. The study found that 78% of college-educated, full-time salaried American adults 25 and older believe that “creativity is important” to their current career. A whopping 85% of the 1,000 survey participants agree that “creative thinking is [...]
read moreStanford Crash Course on Creativity – Question Assumptions & Brainstorm – Week 5
Here’s a challenge to throw your group – ask people to line up according to their birthdays, pause, without talking. Then see what happens. This week’s installment for growing your creativity courtesy of Tina Seelig at Stanford University is to go beyond what you think is possible to invent new solutions. As my undergraduate mentor [...]
read moreEmpathy and Analysis Cannot Co-Exist in the Brain – Case Western Reserve University Research
Ever wonder why compassion might be a difficult sell in corporations? New research from Case Western shows that when analysis is at play, empathy goes away. Scientists discovered that the brain circuits used when we think about social matters, such as considering other people’s views, or moral issues, inhibit the circuits that we use when [...]
read moreStanford Crash Course on Creativity – Week 4 – Connect & Combine and Midcourse Review
This week’s program is brought you to you by these concepts for creativity: steal ideas and improve upon them or in other words…build on existing ideas cross pollination of ideas – collaborate, seek advice, talk to people outside your field – get social and diverse; the more diverse inputs you have, the more interesting and [...]
read moreCrash Course on Creativity: Do peer evaluations kill the intent?
Students are asked to evaluate team assignments using the following rubric. I can’t help but think these evaluative criteria are harmful rather than helpful for developing personal creativity because of the implied subjectivity. Your thoughts? Evaluation Criteria and Rubrics Please take the time to review some of your classmates’ projects. Your project will be [...]
read moreStanford Crash Course on Creativity – Framing & Reframing – Week 3
This week’s lesson is about shifting a frame of reference or point of view to unleash imagination. Reframing is a great way to see any situation in a fresh light. In the early days of creativity training people were asked, think of as many uses of a paper clip as you can as an exercise [...]
read moreCompassion Means Collaboration [We Really Are in it Together]
What it would look like if we took collaboration to the nth degree? Do you think we’d find continual compassion? Is technology growing to the extent that we won’t have a choice but to be compassionate? How might that affect our creativity? What’s your take? Marci Segal Freeing leaders thinking so they can create new [...]
read moreCalm after the Storm
Some Chinese proverbs to accompany you through Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath; its anxiety producing power overwhelmed many. Time to reflect, to focus, to renew, to create. Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. He who asks a question is a fool for a minute; he who does not remains a [...]
read moreInternet Distractions – Infographic and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451
No wonder people feel overwhelmed. This go-global.com infographic shows what happens during one minute on the internet. It appeared a year ago; it’s likely the numbers have increased since. Ever wonder what impact this has on your creative abilities? Me too. Still chunking that one, thinking it through. The late author Ray Bradbury wrote about [...]
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