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 [...]
read moreChecked 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 [...]
read moreConfused? 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 [...]
read moreWhy 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 [...]
read moreBoomer Creativity may be on the Rise
Our friends at Idea Champions prepared this slide show to prove creativity is available to people who are 50+. If that’s you, a quick flip through will surely put a smile on your face and breathe some inspiration to your soul. Creativity Late in Life
read moreWant to Feel Creative? Treat Your Brain
What if the economy is based on your ability to generate new ideas and make new decisions that make the world a better place and make your place in the world better too? Suppose the reason you go to school, or to work, or to do anything is for you use your creativity and to [...]
read moreSocial experiment on conformity – can people conform to using creative thinking tools?
Watch this 2-minute clip and then think – what if some leaders in our organization began to use creative thinking tools regularly in meetings? Do you suppose others would conform to the practice? Enjoy sourced from: The Psychology of Conformity from the Atlantic Magazine online
read moreCool Innovation Video – only a minute
Worth the watch…to see where creativity can lead. There’s hope folks, there’s hope. Related articles An easy way to understand innovation (creativityland.ca)
read moreIs a Runner’s High the Same as a Creator’s High?
Getty Images Mishmash contest is on. They are looking for looking fresh talent. Creators. People who can create something new from a mash-up of their content and their own – by making a short story, video art, music video, ad, mini-documentary or spoof movie trailer. Here’s last year’s winner. Got me thinking about a creator’s [...]
read moreAn easy way to understand innovation
People continue to ask for a good introduction to innovation. Here’s a 2005 worthwhile TedTalk by Charles Leadbeater, researcher at the London think tank Demos. It’s an easy intro and refresher on what innovation can be all about. And yes, he does talk about creativity. Happy viewing.
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