Is innovation the new creativity?
At ISPIM, see the group, in their 30′s and 40′s. A family At ISPIM conference opening reception. They call themselves the family of innovation worldwide. 60% academics; 30% consultants and the rest entrepreneurs. They hug upon greeting; form international projects and initiatives and resist defining innovation because there are so many kinds. Stay tuned…this should [...]
read moreWhen leading innovation, does the male/female ratio count?
I’m not sure, though it’s likely. It’s a question I’ll be putting forward at the International Society for Professionals in Innovation (ISPIM.org) conference in Bilbao, Spain in a few days. Here’s the story. We developed a program called Passport to Innovation® several years ago. Over time it instills an innovation mindset throughout an organization while [...]
read moreWhat does creativity mean to you, your boss, your clients?
The chart below, drawn from research done by the American Association of School Administrators and Americans for the Arts, shows the difference between how employers and school superintendents interpret what creativity means. How do you understand creativity? Is it the same understanding as that of your colleagues, friends, customers? Does it matter? What if it [...]
read moreNew Creativity Master's Degree in London, UK
When I decided to go to the International Center for Studies in Creativity in Buffalo, NY to study creativity in 1977 many asked, “You are going where? Do do what? Can’t you study something real?” After earning the master’s degree in Creativity and Change Leadership years later, people were still uncertain of its value. In [...]
read moreA new six-level creative thinking outline for innovation
Context for Creativity and Innovation There are many different definitions of creativity: novelty that is useful is the one used by many Creativity Professionals. I like to take that understanding a little deeper to help clients appreciate that each person has his/her own style for expressing creativity – for generating new ideas and making new [...]
read moreThe creativity and innovation mashup
In the Pirate’s Dilemma, author Matt Mason shows how youth culture drives innovation and is changing the way the world works. Innovation, he says, occurs when people personalize their experience with products and services to create their own, often infringing on what already exists, impacting, threatening and influencing the things as they are. Simple strategy [...]
read moreInterest in Creativity and Innovation expected to rise.
According to Google Analytics, more and more people are searching for the terms “creativity and innovation” and are predicted to so in the future. Separately, searches for “innovation” and “creativity” are forecast to hold steady, with creativity at a slightly lower level than innovation. Could this mean that creativity and innovation are linked in many [...]
read moreCreativity presents a moral dilemma. True?
Is creativity the right thing for everyone? It depends on how you look at it. I’ve heard Teresa Amabile, of Harvard University state creativity itself is amoral, its morality rests in the people who use it. Mark Runco, a respected creativity researcher and executive director of the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development at [...]
read moreCreativity and Innovation: Instinct and Intellect
Too many people continue to confuse creativity with innovation, and that muddies up the work. Teresa Amabile from Harvard University has simplified these understandings. Briefly, she says that creativity is the idea and innovation is the idea in action. Others have followed her lead to differentiate the two. My friend, author of Jack’s Notebook, and [...]
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