Does Brainstorming for Innovation Work? Maybe not… when you consider personality style
“Fresh ideas come when your brain is relaxed and engaged in something other than the particular problem you’re embroiled in… This is the polar opposite of what happens in brainstorming sessions. Long showers, soaks in a tub, long walks, or doing chores are frequently when those “synapses” that find alternative solutions to a problem [...]
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Where to look for new ideas – insight from Leonard Cohen
The Future is an album by Canadian musician Leonard Cohen. His song, Anthem, provides a strong metaphor for insights into where to look for new ideas. Anthem The birds they sang at the break of day Start again I heard them say Don’t dwell on what has passed away or what is yet to be. [...]
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Looking to engage office creativity? Eliminate psychological harassment
Wonder why people aren’t engaged when asked for creative ideas ? Could be that there’s some psychological harassment going on. If people you work with behave as in the list below, you can bet that there are interpersonal factors that block to allow free thinking and new ideas. Make rude, degrading or offensive remarks Act [...]
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Refund denied. Helpful Hints for Dealing with Holacracy One.
Just back from a disappointing one week Holacracy One (HO) certification program that promises participants will • Explore the leading-edge of human organization • Learn new “sense and respond” habits and practices • Learn how to “facilitate beyond ego” • Practice, practice, practice their method! It doesn’t promise to ruthlessly crush others as needed, yet [...]
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Type and Creativity
There’s a difference in the way people approach getting new ideas and making new decisions. Creativity professionals use this information to facilitate new thinking. Some people get ideas from inside, through reflection. Others, when interacting with the world outside of themselves. Some people get new ideas from taking a look at the physical world, others, [...]
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Selling New Ideas – The Human Dimension
Have you seen the post Selling New Ideas – Getting Ready? It provides a list of questions and points to have ready in your presentation when it’s time to make the pitch. Pitches are interactive experiences where the idea giver shows how the new suggestion will make life easier for the idea receiver. You will [...]
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