The interplay of business, art and science
photo credit: mawel It’s great to see organizations taking arts-based learning seriously. In the case of MIT, the Leadership Center has published an article by professor Wanda J. Orlikowski on a Jazz-inspired approach to Change Management. She says, “Change does not always lend itself to well-rehearsed orchestration. The organizations most responsive to change are often [...]
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Royal Roads University is one of my favourite places to give workshops. The campus is nestled in a forest, the quality of the air is amazing, the setting is beautiful, and the atmosphere is relaxed. RRU is an ideal setting for learning, creativity and experimentation. I always incorporate the gardens in my workshops, and getting [...]
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Discover ways to make peace with left-brain logic and right-brain imagination, by taking a whole-brain approach to creativity. Learn how to create synergy between imagination, emotion, data and analysis, to produce optimal innovative results. Only a few days left to register for Whole Brain thinking. This is my most requested workshop worldwide. Whole Brain Thinking: Cultivate [...]
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Cultivating organizational creativity in an age of complexity, is the newly released companion study to the IBM 2010 Global Chief Human Resource Officer Study, and I am pleased to be one of the 40 people selected by IBM as a creative leader, for this study. Here are some of the highlights: Why are some organizations [...]
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Transition is the psychological process people must go through to come to terms with new situations. Change is situational: the new boss, new teams, new roles. It’s the psychological aspect that’s difficult to manage, and it is only after a psychological transition that people adapt to change. According to William Bridges, author of Managing Transitions, [...]
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Exploring the Craft of Design Thinking “It is not about the world of design, it is about the design of the world.” Bruce Mau I’ve been invited to join the panel on Integrating Visual Thinking, Dialog and Storytelling for Sensemaking, August 19, and I’m looking forward to being part of this unconference. Design thinking has [...]
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Linda Naiman is a creativity and innovation consultant, coach, speaker and co-author of Orchestrating Collaboration at Work: Using Music, Improv, Storytelling, and Other Arts to Improve Teamwork
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