The interplay of business, art and science
Posted in Creativity and Innovation, Home on May 18th, 2010
If your employees are not putting forth new ideas despite directives to be innovative, it might be fear that stops them. After surveying hundreds of employees ranging from managers to stock clerks, Feirong Yuan of the University of Kansas and Richard W. Woodman of Texas A&M found that worries about “image risks” (unfavorable social impressions) [...]
Posted in ARTS, Creativity at Work Newsletter, Events, Home on Apr 30th, 2010
Join us in Vancouver for the Alchemy of Leadership & Conversations That Create. With Linda Naiman and Ralph Kerle June 29, 2010, 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Alchemy of Leadership How do you create the conditions for transformation? Immerse yourself in ideas, thinking processes and strategies used by leading innovators in business, art and science. [...]
Tips from the authors of The Winner’s Brain The brains of highly successful people function differently from those of the average Joe, according to the authors of the new book, The Winner’s Brain. Assistant neuroscience professor Mark Fenske of the University of Guelph and cognitive behavioural psychologist Jeff Brown of Harvard Medical School, say you [...]
Posted in Creativity and Innovation, Creativity at Work Newsletter, Home on Mar 31st, 2010
Creativity at Work Newsletter February – March 2010 I recently returned from a three week trip to Singapore and Malaysia, where I spoke at educational institutions, (including Singapore Management University), and corporations. Singapore has become a vibrant hotbed for creativity and innovation, which I find really exciting. Since my last trip to Singapore two years [...]
Philosophers Art Café co-sponsored by Simon Fraser University, Artists in our Midst and Lord Byng School for the Arts Art and Power with Linda Naiman Tuesday, April 13, 7:30 pm– 9:00 pm Come a little early for coffee and to get acquainted Venue: Lord Byng Mini School for the Arts, 3939 West 16th Ave. Vancouver. Parking is in [...]
Posted in Creativity and Innovation, Home on Feb 19th, 2010
I was featured in the Globe & Mail (Canada’s national newspaper) today Workplace creativity shrivels on the vine More work, longer hours, lower pay, fewer resources. Employees have endured a lot over the past 18 months. Now add stifled imaginations to the list. From Saturday’s Globe and Mail, Published on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 6:19PM EST [...]
Posted in Home on Feb 2nd, 2010
Jivi Khehra, host of Winds of Change, a new TV show on JoyTV 10 interviews Linda Naiman about art, creativity, teamwork and leadership.
Tune in Saturday Feb 6 at 3pm PST (Vancouver time)
Posted in Artful Leadership, Creativity and Innovation, Creativity and Innovation Training, Events, Home on Feb 1st, 2010
What a month. January was all about ”Moving forward, making progress, achieving goals, clearing hurdles, passing the competition—with increasing ease” — to quote Marshal Goldsmith’s tweet today. I’ll be delivering Creativity at Work talks and workshops in Singapore and Malaysia in a few weeks and I am thrilled to announce I’ll be speaking at Singapore Management [...]
Linda Naiman is a creativity and innovation consultant, coach, speaker and co-author of Orchestrating Collaboration at Work.
She applies arts-based learning and design-thinking to leadership development, creativity and innovation.
Orchestrating Collaboration at Work is an activity book for trainers, coaches, mediators and facilitators, who want to use the arts to create transformative learning experiences in organizations.
