Vancouver skyline. Photo courtesy of Thomas Quine
This month the City of Vancouver is in the spotlight as it prepares to host the 2010 Olympics. In honour of the occasion, I offer a Vancouver success story about urban renewal and revitalisation:
The Creative City and Sustainability: Leadership Lessons for Sustainable Initiatives
Vancouver, host of the 2010 Winter Olympics, [...]
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This month’s newsletter features:
Mix: Introducing the Management Innovation Index©
Upcoming seminars at Royal Roads University on Creativity, Collaboration, Innovation
Books worth reading
Introducing the Management Innovation Index©
According to Gary Hamel, author of The Future of Management, the three big challenges for companies over the next generation are going to be:
Adaptability: How you build things that can [...]
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I was interviewed by Lori Bamber for a Globe and Mail feature on career resilience. She did a great job capturing the essence and nuances of the message I wanted to convey to readers.
Here is an excerpt:
In today’s environment, career resilience is an essential attribute for success, even for survival. “If you identify with your [...]
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Time to evolve.
Doesn’t September feel more like the New Year than January? September is the time to complete projects, clear out the old, harvest the fruits of your labours, and prepare the ground for the new. If we are tuned in to the cycles of nature, then we will want to create order and balance [...]
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Alchemy
When I tell people I am a Corporate Alchemist, I get some interesting responses, and none of them are neutral. People are either incredulous, excited or curious. Most Americans I talk to don’t know what alchemy is, and Canadians often reference “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho.
So what is Alchemy?
The word alchemy was derived from the [...]
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John Howkins on the Creative Economy and Creative Ecologies
John Howkins has written an article for my blog based on his latest book is Creative Ecologies: Where Thinking is a Proper Job (Creative Economy + Innovation Culture) He is the author of the best-selling book The Creative Economy
“The continual search for novelty that lies [...]
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This newsletter is dedicated to Arthur (Andy) VanGundy who passed away May 5, 2009
Dr. Arthur (Andy) VanGundy, was a pioneer in business creativity, a friend, colleague, and my co-author of Orchestrating Collaboration at Work. He died May 5, following heart surgery. I posted some of my memories of Andy on my blog and would love [...]
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Think about your creative intelligence during times of stress. What is the quality of your thinking, compared to when you are in flow states (characterized by energized focus, absorption, and being fully engaged)? I’m willing to bet your flow states produce superior results than fear-based solutions.
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