The interplay of business, art and science
Posted in Creativity and Innovation, Home on Aug 10th, 2010
photo credit: lucamascaro Why do people hate brainstorming so much? If the same people who work with the same problems everyday meet and discuss these problems using the same language and procedures the outcome is always predictable. Sameness breeds more sameness. Seeing the world with old eyes only helps produce old ideas. —Arthur VanGundy, PhD [...]
Posted in Home on Jul 19th, 2010
This story about solar-powered flying gives me hope for the future. I believe we have all the creativity, ingenuity and resources we need to solve the world’s intractable problems. All we need is the will to act.
Posted in Creativity and Innovation on Jul 19th, 2010
Here’s an exciting opportunity for innovators and inventors: A $200 million open innovation challenge to find and fund the best ideas for bringing the US power grid into the 21st century. Due date: September 30, 2010. GE’s Ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid, aims to leverage GE’s scale, technical expertise and client relationships to bring new ideas [...]
Posted in BOOKS, Creativity and Innovation, Creativity at Work Newsletter, Events, Home on Jun 29th, 2010
June 2010 Last month I reported on the IBM 2010 Global CEO Study, which reveals that Creativity is the Most Crucial Factor for Future Success. CEOs believe that, “more than rigor, management discipline, integrity or even vision — successfully navigating an increasing complex world will require creativity.” Here are some books and resources to help [...]
Posted in on Jun 15th, 2010
I host interviews and conversations with practitioners and academics about creativity, leadership and innovation, for members of the Creative Skills Training Council, focused on conversations that matter about our praxis. This provides a way for members to connect with each other in real time, and experience an emotionally rich exchange, not possible by email or [...]
Posted in Creativity and Innovation, Home on May 18th, 2010
The 2010 Global Workforce Study[i] conducted by Towers Watson, reveals some illuminating, and startling statistics about employee perspectives and workplace trends: 81% are not actively looking for other jobs now even though 48% see no advancement in their current job and 42% think they have to go elsewhere to advance. 33% want to work for [...]
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 Artful Leadership, Creativity and Innovation, Creativity at Work Newsletter, Home on Jan 11th, 2010
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 [...]
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.
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