Creativity at Work Newsletter, July/August 2010 Is America suffering from a creativity crisis? Pundits have been buzzing about this question ever since Newsweek ran “The Creativity Crisis“ as their cover story last month. “For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong—and how we can fix it?” Creativity tests, developed by E. Paul [...]
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Journal of Business Strategy, Volume 31 issue 4, has published a special issue on creatively intelligent companies and leaders: Arts-based learning for business Guest edited by Harvey Seifter and Ted Buswick Here is an excerpt : For about 20 combined years, a large part of our professional energies and personal passions have been engaged by [...]
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Posted in ARTS, arts-in-business on Aug 5th, 2010
Mukti Khair presents a fascinating case study about the birth of a market for Modern Indian Art, in Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge. She says, “Before 1995, fine art was produced in India but there was little demand largely because Indian art was considered provincial or decorative. To create a market, this art was redefined [...]
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Posted in Home on Jul 31st, 2010
…. Or an innovation fuelling the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? Some startling statistics on the impact social media has on business, education and society…
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Posted in Home on Jun 30th, 2010
“Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People think it’s this veneer — that the designers are handed this box and told, ‘Make it look good!’ That’s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” — [...]
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Creativity is the Most Crucial Factor for Future Success According to the IBM 2010 Global CEO Study, which surveyed 1,500 Chief Executive Officers from 60 countries and 33 industries worldwide, CEOs believe that, “more than rigor, management discipline, integrity or even vision — successfully navigating an increasing complex world will require creativity.” CEOs say creativity helps [...]
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Posted in on May 19th, 2010
The Management Innovation Index is designed to assist organisations in identifying and understanding where their management is on this innovation continuum. During the 18 months this product was in development, the Creative Leadership Forum Prototyped, refined and tested the Management Innovation Index survey globally Developed an in-depth reporting mechanism – The Management Innovation Index White [...]
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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 [...]
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