The interplay of business, art and science
My favourite stories about innovation are of the grass roots variety. Here is an inspiring approach from India. Jugaad is a Hindi word that loosely translates as “the gutsy art of overcoming harsh constraints by improvising an effective solution using limited resources.” Jugaad is an antidote to the complexity of India: a country of mind-blogging [...]
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It’s the same story every year. Canada’s performance in productivity and innovation remains poor. Eugene Lang and Diana Carney in a Globe and Mail article published today, say “Successive governments have attempted to tackle the issue, yet progress is as elusive as ever.” I suspect it’s because much of the focus in the past has [...]
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Summer is the perfect time to dream, play and restore your creative spirit. I recommend these books to help you along, and inspire you to take action. May your life and work be a work of art. The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile and [...]
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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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Here is a good news story about Canadian manufacturers: They are finding a niche in the global market by creating value through ingenuity and innovation. One example is Transformix, which specializes in complex custom-made automation machinery that assembles parts at remarkable speeds – up to 1,000 a minute. It also makes other huge machines, some up [...]
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When it comes to conveying information, and influencing others, Professor Hans Rosling says data is not enough; you have to show the information in a way people understand and enjoy. You need a story and visuals. Rosling provides a great example, in his lecture on ’The Joy of Stats.’ He tells the story of the world in [...]
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Mothers of Invention Celebrates Historical and Contemporary Ingenuity, Inventions and Innovations of Women Join me at the opening of Mothers of Invention Exhibit: Stewart Farm, Crescent Beach —Surrey, BC, Sat March 5, 12pm-4pm I’m one of the featured innovators! Mothers of Invention explores the origins of inventions, objects and ideas of women going far back [...]
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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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