What can organizations learn from the Intersection of Business and the Performing Arts? Rochelle T. Mucha, in her new book, Aesthetic Intelligence: Reclaim the Power of Your Senses, answers this question by examining how principles and practices of performing arts can be used to strengthen alignment, leadership, learning, and performance in organizations. “The theatre is a [...]
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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 [...]
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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 at [...]
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My hope for this New Year is that we find the inspiration, insight and wisdom we need to guide us in finding optimal solutions to the challenges we face. Answers don’t just come from logic and analysis. We also need imagination. One of the ways we can be inspired is through the arts. I’m happy [...]
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Summer Reading Proust Was a Neuroscientist By Jonah Lehrer If you are a scientist you could choose to get nitpicky about whether or not Proust was a neuroscientist, or you could sit back, relax and enjoy the ride as Lehrer weaves together stories about art, science and creative breakthroughs. Lehrer argues that when it comes to [...]
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Creativity and Innovation Skills Development with Linda Naiman Date: March 3, 2008 Our simple survey indicates that professionals desire creativity training that could help them generate solutions to address issues and problems in the daily course of their work. Creativity at Work uses a balanced approach to developing creativity that includes both analytical and imaginative [...]
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Influencing For Impact Course # 141 UBC Vancouver BC January 18, 2008 1 day 9:00-4:00 pm With Linda Naiman The success of your project and the course of your career depends on your ability to influence people to get things done. This highly interactive workshop provides an overview of developing influence, power and impact (drawn [...]
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Nearly 40 Percent of Employees Say Companies Are Not Creative One in five U.S. workers also say they would take less money to work at a more creative company, according to a new survey. When asked about their company’s creative potential, 39 percent of respondents said they do not think of their company as a [...]
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