Creativity Training: ROI Return on Investment Many organizations, such as 3M, Frito-Lay, and Texas Instruments, have introduced systematic creativity activities into their training and production processes with outstanding results. Frito-Lay, for instance, reports documented cost savings over a four-year period of almost $600 million due to their creativity training programs (Morrison, 1997 —
Read more →Cultivating organizational creativity in an age of complexity, is the 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
Read more →Supporters of the status quo — not the creative types — are seen as more effective. A recent study warns leaders not to be too creative. Unless you have plenty of charisma to complement your creativity, thinking outside the box could keep you out of top management. Companies say they
Read more →Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Score High in Creativity ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2011) Researchers at the University of Michigan and Eckerd College also found that ADHD individuals preferred different thinking styles. They like generating ideas, but are not good about completing the tasks. Non-ADHD participants preferred problem clarification and
Read more →Workplace burnout is affecting the best and brightest When people feel pressured to work long hours, and maintain an accelerated pace of work over the long haul, work becomes a form of drudgery that leads to stress-induced burnout. Workplace burnout kills the creative spark that fuels inspiration and passion. I know
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