Alchemy: The Quest for Gold Led to Innovations in Science When I tell people I am a Corporate Alchemist, I get some interesting responses, and none of them are neutral. People are either incredulous, [...]
Re-imagining the role of business in society Willis Harman (1918-1997) founder of the World Business Academy (1987)—re-imagined the role of business from being solely focused on profit-making to include taking responsibility for the whole. Here [...]
Capitalise on Creativity in Times of Turbulence We are living in the midst of a seismic shift that calls for us to redefine the way we live and work. This is not a time [...]
Linda Naiman, a business and life coach, offers people who have recently been laid off a complimentary 30-minute coaching session [until June 30, 2009] to help spark the process of creative transformation. She suggests considering the following exercises:
Think about your creative intelligence during times of stress. What is the quality of your thinking, compared to when you are in flow states (characterized by energized focus, absorption, and being fully engaged)? I'm willing to bet your flow states produce superior results than fear-based solutions.
A visit to The Long Now Foundation in San Francisco inspired the theme for this post. "The Long Now" was coined by Brian Eno, who asked "How long is now?" when he first [...]
The Necessity of Play “What do most Nobel Laureates, innovative entrepreneurs, artists and performers, well-adjusted children, happy couples and families, and the most successfully adapted mammals have in common? They play enthusiastically throughout their [...]
The theme for the this month is arts-based learning and development
The ability to perceive the world in new ways is one of the key attributes of successfully creative artists, scientists and entrepreneurs. Skills in perception give us the ability to see what others [...]
A client confided in me that she doesn't feel valued at work. What should she do? We all want to feel valued, respected, and recognized for our contributions. William James has said: “The deepest craving [...]
When a meeting is necessary, try these suggestions for making them enjoyable, engaging and productive: Set the stage. Is the purpose of the meeting clear? What is the subject and why does it matter? [...]
Why art and science need each other 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 [...]
Why are creativity and collaboration so important? "If the group is an art form of the future, then convening groups is the artistry we must cultivate to fully explore the promise of this form." [...]
Arts-based dialogue Quiz yourself on the connection between leaders and artists How many, if any, from each list are a mirror image of the other? How many, if any, match? How the [...]
Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, Chairman of The LEGO Group, says hIs innovation process began with a question— "How do we think about the future?" Leaders must ask "How do we adapt the enterprise?" Adaptation has [...]
"When you train your memory and train your imagination, there is a remarkable increase in concentration, study skills and creativity, while at the same time raising your IQ." —Tony Buzan, UK-based inventor of Mind [...]
The Relationship Between Happiness and Creativity Teresa Amabile a researcher at Harvard, debunks the myth that emotional pain spurs creativity. "There's this widespread notion that fear and sadness somehow spur creativity. There's even some [...]
The Art and Science of Meshworking Guest authored by Marilyn Hamilton PhD CGA, founder of www.integralcity.com It may be, as philosopher Andy Clark has suggested, that our minds are a kludge (or bricollage) of [...]
By Edna Aphek In the past decades tremendous digital-technological innovations have flooded our lives. The impact of these inventions on socialization, ways of thinking, and modes of learning, is far reaching. The new digital [...]
In order to boost your creativity, your body and mind should be operating at peak efficiency. Try these brain-juicers to optimize your mental and physical well-being: 1. Make sure you exercise. Exercise juices up the brain [...]
