7 Leadership Practices for Encouraging a Culture of Creativity and Innovation There's a huge disconnect on the subject of innovation between leaders and lower-level employees, according to a global survey published by Harvard Business [...]
Decision-making is easy at a red or green light, but what about the yellow light? An aha moment from a coaching client. One of my roles as a creativity and innovation coach is to help [...]
When I ask corporate clients what their biggest barrier to innovation is, they mostly say they are too busy to innovate —must be why this widely-circulated cartoon struck a chord on Linkedin. If you feel you are [...]
Dr Shelley Carson has devised a useful framework for developing your creative brain, based on findings from neuro-imaging, psycho-physiological studies, and her own research at Harvard. Carson outlines seven different "brainsets," or mental frameworks, [...]
This handy infographic* captures findings from the latest in research on what fosters innovation and what impedes it. A holistic approach to innovation ensures success As you can see, taking a holistic approach to innovation will help ensure success [...]
Creativity in Business and Art: CEOs, Leaders, and Artists have more in common than you might think Carlos Santana on his creative process: Everything starts with an idea, with imagination. Imagination and vision are [...]
When it comes to putting creativity to work, the biggest challenge usually isn’t about coming up with ideas, it’s getting those ideas listened to, accepted, and implemented in your organization. That’s why it is [...]
Reflect on these questions in your journal writing and in candid conversations with your team. What is our intention re this project? What’s important to you about (your specific situation) and why do you [...]
How the World’s Greatest Artists Can Make You a More Creative Leader This is an excerpt from Every Leader is an Artist by Michael O'Malley and William Baker. Monet And The Art Of Intent [...]
What would your life and work look like, be like, feel like, if it were a work of art? How we choose what we do, and how we approach it...will determine whether the sum [...]
From the The Creativity Gap Series in the Globe and Mail BY ERIN MILLAR PUBLISHED MAY 16, 2012 The signs were clear. A staggering deficit. A probable Conservative majority. Funding cuts to the arts [...]
Sarah Hamsen has written an inspiring interview with Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and a medical reporter for CNN, about his life and work. He writes a column for Time magazine as well as books [...]
A Visual Dialogue created by workshop participants Over the past couple of years, I have been invited by some of the most successful companies in the world including BASF, DELL, and INTEL, to introduce [...]
Highlights from IBM 2011 Study: Cultivating organizational creativity in an age of complexity This is a companion to the IBM 2010 Global Chief Human Resource Officer Study, and I am pleased to be one [...]
Employees who introduce new ideas about enhancing management and business performance in organizations, make important contributions to the success of a company. Yet they are often unsung heroes, according to a study by Davenport, [...]
Malcolm Gladwell on why we need to embrace creative chaos In my experience as a creativity educator, fear of chaos presents one of the biggest barriers to becoming more creative in the workplace. Non-creative [...]
One of the most enjoyable aspects of co-authoring of Orchestrating Collaboration at Work, was interviewing some of the leading researchers and pioneers in the world of art in business, including John Seely Brown, [...]
Alchemy is the art of transforming leaden thinking into the gold of wisdom The alchemy of leadership has to do with mining the gold of wisdom in groups and individuals, capturing creative brilliance, [...]
“Help!” says a new client, “I recently got promoted to a management position at work. How do I find the balance between leading and being in control, without being a control freak?” As a [...]
Fostering creativity and innovation in the workplace: 11 keys for leading and managing teams Creativity and Innovation are critical to the success, resilience, and long-term survival of your organization. Learn to build the skills [...]
