by dustin | Jun 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
A quick addition to yesterday’s post about trust supporting creativity. I missed the obvious connection between trust and trusses. A truss uses beams assembled to create a strong structure. Commonly, a truss creates a triangle (or series of triangles). If you...
by dustin | Jun 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Why is trust important to creativity? Who would be vulnerable to share ideas with someone they don’t trust? Lack of trust erodes collaboration and impedes constructive feedback. Trust creates a sense of psychological safety needed for a creative culture. Trust...
by dustin | Jun 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
“There’s no shame in failing. The only shame is not giving things your best shot.”Robin Williams If you only rely on analytical thinking, you limit your ability to come up with creative solutions. But tapping into creative–or “right-brain”...
by dustin | Jun 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
I was recently talking with a friend about how we view creativity in the workplace and it made me think of the movie Disney’s The Kid. Here’s the movie description: Successful, high-powered Russ Duritz has spent all of his incredibly empty life forgetting...
by dustin | May 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
A friend of mine once shared this with me. His father gave some words of wisdom to him, knowing – like most children – he was impressionable. These words are more relevant now than ever. “When someone compliments you or criticizes you, treat it as a...
by dustin | May 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sometimes the price of conformity is your wings. How badly do you want to fit in? How badly do you want to fly?
