The latest assertions on how we can bend workplace culture toward greater creativity and innovation.
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 think of...
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 creates...
“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" thinking–isn't as easy as...
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 the child he...
Collaboration would be a lot easier if it weren't for the people. Of course that's not true. There is no collaboration without people. So, this means a big part of collaborating effectively is being able to work well with others. There's a lot of emotional labor in...
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 gift. You hold it...
“Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking.” Antonio Machado, Poet Are you looking for a path? It's reassuring to know someone else has taken the same steps you're about to take. They made it, so will you. But no one has lived your...
You may be frustrated, disappointed, depressed or demoralized by the feeling you continually fail to meet your potential. Welcome to the human race. What if the tension between the person you know you can be and the person you think you are – what if that tension is a...
You can't overcome a fear of public speaking by hiding in your bedroom. Giving a TED Talk probably won't cure you either. You overcome it by finding the edge of your fear. Start by telling a little joke to a group of friends. Once you're comfortable with that fear (it...
Sometimes the price of conformity is your wings. How badly do you want to fit in? How badly do you want to fly?
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