The latest assertions on how we can bend workplace culture toward greater creativity and innovation.
If you had tens of thousands of dollars, what would you do with it? You could spend it. You could invest it. You could give it to a worthy cause. Here's a thought... how about stuffing it under your mattress? You probably wouldn't do that, would you? It's not doing...
The story of the Garden of Eden focuses on deception. A serpent tricks Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. In turn, Eve tricks Adam into also eating it. Each of them were told they would become something greater by eating the fruit. The real criminal isn't the...
There’s a lot of advice for increasing creativity in individuals, but what about groups, teams and organizations? Why is it so hard to foster a creative culture?
When I talk to people about workplaces that maximize creativity, they often imagine ping-pong tables and brightly painted walls. I enjoy an entertaining game of ping-pong as much as anyone. I even have a ping-pong table at my home. I have nothing against brightly...
Why do companies inflict a sense of helpless misery on their workers without a second thought? Because they leave out these 2 elements.
Two fish are in a pond, when a third fish comes swimming by. In passing he shouts out, "Morning boys! How's the water?" The two fish watch him swim away, then look at each other with a confused stare. Finally, one says to the other, "What the heck is water?" Too...
In a recent episode of David Kadavy's Love Your Work podcast, Stanford behavioral scientist BJ Fogg shared a method achieving an aspiration. He calls the exercise "Swarm of B's." Write Down Your Aspiration You start with an outcome you hope to achieve. This aspiration...
Many years ago, I volunteered to lead dramas performed at our church. We followed a model promoted by Steve Pedersen at Willow Creek Church near Chicago. He believed church dramas should not be skits. They should be 5-7 minute vignettes of live theatre. The major...
As your stomach empties it sends a hormone to your brain. This creates the sensation we call hunger. It is a simple signal that triggers a response that keeps us alive. Too much or too little of this signal can lead to unhealthy consequences. Our lives are full of...
Confidence is important to our creativity and success. Tom and David Kelley talked about this in their book Creative Confidence. creative confidence is about believing in your ability to create change in the world around you. But, to maximize your creativity and...
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