Creative Leadership for a Complex World
We live in a volatile, ill-defined, ambiguous and complex world where changes seem ever-present. In IBM’s 2010 CEO study, IBM spoke with over 1,500 CEOs from around the world. They identified three themes facing business today: Complexity is here to stay and will likely accelerate in the coming years Their orgainzations do not currently have the skills or capacity to effectively deal with...
Read MoreDieter Rams on Design
Check out this Dieter Rams (world-famous designer, I mean architect) interview on Fast Company’s Co.Design: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663906/our-interview-with-dieter-rams-the-greatest-designer-alive-video?partner=co_newsletter A few insights from Rams: Design should be about making our lives a little bit easier and better. His credo: “Less but better.” He advocates that...
Read MoreMove Beyond the Past to Enhance Creative Thinking
“We can’t live in the past. If we are stuck in the past, I believe we destroy our creativity, we destroy our imagination to do things differently, and we destroy our own inner peace of mind.” – Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, cofounder of Peace People, Nobel Peace Prize winner in Spirituality & Health, March-April 2009, p. 64 How often do you hear in meetings: “We...
Read MoreBeliefs blind us to alternatives – impact on change and ideation
I just read a short article by Marilyn Schlitz, PhD, titled Why We Can Be Dogmatically Against Things We Know Nothing About in the newest issue of Spirituality & Health (March – April 2010). A few things grabbed my attention. First, Ms. Schlitz writes: “new discoveries in neuroscience, social psychology, and anthropology offer provocative insights into the barriers of...
Read MoreCreative Habit: An Oxymoron
Innovate or die… many of us are likely familiar with the idea that organizations must innovate to stay competitive and survive. But, what does it mean for an organization to innovate? Innovation is creativity in action. It is applied creativity. Organizations that develop a habit of applied creativity or a “creative habit” are more likely to be innovative and have long-term...
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