Creative Innovation (Pt 6): People Mix
In previous posts of this series, I covered accepting disruptive personalities, allowing spontaneity and creating conditions for interactions. Underlying these are people.... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 5): Employees Running into Each Other
Posted on16 Aug 2012
Tagsorganizational culture, The New Yorker, Steve Jobs, spontaneous, Jonah Lehrer, innovation, employees, creativity, Creative Innovation Series, context, build
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Since planning is so engrained in a business mindset, it’s easy to become frustrated when we hear we can’t pressure or force... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 4): Spontaneity & Frequency
Posted on06 Aug 2012
TagsScientific American, The New Yorker, team intelligence, team building, Steve Jobs, spontaneous, Jonah Lehrer, innovation, Harvard Business Review, group, fun, face-to-face interactions, drugs, creativity, Creative Innovation Series, brainstorming, brain, Andrea Anderson, Alex "Sandy" Pentland
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The executive walks through the facility or offices to attend the manager’s meeting and finds many employees having conversations; they are laughing,... Read More
How Work Pressure and Fear Affect Innovation
It is simple. Employees who feel pressure and fear are less creative and innovative. Daniel Gilbert in “The Science Behind the Smile”... Read More
Linking Disruptive Innovations and Disruptive Personalities
Posted on05 Jul 2012
Tagsinnovation, glass half full-half empty metaphor, The New Yorker, Steve Wozniak, sensitivity, Personality, management, Harvard University, George Holtz, dissent, Disruptive Innovation & People Analogy, David Kushner, crisis, Creative Innovation Series, Clayton Christensen
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Innovation is born from people. Children are like their parents in many ways. Do disruptive personalities give birth to disruptive innovations? Research... Read More
Making Group Brainstorming More Effective And Innovative
Posted on21 Jun 2012
TagsAlex Osborn, brainstorming, Creative Innovation Series, creativity, group, innovation, Jonah Lehrer, Keith Sawyer, problem solving, The New Yorker, Washington University
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When leaders try to drive creativity and innovation in their organizations, they frequently jump into holding group brainstorming sessions. This not only... Read More