Creative Innovation (Pt 7): Conflict
While we’ve discussed the benefit of dissenters and disruptive personalities with respective to creativity and innovation, I’ve implied conflict but have not... Read More
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
Extremely Unified Groups: More Aggressive, More Destructive
Posted on20 Aug 2012
Tagsorganizational culture, creativity, compliance, business planning, aggressive, adaptability, Daisy Yuhas, product of our environment, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, team building, synchronicity, Stanford Prison Experiment, standardization, Scott Wiltermuth, Scientific American, planning, people, military, leadership, innovation, group, dissent, Disruptive Innovation & People Analogy
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Groups change people; a person in a group is very different alone. Subliminal influences encourage groups to accept those who adopt its... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 5): Employees Running into Each Other
Posted on16 Aug 2012
Tagsbuild, context, Creative Innovation Series, creativity, organizational culture, employees, innovation, Jonah Lehrer, spontaneous, Steve Jobs, The New Yorker
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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
Tagsgroup, The New Yorker, team intelligence, team building, Steve Jobs, spontaneous, Scientific American, Jonah Lehrer, innovation, Harvard Business Review, 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
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
Relax, Be Creative
Posted on31 May 2012
TagsMareike Wieth, urgency, Tori Rodriguez, Thoughts, The Medici Effect, Scientific American, quantify, pressure, Performance, fear, experience, creativity, brain, Albion College
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A good idea can come at any time. This was one of the key things I learned to be creative. I do... Read More
Diverse Workforce Means Rethinking Talent to Manage It
Posted on27 Oct 2011
Tagsmanagement, homophily, The Atlantic, Talent, social skills, Richard Florida, Personality, networking, market, innovation, diversity, creativity, change management, adaptability
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In the October 2011 issue of The Atlantic, I ran across Richard Florida’s article, “Where the Skills Are” and found myself rethinking... Read More
Directing People Lays Groundwork for Resistance to Change
Posted on06 Jun 2011
Tagsmanagement, certainty, change, change management, child, Cognition Journal, creativity, discovery, Elizabeth Bonawitz, exploration, Patrick Shafto, procedure, process management, The Economist, thinking process, trial and error, uncertainty, University of California Berkeley, University of Louisville
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The article, Now You Know, in the May 28, 2011 edition of The Economist discussed a study published in Cognition by Elizabeth... Read More
