creativity
Complicated problems need creative solutions
I’m still traveling this week, but like everyone else, I was horrified to learn of the tragic devastation that occurred in Japan. I lived in California for many years, where earthquakes were a fact of life. But I never experienced anything like the quake that hit Japan last week. And of course, the tsunami took…
Read MoreYou can't find the right answer if you're asking the wrong question
Image courtesy of Photobucket “The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a creative mind to spot wrong questions.” ~Sir Antony Jay When problem-solving, it’s so easy to fall into the rut of uncreative thinking. We can focus so much on answers and solutions that we lose sight of the question. And if…
Read MoreSeeking creativity in its natural habitat
In Part 1 on the topic of creativity, I told you that I didn’t fit the creative mold. But I didn’t let that stop me from working to become more creative. I shared with you how I look to the creative thinking of others for the tools and inspiration to grow in this area. (If…
Read MoreDeveloping your creativity – even if you're not sure it's within you.
One magazine I enjoy reading is Fast Company. And I recently came across an interview there with Teresa Amabile It’s from a few years ago, but it really got me thinking. Amabile heads the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School. For eight years, she and her colleagues combed through a study they conducted on…
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