Innovating Through Artistry
Is the customer always right? A lot of times the answer to this question is yes, if you truly want to cater to what your customers need from you. But sometimes the answer is flat out no if you are sure they truly don't value what you have to offer. Yesterday I had a customer request to speak to me at 9:30pm to answer some questions … [Read more...]
Why is our creativity expressed to us as being indicative of our uniqueness and human potential when we are growing up but when fully professionally developed - dare I say- pretty much ignored??? Is it because it appears to most that creativity is something that requires little effort, or is for the privileged or elite? After all, most … [Read more...]
Got a great idea you want to have grow? Tina Hammer sure does. Lots and lots of them. Tina and I first met at a Create. Innovate. Repeat. event maybe 9 months ago. Tina shared with our group some of her philosophy about why she is interested in terrariums. For Tina, terrariums allow us to explore how urban environments become natural … [Read more...]
This was written on August 9, 2010 by Jason Cohen and appeared on his blog a smart bear. This is Part 3 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches. Of hundreds of startup pitches at Capital Factory, almost none had unearthed 10 people willing to say, “If you build this product, I’ll give you $X.” Meditate on … [Read more...]
IAE is working in an emerging market. Our focus on developing one's motivation, curiosity, optimism and the thinking skills needed to (for ever more) live life as a self-sustaining creative, as well as be able to teach others how to use our skills to fuel economic growth and innovation across sectors, is still a pretty novel … [Read more...]
Written by John M. Eger appeared in Huffington Post on 4/19/12. The holy grail of success in the new economy is "thinking differently," according to the latest book, Imagine: How Creativity Works, by Jonah Lehrer. "The invention of the Swifter," he says, "is a tale of Creativity... [because] Harry West and his team managed to think … [Read more...]
Written by Linda Naimen from Creativity at Work I’ve been asked variations of this question a few times lately. Here are some tips for encouraging creativity in a conservative environment. Left-brain thinkers want logic and reason, so you need to build a case that appeals to their senses and mitigates their fears. As Cicero said … [Read more...]
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