Be a Genius Innovator

Many companies believe that the key to growth is innovation. So, if you work in innovation, how do you get really good at innovating? To be a genius innovator, it helps to understand how creative geniuses think. Michael Michalko at The Creativity Post wrote an interesting article about how geniuses think and what we can learn from them. He refers to work by scholars who study creative geniuses throughout history - from scientists like Einstein to artists like Picasso, and highlights the different thinking styles they possess. When I saw this list of strategies, I realized that anyone can be a genius innovator....

5 Ways to Shake the Creativity Blues

Do you ever feel the Creativity Blues? I’m not talking about the kind of Blues that inspired Picasso’s blue period. I'm talking about the kind of Blues that leaves you feeling uninspired to create or unequipped to handle the negative emotions associated with being creative. We’ve all felt it at times. Those thoughts in our heads that say, “This isn’t good enough to show anyone,” “What I have to say isn’t important,” or “Why does this matter?” We’ve all had those thoughts at one point or another.....

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Ideastorming for Innovation

One of the best ways to come up with ideas for Innovation is to Ideastorm. Ideastorming is brainstorming for ideas with the goal of coming up with as many ideas as possible. That means coming up with both good and bad ideas – then sifting through them to find the gems.....

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Building a Creative Culture

Creativity is something you can nurture in everyone who works in your organization. When you encourage creativity in your culture, you will help foster new ideas and innovative approaches to help your business grow....

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How to Maintain your Creative Fitness

I’ve always been curious about this thing called Creativity. What is it and where does it come from? Why is it that some people are incredibly creative, while others have a hard time color coordinating their outfits each day? As marketers we are constantly being asked to think outside the box - whether it’s to be creative with...

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Being Messy with Creativity

When we think about creative work, we often think about the end result – the beautiful painting, the well crafted story or the evocative song. But there is a lot of messiness that occurs during the process to make any successful creative work, well - work. Creativity requires trial and error and a lot of it. Eventually, with a little faith, clarity comes out of the mess - but you need to be comfortable in the mess before you can find your way....

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Jump Start Your Creativity

Whether or not your livelihood depends on creativity, everyone needs to jump start their creativity from time to time. Being a writer and strategist, I often ponder the art of being creative and how to keep that creative spark alive. In the spirit of starting the new year fresh, I thought I’d share some ideas on how to jump start your creativity....

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