“Our results reveal an interesting phenomenon,” said Jing Zhou, the Houston Endowment Professor of Management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business. “Empowering leadership may be especially effective at promoting creativity for those who have high levels of both uncertainty avoidance and trust in their supervisors. In addition, we also found that creative self-efficacy (the …
The noted author spoke this week at the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association’s annual conference. Source: www.washingtonpost.com “One of the conclusions I came to was it wasn’t just lone visionaries who made this [innovation] happen. It was teams of people who you all put together everyday in your work,” Isaacson told the room of investors." All …
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If this is true, if you believe what is this graphic is representing, then what might you do to advance any of these notions during April 15 – 21, 2015, along with thousands of others all over the world? from http://www.creativitypost.com/education/ten_ways_to_engage_students_using_graphics_and_color Send your WCIW plans and celebrations to https://www.facebook.com/wciwglobal to be posted in the …
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Jesse Richardson shares in his TEDx Brisbane talk about how to think, not what to think. Richardson shares some great insights on critical thinking. Source: thinkjarcollective.com “Creative thinking is nothing more than making connections. What I’m advocating here is less like art and more like design. Art is creative expression, whereas design solves problems.” Nice …
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Source: www.technologyreview.com A must-read article for people truly interested in the nature of creativity. Big shout out to Robin Wiley for pointing it in my direction. Would love to know your insights and connections. Marvelous piece. See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
Use psychologist Abraham Maslow’s inspiration to bolster your leadership and facilitation as WCIW 2015 catalyst. Other leaders may also find this wisdom helpful when looking for ways to embed the creative attitude in day-to-day life. The Creative Attitude ( in Abraham Maslow, The Further Reaches of Human Nature, 1971, p 57 – 71). Book review …
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You know this from personal experience, and now here’s a study you can quote to make a point. These researchers looked for creativity as the ability to think flexibly. Would you agree that’s a needed skill these days? What are ways to use World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21 to help people …
Yes, that’s right. Who is the person or who are the people/groups leading the charge of celebrating creativity and innovation at your location from April 15 -21, 2015? Don’t you agree that it would be great to give people around you (virtually too) a creative-thinking ‘boost’ during the World Creativity and Innovation Week celebrations? Findings …
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A favourite technique for idea generating is to make connections and gather insights through reviewing word lists. I call it a Word Dance. You can use this technique to generate ideas for your April 15 – 21 WCIW 2015 celebration. Years ago, I did a Word Dance on create, creator, creativity, creative, problem, solving and …
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