You can quote me on this. I’ve been using the phrase and the idea behind it for years to explain that people feel more comfortable contributing new thinking, knowing their ideas will be well received; that psychological safety exists. Let’s face it, over 15,000 scientists worldwide agree we need to shift away from ‘business as …
Would you agree that you are the product of a creative act? For you to exist, two cells connected for the first time in a hospitable environment, and grew. This World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21, make new connections. Why? Every person, idea, group, organization, challenge, or opportunity carries a similar cell be it …
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“If you want people to become passionate, engaged in a field, transformed by an experience — you don’t test them, you don’t lecture them and you don’t force them. Instead, you create an environment where willing, caring individuals can find an experience that changes them.” Quote from Seth Godin, “Will This Be on The Test?” …
Let’s use our creativity. Let’s use new ideas, make new decisions, take new actions and achieve new outcomes, to make a decent life for all in a sustainable planet. @MohamedSayedSA #globalgoals
This infographic may help you prepare your project or activity to share for World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21, 2018 (WCID). Thanks to blogger Daisy Hartwell for her creation. Be patient – it may take a moment to load. As you review the list, make a mental note of which are new to you, …
I was at our local chamber of commerce informal business networking event last night and invited those present, in 1:1 conversations, to begin planning for their World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21, 2018. Observations: Many did not know about it, and when they learned of the UN’s adoption of the day, paid attention. I …
Isaac Asimov Asks: How do people get new ideas? Isaac Asimov (1920 – 1992) was a professor of biochemistry at Boston and a prolific science fiction and popular science author. He writes that among other things, making new combinations, or cross-connections and feeling self-assured are key to new idea making. Read what he wrote for …
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What if you wanted to create a decent life for all on a sustainable planet? What if you wanted to innovate a current system to make it happen? What if you were curious about ways to navigate the changes we don’t yet anticipate? What might be your first step? Tell 3 people that April 21, …
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The United Nations included World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21 (WCID) among their days of global observance in 2017. The motivation? To encourage everyone to use creativity in problem-solving to create a decent life for people on a planet and to address the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) Sustainable development is the development that …
What might be all the ways to leverage World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21 in 2018 to advance a decent life for all on a sustainable planet? What new ideas, decisions, actions and outcomes are possible? Global leaders are meeting at the United Nations this week for top level diplomatic talks on the needs …
