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Why we need the 'destruction' in creative destruction

Creative destruction is the phrase made famous by 20th-century economist Joseph Schumpeter. “Disruption,” on the other hand, was coined by Clayton Christensen in the late 90s. It’s largely the same idea, adapted for business school. Creative destruction refers to the fact that the innovation that lifted us from subsistence farming to modern affluence involves not …

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Graphic for World Creativity and Innovation Week Idea Stimulation

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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How to think, not what to think – Think Jar Collective

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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Maslow's Creative Attitude: For Facilitators, Leaders and Catalysts

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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What if Freedom were your theme for World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21?

Freedom is an important kind of joy.  What if you used freedom, or one of its synonyms – emancipation, liberation,  independence, spaciousness, carte blanche, self-determination – as your theme for World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 -21? In what ways might you feel the joy of delightful surprise in new ideas, new decisions and/or …

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Want to try Brainswarming for WCIW April 15 – 21?

[brightcove vid=3373616535001&exp3=2072970314001&surl=http://c.brightcove.com/services&pubid=2071817190001&pk=AQ~~,AAAB4mHtenE~,_rixfzbq5sX3kYRD-76PJa-Z8t5PlMpq&w=480&h=270] Here’s a different technique to use in place of brainstorming during World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 -21, you know, for the people who say they are already creative…. Brainswarming was developed by Tony McCaffrey (tony@innovationaccelerator.com) who researches and develops innovation tools at Innovation Accelerator, Inc. Brainswarming is the latest tool to …

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