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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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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[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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This short video outlines several obstacles to energizing creative energy. Why not choose one to overcome during April 15 – 21? Which will you choose to eliminate? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2hPRoiHo8k&w=420&h=315] Video created by Steven Volpe, who is an undergraduate minor in Creative Studies at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo, NY
Here’s a list of qualities from which to select an area to explore, experiment with, and expand… Abstraction: Abstract concepts from ideas Connection: Connect things that don’t initially appear connected Perspective: Shift perspective of a situation in terms of time, space and other people’s point of view Curiosity: Seek to change or improve things that …
Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday marks the beginning of World Creativity and Innovation Week each year – April 15 – 21. Here’s a SXSW slide presentation by Brian Sullivan that has lots of fodder to enhance your own creative process and those of others. Remember to post your event in our WCIW facebook group and WCIW …
Bühler is a specialist and technology partner for plant and equipment and related services for processing basic foods and manufacturing highgrade materials. The Group is a global market leader in the supply of flour production plants, pasta and chocolate production lines, animal feed manufacturing installations, and aluminum die casting systems. Last year during WCIW the …
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Wondering what you might do for World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21 in 2011 and beyond? Here’s a great idea from Team Builders Plus. Philanthropic Team Building…Give & Get Even More Back in Return by Andy Kraus Despite what is going on with our current economic situation, most corporate groups understand the …
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