Today, where I live, it is Mother’s Day*. I could not not make a relationship** between this day and World Creativity and Innovation Day, wondering, what can be learned and applied from Mother’s Day that would help in WCID celebrations. Mothers perform an ulitimate creative act – they bring new life into the world. …
Even though the WCID April 21 celebration is relatively new, it’s growing, and people are learning about it now that it is a United Nations Day of Observance. Do you think that feeling self-conscious may prevent people from celebrating their capacity to generate new ideas, make new decisions, take new actions and achieve new outcomes …
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“… the ability to make connections across disciplines-arts and sciences, humanities and technology-is a key to innovation, imagination, and genius.” Walter Isaacson (2017) Leonardo da Vinci. p3. Imagine you have a day of freedom to explore cross-disciplinary thinking, and that you take the opportunity to combine what you’re working on now with sustainable development to …
“It is the Combining faculty. It brings together things, facts, ideas, conceptions in new, original, endless, ever-varying combinations…It is that which penetrates into the unseen worlds around us, the worlds of Science. ” Ada Lovelace (1815-1852). To use your imagination… combine two things that by nature have not yet been connected. What if, for example, …
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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 …
Your creativity is needed. UN call for more action on 2030 Sustainable Development Goals http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/07/hlpf-wrap-up/ Here’s the plan… Use your imagination. Create strategies to help move the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals forward. Action something. Report your progress, achievements, learnings, and next steps for a massive World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21 celebration This …
Some people ask for advice on what to do for their World Creativity and Innovation Week 2017 (April 15-21 every year). “Hm. I’m not sure.” I often reply. Then I ask questions like these. What might you do? What opportunities present themselves? What pet peeves would you like to solve? What would you like to …
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“What’s the best advice you have been given (or would like to give) regarding creativity?” #wciwadvice Just off a Skype interview with We Are Unstuck in the UK about creativity in organizations. Researcher Amy Rainbow’s questions were intriguing; one in particular struck as a fulcrum for learning. How might you respond? …
Remember to stay true to your own creative energy, methods, and approach. Forget comments others make about your way to do things, such as You are too original You are too alone You are too distracted You are too focused You are too in love (with your idea) You are too perfect You are too aimless …
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There are startling parallels in the lives of Walt Disney and Steve Jobs. Their dedication to product quality and innovation transformed industries. Lessons: Don’t give up Finding the right creative partner can be a force multiplier Betting on new technologies ahead of the curve can be a strong differentiator Perfectionism, if you can survive it, …
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