Boost creativity and innovation in your workplace by following these 10 tips: Eradicate fear Nothing stymies innovation like fear. If your employees are afraid of making mistakes—because they’ll be fired, publicly reprimanded or anything else along those lines—don’t expect them to take any chances with outside-the-box ideas. The same goes for fear of embarrassment. If you … [Read more...]
Important Innovation … or Lipstick on a Pig? 3 Questions to Ask to Decide Which Ideas to Keep and Which to Toss
All organizations want to foster innovation. After all, it's how we grow, improve, delight our customers, and—yes—keep getting paid. In today's rapidly changing global landscape, our ability to come up with new ideas is what keeps us relevant. Yet, all innovations are not created equal. So, how to separate the "WOW!" from the "Eh, not now"? This is a question that … [Read more...]
The Master Game: A Perspective on Success from Michael Gerber
This is a guest post by Michael E. Gerber There once was a man named DeRopp who wrote a book titled The Master Game. No need to discuss his book or his philosophy here, other than to say it had to do with the shaping of one’s life and options through a lens few of us normal people have ever looked through before. It brings to mind a question many people have asked me over … [Read more...]
Wise Words: Chuck Close on Inspiration
Today we want to share a quote from Andrew Zuckerman’s book Wisdom, a beautiful collection of portraits of and insights from all sorts of brilliant people over the age of 65. There are a plethora of good quotes in the book, but this sage advice from photographer and artist Chuck Close is especially powerful: … [Read more...]
Wise Words: Thomas Edison on Rule Breaking
Today’s wise words come from the great American innovator Thomas Edison. Many people think that inventors and innovators must have been born with a special gene—something that allowed them to see what everyone else missed. However, that’s not the case. Those people who awe us with their creativity are just very persistent and willing to work outside the rules, whereas most … [Read more...]