Creativity Management – Collaboration NOT Competition Creativity and Innovation are often used interchangeably. From the above we can see that the two are separate and distinct. That is perhaps why the place of competition in the field of creativity and innovation is often misquoted:
Creativity Management – Artists and Creativity There is a common perception that being creative and being an artist are one and the same. That if you are one, then you are also the other. This is bad thinking:
Creativity Management – Intellectual Cross Pollination Intellectual Cross Pollination is the raw material of the idea generation process. This statement alone implies that certain actions ought to be taken to enhance the quality and quantity of the idea pool, including...
Creativity Management – Overcoming Blocks There are essentially two groups of blocks, the first being evaluation apprehension or evaluation anxiety and the second being task hindrance.
You Dont Have To Be An Artist To Be Creative Do you or your team need to be more creative? Before you can find ceative solutions to tough problems, you must first get rid of the blinders that inhibit creative insight. Learn the top five blinders and ways to eliminate them.
Creativity: Getting Out of the Box Leadership, especially in times of change, depends increasingly on the ability of managers, professionals and even front line workers to think and do things differently. In other words, to get out of the box! Here are tips to jolt your mind and start thinking more creatively.
Re-Energize Your Brain We get in ruts, we build routines and we develop habits, and in doing so we often don't use our brain the way we could. Below are eight ways you can re-energize, re-invigorate and do some ongoing maintenance for your brain.
The Sylvia Plath Pattern Of Creative Flow Creativity, Magic & Metaphor - Do you want to write poems like Sylvia Plath? Become a famous poet? Or just learn more about metaphor in poetry, how to let it flow smoothly, a creative process that enhances your intelligence and feels superb? Here is a simple exercise, modelled from Sylvia Plath, the famous poet, herself.
Stress VS Creativity I've recently noticed something interesting - namely a mathematical relationship between stress, and creativity.
The Elements of Creativity: What-ifs? What if there is no toilet paper and I am halfway through doing the "do"? What if one of my team members decides to leave the project halfway and he happens to be the most knowledgeable guy there? Wh...
5 Ways to Enhance Your Creativity We're born creative. However, this innate characteristic becomes buried as we get older. Our logical left brain usually takes the driver's seat. Here are 5 ways to help you unearth your creative self...
Tap the Creative Inside You Imagination is the source of creativity. It's a place where unlimited possibilities reside. It's where pure energy lives. People are innately imaginative and creative. However, most people are simpl...
Unleash Your Creativity and Think Your Way Out of the Box The brain is a strange organ. It works in ways we don't yet understand and manages to create everything we see. Working at odds with the rest of the body it performs best when we're not consciously t...
How Do You Paint New Age Many things have been written about New Age, I have several article descriptions on my Web Site, but how to you paint it, what does it look like and how do you tell what it is when you see it? If you were to paint the New Word, "New Age," what would be the colours...
Mind Power Games Do you want to keep your brain in shape? Why not have some fun exercising it with classic mind games.
Your Next Performance Appraisal: Make It Work For You In the rush of everyday work, it can be difficult to think about your own career development. An appraisal is a key opportunity to identify your strengths, are...
Photography Courses Online Not only are there online courses available, but also, for those who need to brush up on specific techniques, such as marketing - there are electronic books (e-...
Unlock The Power Of Online Groups Using the immense traffic flow from building communities can be very rewarding. Including msn groups, yahoo groups, building trust...
Magical Thinking If you believe in magic, does that automatically make you superstitious? It sounds like a no-brainer, but the real answer may surprise you.
Publicity: A Financial Planners Best Marketing Friend Financial planners can use their expertise to garner free publicity that builds their practice and accelerates their growth. Publicity guru Ned Steele explains...
Mexico: Drugs Galore! You are going to find this incredible and I assure you I am not making any of this up: You can waltz into any pharmacy (Farmacia) in Mexico and buy almost anyth...
Save Money When Going Out It seems as though whenever we go out for the night, it costs much more than we originally intended to spend. Having a 'night on the town' shouldn't cost you a ...
Pre-drawn House plans the Benefits and Styles Pre-drawn house plans are those that are drawn by architects or home designers and then offered for sale, unlike those that are drawn for an individual, with in...
Secrets of Successful Teams To be a success is not always to be a success individually. In fact, most of the time we achieve our successes as part of a team. That is why I want to devote t...
Selling Houses: Psychological Effects of Landscaping Well-conceived landscaping gives you the advantage when it comes to selling your house. If your home makes buyers feel good while they're on your property, you'...
How To Offer a Powerful 100% No Risk Guarantee Have you ever noticed with most businesses that you are
taking the risk? Here's an example. The other day in a
small clothing store, I saw the owner had a sign ...
How to Use the Power of Words to Your Benefit Someone I know maintains that "motivational words are great coming from philosophers, but that's because they're not in the real world." The power of words can ...
He Said, She Said In relationship we often hear couples expressing their displeasure with each other. The focus is always on the other half and their faults. This new perspective...
How To Make Your Online Testimonials More Believable In order to have more credits in your visitors' eye, help you to pull more sales, you need put some testimonials on your website. But how to make your online te...
Arbitrageous Outrageous and Immoral Surely someone other than John Ralston Saul (Kings College Doctor of Economics) has noticed the fact that these things are even more important than the wars of ...
Bachelorette Parties: Fun Alternatives to a Wild Night If bar-hopping and male strippers aren't the bride's idea of a fun time, perhaps you should reconsider her bachelorette party festivities. (I know, I know...ba...
Pet Peeve: Dogs Doing Business Where Not Wanted We've recently moved into a new apartment complex that really is much like a resort. We don't have to maintain the lawn, handle any maintenance problems, or de...
