Limits and creativity run in the same circles. Desire to dig under, work around, leap over and push through is strong motivation to think anew. However, there are limits, that — hmm, — limit. Did you know that a major difference between moribund Detroit and high flyin’ Silicon Valley is the difference in how non-compete [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Extinguisher’
Who Needs Innovation Training?
Here is a Thursday Thought Experiment built around the question, “Who Needs Innovation Training?” This is about little ideas. Simple little ideas that can add up to big improvements in productivity. Little creative thoughts that flair-up only to be extinguished. When learning a new job, folks typically spend quite a bit of time in the [...]
Have You Nipped Your Team’s
Creative Spirit In The Bud?
You wouldn’t think a building with the world’s largest group of creative talent would need a Creative Paradox to shake things up, but we did. And, for a wonderful bit of time, we had Gordon MacKenzie. I was reminded of Gordon twice today. First when hearing of a friend’s frustration with ‘non-creative’ management and next [...]
Wildfire – Creative Fire Extinguishers Flair Up
Creative fire extinguishers are a normal part of our human nature. Change can be uncomfortable. New ideas can cause disaster. It’s natural to want to find ways to avoid disruption. It would be nice to develop an organization that would drive these tendencies out, but that won’t happen to these deeply ingrained habits. For each [...]
Creative Fire Extinguisher #10 – Expect Everyone To Just ‘Get It’
Change rapidly becomes personal. No matter how great an idea is for an organization as a whole, there are always going to be individuals who interpret implementation as a threat or as a waste of time. There are also going to be individuals who simply don’t ‘get it’ — at least at first. You may [...]
