Trend Watch – Creativity Scores Headed Downward for U.S. #innovation
Have you ever thought about whether creativity could be measured? It seems that in 1958 E. Paul Torrance designed a series of creativity tasks to measure creativity. He administered his test to 400 children in Minneapolis.
I would question how accurate this creativity index would be in predicting creativity for adults. I read a recent Newsweek article, [...]
Create Innovative Choices For Your Future with Divergent Thinking!
I am reading Tim Brown’s book, Change by Design, How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation. IDEO is ranked among the ten most innovative companies in the world. Tim is the CEO of IDEO.
I was intrigued by the concepts of divergent and convergent thinking. To experience design thinking, you must understand the difference between [...]
Designing an Innovative Community Exclusively for OD Using Creativity and Imagination!
Imagine a world where organization development practitioners can access a global platform and find the tools they need to be effective and to maximize an organization’s performance. Imagine a place where you could develop your own creativity and leverage this new found knowledge with clients in your OD consulting practice. Imagine an innovative virtual community [...]
Thank you Sabrina Gibson, Creative Connie Went From Novice to Professional Guest Blogger at Front End of Innovation Europe 2010 Within Six Months!
When I first began blogging I had no idea that my journey would take me to Amsterdam within six months as a guest blogger for the Front End of Innovation Europe 2010, an event sponsored by the (IIR) International Institute of Research.
Although I had vast experience selling emerging technologies and I represented internationally renowned thought [...]
How WordPress saved my marriage to my sweet geek!
What do you mean you haven’t updated your website? My sweet geek looked at me with a disappointed look on his face. I created the website for you and all you have to do is update it. I showed you how to do the coding. I had let him down. The [...]
Vote for Barbie to be a computer engineer!
Have you ever wondered why more women do not go into careers in science and technology? Is it possible that we are not offering our young women cool and hip role models to show them that it is quite normal and it is fun to be a computer engineer?
Our young women may wonder, “Am I [...]
Unleash your creativity and prepare yourself for innovation. Culture and art are economic drivers for our national recovery!
How do you unleash your creativity and prepare yourself for innovation? First Lady, Michelle Obama said, “ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things when given the proper tools.”
What tools do you need to promote the development of a creative economy? Why do we even want a creative economy? Think about our economic slowdown, our failed schools [...]
Either understand your ROI for Creative Thinking in a Multicultural Context or Plan on Losing Your Next International Multimillion Dollar Business Deal!
Author: Kirpal Singh
Back in the 1950’s, when I grew up in a tiny rural community in Texas we pretended we were all one skin color, we all spoke English and we all went to the local Christian church on Sunday. Ours was a society that valued homogeneity.
Our world has changed dramatically since then. Our ability [...]
