THINKing » Innovation http://www.my-creativeteam.com/blog My CreativeTeam Thinks About Creativity, Marketing, PR & Social Media Wed, 16 May 2012 18:53:40 +0000 en hourly 1 Creativity 2012 – Week #20 http://www.my-creativeteam.com/blog/creativity-2012-week-20/ http://www.my-creativeteam.com/blog/creativity-2012-week-20/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 11:02:44 +0000 Harry Hoover http://www.my-creativeteam.com/blog/?p=3036 Photo credit: penywise from morguefile.com Rewarding Creativity - Extrinsic motivation–especially based on monetary rewards–has a detrimental effect on creativity. But is this really true? Innovation Requires Both Ideas And Action - Some say the lack of innovation within organizations isn’t because of a lack of ideas, rather a lack of action. There are too many ideas and [...]]]>


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Rewarding Creativity - Extrinsic motivation–especially based on monetary rewards–has a detrimental effect on creativity. But is this really true?

Innovation Requires Both Ideas And Action - Some say the lack of innovation within organizations isn’t because of a lack of ideas, rather a lack of action. There are too many ideas and not enough implementors.

Mark Twain On Originality – Is combinatorial creativity plagiarism? Let’s ask Mark Twain.

What Chimpanzees Can Teach Us About Inspiration - Zoologist Desmond Morris performed some interesting experiments with chimpanzees which may provide some insight into intention. In one experiment, chimps were given canvas and paint.

Doubting & Creating – Do you worry that you will awake one morning and people will have discovered you are a fake? Doubt is a good creativity motivator.

 

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5 Effortless Postures That Foster Creative Thinking - Literally sitting outside a box, rather than in it, makes you more creative, according to new psychological research.

Doodling For Dollars - Employees at a range of businesses are being encouraged by their companies to doodle their ideas and draw diagrams to explain complicated concepts to colleagues.

201 Ways To Arouse Your Creativity - Creativity is like sex. You fumble your way through, you get lost in it, you fall in love. Both are passionate, rhythmic, pleasurable, and flowing. Both can bear fruit. And both can rack your soul with vulnerability, bliss, fear and awkwardness.

Why Innovation Dies - Faced with disruptive innovation, you can be sure any possibility for innovation dies when a company forms a committee for an “overarching strategy.”

Daily Creativity: Double Page Spread - Every day, open a sketchbook and create anything you want on two facing pages, or the double page spread (DPS).

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Brainstorm Like A School Lunch Tray – In brainstorming, we need to get beyond the old adage: there are no bad ideas. How? Compartmentalize.

An Absurd Idea To Create Wonder - In your own work and life, what are the elements missing that should be there? What absurd ideas can bring wonder and beauty into your own work?

Taking Action: 8 Ways To Classify Ideas –  A great way to evaluate your ideas is by categorizing them into what Edward de Bono in his book Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas calls ”End Categories.”

How Geniuses Think – Geniuses, it seems, don’t stop at the first answer, or the second, or – you get the picture.

How To Nurture Your Creative Spark To Benefit Your Career – How much of our creative and true selves do we lose in the process of conforming to corporate culture?

 

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Can Creativity Be Taught? – In a word: yes!

What To Do When The Ideas Stop Coming - What do you do when you lose the motivation to create? When the ideas seemingly stop coming and any task feels like a burden?

What Does Creativity Look Like? - Check out these photos on Flickr labeled “creativity”.

Surprise! Analytical Thinkers Are Creative, Too – Creative decisions based on analytical data are great examples of what creativity can be.

What Pursuing Your Creative Passion Looks Like -  Ian Ruhter fell in love with photography when he was younger, but as he got older the same old techniques bored him. That’s when the creativity hit.

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Your Creative Genius Mindset - Creativity allows us to think outside of the box, around the box and through the box in an imaginative and free flowing manner.

8 Counter-Intuitive Ways To Improve Your Well-Being & Creativity –  To help you break the busy-ness cycle and work happier, we’ve rounded up a handful of counter-intuitive ways to tweak your habits and your mindset.

29 Ways To Stay More Creative – Make lists, carry a notebook everywhere, and 27 more!

9 Types Of Brainfood For Writers – Did you know that some foods can support brain function—and maybe even make you a better writer?

Smile. They Can’t Commoditize Creativity – Both Britain and America have forgotten that creativity is a core strength and a reason to be not just proud, but extremely optimistic also.

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How To Innovate More – Like the old joke about how you get to Carnegie Hall: practice, practice, practice.

6 Ways Social Networks Can Boost Creativity - There are six important things to look for when evaluating a new social network for its creative thinking potential.

Why Education Without Creativity Isn’t Enough –  To compete long term, the US needs more brainstorming, not memorization; more individuality, not standardization.

Mashup Culture Gets Innovative - Sometimes innovation is as simple as turning a ketchup bottle upside down. But what about putting bug repellent in clothing or carbonation in milk? It’s convergence culture gone wild.

The Six DNA Strands of Innovation Leaders –  The traits of innovation leaders can be acquired; none were born exceptional innovation leaders, rather, many have adjusted their skills, communication styles, work disciplines and cognitive capacity to get to where they are today.

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Are Introverts Better At Fostering Innovation? - Introverts tend to be responsive rather than reactive, avoiding costly mistakes and giving employees the confidence they need to be creative.

5 Ways To Kill A Brainstorming Session - As brainstorming has become customary, has it also lost its sparkle, and value, for your company? Here’s where you may have gone wrong, and what to avoid in the future.

7 Types Of Creative Block & What To Do About Them - When you rely on your creativity to pay the bills and build your reputation, you can’t afford to be short of ideas or the energy to put them into action.

A Message To Those Who Believe They Are Not Creative  - Saying you aren’t creative is like saying you aren’t human. Sorry to blow your cover, but you’re hiding something great about yourself.

Marissa Mayer: Idea Connector - Companies need formalized processes for people with ideas to get to people with the influence to move on them. Google VP Marissa Mayer discusses her role as Idea Connector at Google.

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9 Steps For Creative Problem Solving – [Infographic] In business, the process of generating and commercializing a good idea has been honed by creative industries for more than a hundred years. This infographic presents nine major steps toward creative problem solving for new product development.

17 Resources To Awaken Your Right Brain –  For all those looking to be more right brained, here are 17 resources to help.

How To Survive Creative Burnout - The longer you work at creating things, whether it’s software, websites, essays or paintings, the greater the odds you’ll hit a day where you don’t feel like doing it anymore.

The Creative Discipline - Creativity is less an art than a discipline–and surprisingly practical and accessible.

How To Train The Aging Brain – Can an old brain learn, and then remember what it learns? Put another way, is this a brain that should be in school?

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Getting Started - Whether we plan to create a performance, composition, essay, or mousetrap, we have to launch our project and work on it regularly.

Need A Brilliant Idea? Steal It - When you can borrow and build off of ideas from other entrepreneurs and companies, do it.

Diversifying Your Creative Work – What do you do when your primary creative endeavor does not support you enough emotionally or financially?

60 Examples Of Creative Typography – Type can be used very effectively as a design element.

How Do You Measure The Value Of Creativity In A Brand? –  Brands are actually valuable business assets and should be treated with care, creativity, and innovation.

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To Cultivate Innovation, Work Like An Artist - How do we put ourselves in a frame of mind where we can receive inspiration when it comes to us? Think like an artist.

Writer’s Block: How To Break Through – Sometimes to break writer’s block, you need to start at the end and not the beginning.

The Creative Power Of Thinking Outside Yourself – New research shows that we can think of more creative ideas for other people than for ourselves.

23 Reasons Why Brainstorming Fizzles-  How many times have you participated in a brainstorming session, only to be underwhelmed by the utter lack of follow up? Unfortunately, in most businesses, this is often the norm.

Why Visualizing Creativity Is The Road To Marketing Success – Spontaneity and expression that are the hallmarks of inspiration and the creative mind can sometimes conflict with business environments that look for understanding, deliverables and accountability, meaning that the time spent on brainstorming ideas and gathering inspiration is limited.

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