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Break New Ground & Innovate
Colin McLaren describes to Eve Ash an undercover taskforce that was the first to use GPS satellites in tracking the Mafia. He advises that teams doing risky or complex work can break new ground or devise new approaches, especially if they are supported with best (cutting edge) equipment and high qua... read more
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Creativity - Develop the Right Mental Capacity
Anyone can improve their ability to use their brain in different ways. Peter Quarry and Eve Ash explore techniques such as exposing yourself to new ideas and perspectives, changing daily routines and challenging your comfort zone. Studies have shown that our concentration spans – even IQs – are impa... read more
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Creativity - Ensure Managers Make it Happen
For Peter Quarry and Eve Ash, a genuinely creative culture is reliant on managers enabling time and space for experiments, realizing mistakes as learning opportunities and rewarding gems as they appear. Tolerance is important for creativity. Managers should also pair people from different background... read more
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Creativity - Learn to Think Outside the Box
A box is a set of preconceived ideas we all have when thinking about a problem. Learning to think outside the box, as Peter Quarry and Eve Ash agree, is breaking beyond one’s narrow view of existing approaches. This requires looking at the issue from a different perspective – known as reversal.Think... read more
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Creativity - Leverage the Power of Groups
Brainstorming is one way to leverage the power of groups. Too often, good ideas are checked by negativity, endless debate and snap judgments. Peter Quarry and Eve Ash endorse suspension of judgment, letting ideas flow, building on suggestions and having fun during the process.Brainstorming, as a pro... read more
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Develop new ideas
Companies wanting a culture of innovation need simply to encourage as much brainstorming from as many employees, interns and stakeholders as possible. Instigate regular brainstorm sessions or multi-discipline think tanks to come up with solutions to problems; find, promote and replicate great ideas ... read more
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Evaluate and learn
One of the most important aspects to a culture of continuous improvement is willingness to learn from mistakes and failure. Ideas require persistence and determination; to succeed, they also need preparedness to evaluate and make adjustments – possibly trying a totally different tack. Don't be afrai... read more
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Identify opportunities to improve
A culture of continuous improvement really begins with asking clients, customers, your team about ways to build on your service and what already works. Conducting 'climate surveys' of staff gives a broader perspective on ways an organization can refine or enhance its operations. Exit interviews prov... read more
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Implement initiatives
With ideas, they can be researched for too long: sometimes its necessary to launch the product and see what the market reaction is. Even failures will always teach you something; many times, even good ideas need recalibration. It is important to keep an open mind; it is a long way between a brillia... read more
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What is Creativity at Work?
Very often creativity and innovation are interchangeably used in the workplace. Creativity (coming up with ideas), as Peter Quarry tells Eve Ash, paves the way for innovation (implementing ideas). It is developed through learning to think outside the box (challenging your assumptions), developing th... read more
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