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Leading with Character: Creativity

Michael Lee Stallard

Definition of Creativity. Creativity is thinking of novel and productive ways to conceptualize and do things. Why Creativity Matters. Creativity is essential for innovation. Exercising creativity to continuously improve by finding new and better ways of serving clients is something we must always strive to do.

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Life Sciences Executive Search: The Quest for Innovation

N2Growth Blog

Organizations can gain a competitive advantage by identifying and attracting these innovators, accelerating research and development efforts, and ultimately driving their businesses forward in an increasingly competitive landscape. And a passion for continuous learning is essential in a constantly evolving space.

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Can Interruptions Be A Good Thing At Work?

The Horizons Tracker

Research from the University of Illinois portrayed interruptions in a slightly more positive light, as when we’re interrupted, we also get to interact with the person doing the interrupting, which helps us to develop crucial social ties. In contrast, intrusions have a detrimental effect on creativity.

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What Approach Do You Use?

Lead Change Blog

Oliver Wendell Holmes, a 19th-century American poet, made a great point when he said, “ The human mind once stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimension.” . Some ideas are game-changers—creating a whole industry, product line, or new production methods. But all change, whether big or small, starts with an idea. .

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Boredom: A Route To Creativity

Strategy Driven

With all possible, all the time, how can we hear ourselves think long enough for new and creative ideas to emerge? I don’t know about you, but my mental commotion from a week of stress causes interminable noise coming from where my ideas should be. Boredom as a route to creativity is not for everyone. But sometimes I am.

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Hiring For Cultural Fit Can Be Good But Comes With Risks

The Horizons Tracker

For instance, research from Bocconi University suggests that the best way to be creative and innovative is to create ideas in the company of strangers and then develop those ideas with people you know well. Instead, people would attempt to change their environment or themselves.

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* 6 Ideas About Creating Organizations That Value Ideas

You're Not the Boss of Me

John Cage once said, “ I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. This notion kind of struck me while I was watching a movie about Charles Darwin who had, and developed, one of the world’s biggest ideas, one that, even now, creates much spirited conversation. I’m frightened of the old ones”.