New research reveals a global creativity gap in five of the world’s largest economies, according to the Adobe State of Create global benchmark study. The research shows 8 in 10 people feel that unlocking creativity is critical to economic growth and nearly two-thirds of respondents feel creativity is valuable to society. Unfortunately, only 1 in … [Read more…]
This post is for all of us who struggle to navigate an ever-changing and complex world. It’s for the game changers, challengers and change agents. It’s for the visionaries, leaders and innovators. It’s for anyone trying to make the world a better place. We Learned Early How To Kill Innovation Each of us was born … [Read more…]
Ever been stuck and feel like you can’t get out of your box? Maybe even backed into a corner? I have. And I suspect you have too. Routine Thinking Leads To Being Stuck I believe that often we do the same thing so much that we can’t see another way of proceeding. Our minds really … [Read more…]
I consider myself fairly creative. I am not more creative than you. I’ve just spent a lot of time practicing creativity. And I’ve surrounded myself with people who constantly encourage me that I can be creative. It helps that my parents, family and teachers always encouraged me that I was creative. Believing that inner voice … [Read more…]
Remember kindergarten when we used to play with finger paints, watercolors, crayons, chalk, colored pencils, markers and other fun things. We’d paint with great abandon not worried about what anyone would think about our pictures. And we’d have fun. Our teachers would hang everyone’s art on the bulletin board. They would ask us, “Tell us … [Read more…]
Where does creativity come from? No, it doesn’t come from the strike of lightning bolt or a handful of hallucinogenic drugs. Although the movie Gothic depicting English Romantic poets Mary Shelley and Lord Byron taking drugs on a rooftop in the midst of a thunderstorm might lead you to think so. Dramatic, yes! And far … [Read more…]
