"You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." -- André Gide, French author (winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947).
Increasing Creativity in Your Organization: Six Ways to Spark Innovative Thinking |
While the business environment requires a certain level of built-in routine in order to maximize productivity, that doesn't mean you can't have creative fun at work. Remember what Peter Drucker taught us: "The business enterprise has two-and only two-basic functions: marketing and innovation." So what does that have to do with creativity? Just this: when you reduce it to its essentials, innovation is creativity.
Innovation facilitates the agility and flexibility all organizations require to survive. So how can you increase innovation in your organization? Let's look at a few possibilities.
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1. Foster an open, creative work environment.
To foster creativity, some companies provide workers with snacks, games, and "time off" during work hours. Google allows developers to work on their own projects one full day per week. Among other things, this has resulted in nifty services like Google News-so obviously, the approach works. You may not be able to offer that much freedom, but at least you can encourage communication, a positive attitude, and a low-stress environment. All these can support the greater mental flexibility and unshackled thought that result in profitable innovation. Team bonding events like retreats can also work, as long as you don't make them competitive or stressful.
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NEW Public Workshop: Leave the Office Earlier® |
Attend an immersive, interactive workshop, based on Laura Stack's best-selling book, Leave the Office Earlier! This full-day experience will be facilitated by Productivity Pro® certified trainer, Kathy Cooperman.
Long hours. Juggling family and work. Deadlines. High stress levels. Today's professionals are feeling more overworked and overwhelmed than ever before. Yet you CAN get more done than you ever thought possible-and still get home to your real life sooner. Laura Stack, "The Productivity Pro" shows you how. Friday, May 10, 2013 from 8:30 AM TO 4:00 PM MARRIOTT DENVER SOUTH, Lone Tree, CO LEARN MORE Bring 3 or more colleagues from the same company and receive $100 off per participant!
Register today - space is limited!
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Laura's "STACK of the Month" |
April 2013 - "Spring Cleaning" Stack It's springtime! For most, that means throwing open the windows and doing some serious spring cleaning. It's also a great opportunity to catch up on much-needed spring organizing...attacking the organizational backlog that may have piled up over the last few months. This month includes two eBooks, two 30-minute MP3s, and two one-hour videos designed to strengthen your gift of gab: eBook: Important Components of a Time Management System: What You Need to be Organized eBook:
Organizing Your Office and Your Life: Clear the Clutter and Your Mind MP3: Fiscal Organization: How to Handle Your Finances More Productively MP3: Creating a System that Works for YOU: Paper, Electronic, or Hybrid? Webinar: Organizing the Home Office: Setting up Your Space and Systems for Success Webinar: Staying on Top of the Inbox: Control, Organize, and Communicate Efficiently with Email Retail value $104. Yours today for just $39 LEARN MORE
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