Creativity
The Five Monkeys Experiment: "this is the way things are done here"
Have you ever wondered why people do things for no good reason? Ever looked around and wondered how habits and obscure social norms formed? Have you ever asked the why of a norm or a practice and you were told: Because “this is the way things are done around here”? The 5 monkeys experiment reminds…
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Apple’s Process of Creative Innovation
This beautifully designed video by Apple is an inspiring explanation of how they are able to succeed in the area of creative innovation. Apple has proven time and time again that they understand what it takes to be on the cusp of cutting edge creativity for their consumers. Enjoy the video and don’t forget to share! [su_youtube url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZmIiIXuZ0″] Here…
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10 Golden Rules of Design Thinking: Promoting collaboration and innovation in your teams
I have “talked” about Design Thinking in this blog many times as a great tool to promote innovation both at company, project and team level. There are toolkits to adapt it to social innovation projects and for educators and for social entrepreneurs. I have used it in different settings, both with students at university and in…
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30 Things You Can Do To Promote Creativity in Your Classroom
Today, I want to share with you an amazing article by Miriam Clifford, that proposes 30 things you can do to promote creativity in trainings, workshops and in class. I have tried some of them in our LABs for Change and the impact is amazing! “The concept of teaching creativity has been around for quite some…
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