Thriving vs Striving in Creative Teams

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striving vs. thriving?

the former is about focusing on hard achievement.

the latter is about winning the hearts and minds.

striving vs. thriving

what does striving look and feel like?

they look busy, often with a strange vacant look.

it’s the constant stream of work that never has closure. no time for creativity, no time for humor,

certainly no time to reflect on past success and failures. you don’t always see it in the work

immediately, but it manifests itself in other places...

what does thriving look and feel like?

well, the creative team look excited.

passionate. enjoying pushing themselves to new limits. healthy amount of experimentation, inspiration

and influences from culture. it’s a vibe and a mood.you’ll hear it in the humor and see it in the work...

Thou shall thrive.

striving will always be a part of business. it’s the modern world of trade, competition and a need for success.

what creative teams do is no different. but, a culture of creative thriving rewards us with inspiring design. that gives rise to a reputation for excellence and creativity, resulting in a pipeline of clients.

how to.

focus on inspiration books/objects/textures. refresh the attitude towards what makes great work. individual and group connection activities.

be collaborative, share and move people around.mix it up. be transparent. bring in smiling faces.

building a team:20,000 ft view.

studio creativefuel injector

innovateengine roommechanical

production design workasset management

archive and back-uppreparation and Wrap-up

numerous studio tasks

leading projects and establishing core designclient relationship building through added valuemanage production with studio team

high end conceptsemerging platformsrapid prototypesfast track new ideas

Divide/Conquer/Creative

-build a roadmap: short term objectives.

-recruitment:identify, acquire and retain.

-adjustments:light, easy, no fuss ideas.

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