Creativity at work

WHAT WHY HOW

Finding your creative identity

WHAT is creativity?

Innovation: The implementation of something new

The Capability or act of conceiving something original or unusual

ANALYTIC

PROBABILITY

OBJECTIVE

VERBAL

Generative

possibility

subjective

visual

WHY do we care?

Creativity at work (or even at school and organizations)

We are living in the age of creativity 1.  Agriculture age (farmers) 2.  Industrial age (factory workers) 3.  Information age (knowledge workers) 4.  Conceptual age (creators and empathizers)

The Creativity gap A 2012 adobe study on creativity shows 8 to 10 people feel that unlocking creativity is critical to economic growth nearly 2/3rd of respondents feel creativity is valuable to society ... 1 in 4 people believe they are living up to their own creative potential

HOW to embrace it

Passion Knowledge & Experience

Method +   +  

Passion

Desire to create

CHALLENGE THE SPIRIT

CURIOUSITY

HARD WORK

Knowledge & Experience

INDIRECT     DIRECT

Method

DEFINE OBJECTIVE

Summary Creativity is important. Anyone can become a creative genius. You need...  

Passion Knowledge & Experience

Method

+ +

Making ideas happen. Coming up with an idea is only half of the story. Put it into action = Innovation

How to give your right-brain a kick in the pants •  Incomplete figure •  To be or not to be... Martha Stewart