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Encourage creativity solutions to stress…the compromise – then that is creativity: an umbrella; a telescope; insulation. creativity is all about resolving stress Creativity is one resource that most often resolves such stress. Finding a… |
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Creativity Tools…templates, each creativity template has its own page, which contains links to reference material and guidance (where available). The creativity iFrames are: Brainstorming Problem Restatement Reframing Matrix Reversal SCAMPER TRIZ… |
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Tools to support creativity…templates, each creativity template has its own page, which contains links to reference material and guidance (where available). The creativity iFrames are: Brainstorming Problem Restatement Reframing Matrix Reversal SCAMPER TRIZ… |
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TRIZTRIZ is a powerful means of stimulating and focusing creativity, in all fields, based on a complete analysis of all human innovation. – – – – – – – –… |
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Strategy Engagement Matrix…and creativity. For example, when the finance department realises it has greater contact with the customer than sales. In this way, teams become more engaged as they see more of… |
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Inspire people to engage their spiritual potential…it. creativity is a spiritual act Secondly, introduce and build the role of creativity in your meetings. Creativity is a very spiritual act. Whether that is expressed in influencing… |
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Castles in the air – Setting stretch targets…them.’ The right ambitious or stretch targets can be really useful for driving creativity and excitement, for creating almost the sense of a shared adventure along a challenging and unforseen… |
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The chemistry of inspiration…amazing reinforcement of the dynamics between us. This fosters collective enthusiasm, creativity, trust and empathy. I have tried to reflect this reinforcement in the diagram on the right. And I… |
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Inspiring Activity…tools and exercises, take a look at the clinic item on learning styles. For strategies concerned with Tools – click here Creativity Innovation is the competitive lifeblood of any… |
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ReversalThe creativity of the human mind is excellent at making progress back toward something it understands and fairly hopeless at making progress away from its well trodden paths. For that… |
A Different Way of Seeing Meetings…most pressing question facing chief executives today is, ‘How do I engage the practical creativity and resourcefulness of my people to bring about a step change in performance?’ and the… |
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Instant Participation Templates…creative adaptation Creativity SCAMPER Taking higher level perspectives Creativity 5 Whys Getting everyone on the same page Consensus Keeping virtual attention Status Tracker Ensuring actions are fully considered Action Planning… |
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Do virtual meetings support diversity?…the potential that diverse perspectives have. For their culture, their learning, their creativity, and ultimately their competitive survival. Diversity, as a topic, has now moved beyond the quota thinking. Thinking… |
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Embrace failure, feedback and a learning culture…distress in another. In part this is down to influences that we have covered in previous articles: Levels of support Clarity of direction and context Openness to creativity The opportunity… |
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Effects Database…Oxford Creativity, who are experts in using and training people in TRIZ techniques. It can be found at: http://wbam2244.dns-systems.net//EDB_Welcome.php Guidance on how to use the tool can be found here:… |
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What sort of meeting do you need?…and exchange of views is often insufficient to bring the insight and shared commitment that is necessary to make efficient progress, and a greater level of engagement, creativity and process… |
Activity – Encouraging contribution…related support in Section 5 of the ToolChest where you can explore the various tools that are available, and some of the thinking that supports their adoption. Creativity Innovation… |
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Structure complexity – using Design Thinking to help navigate complexity…and creativity on enabling the organisation to perform Their confidence and enthusiasm for doing what is required Their resilience in coping with what might otherwise be a very stressful situation… |
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SCAMPERSCAMPER is a really useful tool (or more accurately, a checklist) for exploring creative possibilities and opportunities around a solution or situation. The word SCAMPER is an acronym created out… |
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Better brainstorming | Template…Database‘ produced by Oxford Creativity (explained here: Effects Database). Brainstorming Template Brainstorming is a deceptively simple tool where keeping to the rules is key to the quality of the outcome…. |
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Meetings Checklist…processes and questions? Are creativity tools such as SCAMPER, problem restatement, reframing (or even simple brainstorming) used? Creativity Tools Facilitation / leadership Was the leader able to focus on process… |
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Icebreakers, questions, creative exercises…go looking for them! However, creativity is one of those things that many people (wrongly) feel that they cannot be good at, and so there is a danger that they… |
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Developing Performance AND Potential…step of faith Discourage contributions and all forms of creativity Model political and/or autocratic means of achieving a particular outcome as the only viable way Limit people’s development only to… |
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Developing a vision for web-based meetings…any corrective actions that need to be taken. Meetings have huge potential for ensuring that your people’s creativity, experience and commitment are harnessed into ensuring that your strategic advantages are… |
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Problem RestatementProblem Restatement is a technique for looking at the problem from different perspectives (usually more abstract ones, rather than the stakeholder ones reflected in the Reframing Matrix) and using these… |