Benefits of Routine
There’s a long history of friendship and rivalry between creativity and routine. On one hand, routine can limit creativity: Doing the same time over and over, every day, will train
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By Andy Eklund
Be Creative Every Day
For those who know me through my creativity workshops, you may remember I talk a lot about the importance of finding ways to be creative every day. It’s one thing
Heuristics Help Us Make Decisions
If you need to make a quick decision, there’s a good chance you’ll rely on heuristics. It’s a fancy word for a very simple idea created not so long ago. They
Draw Your Problem
As a way to get the creative juices flowing, I often talk in brainstorms about focusing on the problem – whether it’s defining it, organising them into groups, or refaming them to get a
How to Find the Right Facilitator
If you’ve decided that hiring an external meeting or brainstorm facilitator is your best option, here are some recommendations and tips to find the right facilitator for your project or
Be Risky With Your Ideas
Be Risky with Your Ideas! is Post #10 in a series from a presentation entitled 11 Great Creative Slip-Ups: The Most Common Mistakes in Coming Brainstorming. The introduction to the series begins
Strategic Thinking and Creative Thinking Together
It’s interesting to me how often the words strategic thinking and creative thinking together are used in business conversations. More concerning, I’m not 100% certain we always know what these words
Is Your Brain in Closed Mode or Open Mode?
Which mode are you at work? Are you in a Closed Mode or an Open Mode? Here’s two options. Which one sounds most like you at work on a ‘normal’
Reasons Why People Reject Ideas
At some point in every person’s career, selling an idea or recommendation to a key decision maker leads to a rejection. And oh my, there are many reasons why people
Should I Hire a Facilitator?
Employees need meetings that work – insightful, productive and collaborative – and hiring an experienced facilitator can play a big part in making sure that happens. Can a good facilitator
Using Images as Metaphors for Creative Thinking
Metaphors are one of the most useful tools in creative thinking. Figures of speech, they are useful to compare different things. However, metaphors can also be used as a visual
LEGO Serious Play
When was the last time you attended a business meeting where every person actually joined in? The team found new solutions to old problems? And, you had fun playing with