Companies that want to thrive in today’s fast-changing and competitive environment desperately need people who can both create and execute effectively. But how do creative people become creative? Is there a secret sauce or strategy involved?
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Practitioners need a way to validate ideas proposed by non-learners and to invent something new that hits the mark. Enter a new, powerful tool in the L&D toolbox: design thinking.
As the adage goes, creativity is intelligence having fun. But it’s not just for artists. We are all creative, and the people who tend to be labelled “creative types” are the ones who have made a deliberate decision to spend time cultivating it.
We may never create a painting that will sell for $450 million. But we can become more creative by cultivating an innovation mindset and using these three strategies to unleash new thinking and improve products and processes.
Informal learning accounts for a large portion of how employees consume information and apply learning to their work. Whether gaining tips from a colleague or watching a quick video online, informal learning occurs throughout our organizations every day.
Learning and development (L&D) professionals are in the people business. They contribute to the professional growth and engagement of employees across the organization and fuel innovation that will enable organizations to thrive in a competitive market.
Having the opportunity to talk to learning leaders, training managers, human resources (HR) professionals and others involved in the business of learning opened my mind to new perspectives, ideas and challenges facing people in the industry.
Creativity is an essential but underdeveloped competency in today’s workplace. Yet, we often hear people say, “I’m not creative.” With a workforce swallowed by self-doubt, how can organizations expect employees to develop a creative competency?
Companies can only innovate if their leaders are creative, so the question is, how can organizations foster creativity among their leaders? A good place to start is with research suggesting that without self-awareness, people are incapable of creativity.
Whether it’s bean bag banter, volleyball, rock climbing, or access to a game room with Lego and arcade games, leading organizations are providing activities throughout the day with the goal of inspiring new ideas and encouraging creative thinking.