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Let randomness kick start your creativity (Part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 12/09/2013
» 'That which is static and repetitive is boring. That which is dynamic and random is confusing. In between lies art," said the English philosopher John Locke.
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Two worlds: Which one feels right for you?
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 26/09/2013
» Imagine you've been given your choice of living in two worlds. Before you decide, you listen to the inhabitants of each world, who tell you what to expect.
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Let randomness Kick-Start your creativity (Part 1)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 29/08/2013
» 'Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature," said the American philosopher Eric Hoffer. Normally, we don't pay much attention to the random events in our lives, but creative geniuses know that the randomness of nature is a rich source of stimulation that can provoke creativity.
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More meeting types better meetings, Part 1
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 18/07/2013
» A few weeks ago, I conducted an innovation project with a multinational client in Germany. Before we began, a senior executive confided that he spent far too much time in meetings, which sometimes left him exhausted and wondering what he had actually achieved at the end of a business day.
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More meeting types, Better meetings (Part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 01/08/2013
» How much time did you spend in meetings during the last week? Was your presence really necessary at each of them? Why? What exactly did you bring to the table in each of these meetings?
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What kind of innovator for your business?
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 15/08/2013
» In an earlier column I observed that, like all living things, companies develop by passing through distinct phases in their life cycles. It is also true that as a company develops from a startup to a multinational corporation, different innovator dimensions dominate at different stages of its life. Let me explain.
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Creativity is ... (Part 1)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 20/06/2013
» 'Love is", a comic strip by Kim Casali that was popular in the 1970s, discussed different aspects of loving and being loved, using simple messages shared between two lovers. In this column and the next, let's talk about the different aspects of creativity. What is creativity? What does it mean and encompass? How do we know if something is creative? What are the key aspects of creativity?
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Creativity is ... (Part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 04/07/2013
» Two weeks ago, I shared with you some fundamental aspects related to the concept of creativity. Inspired by the popular 1970s cartoon series "Love is", we discussed eight essential features of creativity or what it means to be creative or to create. Today, let me share with you another eight features of what "Creativity is":
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The 'Secrets of creative genius (Part 1)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 23/05/2013
» Many businesses owe their success to a secret. Think of the recipe for Coca-Cola or Google's web page ranking algorithm. Likewise, many thinkers rely on secret formulas to help them "think different" and create great ideas.
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The secrets of creative genius
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 06/06/2013
» In my last column I discussed five of the techniques I have seen creative geniuses use when coming up with ideas. I have identified more than 60 of these techniques but have space to discuss only five more here. I'll be using the same sample challenge to illustrate them: ''How to introduce myself to others in an impressive, memorable way?'' And when creating ideas, please remember not to censor them. Even the most impractical, ''stupid'' ideas can contain the seed of greatness.
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