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A look at creativity in the Year of the Monkey
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 04/02/2016
» In a few days, it will be time to say Gong Xi Fa Cai and welcome the Year of the Monkey (or the Red Fire Monkey to be precise). Of all the animals of the Chinese zodiac, the monkey is the one most closely related to us humans. What creative inspirations can we get from the monkey to help us thrive in the coming 12 months?
How analytical thinking complements creative thinking
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 14/05/2015
» 'Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it," said the American entrepreneur Henry Ford. Thomas Watson of IBM agreed: "All the problems of the world could be settled if people were only willing to think. The trouble is that people very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work."
As ye decide, So shall ye innovate (Part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 25/04/2013
» In the last column on April 10, we discussed how an organisation's decision-making processes predict its capacity for innovation. We learned that organisational creativity and innovation tend to thrive in environments with devolved and consensual decision-making, while concentrating decision authority at the top of the hierarchy tends to kill initiative and innovation.
Navigating the brainiac brawniac scheduling conflict
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 04/08/2012
» In my previous column, I discussed categorising people as ``brainiacs'', who like abstract conceptual thinking, and ``brawniacs'', who like getting things done. Good managers are typically brawniacs, as they are good at the nuts and bolts of business and produce short-term results.