I wish I had a dollar for everyone I’ve ever heard tell me they weren’t creative. I would be one rich guy. And, whenever I hear that, I think about Luke. I was part of a team that developed an innovation and creativity course for a major oil company. In one of the early classes, we went around the room talking about  »  Read More

It’s a funny thing about creativity. The very things that make you successful can be the things that stifle the spirit of discovery. So much of our work is about busyiness, about doing things whether they really make sense or not, just to look like you’re doing something productive. Answering emails and  »  Read More

We don’t need more creativity To hear many business leaders tell it, creativity is in short supply. They want their people to be more creative. But their people are already creative. They have good ideas all the time and they have lots of them at work. When we talk about a creative team, we mean one where people  »  Read More

Innovation is important. It gives a company competitive advantage and sustainability. But innovation without good ideas is impotent. No matter what kind of innovation you want, you need as many good ideas as you can get. Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder say that: “Research shows that 80 percent of an  »  Read More