Today I bust two of the most prevalent myths about creativity.
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2 Creativity Myths Busted!
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I’ve written countless (well…I suppose I could count them, but what’s the point?) articles about creativity and innovation. As the leader of an intensely creative team for fifteen years (the team that created and produced Seattle’s legendary comedy TV show Almost Live!), I’ve been a student of creativity and innovation for the better part of ...
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Innovation Killer: Attack of the Clones
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You want to know who’s really bad at coming up with innovative ideas? Clones. Also goldfish, but for now let’s stick to clones. Why are clones so bad at coming up with innovative ideas? Because they all think alike! They can’t help it—they’re clones!
It stands to reason then, that if you’re looking for an innovative ...
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Need a Quick Creativity Boost?
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Leadership and creativity speaker Bill Stainton shows how you can increase your short-term creativity by up to 20%–and it only takes 2 seconds (literally)!
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Questioning Your Business Innovation
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My friend and fellow motivational speaker (I could also include “Seattle business legend” and “self made millionaire”) Sunny Kobe Cook has an interesting theory, and one with which I agree:
Being innovative in business usually starts with a question.
Asking a question is one of the best ways to spark creativity and innovation, either individually or within a team. Why? Because our brains will try their best to answer whatever question(s) we put to ...
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Shooting a Script (for business success)
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As a motivational speaker with actual business experience, I’m often asked to contribute a blog, article or tidbit to this or that publication. Providing my time allows, I’m always glad to do my part. Here is my column from this months’ Seattle Business Magazine. This is their CEO Adviser Column, a regular feature.
In every industry, the company with the next great idea wins.
That means, of course, that in your industry, the company with the next great idea wins. The only ...
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How to Change the World (in one easy step)
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I recently had the privilege of delivering the opening keynote address at the annual convention of Mensa. This can be a little intimidating, because the sole requirement for membership in Mensa is that you be a genius (in the top 2% of IQ). Granted, I’m a member, but I’m pretty sure I got in under some sort of affirmative ...
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If It’s Not Broken, Break It!
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“When everything is running smoothly, there’s no impetus to change, to grow, to progress. It’s only when things stop running smoothly—when they break—that we suddenly look at alternatives and discover, often to our amazement, that there’s a better way.”
Oh, I know—you’ve got enough problems to deal with without tinkering with the stuff that’s already working. “The water’s already choppy,” you ...
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So I was reading an online article yesterday about the iPad (because, as we all know, there haven’t been enough articles about the iPad). The article itself wasn’t earth-shattering—something about how the iPad is outselling Mac computers—but I thought one of the comments was hugely insightful. The thread was about why Apple products, particularly the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad, are so immensely popular. The comment that caught my eye (or, in AppleSpeak, my “i”) was this:
Continue Reading →Everybody else is ...
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