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7 TENETS OF CREATIVE THINKING

Michael Michalko

This principle helped Walt Disney bring his fantasies to life and also enabled Albert Einstein to engage in thought experiments that led to revolutionary ideas about space and time. The brain cannot tell the difference between an “actual” experience and one that is imagined vividly and in detail. Both are energizing.

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Selling Agile to Executives: 8 Ways to Get Buy-in

Planview

Because Agile includes a culture shift and a mindset change, as well as funding, you need executives to truly buy in to the approach. The only problem may be that you’re getting little engagement from senior management, and they hold the keys to driving positive and enduring change in the organization.

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Are you a Direction Setter? How to Bring the Future into Focus

IdeaScale

As a direction setter, you must go beyond the data and tell a compelling story about future potential that engages people more deeply and inspires them to bring their creative best. What changes in the organization will be needed to become the kind of enterprise that can succeed in the envisioned future? Planning for the Future.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

Gaillard is the author of The CyberSecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO and the host of The Cyber Security Transformation Podcast. Thinkers360: How do you like to work with brands who wish to engage you as a thought leader? JCG: The starting point has to be a commonality of interest and purpose.

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SIMPLE WAYS TO INCREASE CREATIVITY IN YOUR ORGANIZATION

Michael Michalko

Creative Corner Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Let’s Do Lunch Encourage weekly lunch-time meeting of three to five employees to engage in creative thinking. If the number on anyone’s ticket corresponds to the number drawn, he or she gets a prize. If no one wins, double the prize for the next month.

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SIMPLE WAYS TO INCREASE CREATIVITY IN YOUR ORGANIZATION

Michael Michalko

Creative Corner Provide a special area for people to engage in creative thinking. Let’s Do Lunch Encourage weekly lunch-time meeting of three to five employees to engage in creative thinking. If the number on anyone’s ticket corresponds to the number drawn, he or she gets a prize. If no one wins, double the prize for the next month.

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Are you a Positive Role Model for Innovation?

IdeaScale

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”. Innovation cannot be fully delegated to others—it will only be considered an important effort in a team or company when the leader is actively engaged. Mahatma Gandhi. Innovators listen to what leaders say, but most of all, they watch what leaders do. Become a living example.

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