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Can creativity training really improve your creativity?

Idea to Value

Some people still debate whether creativity is something which only certain people are born with, or whether it can be developed in everyone. Well, we have already previously seen that creativity is determined more by our nurture (upbringing) than by our nature (genes we are born with).

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My innovation journey (so far)

Jeffrey Phillips

My friend, who founded OVO Innovation with me in 2004, was really passionate about the idea of reviving innovation in corporations. But, we got started, getting some initial training from Tim Hurson , who wrote Think Better, a great book on innovation thinking, creativity and facilitation.

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What is Crowdsourcing, and How Can it Add Value to Your Enterprise?

Qmarkets

Since the 2004 publication of James Surowiecki’s highly influential book, The Wisdom of Crowds , the idea that large groups of people can be smarter than a few individuals, no matter how brilliant, has been gradually gaining prominence in academic circles, business communities, and public opinion.