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Learned Helplessness in creativity

Idea to Value

And how does this relate to people feeling like there is no point in doing anything with their idea, or thinking that they aren’t even creative? It all has to do with a psychological condition known as learned helplessness. They were suffering from Learned Helplessness. What does this have to do with creativity?

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We Need To Learn How To Bridge Difference To Drive Creativity And Innovation

Digital Tonto

In his book, Identity, political scientist Francis Fukuyama explains that our identities aren’t fixed, but develop and change over time. In fact, we routinely choose to add facets to our identity, while shedding others, changing jobs, moving neighborhoods, breaking off some associations as we take on others.

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Failure - learning or leavening?

Jeffrey Phillips

Why do you think the most creative time in most people's lives is between 3 years old and say 7 or 8 years old? Because children are encouraged to be creative and aren't held accountable to getting the "right" answer until grade school. Most learning is based on trying and failing and having the willingness to try again and to learn.

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The 4C model of Creativity

Idea to Value

Is it possible to be creative, even if you are not a genius changing the world? But how do you compare the creativity of a child, to someone who is a professional? This is where the 4C model of creativity comes in. The 4C model of Creativity. Or someone just learning something new in a field? Yes, of course.

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Encouraging Innovation in an Established Product Culture

Speaker: Richard Cardran, Chief Creative Officer and VP Strategy, HIA Technologies

We'll explore the challenges, solutions, and hands-on techniques for becoming a successful "agent of change" within a well-established product culture. Join this webinar to learn how to: Turn a stagnant culture into an attention culture with highly collaborative team dynamics. Innovation and Leadership go hand in hand.

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Spontaneous movements may kickstart your creativity

Idea to Value

There is evidence to show that walking is a great way to encourage creative thought. Now, hot off the presses, we might soon learn that any type of random body movement might have the same effect. So if you are ever finding your creative energies low, maybe stand up and just start moving. Touch your elbow to your foot.

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Are you born creative? Is creativity genetic? The nature vs nurture debate

Idea to Value

Are some people born creative? Or to say it another way, are some people born not creative? But how do we find out whether someone can be born with or without creative ability? Do we inherit creativity from our parents? But what about creativity? I hear this myth all the time. Or can we develop it at any stage?

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Navigating the VUCA World With Innovation Coaching

Speaker: Janet Sernack, Founder and CEO of ImagineNation

The current rate of unprecedented change and disruption to "business as usual" is causing a wide range of reactive responses within our organizations as well as by some leaders, many of whom are struggling to operate sensibly and proactively in a VUCA world. November 26, 2019 2:30 PM PST, 5:30 PM EST, 10:30 PM GMT.

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Measuring Innovation Performance

Download this eBook to learn about the 5 basic principles that guide every successful innovation process. Why do only a third of the organizations worldwide have formal innovation metrics in place despite accepting that innovation is critical to survival?