Tag: Creativity
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On Curiosity
By Tony Vengrove In the 7 C’s of Creative Leadership, curiosity is a key attribute for cultivating creativity and imagination. “Why?” and “Why not?” are the kinds of questions to accomplish this. These simple questions increase your rational and emotional intelligence of any challenge and will always point you in the right direction. Curiosity is the engine…
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Belief Creates Bandwidth
By Anthony Vengrove ‘Tis the season to believe. I’m a big believer — and not just during the holiday season. Since leaving my corporate career in January 2012, I started Miles Finch Innovation, have almost completed a masters in Leading Innovation and Change, reveled in the birth of our adorable twins (and survived the subsequent…
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Innovation Agility: The Constant Shift Between Creativity & Logic
By Anthony Vengrove It’s like pistons in an engine. A spark creates an explosion that drives the piston but friction eventually slows it down — requiring more combustion to keep it in motion. Ideas are like a spark that ignites creative energy but the friction created by logic often slows things down to a halt.…
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How to Influence Your Creative Culture When You’re Not in Charge
By Anthony Vengrove I’ve said it many a times, any company that commits to the pursuit of innovation is essentially contracting to become more creative. The implication of this statement is that the transition, most often than not, involves cultural change — which ultimately requires senior leadership to craft and communicate vision, then lead by…
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Creativity Shrinks? Like a Frightened Turtle.
By Anthony Vengrove “The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul.” ~ Elder Uchtdorf I am a firm believer that creativity is our natural default state. And, although a bit of cliche, I think it’s also accurate to say it tends to get beaten out of most of us…