Creativity, innovation and new ways of thinking from The Holst Group.
Edward de Bono’s Message
There is a huge need for new words in a language. But new words are difficult to insert. New words do arise when there is an obvious need. But such needs are not the most important. There is a greater need for new words that will then allow us to see existing things in a new way or a new combination. Read the rest of this entry »
Edward de Bono’s Message
Here is a new use of a word. There is often a need to indicate that a new idea is ‘do-able’. That is a very clumsy expression. So we could use the word ‘agile’ which is derived from the Latin word ‘to do’ (same base as agenda). Read the rest of this entry »
It is easy for me to extoll the virtues of creativity and how it can transform your business. It is easy for me to explain how lateral thinking is a skill that can be taught - you don’t need ‘creative people’ to be a ‘creative organisation’.
But the true test of whether this stuff works is if we, as experts/providers/innovation partners, ‘walk the talk’.
Edward de Bono’s Message
It would be nice to have a team of highly effective people who would take an idea, run with it and make it happen. Unfortunately such people are too busy and too successful pursuing ideas of their own. Read the rest of this entry »
Edward de Bono’s Message
If you speak French fluently and live in France then you are happy that your language skills are perfect and nothing more is needed. It is the same with our human thinking. We are happy that we have made considerable progress in the technical world. Read the rest of this entry »
I read an interesting article from the guys at Copyblogger asking their readers what ‘Creativity’ meant to them. Click here to see what they thought…
As discussed a couple of weeks ago, we at The Holst Group have a very simple definition of Creativity & Innovation:
Creativity = the pure generation of new ideas.
Innovation = the implementation of any idea.
Do you have another definition? Leave a comment below…
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Edward de Bono’s Message
As I have mentioned so often the word ‘creativity’ in English is too broad and ranges from creating a mess to painting a masterpiece. The emphasis is on ‘bringing something about’. At the same time repetition does not qualify. So there is an element of ‘new’. Read the rest of this entry »
