Monthly Archives: October 2006

Two weeks ago, a couple of colleagues and I ended up in a dialogue about this question: Is there a difference between creative thinking and innovation? and if so, what is it? My belief is that creativity thinking is a … Continue reading →

Thanks to our future first guest blogger, coming later this week! for passing along these 2 quotes about meetings! "If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, … Continue reading →

A friend and colleague whose husband works for citibank just sent me this translated summary of an article.   that appeared in Germany’s Wirtschaftswoche… about Citibanks Chief Innovation Officer, Amy Radin. I am trying to get a link to the original … Continue reading →

OK maybe not most meetings. But many meetings are hugely unproductive or a "waste of time". At least that’s what I have heard directly from individuals within organization settings during the last decade. During a recent training session, participants estimated … Continue reading →

Here’s a question. What % of the Cardinal’s collapse could be linked directly to the Cardinal’s coach, Denny Green? What do you think? If you didn’t catch last Monday Night’s football game between the Chicago Bears and the Arizona Cardinals, … Continue reading →

5 years ago I started taking Aikido, a Japanese martial art because I was interested in getting in shape and learning something at the same time. When I began training, I didn’t realize how many of the lessons learned in … Continue reading →

This newsletter just came across my email from CCL, Center for Creative Leadership. Check out what Bob Rosenfeld has to say about innovation… I think it’s right on the mark!

Yesterday I had one of those ~ if it can go wrong, it will days. Particularly stressed out, I went to aikido (which sparked a whole series of ideas that I will share tomorrow) and then went home and turned … Continue reading →

This morning while driving I tuned into one of my favorite Monday morning NPR radio programs, “This I believe”. Today’s essay was by newspaper columnist Jon Carroll and it struck a chord with me about the importance that failure plays … Continue reading →

It’s just my opinion, but I think everyone should google themselves every now and then. You never know what you will find. I did this last week and voila, I found two postings that I didn’t even know were out … Continue reading →

Last week, I had an interesting conversation with a participant in an innovation workshop about what stops people in their organization from implementing new ideas and new strategies. The response was “we don’t have enough time/or resources to do it.”  … Continue reading →

I hope to answer with this my first blog entry! It was over a decade ago, (September 1995), that I was on my way over to work in London that I first got interested in deliberate creativity and innovation. On … Continue reading →