Nurturing Ideas, Creativity & Innovation

Does your workplace encourage creative thought and innovative practices? How can you cultivate an environment that welcomes the flow of new ideas?

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Innovation - More To It Than Meets The Eye

by Michael Morgan

Most business managers say they want their people to be more innovative and that they need ‘more innovation’ in their organisations. ‘Innovation’ also crops up regularly in corporate values and mission statements. The problem is, many managers don’t really understand what innovation is. And often, when they get it, they really don’t want it because they can’t cope with it.

If You're Constantly Asking Your People To Think Outside The Box, Maybe The Box Needs Fixing

by Leigh Farnell

So often we hear managers asking their people to ‘think outside the box.' What do they really mean? What box? What box are they talking about? Is it the box that sits between our ears? The paradigm box? The way we see the world box?

Campfires Of Knowledge

by Alastair Rylatt

Campfires conjure up warm, safe places where story telling, camaraderie, frank conversation, and knowledge sharing can flow. Alastair Rylatt explains why igniting similarly safe spaces in the workplace is an essential management skill.

Encourage Staff To Be 'Risk Managers' And Reap The Benefits Of Their Creativity.

by NSW Business Chamber

Encouraging staff to take courageous decisions and become 'risk managers' rather than 'risk evaders' will create a work climate that is open to innovation.

New Products That Really Sell

by George Tanewski

You may think of new products as radically new inventions. But most successful new products are actually modifications of existing items. Breakthroughs are rare – and they’re the riskiest - because new products can’t build on previous marketing successes. New product opportunities also vary considerably in their risks and potential rewards. This article discusses what steps to take to create a product that really sells.

Creativity In Business

by George Tanewski

One of the main problems in business today is that there are too many ideas, not too few. Dozens of solutions appear and disappear in chaotic piles of data, crowds of experts’ opinion and a jumble of contradictory statistics and reports on every aspect of every issue.