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Inclusivity: the Key to Handling Complexity
I was recently in the Middle East, in Amman, Jordan, having lunch at a local restaurant. At the next table, there was a woman in full burka seated with three men. The men were chatting away while the...
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Here’s a Tip for Assembling Your Dream Team
How do you get the best people on your team and keep them there? Sure, it pays to be using the latest technology and have an attractive reward system, but it’s also largely influenced by something more...
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Which Emotions Facilitate Creative Problem Solving?
Some problems can’t be solved by methodical, logical thinking, but rather they require insight to relate things in a non-typical way or see novel ways of using them. When our emotions are in a...
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Why are Creative Solutions Sparked by Positive Emotions?
Creative thinking is a bit like playing with Legos. Our brain reaches out and pulls in disparate pieces and creates relationships that form something new. These pieces aren’t usually in our conscious...
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Enhance Creativity by Taking a Break
If you’re engaged in creative problem solving, you’re more likely to be successful when you have some downtime in which your brain is focused on something else. So allow for breaks, but understand that...
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Combat Negativity by Bringing the Positive to Life
Does it seem like some people choose to be negative? In many ways it’s our basic nature, but it has damaging consequences to our creative and cognitive performance. Here’s a remedy for shifting a...
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How Much Team Diversity is Optimal for Innovation?
I used to think that the purpose of creating diversity on a team was simply to give people of various races and orientations equal opportunities. When I create a team, my main concern is achieving the...
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An Easier Way to Boost Employee Engagement
What we commonly diagnose as an employee’s lack of engagement may really be due to primal emotional issues, which are best remedied at their source. Stress, burnout and boredom are understandably...
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Beginners Mind: A Source of Innovation
Some people approach each situation with a beginner’s mind, which is an attitude of openness and lack of preconceptions, even when they’re a highly accomplished professional. These people are more...
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Spark Innovative Thinking by Letting Go
Paula Scher is an identity and branding expert who is highly regarded for her creative abilities. She has come up with a lifetime’s worth of great ideas, including Citigroup’s umbrella logo and the...
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