The Coaching Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Many people struggle to express their creativity, and your role as a coach is to help them overcome obstacles and unleash their imaginative capabilities. Making a Positive Impact Facilitating the creative process can have a profound impact on people’s lives. Unlock Your Creative Journey: Special Offer!

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Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Companies embracing and prioritizing creativity pave the way for continuous innovation. In this blog, we will explore strategies and share practical ways to build a creative work culture with real-world examples. Key Takeaways What is Creative Company Culture ? So, let's get started and make work feel like play!

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Mind Mapping Software

MAY 21, 2022

During the last year, two developers of visual thinking tools have added artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to their visual thinking tools: Ayoa from OpenGenius (formerly iMindMap) and ContextMinds, a relatively new concept mapping application. Questions are a key part of the creative process. It’s easy.

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Mind Mapping Software

AUGUST 15, 2024

He loves developing tools and integrations to optimize his personal and professional workflows. And finally, I aimed to develop a hobby that could also serve as a side hustle. Starting the blog and YouTube channel was one of the best decisions I’ve made. Second, I sought to connect with like-minded individuals.

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The Coaching Tools Company

AUGUST 14, 2024

These articles were first posted on Julie's blog, The Coaching Cube , and have been updated for inclusion here. Ideas: Where you are their scribe while they're brainstorming—they'll be thinking hard and having to note their own ideas could disrupt their creative process! And Coachees Love When We Take Notes!

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Lateral Action

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Having seen it before made me less afraid of it, and knowing that I had experienced it in more than one creative discipline helped me to realize that if I was finished with what I had to say in one medium, I could always try bringing the creative process to yet another medium. How does this relate to the other symptoms above?

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Lateral Action

JANUARY 28, 2009

This isn’t by any means a claim that people can only do what they’re hired to do, but I don’t think the brainstorm as run in most organizations is the way to bring in outside input to the creative process. Is creativity something we all have naturally, or is it a skill developed by practice? What Do You Think?

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

creativity-relevant skills are the possession of the skill and ability to to think creatively (e.g. Jing Zhou, Christina Shalley, Handbook of Organizational Creativity ). While you are engaged in a creative process make sure that you suspend judgment. Jean Trumbo, Creativity ). (Mind Tools, Brainstorming ).

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Faster Ideas

MAY 19, 2021

Rowling, Ernest Hemingway, Steve Jobs, David Mitchell, Snoop Dogg - all have gone on record to say how important walking is to their creative process. But whatever the reason behind its numerous benefits, if you want some instant help with creativity, get your shoes on and go for a saunter. Nikola Tesla, J.K.

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Lateral Action

MAY 4, 2009

Robert Dilts uses this statement as the basis of a brilliant analysis of Walt Disney's creative process, in his book Strategies of Genius: Volume 1. And the next is to commit to developing the skills necessary for that role. Which roles could you do with developing within the team? Walt Disney, 'Growing Pains').

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Lateral Action

MARCH 23, 2009

How on earth can Weisberg claim that lateral thinking is not 'a cornerstone of creative thinking'? Lateral thinking was developed by Edward de Bono in response to the following question: Why do some people always seem to be having new ideas while others of equal intelligence never do? What is going on here? Edward de Bono, New Think ).

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Lateral Action

JANUARY 14, 2009

As he matured, this curiosity developed into a passion that would last a lifetime. When the Beagle set sail, Darwin whiled away his time at sea reading Charles Lyell's freshly published Principles of Geology , which included detailed speculations about the development of the Earth and living species. The mind is a chaos of delight.

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Lateral Action

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

It would be a bit like approaching a relationship with the goal of 'developing your emotional intelligence'. It feels counterintuitive, but in the context of your creative process, sometimes the most 'productive' thing you can be doing is chilling out at a barbecue, lying on a beach, watching a DVD or mucking about with your friends.

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Purple Crest

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Especially with a creative process like writing, you always start with a former conception. 2 Develop Topics and Content Pieces from Slip Box. When an artist is drawing, s/he always has some emotion, some abstract in their mind. Even though the canvas seems empty, they have a picture in their brain. 3 Use Your Notes.

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Lateral Action

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Dooney doesn't pretend it's easy: as the subtitle of her widely read blog puts it, Art Is War. I rarely offer works for sale via the web – although, very recently, I offered two print series priced under $1,000 via Twitter and my blog as part of a process of 'democratising' my art for younger, less moneyed collectors.

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Lateral Action

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

For example: right now you’re reading this blog post so you’re probably in ‘reading mode’ which makes it easy to absorb these words and relate them to other things you’ve read - whether in books, blogs, journals or other sources. But you don’t spend your whole life reading blogs (do you?). Your Creative Rituals.

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Lateral Action

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Specifically, his book A Whole New Mind provided inspiration for the very first article we published - Innovate or Die: Why Creativity Is Economic Priority Number One - and more recently I wrote about his TED Talk, in Why Rewards Don't Work. What effect did it have on your creative process? It was challenging.

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Lateral Action

MARCH 2, 2009

Now you might find this account hard to believe, but I've heard about - and seen - very similar creative processes when working with artists in one-to-one coaching sessions. He argued that hallucinations of gods and spirits were more common thousands of years ago because human consciousness was at an earlier stage of development.

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 29, 2008

Cocaine seems to have been a normal part of the creative process for musicians on the LA scene at the time, fueling marathon recording sessions. Takeaway: Look for technology that opens up new creative possibilities. Hang around with people who know about the latest developments. Don't Assume It Will Be Difficult.

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Lateral Action

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

In his thinking the 'art' stage of creative production, which he identified with the careful procedure of making studies, sketches and working drawings, was the menial and mundane side of the business, where is true merit was to him displayed in the rapid and apparently effortless execution of a painting or sculpture. The Art of Work.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 16, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog When you're feeling lost, don't hide Posted to: Finding a career | Knowing yourself August 16th, 2010 Del.icio.us I have never had a camera so it's absurd that I am adding photos to my blog. Is this your first time here?

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International Coach Academy

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential” (ICF, 2023). In a world where It is currently estimated that 50% of the global population will develop a clinical mental health condition by the age of 75 (McGrath et. 2023, August 9).

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Mind Mapping Software

MARCH 29, 2025

Imagine if you had a notetaking tool that perfectly supported your creative process. But somehow, creativity gets lost in the process. The process is easy, quick and fun. If your job or avocation involves developing and sharing ideas with other people, then Sublime is a must-have tool. Sounds amazing, right?

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Lateral Action

JANUARY 12, 2009

Because of the way the exhibition is arranged, and the incredible array of exhibits, including Darwin's original specimens, notebooks and even the furniture from his study, it displays his entire creative process in mesmerising detail. De Bono's ideas on lateral thinking have been hugely influential on the field of creativity.

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