Harvard Professional Development

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Leaders must ensure teams are working together toward shared objectives, encourage creative thinking and problem-solving, recognize uncertainties and challenges, and adapt to change.

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Ayoa

MAY 19, 2022

Just as someone trying to get stronger employs the use of weights and a gym routine, the mind map gives structure to creative thinking. Introducing mind mapping throughout your team is an awesome way to boost overall creativity levels, and encourage innovative thinking in every team member, not just those already attuned to it.

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Mind Mapping Software

MAY 27, 2022

Tap into your imagination, do some dreaming, and think about all the possible positive outcomes if your endeavour is a success, or even if it is just a partial success. Don’t stop at the first three ideas you think of. Use some creative thinking tools to stretch your mind’s eye and think more expansively.

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Vantage Circle

AUGUST 17, 2021

In fact, a future of job assessment lists creativity as one of the top five abilities necessary today. Getting teams together and taking a step back to consider what our vision and mission are can be a terrific way to inspire creative thinking. Read our blog on: 10 Moves To Unleash Creativity At Work For Better Output.

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Charles Leon

JUNE 5, 2021

Index of all blogs. Why creativity is so important for our collective futures. The talk undoubtedly inspired me to see creative education as paramount for our children and confirmed to me that the education system we have at the moment was built to serve the purposes of the industrial and colonial past. Sir Ken Robinson.

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Faster Ideas

JUNE 9, 2021

I've been thinking about why the word has fascinated me so much. And asking what in the flipping juxtaposing heck it's got to do with my creative thinking? As ever, the purpose here is to tell you how you can use this in terms of creative thinking. Turns out quite a bit actually. Okay, enough of the grammar lesson.

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Lateral Action

AUGUST 20, 2009

This faulty thinking probably infects Hollywood more than any other business. As Mark so aptly points out, creative thinking is not enough. On our blog , we encourage aspiring Movie Moguls and Television Producers to follow the principals of HOP - Hands-On Producing. creativity + productivity = success.

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Lateral Action

MARCH 23, 2009

Lateral thinking is such a familiar concept that it's virtually synonymous with 'creative thinking'. The phrase 'lateral thinking' is frequently used interchangeably with 'creativity'. We take it for granted that creative people think different to the rest of us. It's what makes them creative.

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Mind Mapping Software

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

16 brainstorming templates that will rock your thinking These remarkable creative thinking tools are now ready to share with you. The post Accelerate your creativity with these 16 Xmind templates for brainstorming appeared first on Mind Mapping Software Blog. They’re finally DONE!

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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

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Before we know it, we’re in a stressed-out frenzy trying to keep our head above the flood of e-mails, reports, projects, blog posts, updates and sundry that add up to information overload. Griffiths: The creative process is not without its challenges and it’s likely that you will encounter setbacks along the way. on the Ayoa blog.

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Vantage Circle

AUGUST 5, 2022

This blog explores adhocracy and how it might benefit or harm your organization. But, in this blog, we're only going to stick to the adhocracy culture. It encourages creative thinking and is not subject to high compliance and governance. Read our blog on: 8 Ways To Encourage Innovation In The Workplace.

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The Creative Mind

JULY 13, 2023

His Scientific American blog Beautiful Minds notes Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD is “adjunct assistant professor of psychology at New York University, where he teaches courses on cognitive psychology and human intelligence” and is a co-founder o. The post Shifting Awareness To Be More Creative appeared first on The Creative Mind.

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Ayoa

MARCH 31, 2022

Over a million people have been using Ayoa to organize their creative thinking. We wanted Ayoa’s limitless possibilities to equal our user’s rapid creativity. That’s where Capture Maps come in – an innovative mind map setting that allows you to improve your creativity and record your thoughts at lightning speed.

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Faster Ideas

JUNE 16, 2021

How a Coco Chanel quote can help fashion your creative thinking. This isn't a blog about stripping. Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off. Coco Chanel Don't get the wrong idea. But it is a piece about stripping back.

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Harvard Professional Development

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Encourage experimentation and ideation Innovation is a process that involves idea generation and creativity, as well as the time and space to let those two actions lead to new and novel solutions.

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The Creative Mind

APRIL 16, 2023

The acclaimed fable The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery declares children are much wiser and more creative than many adults. Can we regain that creative vitality? The post To Develop Your Creativity, Imagine You Are A Child Again appeared first on The Creative Mind.

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Harvard Professional Development

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Anne Manning and Susan Robertson teach Creative Thinking: Innovative Solutions to Complex Challenges at Harvard Division of Continuing Education Professional & Executive Development. The course focuses on the creative thinking skills needed to solve complex problems and design innovative solutions.

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Ayoa

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

While the prevalence of online marketing has meant more access to data and insights, it’s important not to assume that should mean creativity is redundant. In fact, even numbers are subject to human error as selective thinking can impede our ability to properly interpret facts and statistics. Give structure to your creativity.

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Lateral Action

AUGUST 10, 2009

It may be an easy way to increase creativity if your definition of creativity is limited to creative thinking. But as we said right at the beginning of Lateral Action, creative thinking is not enough - you have to follow through on your insights and make things happen. And that's where things can get ugly.

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Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In this blog, we dive into innovative employee engagement activities tailored for software companies that will help build workplaces where ingenuity thrives and talent sticks. These activities can be the ultimate test of teamwork, requiring problem-solving, communication, and creative thinking – all while having a blast together.

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Lateral Action

APRIL 8, 2009

Roger von Oech is one of my favourite writers about creative thinking, so when I heard he had produced an iPhone version of his Creative Whack Pack cards , I asked if he'd be willing to answer some questions about it for Lateral Action readers. For more creative inspiration, visit Roger's Creative Think website.

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Harvard Professional Development

MAY 25, 2022

Programs: Design Thinking: Creating Better Customer Experiences (in person) ; Advanced Business Strategy: Gaining a Competitive Edge (online) ; Creative Thinking: Innovative Solutions to Complex Challenges (online). Program: Creative Thinking: Innovation Solutions to Complex Challenges (on campus). Mary Wells.

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Mind Mapping Software

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

16 brainstorming templates that will rock your thinking These remarkable creative thinking tools are now ready to share with you. The post Explode your creativity with these 16 Xmind templates for brainstorming appeared first on Mind Mapping Software Blog. They’re finally DONE!

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Image by Elizabeth Audrey New Year is a time for looking back and reviewing the events of the past 12 months – and that goes for blogs too. The post The Best of Lateral Action 2009 appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

OCTOBER 15, 2010

These are the words that swam into my mind when I learned about the theme of this year’s Blog Action Day: Water. The post Everybody’s Drink Problem appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach. Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.

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Lateral Action

MAY 24, 2010

You’ve probably had it happen to you: eager, excited, ready to share your article or painting or blog design, you show a friend and ask, “What do you think?” The friend, being the honest and straightforward person he is, believes you really want to know what he thinks, so he launches into his opinions. Pointing […].

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Faster Ideas

MAY 12, 2021

So how does this help with creativity? As it is with creativity and creative thinking. We've mentioned this book on the blog before. When you are stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, sad etc, mindfulness helps you notice these feelings - not ignore them - and practise changing how you relate to them.

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Out of all the blog series I’ve written over the past six years, I’ve never had so many requests for an ebook version as for the Creative Blocks series. I’ve collected the entire series into an ebook: 20 Creative Blocks (and How to Break Through Them). And your wish is my command. ?? It’s yours […].

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Mike will choose the winners and we’ll announce them here on the blog shortly. EDIT: The competition is now closed for entries. OK the holiday season is upon us, so it’s time for some fun. ?? Designer and Lateral Action writer Mike Kammerling has kindly created a limited edition of five inspirational prints for Lateral […].

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Charles Leon

MARCH 19, 2021

surveyed believe that succeeding in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous ( see my blog V.U.C.A. world will require creativity and agility to survive and thrive. Employees surveyed said that upper management rarely encouraged creative and flexible thinking, particularly if it might upset or disrupt existing ways of doing things.

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Lateral Action

JANUARY 30, 2009

The creative magic came from collecting the different pieces and seeing how the edges fitted together. Note that Seth isn't telling us to think outside the box - it's more subtle than that. Chris Bilton, Management and Creativity ).

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Lateral Action

JUNE 3, 2009

Blogs and Twitter have almost eliminated any barrier to publishing. Think about it – with every person thinking about more than 50,000 thoughts a day, producing online content can be simple. Rajesh maintains a blog at Life Beyond Code. You have an idea and in a few minutes your thoughts can be online.

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Ayoa

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Mind mapping is a versatile technique used by over 250 million people worldwide to capture ideas in a way that’s proven to boost productivity, creativity and memory. In this blog, learn how to organise information with this innovative and much-loved visual thinking tool. Ready to boost your creative thinking with mind mapping ?

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

For one thing, it's odd that so many of these authors equate creativity with creative thinking - as if the hard work of actually creating stuff didn't count as creativity. It's even stranger that they limit creative thinking to idea generation. But then, I'm usually suspicious of common sense.

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 19, 2008

You can learn more about him at www.rajeshsetty.com or follow his blog at Life Beyond Code or on Twitter at @UpbeatNow. The post Beware of Awareness Tests That Fail appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Of course this is great news to someone like Jack who values his independence and always has plenty of creative side projects on the boil. That blog he's been writing in the evenings has grown arms and legs - as well as landing him a book deal it's put him in touch with collaborators around the globe. Over to You.

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