Creativity Matters
“We start from the presumption that our people are talented and want to contribute. We accept that, without meaning to, our company is stifling that talent in myriad unseen ways.”
Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animation and Disney Animation
China has had incredible economic growth in recent years. But is growth in industry and manufacturing a sign of creativity and innovation? According to Richard Florida, author of “Why China lags in Innovation and Creativity”, the answer is an emphatic “no.” All you highly productive folks out there take note: there is a big difference […]
According to Ruth Churchill Dower, who works alongside professionals working with young children in the United Kingdom, “we can only nurture young children’s creative potential by developing our own.” What is the relationship between creativity and play? In my experience, play is a component of creativity in that when we play, really play, we relax […]
…but you can be creative in how you lead others in innovative directions. This is especially important in the workplace where direct requests for employees to come up with innovative ideas often lead to worthless mental clutter. Check it out: How do you go about boosting innovation in the workplace? Well, don’t ask staff for […]
Speaking of creativity, change, and interdependence, a cotton mill factory turned artillery manufacturer turned sheet metal factory is now home to 350 artists, musicians, and craftspeople in residence. Located on 12 acres in Atlanta, Georgia, and known as the “Goat Farm” for the goats that were unleashed on the property to eat away the tenacious […]
Lily Yeh is an artist who brings the healing power of creativity to places torn by drugs, violence, even genocide. Forced to flee China with her family when she was a child, Yeh has advocated the healing power of creativity throughout the world, including Syria and Rwanda. I love this story both for the diversity […]
