A couple years back, my friend Bobby had made the connection of using the “power” of mood rings to help the parents of children with [but not limited to] Autism by indicating the child’s mood before a tantrum occurs, when an extra cuddle may be needed, or when they were simply in a great mood. He shared this idea with his family and friends, including fellow entrepreneurs, who unanimously shot his idea down [a.k.a. Bazooka!]. They all told him that he wasn’t being PC, it would be scoffed at by parents and the medical community alike, the 70’s were over and he needed to move on- and so forth. Feeling foolish (and a bit dejected), Bobby abandoned the idea and shifted his focus to other happenings in life.
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Topics:
open-minded evaluation,
Amanda Hines,
ban the bazooka,
Innovation,
creative problem solving
Last month, Forbes contributor Chunka Mui posted an interesting article that addressed an upcoming study to be published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. The results of the study found that creativity negatively affected perceptions of leadership potential. In a series of experiments conducted among working adults in India and college students in the U.S., individuals perceived as “creative” were repeatedly seen as less effective leaders.
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Topics:
creativity,
Lorie Lin,
Innovation,
Compelling Case for Innovation,
9 Critical Success Factors,
creative problem solving,
leadership
What’s behind the question? How many times do we ask that in our daily conversations or interactions? In my case, as you’ll read shortly, it’s at least one time too few. Regardless of my travails, understanding when this question should and should not be used to enhance creative thinking and innovation is a lesson that everyone should learn.
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Topics:
Communication,
divergent thinking,
Tamara Wickramasinghe,
Innovation,
brainstorming,
connection making
Last week, the controversy over the popular iPhone Hipstamatic app sparked once again as the feature story in Lens, The New York Times photojournalism blog. For those of you unfamiliar with the app, the Hipstamatic produces highly processed shots with color filters and vignette framing that simulates vintage photography. The images are dreamy and while the iPhoneographer (note: this term actually exists) has a degree of control over the style of the shot, no two pictures turn out exactly alike. The debate over the validity of a smartphone camera app started November 22, 2010 when the following paper hit the newsstands.
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Topics:
creativity,
Lorie Lin,
Innovation,
new product development,
Incremental Innovation,
Transformational Innovation
Here are the best innovation-related articles I read in January and found worthy of sharing on Twitter.
Topics:
Chris Dolan,
creativity,
Business Model,
Healthcare,
Army,
Entrepreneurial,
Innovation,
Obama
In his State of the Union address, President Obama declared that "the first step toward winning the future is encouraging American innovation." Innovation is the President's top priority in rebuilding our economy and maintaining our preeminent position in the global order.
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Topics:
Innovation,
State of the Union
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