Ideas. I have a ton of them. Those ideas have informed who I am as an artist and an entrepreneur. But what good is an idea, if you do nothing with it? It ends up dying of neglect, right? But what if the opposite happens? You have this wonderful idea and love it so much that it does not have the space it needs to grow. So, it suffocates and dies. When that happens, I cannot help but visualize Lenny from Of Mice and Men. I then think of Bugs Bunny cartoons, like this: This past weekend, I thought a lot about what happens to ideas that I have. I don’t know about you, but I find that my ideas fit into 3 categories: 1. Fleeting Moments: Some of them are like fleeting moments. They stop by long enough for me to acknowledge them, appreciate them and then they are gone. 2. Inspired Gifts: Some ideas are inspired gifts. Ones that we give to people because we feel it would be advantageous for them to act on and vice versa. How many times have you told someone, “I have this great idea for you…”? These are little gifts that we [...]
By Ja-Naé
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Also tagged art ideas, artist ideas, business ideas, creative ideas, creative leadership, creativity ideas, grow idea, growing ideas, ideas for business, innovate, innovative ideas, restoring creativity
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It’s been several months since the Our Revolution road trip, but the experience has stayed with me and often finds its way into my conversations with others. Although Our Revolution is about promoting social change with revolutionary ideas and actions to change perceptions in lives in communities, my friend Lucas asked me an intriguing question – “How did the experience change you?” I have to say that in retrospect, one of the most important takeaways I have from the road trip was an improved technique for coming up with innovative solutions. The technique is similar to what Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, says, “We run the company by questions, not answers.” Innovation does not spring up out of nowhere. Innovative solutions and answers come first by asking the right questions. The Our Revolution road trip was full of questions that needed answers. How can we improve a situation? And when you ask a question, it stimulates conversation. It is out of these conversations that come innovation. To stimulate innovation within your team, you need to create a culture of questioning. Here’s how: 1. Set an Example – The behavior of team members always gravitates to the behavior of their leaders. [...]
By Ja-Naé
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Posted in Business Tools, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Marketing, Strategy, Uncategorized
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Also tagged define innovation, definition of innovation, Innovation, innovation business, innovation technology, innovations, innovative solutions, innovator, team building activities, technology and innovation, technology innovation, what is innovation
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