Category: Creativity

What do the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the recent rise in inflation have in common? They are all discontinuities. We’re living in turbulent times where discontinuities have become a more regular part of business and our lives.…

Creativity Innovation Method X-IDEA

How to skillfully frame an effective creative challenge

Detlef ReisMay 5, 2022

“A problem well stated is a problem half solved,” said the prolific American inventor Charles Kettering. He’s right, not only when it comes to stating a problem. “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity,” noted Dr. Albert Einstein. In other…

Creativity Innovation Method TIPS X-IDEA

Left-brain thinkers! Shuffle attributes to develop fresh ideas

Detlef ReisApril 21, 2022

Our innovator profiling method TIPS distinguishes people into three different styles of thinking preferences: Left-brain-directed “Figure thinkers” prefer a more analytical, quantitative, and sequentially structured style of thinking, while right-brain directed “Fantasy thinkers” enjoy “connecting the dots” when thinking creatively…

Business Creativity Innovation

Why creativity matters for 21st-century business success

Detlef ReisApril 7, 2022

In 2010, IBM’s Global CEO study surprisingly revealed that 60% of the surveyed global CEOs considered creativity the most critical leadership trait to succeed in the early 21st century. Interestingly, numerous comparatively recent studies echo this view with regards to…

Creativity Innovation Method X-IDEA

How quotations can kick-start your creativity

Detlef ReisMarch 24, 2022

“For many of us, inspiration is triggered by the quips and quotations of others,” writes Emilee Day in her book The Complete Book of Inspirational Quotations. Do you enjoy reading quotations? (Of course, I don’t talk about price quotations for…

Business Creativity Fun & Games

Creativity in the Year of the Tiger

Detlef ReisFebruary 10, 2022

Last week, we celebrated once again Chinese New Year. On the first day of February, we started the Year of the Tiger, specifically the Water Tiger. The tiger is the third of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Chinese…

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