We often celebrate creativity. It is celebrated in innovation strategies, at conferences and in advertisements for coworking offices. But despite all this appreciation of creativity, it is surprisingly easy to unconsciously kill it. One of the most underestimated killers of creative climates is something that is rarely mentioned in innovation […]
Creativity
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In a world where innovation is rewarded, it is not only about thinking right, but also about acting quickly. There is a power in speed that is often underestimated in creative processes. Being first to market, first with an expression or first with an idea can sometimes outweigh being precise […]
We often want to be more creative. We know that creativity is needed to develop new products, improve organizations, and solve social problems. We also intuitively understand that creativity is something we can train, just like strength or fitness. But despite this insight, surprisingly few people regularly use creative methods, […]
We live in a time where external stimuli are constantly present. The phone vibrates, the news scrolls, content flows in a torrent through the screens. It is easy to believe that this abundance of information makes us more informed, more creative, more up-to-date. But when the access to impressions never […]
We live in a world governed by rules. Stop signs, school schedules, work regulations, employment conditions, social codes, a culture of silence. Some rules are necessary – they protect us from harm, provide stability, create security. But many other rules are… more of an old habit. Something we just follow […]
Pablo Picasso is said to have said, “Every creation is first an act of destruction.” It’s a seemingly paradoxical insight, but it captures something fundamental about creativity and change. In order for something new to emerge, the old often has to be torn down, questioned, and abandoned. We see this […]
Creativity is something we often associate with art, music, and storytelling, but in reality, it permeates every aspect of life. It’s present in everything from how we solve problems at work to how we coach a team or lead a company through change. Creativity is more than just coming up […]
Have you ever thought of an idea as a being in its own right? Not just an abstract thought, but something alive, with a personality, a temperament, and a will to exist? Ideas can be shy or confident, charming or awkward, easy to understand or mysterious. They need to interact, […]
When we think of creativity, it’s easy to imagine it as following a clear line of cause and effect. We have a problem, and then we find a solution that leads to a result. But real creativity doesn’t always work that way. True creativity, the most groundbreaking ideas and innovations, […]
In our increasingly digital world, the concept of big data has become a powerful tool for predicting the future. Companies use vast amounts of data to generate insights into consumer behavior, weather forecasts, marketing, and much more. But despite the impressive amount of information and advanced algorithms used, there is […]
In today’s workplace, meetings are often seen as a natural tool for collaborating, exchanging ideas and solving problems. But despite good intentions, meetings can be the very thing that stifles creativity. Many have experienced how an idea that seemed brilliant in the morning loses all its brilliance after a two-hour […]
Many workshops and meetings are conducted with the hope that it will just work, but without a good facilitator, much is left to chance. When committed and experienced people participate, it can sometimes work anyway, but if the participants do not know each other or have different views, a facilitator […]
Many people who work with development, innovation or creative creation have come across the terms “explore” and “exploit”. In simple terms, they are two different strategies: Explore means generating ideas, investigating possibilities, experimenting and taking in new information. Exploitation is about applying existing knowledge, refining ideas and implementing what seems […]
Design has always been a powerful method for creating solutions to complex problems. In recent decades, design thinking has revolutionized the way we approach innovation through its human-centered focus. Design thinking often assumes that a product or service should meet an identified need of an individual or a company. But […]
When we work with future scenarios, innovation and creative processes, it is crucial to understand the type of problem we have to deal with. Not all problems are the same. By understanding the inherent complexity of complex problems, we can also find the right creative approaches. Some problems require everything […]
It seems so obvious. We have a bunch of ideas in front of us, and the natural question is: Which one is best? But the problem is that this question rarely leads to a good answer. Our brains are not designed to objectively determine which idea has the most potential. […]
Innovation has an almost mythical ring to it these days. We love to talk about innovations, analyze them, and celebrate those who come up with brilliant solutions. But there’s a paradox here, innovation is fundamentally not thinking – it’s doing. Think about it for a moment. If someone talks about […]
Have you ever had an idea that you believed in, but it didn’t take hold? Or seen someone else come up with a similar idea much later – and suddenly it becomes a success? It’s not always the quality of the idea that determines whether it succeeds or not. Timing […]
Is a group always more creative than an individual? The answer is both yes and no. When a group works well, it can surpass the achievements of individuals by combining different perspectives, experiences and ideas. But if the group dynamics does not work, creativity can be stifled, and then a […]
In a world characterized by complexity and rapid change, we need to reevaluate how we approach problem solving and innovation. Traditionally, we have used solution-oriented creativity, where the focus is on identifying a clear problem and finding a new, often innovative solution. This method is effective when the goal is […]
Thinking new is not always easy, especially when we are stuck in old patterns of thought and habitual solutions. But with the help of some creative principles, we can break free from the expected and find new perspectives. By learning the principles below by heart, you will always be ready […]
In a world where we are constantly looking for the most direct path to the goal, we often forget the power of thinking laterally. Lateral thinking is about leaving the main road of thinking – the most logical and expected path – and instead exploring the small, strenuous side tracks. […]
In our daily lives, we often encounter both complicated and complex problems, but for many it is difficult to know exactly what distinguishes the two. We may assume that both are about something that is difficult to understand, but in reality they are about completely different ways of thinking about […]
To create real innovation in an organization, it is necessary to work with creativity at three levels: individual, group and organization. These levels are not separate, but deeply interconnected, and success requires that we not only work with each of them, but also understand how they affect each other. In […]
It’s well known in the innovation world that it’s questions, not ideas, that drive real change. Yet it’s surprising how often this is overlooked. Organizations and teams often put a lot of emphasis on brainstorming ideas, but miss what is often the starting point for groundbreaking success: the really good […]
In the business world, we often talk about innovation as a technical, process-driven activity. It’s about creating new products, services, or business models to gain market share or solve problems. At the same time, we tend to place artistic creativity in a completely different category—a world of intuition, inspiration, and […]
The world of mathematics often appears as a place of absolute truths, pure equations and crystal clear logic. Creativity, on the other hand, is associated with illogical impulses, intuition and free thinking. At first glance, these two domains seem to be opposites. But when you look closer, you discover that […]
Ideas are both easy to create and easy to criticize. Often when we hear a new idea, we quickly fall into the trap of analyzing and questioning its feasibility before truly understanding its potential. To fully appreciate an idea, we need to understand its nature and know different ways in […]
Anyone who has worked with creativity and innovation knows that a lot is about being able to ask the right questions. Many may think that creativity is about finding answers, but those experienced in the field know that it is the questions that drive the ideas. Correctly asked questions not […]
When we talk about innovation and creative thinking, we are often looking for the “best” idea. But what’s interesting is that the opposite of a good idea isn’t necessarily a bad idea. In fact, the opposite of a good idea is often another good idea. The real trap is not […]