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What is Creativity? Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative
ideas into reality. Creativity involves two processes:thinking, then producing.
Innovation is the production or implementation of anidea. If you have ideas, but dont act on them, you areimaginative but not creative. Linda Naiman
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Creativity is the Most Crucial Factor
for Future Success!!!!!!!!According to the IBM 2010 Global CEO Study, which
surveyed 1,500 Chief Executive
Officers from 60 countries and 33 industries worldwide, CEOsbelieve that,More than rigor, management discipline, integrity oreven vision successfully navigating an increasing complex
world will require creativity.
CEOs say creativity helps them capitalise on complexity Theeffects of rising complexity calls for CEOs and their teams to lead
with bold creativity, connect with customers in imaginative waysand design their operations for speed and flexibility to positiontheir organisations for twenty-first century success.
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op ays o ma e your wor p ace
more creative.
Rewarding EmployeesThe best way to encourage creativity is by rewarding it. Provide financial or non-financial rewards, like recognition or other incentives.
Providing freedom for creative expression in the workplace is crucial. For instance,let employees decorate their personal work area as creatively as they wish.
Develop channels for employees to voice their ideas by using a suggestion box orsomething similar. This will encourage employees to share freely their ideas andthoughts.
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Allow play time to Employees
Play time, outings and fun activities bring the mindinto a relaxed phase that is conducive to ideageneration.
Research has shown that positive moods can spurcreativity.
It is important to cultivate a fun and positive workingenvironment that supports the flow of creative juices.
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Lead by examples Leaders have to demonstrate their openness and
receptiveness towards creativity in the workplace.
By their example, the culture of creativity will then beembraced and carried out throughout theorganisation.
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Build and diverse team If at all possible, build a team with diverse
backgrounds, talents, personalities, and cultures.
The cross-pollination effect of diversity within thegroup may spur a wealth of new ideas.
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Appoint a Creative Think-ThankA more systematic way of promoting creativity in the
workplace is to set up innovation teams.
Each innovation team can be tasked to come up withideas, such as on how to improve a particular aspect ofwork processes.
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Examples of organisation
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