I have a stack of books on creativity on my bookshelfs. All have taken a different, dare I say creative, approach to explaining creativity. From where I am sitting I can see ... Tony Buzan's "Power of Creative Intelligence" Edward de
What is one tool that I can use to think about the following business issues? 1 Business analysis and consulting 2 Capturing company knowledge 3 Collaboration 4 Decision making 5 Event planning 6 Human Resources 7 Management 8 Marketing 9
We were recently asked the question "How does a visual map unlock creativity in our brain?" I answered this as one of our FAQs in our Mind Mapping eModule Preview but thought it was worth repeating here. Creativity is a key ingredient
In this last blog of the series we quickly look at promoting Creativity & Innovation and Public Service Idea Management Systems. From the five stage model of public service innovation incorporating idea generation and discovery, idea selection, idea implementation, sustaining
Creativity & Innovation – Synergistic Collaborative Structures for Innovation Formal measurements for public service innovation are still underdeveloped, but the evidence from private industry is very compelling with respect to its benefits. At least 65 per cent of Australian economic
In this third blog in our series we want to look at what is being said the barriers to innovation, particularly in the Australian public sector. Examining public service innovation allows us to look at applying creativity in environments that
Process and Drivers for Public Service Innovation In this second blog on Australia & Queensland Public Service Innovation we are looking at what current papers say about the process and drivers for innovation. As we look at different sources we
An introductory paper on the state of play of innovation in the Queensland and Australian Public Service. White_Paper_Public Service_Innovation
Over the coming week I will be building a series of blogs on Innovation in the Australian Public Service, based on a White Paper Mindwerx has done as part of the development of a new program we are offering on
There are so many definitions for creativity. "Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby something new is created which has some kind of value. What counts as "new" may be in reference to the individual creator, or to the society or domain
