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
Title: THE WEIRD RULES OF CREATIVITY. Authors: Sutton, Robert I. Source: Harvard Business Review; Sep2001, Vol. 79 Issue 8, p94, 10p Document Type: Article (The above image is a Wordle cloud of the full article) Subject Terms: *CREATIVE ability in
Title : How’s Your Climate for Innovation? Author: Charles W. Prather, Ph.D. Bio: Dr. Prather was a research management chemist at DuPont before managing DuPont’s Center for Creativity and Innovation. Through CW Prather Associates, in Annapolis, Maryland, he now consults on
(For Online Academy Students) The attached article by Dr Rowan Gilmore, CEO of the Australian Institute for Commercialisation raises some interesting points about the focus on innovation in Australia. Taking the lead from the Business Council of Australia's report on innovation
