Many of us assume collaboration will take too much time. We assume we won’t agree, that we are too divergent in our opinions and style. So we pursue superficial collaboration and stay in our silos. The truth is whatever additional time collaboration does take results in solutions never previously thought possible, [...]
When we are most alive is when we are most creative. Workplaces intent on harnessing the collective creative power of the individuals who work there have every incentive to intentionally become “more alive.” Like any change we seek outside us, it starts inside us. When we start to ask questions [...]
The vision of an organization, public, private or non-profit, is the essential catalyst for all subsequent action. A vision often starts with one or two people, and is implemented on its ability to recruit others who adhere to it. Our future is about finding a collective vision. When visions are crafted [...]
The super nova pace of change in our world produces palpable chaos, both within and around us. It’s uncomfortable, unpredictable and scary. Yet nature thrives on chaos. Creativity emerges from chaos. Chaos breaks up conventions. It challenges assumptions. It reverses conceptual frameworks. The higher the heat index on chaos, the more potential we have for [...]