Creative thinking is an essential part of foresight and understanding how the future may emerge. The creative process, corporate innovation, ideation and brainstorming techniques have always interested me - especially ways to connect those disciplines to the exploration of the future. I am in the process of helping to develop and re-conceive an online course on creating problem solving, so I'll be posting some interesting articles and some of my thoughts here over the coming months.
There was a good article recently posted on Fast Company's website by designer Jon Kolko entitled "Cultural Values That Will Make Your Office an Idea Factory". The article advocates "playfulness" at work by encouraging divergent thinking, altering and removing constraints, generating outlandish ideas, creating an environment where "creative flow" can be achieved and empowering individuals to act independently if so motivated. Good goals to strive for if you are in the design field or any other industry where ideas drive the organization.
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