Another weekend, another wedding. This time near Cambridge in a beautiful castle / private school a la Hogwarts. And guess what, the flight to and from the UK was delayed (as I have already warned here and here, this is definitely going to be an underlying theme of many of my blog entries!).
And once again, this gave me an opportunity to catch up on a view podcasts. I really enjoyed a recording of a livecast given by Phil McKinney (www.killerinnovations.com) about the creative economy. His message was simple; creativity is not innate, it is a skill and can be learnt. He provided a couple of ideas on how to do this in the presentation, but on his website he provides loads more.
I rather liked his "FIRE" approach to innovation (Focus innovation search, Ideation, Rank ideas, Execute), having failed frequently to get the most out of "creative" sessions with both colleagues and clients. In particular, the "Ideation" step (basically asking sufficiently difficult questions to force a more challenging discourse) got me thinking. It is so easy for "innovation" to become "trial and error" or "change for change's sake".
Phil McKinney has been doing Killer Innovations for quite some time now (though I have only really followed it for the last year or so, since a colleague recommended it to me). What I like about the cast is McKinney's enthusiasm and his passionate belief in what he is saying; I don't always agree with everything he says, but it is consistently thought-provoking! Give him a try!
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