In economically and socially advanced societies, education is the leading industry going forward. Yet it continues to operate as if it is still 1950. If education is the imperative in our societies, it needs to use new techniques, new methods, new tools, and creativity to make the educational experience more rewarding. It is time for education to catch up with society once again.
Coaching people to be innovative requires different skills from those normally used at work. This blog post outlines a few of the most important.
A common difficulty with implementing an innovation is the human factor. An analogy is drawn with changing behavior through training.
Questions are the best way to gain deeper insights and develop more innovative solutions. So why do so few people utilize them, asks Paul Sloane?
To increase the odds of coming up with a great idea, you need to feed your brain. Michele Pariza Wacek offers three strategies for keeping your creative muse well fed.
Interesting ideas often come from bringing two commonplace ideas together to create a unique concept and developing that concept. "Knowledgestorming" is a group brainstorming technique that can help you and your team to uncover breakthrough ideas.
In today's fast-paced business world, no one's going to give you permission to engage in continuous learning -- a strategy that is essential to your future success. You must take the initiative yourself.
