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Interdisciplinary Innovation: Being Innovative is a Way of Imagining, Perceiving, Expressing, Inventing & Inspiring

Innovators present creatively disruptive traits, disrupt old ways, and inspire better ways to do things. They are passionate to connect, to learn, and to explore by understanding commonalities and appreciating uniqueness. Being innovative is a growth mindset and a proactive attitude. You cannot wait for something to happen---keep curious, always think profoundly, learn fresh knowledge, and acquire new capabilities.

Sarah Vandenberg2021-12-23T08:57:22-08:00January 3rd, 2022|Categories: Innovation Psychology|Tags: anthropology, breakthrough innovation, Collaboration, collaborative innovation, Communication, conflict, continuous improvement, creative thinking, Creativity, culture, culture of innovation, curiosity, ecosystem, growth mindset, humility, idea generation, Ideation, incremental innovation, innovation philosophy, innovative culture, innovative personalities, intertia, logic, motivation, organizational structure, performance, philosophy, philosophy of innovation, psychology, self-reflection, Teamwork, Technology|

Learning to Communicate With Difficult Co-Workers

No matter where you work, there's always some difficult co-workers you're going to have to deal with. Instead of wishing the situation away, which never works, it's time to learn how to perfect your skills for dealing with them.

Ideascale2021-12-14T07:48:28-08:00April 4th, 2017|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: Collaboration, Communication, company culture, compromise, conflict, conflict management, conflict resolution, difficult coworkers, Employee Engagement, employee recognition, employee satisfaction, personality types, Problem Solving, work environment|

Creativity is Key: Tips on Avoiding Groupthink

It’s awesome when everyone agrees, isn’t it? Yes—and no. Most of us have, at some point, fallen into the trap of groupthink to avoid conflict and promote harmony in a group, whether at school, work, or on a committee. Groupthink has its perks: everyone feels comfortable, and there’s no risk of tension among members. It’s safe. Easy. Unfortunately, it can also kills creativity and innovation.

Ideascale2021-12-14T06:24:48-08:00January 10th, 2017|Categories: Organization & Culture|Tags: brainstorming, Collaboration, Communication, conflict, Creativity, criticism, debate, divergent thinking, diversity, evaluation of ideas, feedback, gender, groupthink, idea management, Ideation, innovation team, meeting, perspective, Problem Solving, soft skills, suggestion box, team diversity, Teamwork|

Conflict in Teams – Does it Stimulate Creativity & Innovation?

Conflict is a dreaded word. Most people associate conflict with interpersonal clashes ranging from inelegant avoidance tactics in the breakroom to fierce and open hostility. Surely, it is obvious that conflict in teams is detrimental to creativity and innovation. But is it? In this post we will explore this matter further and see when conflict sometimes can enhance the creative thinking skills of teams.

Ideascale2021-12-05T08:18:09-08:00September 6th, 2012|Categories: Innovation Psychology|Tags: campaign team, Communication, Competition, conflict, creative thinking, Creativity, goal setting, Problem Solving, team building, team conflict, team diversity, Teamwork|

10 Tips for Successful Innovation Teams

Innovation projects are said to fail 90% of the time. Why is this? Part of the answer lies in the special “innovation teams” who are mandated with finding breakthrough growth in large corporations. Setting these teams up for success is vital, yet corporations often fail when doing this. This article provides a collection of ten tips that serve as a talent management roadmap for growth companies in search of high-performance teams that deliver.

Ideascale2021-12-20T16:03:42-08:00April 12th, 2012|Categories: Idea Management, Organization & Culture, Strategies|Tags: conflict, cooperation, empowerment, entrepreneurship, Failure, goal setting, HR, in-depth article, innovation team, inspiration, knowledge transfer, leadership, market research, progress, skills management, startup, storytelling, team building, team management, Teamwork|