Embracing Failure! FAIL = First Attempt In Learning
Addressing complacency in innovation – Part Two
If we want to address complacency in innovation then we need to start taking risks and embracing failure. After all, when you embrace failure, you truly learn your first real lesson. As you may have read in my last blog post, I recently read an article which outlined that Australia is falling behind in innovation. This is largely because of our highly risk-averse culture.
Innovation in Australia – Dead or Alive? A 5 point plan of attack! The Lazy Nation? Addressing Australia’s complacency in Innovation – Part 1
Innovation in Australia – Dead or Alive?
A 5 point plan of attack!
A recent report by Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Chubb, outlined that Australia is not performing in terms of innovation and that we are slipping behind – he explained 5 reasons for this.
In this 5 part blog series I will take an informal yet instructive look at how we can address these 5 key points at the grassroots level.
50 ways to unlock your creative potential
TIP 1 – We are all creative
So many people keep telling me they are not creative and they wish they were. So I’ve decided to write a series of blogs with simple tips on how you can unlock more of your creative potential. Some of these can be done with your team and organisation and some are better done alone.
Creativity, Education and The Future
Picasso famously said “All children are born artists. The problem is to remain artists until we grow up.”
If you enter a kindergarten you will encounter some of the best creative thinking anywhere: finger paintings with pink and green people and blue dogs and polka-dot skies, imaginative stories of fairies and magical, far-away places. Young children are naturally creative. They must create ways to learn and construct a world view from a collection of initially disconnected events, colours, movement and sound. So what happens between the open, effortless experimentation of our childhood and the blocks in creative thinking experienced by many adults?
The 10 biggest mistakes people make when booking entertainment
Make a great event even greater by avoiding these simple mistakes:
Don’t leave it too late – Book well in advance.
Great performers book out quickly. The busiest periods for corporate entertainers is the ‘Christmas rush’ (OCT – DEC). The most popular entertainers are booked up to a year in advance for this period, in particular our fabulous show bands. To avoid disappointment during this time, be prepared to plan early and book well in advance!
Innovator Attributes
Below are 12 innovator attributes which we can learn and aspire to and nurture in others:
- Curious: Innovators actively explore the environment, challenge status quo and investigate new possibilities. Ask questions: “what if…?”
- Persistent: Innovators are never above a task, they are hardworking, persistent and willing to do “whatever-it-takes” to get things done. Never give up!
- Committed to learning: Innovators step in, participate and they continually seek knowledge.
- Visionary: Innovators are highly imaginative, maintain a future orientation, and think in mental pictures. Connect to right side of the brain :) continue reading »
