« Je suis le rivage et l’océan, en l’attente de moi-même de part et d’autre. »
“I am the shore and the ocean, awaiting myself on both sides.”
― Dejan Stojanovic
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« Par-delà le bord du monde, il est un espace où le vide et la substance se superposent, où passé et présent forment une boucle. Je continue sans commencement ni fin. Des signes que nul ne peut déchiffrer, des accords que personne ne peut entendre, y flottent au hasard. »
“Beyond the edge of the world there’s a space where emptiness and substance neatly overlap, where past and future form a continuous, endless loop. And, hovering about, there are signs no one has ever read, chords no one has ever heard.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka sur le rivage
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A study carried out amongst senior managers from corporations across a diverse set of industries by Forrester Consulting for Adobe investigated how creativity influences business outcomes.
This study found that companies embracing creativity outperform peers and competitors on various KPIs such as growth, market share and talent acquisition.
These are their key findings:
- A paradox: despite the perceived benefits of creativity, 61% of companies do not see their companies as creative.
- A motivation: more companies that foster creativity achieve exceptional revenue growth than peers. They also enjoy greater market share and competitive leadership. They also win recognition as a best place to work.
- A clue: companies put creativity on the business agenda.
- A tip: creativity thrives with leadership support.
For the full report, click here.
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« La raison pour laquelle je me parle à moi-même est parce que je suis le seul dont j’accepte les réponses. »
“The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.”
― George Carlin
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« Lorsque vous jouez, ne prêtez pas attention à qui vous écoute. »
“When you play, never mind who listens to you.”
― Robert Schumann
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A few quotes from Daniel Ofman during his workshop and conference for ICF Belgium in Brussels on 15th May 2017, refering to his quadrants model:
« Grass doesn’t grow faster by pulling it. »
« Core qualities are effortless. For example, if you are born with flexibility, being flexible doesn’t require effort. »
« Pitfalls and core qualites work hand in hand. »
« Your allergy drives you towards your pitfall. »
« Most probably, your challenge is the core quality of your partner. Being married with your challenge also means you are married with your own allergy. »
« If your challenge is useful, then don’t make it your goal. Try to fix your pitfall. »
« Switch from reactivity to reactivity. »
« Why not considering your pitfall as a gift? »
« We live in a world that bombards us with ‘I should’. The question is what is our creative choice to free ourselves? »
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« Les arbres sont des poèmes que la terre écrit au ciel. »
“Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.”
― Kahlil Gibran
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« Le doute, c’est la mort pour les âmes ; c’est une lèpre qui prend les races usées, c’est une maladie qui vient de la science et qui conduit à la folie. La folie est le doute de la raison ; c’est peut-être la raison elle-même ! »
“Doubt is the death of the soul. It is a leprosy that takes hold of worn down races, an illness that comes from knowledge and leads to folly. Folly is the doubting of reason. It is perhaps the final act of reason!”
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Priscillia Claman from Career Strategies Inc. presents five questions to identify if you are in a creativity-destroying rut and four strategies to be back on track.
- Is there a recurring pattern to your workdays — what you do, whom you meet with?
- Do you feel it is important to agree with your colleagues and bosses in order to get along?
- Do you see obstacles everywhere to new ideas and new ways of doing things?
- Do you find yourself saying, “That won’t work. It’s been tried too many times before.”
- Do you think, “It doesn’t matter what I do, really. They don’t care.” Even when you’re not sure who “they” are.
Answering ‘yes’ to the above questions highlights a situation where your creativity is undermined.
Here are the work-related she suggests to let innovation flourish and your creativity raise again:
- Think new. Meet new colleagues. Talk to new clients. Ask for new assignments. Explore something new — a new program, a new product, a new process. This is not just adding something to your CV; you will reinvent yourself.
- Look for intersections. A lot of creativity occurs at the crossroads of different people and different ideas. Look for places where your department intersects with other departments. What do they do that helps your department? That gets in the way? Volunteer for any cross-functional activity you can. This will also enlarge your network.
- Capitalize on obstacles as every obstacle is an opportunity for research, analysis and growth. Why is it there? Whom does it serve? What are its effects? What are other ways of getting the results you’re looking for? Start by selecting obstacles you can change, and move on from there. Then pick up obstacles which are in your influence zone and do the same.
- Share what you know. Nothing makes you clarify your thoughts like sharing what you know, as a trainer, a mentor or just through daily working sessions. These opportunities are highly engaging and will fulfill you at an emotional level too.
Source : hbr.org
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