Why ’Beyond Creativity’ ?

Some of my friends and my readers have been asking me:

Why is this blog called Beyond Creativity?

 

There are reasons:

• Integrating creativity and innovation. I still feel that people oriented creativity research is separate from processes oriented innovation research. These communities should discuss more with each other. I have tried to provide a forum for that.

• Responsibility. In April 2007 I was invited by Elizabeth Churchill to a breakfast in Berkeley, California. This breakfast was arranged by the Hillside Club. Karl Fogel and Jeff Ubois were there and they had a discussion topic of the day ”Is innovation really a positive thing?”. First I was amazed about this question. During the following months I started to see how irresponsible some organisations are in their innovation practices. For example, my EMF-thread describes how risky products are launched untested to customers and how  some firms are shifting their responsibility to crowds through open source and open innovation platforms.

• Critics to creativity buzz. I have always been a bit sceptical about these left-right brain creativity techniques. Therefore, I have tried to provide alternative discussion. Sometimes I even get tired both innovation and creativity ;-)   

• Spiritual dimension. As a long-time practitioner of meditation, I see that meditation is a creative-thinking skill (as mentioned by Amabile) and is similar to reflection in adult education research field. At the same time, I have been sceptical about the religious and mind-bending sects in this area. See also my Strategic Intuition book review.

You will determine how well the name of this blog describes its content.

Comments welcome.   

Comments

[John Neyman Jr.]

Thanks for your post! I believe that meditation has many benefits in the physical, emotional and spiritual being of a person.

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