Creative Sandbox Way™ Guidepost #3: Think quantity, not quality
For creativity and innovation, don’t aim directly for excellence. Instead, think QUANTITY, not quality. Wait, what? In the book Art & Fear, there’s a true story of a college ceramics teacher who divided his class into 2 groups at the start of the semester....Creative Sandbox Way™ Guidepost #2: Think process, not product
One of the keys to innovation is like a Zen koan. And it’s not the sound of one hand clapping—it’s this: To get to a killer outcome, you have to LET GO of the outcome! In my book, The Creative Sandbox Way™, I say it this way: “Think process, not product.” This...Creative Sandbox Way™ Guidepost #1: There is no wrong
If you want an innovative company, you need a CULTURE of CREATIVITY. Where people are free to bring their creative ideas to life. How do you create a culture of creativity? In my book, The Creative Sandbox Way™, I offer 10 Guideposts. (I wrote it for individuals, but...
LEGO®(less) SERIOUS PLAY®: When LSP Meets Improv
We were using the activity to teach a bit about the LSP methodology, as we knew it, in a creative, improvisational way. As we proceeded with our open space, it felt to me that we were creating a hybrid activity, one that came to exist on its own merits. It was informed by LSP, and it was a useful tool for teaching about LSP, but it wasn’t LSP; it was its own animal, as it were.