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Boost Your Creativity in Any Job

2024/12/3
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Allison Beard
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Kathryn Jacob
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Sue Unerman
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Allison Beard 认为,创造力是个人、团队和组织成功的关键因素之一,好的想法是创新的前提。她指出,人工智能擅长整合已有信息,但缺乏突破性创新思维,人类仍然是创意工作不可或缺的。为了激发创造力,需要持续的小规模练习,而不是依赖大型的、一次性的活动。 Kathryn Jacob 认为,创造力需要经常练习,如同身体锻炼一样。创造力应成为常规练习,而非仅限于年度头脑风暴会议。每个人都具备创造力,不应该将创造力局限于特定职位或公司。在工作中培养创造力,对个人和组织都有益。传统的年度头脑风暴会议通常效率低下,无法将创意转化为实际行动。年度头脑风暴会议缺乏支持和资金,导致创意难以落地。每周进行创造性练习,不必追求大量创意,只需关注工作中的改进即可。保持创造性思维,是应对快速变化环境的必要投资。激发创造力,从观察工作中的痛点并寻求改进开始。当陷入困境时,可以尝试“我们不会做什么”的练习,以激发新的思路。“我们不会做什么”的练习,可以帮助打破常规思维,找到新的解决方案。打破常规,尝试“我们不会做什么”的事情,可能会带来意想不到的成功。从不同视角审视现状,可以发现改进空间。借鉴外部信息,如竞争对手和消费者行为,并结合自身特色,才能实现创新。对趋势的解读和应用,而非简单的复制,是创新的关键。要持续尝试不同的创意激发技巧,避免思维定式。创意激发方法多样,选择适合自己的方法很重要。让大脑放松,可以激发意想不到的创意。要提升创造力,需要转变思维模式,并合理分配时间。创造性改进能提升员工的成就感和归属感。要有效地将创意转化为行动,需要制定清晰的计划和目标。走出舒适区,不必追求巨大的改变,只需小幅尝试即可产生重大影响。 Sue Unerman 认为,创造力需要经常练习,如同身体锻炼一样。创造力应成为常规练习,而非仅限于年度头脑风暴会议。许多人认为自己缺乏创造力,这源于社会观念的影响,而非自身能力不足。在工作中培养创造力,对个人和组织都有益。传统的年度头脑风暴会议通常效率低下,无法将创意转化为实际行动。年度头脑风暴会议缺乏支持和资金,导致创意难以落地。突破性创新并非源于逻辑,而是数据理解与直觉的结合。即使在缺乏创新氛围的环境中,也可以通过小组讨论等方式培养创造力。将创意以积极的方式呈现,更容易获得团队和组织的支持。领导者应鼓励右脑思维,拥抱不确定性,从而推动创新。在算法主导的时代,激发人性化的创造力至关重要。

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Creativity should be a weekly practice because it helps individuals and organizations stay competitive, especially in the age of AI. The misconception that only certain roles or companies need creativity is debunked, emphasizing that everyone has creative potential that can be harnessed for better outcomes.
  • Creativity is essential for competitive advantage.
  • The idea of a 'creative elite' is detrimental to organizational success.
  • Children naturally see themselves as creative, but this perception changes as they grow older.

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We all know that innovative thinking is vital to individual, team, and organizational success. But we still often put creativity in a box, assuming it's only for people in certain roles or best attempted once a year at an off-site brainstorming session. Marketing executives Kathryn Jacob and Sue Unerman argue that we all need to be exercising our creative muscles more regularly, especially in the age of AI, when routine work can be outsourced to algorithms but new thinking still comes from human minds. They offer prompts for spurring more creativity -- by yourself or with a team -- no matter where you work. Jacob and Unerman are the authors of the book A Year of Creativity: 52 Smart Ideas for Boosting, Creativity, Innovation, and Inspiration at Work.