29 ways to stay creative … when you’re training (part 1 of 3)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under creativity & innovation, training & development
I came across this great video from Tofu Design called 29 ways to stay creative. The title caught my eye – particularly the word stay as it assumes you and me are creative to start with, which I firmly believe. You can view the video below. I’ve added to each point to emphasize how you [...]
Tags: inspiration, organization
Jessica Fraser, co-founder, Mobile Movement, on innovation.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under creativity & innovation
I recently co-hosted AIESEC’s Youth to Business Forum where 500 delegates came from 110 countries to engage, inspire and take action on three tracks: innovation, corporate responsibility and leadership. My last two posts talked about wise words from AIESEC speakers Chris Weeks, Director for Humanitarian Affairs, DHL and what he said about corporate responsibility and [...]
Tags: chris weeks, corporate responsibility, dhl, innovation, jessica fraser, leadership, marianne knuth, mobile movement
Learning Perspective – Paper vrs Rock
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under creativity & innovation, training & development
Learning perspective. In my dictionary that’s what we’re all about as training and development specialists. In my dictionary that means creating a culture in both our training and development content and delivery that supports: …taking a second look …finding a new outlook …re-examining perspectives, even (especially) those perspectives we’ve held for a lifetime. ‘nuf said. [...]
Tags: learning perspective, perspective, training & development
My stop then go kid & what I learned from buying a spatula
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under change management & wellness, communication, creativity & innovation
I have two kids. One is an extremer Stop Life Lens™ and 1 is an extremer Go Life Lens™. (Go Life Lenses™ being oriented towards action – yes, let’s try it, jump in! and Stop Life Lenses™ being oriented towards reflection, rumination and thinking it over – hang on, wait a minute, let me think!). [...]
Tags: contemplation, go lens, lessons in learning, musing, reflection, stop lens
A participant’s edit to a workshop activity leads to an innovative new twist
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under creativity & innovation, training & development
It’s one of those iffy training exercises. Asking a North American audience to use their bodies to form a picture is risky. Eyebrows tend to head north. Question marks (or the equivalent, #$@#$!) dance above participant’s heads. We North Americans, especially corporate North America tend to divide our brain from the rest of our body. [...]
Tags: creativity, moving pictures, participant led design, teachnow, workshop desing
A guide to learning via splattered bug guts
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under creativity & innovation, training & development
I don’t like pumping gas. I always get impatient. I’m not really sure why as it doesn’t take all that long to fill up my gas tank but nonetheless it’s a task I don’t like. That’s why, when filling up on a road trip recently, I was delighted to find a reason to chuckle as [...]
Tags: creativity, innovation
What do I do? Here’s my ‘perfect pitch’ a la Dyana Valentine
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under communication, creativity & innovation
Ever been stuck (in an elevator or not) when been asked So what do you do anyway? Unless you produce widgets (e.g. something infinitely easy to describe) you’d best spend some time crafting an intriguing answer. We all ‘pitch’ ourselves – whether we’re an ensconced employee or freelancer, stay at home mama or student. The [...]
Tags: dyana valentine, pitch perfect
Note to self – what’s your sentence?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under creativity & innovation
Me, I turn static into static electricity.
Tags: Daniel Pink, note to self, sentence
Looking for inspiration? Try an ad (especially these unusual ones from Fast Company)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under creativity & innovation
The roots of engaging training can be found anywhere. You do however have be on the lookout. Some of my ideas have come from advertisements – yep ads. When I say I’m going to be talking about hairy, naked guy (above specimen) I can see participant’s question marks dancing in the air. (Curiousity being a [...]
Tags: amygdala, creativity, curiousity, fast company, inspiration, stress
The results are in (again): the collated creativity E.S.C.A.P.E. assessment (where do you measure up?)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under creativity & innovation
How creative are you? I wrote a blog post back in July explaining the E.S.C.A.P.E. method for increasing your creativity because any and all humans can afford to be more creative (that includes us trainers). Creativity is the numero uno ingredient for success. Doing the same ol’ same ol’ doesn’t work anymore (not sure it [...]
Tags: assessment, creativity assessment, Dolly Hopkins, escape