Cognitive Diversity
Tips for Successful Innovation- Go Beyond Ideas
What’s the first word that comes to your head when you think about Innovation? Ideas…creativity…insight…conceptual…strategy? What if I said that those are the wrong words? When you think innovation it has to start with…PEOPLE! Ideas are what drives innovation, and creativity and conceptualism make ideas truly sing, but with an ever-increasing viewpoint on social thinking…
Read MoreHow to Involve Your Whole Team in the Annual Planning Process
(This article was originally written by Morgan Browning for Inc.com.) Annual planning is only worth doing if you carry out the plan and achieve your goals. Each year we measure our performance against the strategic plan we formed the previous January, and our good results are a strong affirmation of our ability to set, plan,…
Read MoreImprove the Innovation Process Through Team Collaboration
‘Innovation is the key to success!’ ‘Think Innovative!’ ‘Be Innovative!’ These are some of the few choice phrases the Manager tells his team. Immediately, everyone cramps up, quickly looks down and pretends to scribble in his or her notebook. Even the ones who were naturally expressive, kept mum. The Manager is stumped. Isn’t there anyone…
Read MoreAchieving Holistic Innovation
I’ve often wondered the difference between creativity and innovation, but I’ve never looked it up till now. Merriam-Webster dictionary tells me the following: Creativity is the ability to make new things or think of new ideas Innovation is the act or process of introducing new ideas, devices or methods Both seem to emphasise “new”. The…
Read MoreHow to Override the Discomfort of Cognitive Diversity
Cognitive diversity can create discomfort. Have you ever noticed the intense stare you might give to someone who isn’t coming to your conclusions or agreeing with your approach? You work to hold your tongue because you might burst out with obvious disdain something like, “How much clearer can I be?!” In your opinion, they “don’t…
Read MoreImproving Team Dynamics: Get to Know Each Other
Team dynamics can be a make or break factor in creating a high-performance team- which in turn can affect the overall performance of an organization. This is especially true when an organization is small since everyone works so closely together, but it can be just as true in a larger organization. This is because creating…
Read MoreOptimizing Your Decision Making Process
Did you know that our decision making process is often based on the environment that we are in? For example, as I’m writing this article, I could be sipping on a hazelnut latte. However, I’m currently looking at a bottle of water. Although I am capable of walking out to buy a cup of coffee,…
Read MoreThe Role of Neuroscience in Facilitating Successful Organizational Change
Do you remember last month’s post about the difficulties of individual change? We work to maintain an equilibrium we know and understand. At the slightest perception of danger (or change), our reptilian brain can activate and start a cascading effect that inhibits clear problem solving, creativity, memory retention and decision-making, especially if change is mandated…
Read More4 Ways to Cultivate Company Culture
People frequently ask me to describe the company culture at Emergenetics. More than anything, it is about the WE. By WE, I refer to “Whole Emergenetics,” our term for the representation of all Emergenetics Thinking Attributes and all thirds of Behavioral Spectrum within a collection of individuals. Using a WEapproach allows employees to work within…
Read More5 Ways to Foster Increased Team Collaboration
Finding the right ingredients for a high performing team isn’t always about getting the smartest people together, because if a team can’t work together and be collaborative, all that intelligence and skill could be squandered. In this article from HR Zone, Brian Bacon of the Oxford Leadership Academy states, “How a team talks together will…
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