Creative Gorilla!

Creative Gorilla!

Creative Gorilla #30 - Rainbow organisation...

We are in danger of slowly becoming more insular and as creative leaders, we need to start breaking down these barriers…

“We are becoming strangers to each other, leaving communities to be marooned outside the mainstream…communities of different ethnicity and religion eyeing each other over the fences of our differences” Trevor Phillips ~ Head of the Commission for Racial Equality (UK)

What are you doing to “break down the fences” in your organisation?

Creative Gorilla #29 - Silver linings

Perhaps we need to broaden our intepretation beyond creative thinking?

“I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now” Joni Mitchell ~ Lyrics from “Both Sides Now”

Are you a Creative Thinker or a Fluent Thinker?

Creative Gorilla #28 - Finding the rhinocerous

The search for a solution should be as much fun as finding it

The Palaeolithic hunters who painted the unsurpassed animal murals on the ceiling of the cave at Altamira had only rudimentary tools. Art is older than production for use, and play older than work. Man was shaped less by what he had to do than by what he did in playful moments. It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities. Eric Hoffer

Do you allow yourself and your team the opportunity to enjoy tackling challenges as much as finding the solution?

Creative Gorilla #27 - The Termitator...

Metaphors are a powerful way to look at organisations and issues, but recognise the need to use more than one to reveal more about a situation…

“The metaphor is probably the most fertile power possessed by man.”
Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883 - 1955) Spanish philosopher

“Tim, you’ve changed. You’re caring. Giving. You’re… loving. And you’ve got a termite coming out of your ear.” Home Improvement; script.

Are you using metaphors to their full power? Read on…

Creative Gorilla #26 - Meditate to create...

By meditating you can make yourself more creative…

“I am very busy today; I must meditate for two hours instead of one.” Mahatma Gandhi

Do you ever get days when you are frayed at the edges?

Creative Gorilla #25 - Reach for the stars...

Get people to focus on the positive and you can help them to achieve more…

“What have you done today, to make you feel proud?” M People lyrics

Has anyone ever said they were proud to be on your team?

Creative Gorilla #24 - Sensing opportunity

We can tune our creative antennae to be much more sensitive, but we need 5 “Ds” to be creative…

Miracles, you do not have to look for them. They are there, 24/7, beaming like radio waves around around you. Put up the antenna, turn up the volume – snap… crackle… this just in, every person you talk to is a chance to change the world… Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, May 6, 2003 (Not for those of a sensitive nature)

Do you have the 5 Ds?

Creative Gorilla #23 - The Borrowers...

We can borrow ideas from other industries and it would be preferable if we do it systematically

“When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth” George Bernard Shaw ~ Playwright

How are you getting fresh ideas in to your organisation? Read on…

Creative Gorilla #22 - Random acts of creativity...

Be prepared , you may be called on to be creative at any time…

“’Twas he that ranged the words at random flung pierced the fair pearls and them together strung.” Bidpai Pilpay

If called on to run a creative session RIGHT NOW could you deliver? Read on…

Creative Gorilla #21 - A clear and Simple Focus

Creative leaders have a number of qualities, what do you think they are?

“She accomplished more in her 28 years than most people do in a lifetime”
Patrick Leahy US Senator

What qualities do you need to cultivate to become a creative leader? Read on…