Open University Business School Frankfurt Alumni Innovation Workshop
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The document outlines a workshop facilitated by Elvin Box for the Oxford University Business School alumni, focusing on unleashing creative potential and understanding creativity's role in innovation. It covers various topics including the definition of creativity, understanding one's creative style, methods to nurture creativity, and guiding principles of creative management, concluding with a reflection on the insights gained. The document emphasizes the interplay between individual creativity and organizational innovation, advocating for practices that foster a creative environment.
Open University Business School Frankfurt Alumni Innovation Workshop
- 1. Thursday, 6th September, 2012 @Deutsche Bank, Theodor-Heuss- Allee, Frankfurt am Main, Germany: macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 2. Elvin Box facilitated a workshop for the OUBS Frankfurt Alumni that is titled… macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 3. “Innovation can‟t be bought from the innovation shop. You have to be creative.” macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 4. Here is the PowerPoint that formed the back drop to that workshop… macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 5. Elvin Box E17; Oval; C-2-C C&J; BD + ICT; OUBS MBA ENTP; Innovator; Rooster Write; Talk; Tutor Football; Stand-up; Improv macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 6. Unleashing Your “Please Can We Consider?” Creative Potential! macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 7. “The Set…” 1) “What Is Creativity?” 2) “Understanding Your Creative Style” 3) “Ways To Help Harness And Nurture Your Creativity” 4) “The Precepts; 12 Guiding Principals Of Creative Management” 5) “Rhodes 4 P‟s Of Collective Creativity; The Basis Of Innovation” 6) “Creative Ideas Through To Commercially Viable Innovations; a suggested Business Model” 7) “Reflective Practitioner; what have we considered?” 8) “OK, Q&A! What‟s The Sprint Action List?” macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 8. 1. “What Is Creativity?” “…the emergence of a novel, relational product, growing out of the uniqueness of the individual.” (Rodgers) i.e. you demonstrate creativity simply by uttering a sentence in your mother tongue. macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 9. 1. “What Is Creativity?” “…a product, a process or a service that is novel and appropriate to the recipient…” (OUBS,B822 module) i.e. it can ‘Retro’ macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 10. 2. “Understanding Your Creative Style” Specifically… Kirton‟s Adaption-Innovation Measure Attention To Detail? Rule / Role Conformity? Idea Generation? macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 11. 3. “Ways To Help Harness And Nurture Your Creativity” 5. Persuasion Dr. Jane Henry‟s Behavioural Traits of macegroup.com Creative People About Mace 2011
- 12. 3. “Ways To Help Harness And Nurture Your Creativity” Provocation Stimulate through seeking things, memories and fantasies: Exaggerate! Random Stimuli! Reversal! macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 13. 3. “Ways To Help Harness And Nurture Your Creativity” Experiencing new: Uncomfortable, awkward, scared, suspend judgement! Openly seek new experiences: Continually break routines! Do things differently! Master new skills: Simultaneous imagination and discipline! Interact with others! „Mind- Gym‟ & Network! Record: What you see, hear and feel that excites you!” Prepare for your next brilliant idea! Be receptive to your environment! macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 14. 3. “Ways To Help Harness And Nurture Your Creativity” Impossible is nothing: Set goals that s-t-r-e-t-c-h you…and keep extending them! Relax & daydream: Downtime for maintenance and renewal of the mind! Sing…Dance…Love…Work: It‟s all about reawakening the child within and letting your emotions flow…and being so grateful for what you are bestowed with! macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 15. 4. “The Precepts: 12 Guiding Principals Of Creative Management” macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 16. John Martin Cluster 1 - Curiosity Precept 1 – Adopt a „set to break sets‟ Cluster 2 - Forgiveness Precept 2 – Explore the „givens‟ Precept 4 – Value play Precept 3 – Broad picture, local detail Precept 5 – Build up, don‟t knock down Precept 6 – Live with looseness James Adams “Precept 13” Charles Handy The Reflective Practitioner… Cluster 4 – A Sense Of Direction Precept 10 – Know what you really want Precept 11 – Cycle often and close late Cluster 3 - Love Precept 12 – Manage the process Precept 7 – It‟s already – nurture it Precept 8 – Involve others Precept 9 – Connect and be receptive Rickards & Schon Precepts: The 12 basic rules, or principles; “Moral Behaviour” The guiding „values‟, or „Vibe‟, that engenders creative „Thinking, Saying, Doing‟. Remember the often termed “13th Precept”: „The Reflective Practitioner‟ About Mace 2011
- 17. 4. “…so, to embrace it all…” Provocation Unleashing our creative selves is, basically: Left & Right Brain Thinking! Always seeking & asking “WHY?” Fearless! “Reawakening your inner child” macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 18. 5. “Rhodes 4 P‟s Of „Collective Creativity‟: The Basis Of Innovation” Collective Key For Creativity & People Place Process Product Relationships Sustainable Innovation Creativity Collective Creativity Sparks Organisational Innovation To Drive Appropriate Change! macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 19. 6. “Creative Ideas Through To Commercially Viable Innovations: a Suggested Business Model” macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 20. Hard Polarity Develops Innovation Self Organisation Learning Organisation Strategy Chaos & Complexity of Socio-Economic Empowerment Climate Structure Precepts Systems Knowledge Management Networking People Key For Process Creativity & People Place Process Product Change Change Relationships Sustainable Innovation Lean Climate Cultural OKT Values Diversity EFQM Reengineering Sustainability & Energy Conservation TQM Six Sigma Leadership Soft Polarity Nurtures Creativity macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 21. 7. “Reflective Practitioner; what have we considered?” 1) “What Is Creativity?” 2) “Understanding Your Creative Style” 3) “Ways To Help Harness And Nurture Your Creativity” 4) “The Precepts; 12 Guiding Principals Of Creative Management” 5) “Rhodes 4 P‟s Of Collective Creativity; The Basis Of Innovation” 6) “Creative Ideas Through To Commercially Viable Innovations; a suggested Business Model” 7) “Reflective Practitioner; what have we considered?” 8) “OK, Q&A! What‟s The Sprint Action List?” macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 22. 8. “OK, first, Q&A. Second, what‟s our Sprint-Action List? ” …For You… …Your team… …Your Organisation …and what are the 3 Key Learning Points to let people know about… macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 23. “the very last thing ...” Two Wolves One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?" The Old Cherokee replied, macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 24. “The one that you feed.” macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 25. For information on: Mace; Elvin; this workshop in particular and others like it, please see overleaf for full contact details, thank you. macegroup.com About Mace 2011
- 26. Elvin Box MBA (Open) MCIOB FFB Associate Director, Mace Ltd. 155 Moorgate London EC2M 6XB England T +44 (0) 20 3522 3000 M +44(0) 7717 857107 E Elvin.Box@macegroup.com W www.macegroup.com Twitter @MaceGroup @ElvinBox Copyright © 2012 Mace Group macegroup.com About Mace 2011