Places a High Value on Trust among Team Members and Individuality: Creativity always risks
failure. That’s why trust is so important to creative people. In the creative process, trust comes from
people working together, from knowing that people on the team have experience launching successful,
creative ideas, and from the assurance that creative ideas won’t go to waste, because they will be
implemented.
Embraces Those Who Are Creative: Creative people celebrate the offbeat. How should creative
people be treated? I take the advice of Tom Peters: “Weed out the dullards—nurture the nuts!” I do that by
spending time with them, which I enjoy anyway. I especially like to pull people into brainstorming sessions.
People look forward to an invitation to such meetings because the time will be filled with energy, ideas,
and laughter. And the odds are high that a new project, seminar, or business strategy will result. When that
happens, they also know a party’s coming!
Focuses on Innovation, Not Just Invention: Sam Weston, creator of the popular action figure GI Joe,
said, “Truly groundbreaking ideas are rare, but you don’t necessarily need one to make a career out of
creativity. My definition of creativity is the logical combination of two or more existing elements that result
in a new concept. The best way to make a living with your imagination is to develop innovative
applications, not imagine completely new concepts.” Creative people say, “Give me a good idea and I’ll
give you a better idea!”
Is Willing to Let People Go Outside the Lines: Most people automatically stay within lines, even if
those lines have been arbitrarily drawn or are terribly out of date. Remember, most limitations we face
are not imposed on us by others; we place them on ourselves. Lack of creativity often falls into that
category. If you want to be more creative, challenge boundaries. Inventor Charles Ket-tering said, “All
human development, no matter what form it takes, must be outside the rules; otherwise, we would never
have anything new.” A creative environment takes that into account.
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