Nov 26, 2021Never mind “The New Normal” — focus on “The New Norms”. (The Creativity Suite. Episode 56)“The New Normal” has become a very popular phrase recently. And it’s understandable. With fast digital transformation, fast changing technological and economical developments and on top of that a pandemic, it’s easy to see why people talk about us now living in “a new normal”. But focusing on “The New…5 min read
Nov 25, 2021The Tipping Slope. (The Creativity Suite Episode 55)Right now the world of business is going through one of the most fundamental tipping points we have ever seen. This text is about what comes after a tipping point has tipped. But let’s start with meeting the man who triggered this text. Meet Jacob Sterling. Jacob Sterling has been…7 min read
Nov 25, 2021Innovating with humanity in mind. (The Creativity Suite. Episode 54)Should companies be philanthropic? Should a bank? COULD a bank? I am afraid that many people would answer “no” to these questions. …5 min read
Nov 24, 2021A Sustainable Mind. (The Creativity Suite. Episode 53)What is the most basic human need? If you have read your Maslow’s you are most likely going to say things like “food, water, shelter, etc”. Some young and visionary person might reply that “the Internet” is a basic human need. And while that is all true, (ok, that part…5 min read
Nov 23, 2021Creative Headwind and Creative Tailwind. (The Creativity Suite. Episode 52)When we work on making our creative projects happen we have all experienced the feeling when: a) it feels like everything is suddenly going our way. and b) when the cards seem to be stacked against us. Which one do you prefer? The obvious answer would be option a). Who…4 min read
Nov 22, 2021“Creativity is you flirting with your own mind.” (The Creativity Suite. Episode 51)The quote above was not the first thing Richard Jager said to me, but it made such an impact on me that it became the headline to this text. Richard is the CEO of Randstad for Germany/Austria/Switzerland. …5 min read
Nov 21, 2021Flowing with intention. (The Creativity Suite. Episode 50)“Only uncreative fish flow downstream.” That was the sentence that popped into my head when I was discussing creativity with Manish Bundhun, Chief Human Resources Executive at the Rogers Group, a Mauritius based group of companies with employees in 13 countries and operations in 7 business sectors (Aviation, FinTech, Leisure…4 min read
Nov 20, 2021Constellation Innovation. (The creativity Suite. Episode 49)Meet a man who is living in the future. Meet Vincent Wong. Vincent is Head of Research & Advanced Engineering of Continental, Singapore. His job is to work with figuring out what products, services and technologies Continental will offer to the market five years down the line. Continental, famous for…4 min read
Nov 18, 2021Emerging Solutions. (The Creativity Suite. Episode 48)The words we choose to describe our world define how we see it. We all know how true that is — but have you also thought about the fact that the words we use to describe the future will define how we come to see what will come? …6 min read
Nov 17, 2021Stepping outside of our Format Zone. (The Creativity Suite. Episode 47)To be creative we are often asked to “step out of our comfort zone”, but this text is going to argue that you should step out of a different zone: The Format Zone. But first some background. Artificial Intelligence is one of the hottest areas in business at the moment…6 min read