Think Afresh

Jon Binks and Wilma Koutstaal, authors of Innovating Minds (OUP, 2015). Fresh and stimulating thoughts on innovation, change, and flexible thinking. Yum!

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How is finding a different way of construing a situation or event – including taking another perspective on something emotionally difficult – itself a form of creativity? For some research-based suggestions . . . https://t.co/IHG0Oba5oC

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There are costs to taking an overly #perfectionist stance to #creativity. Striving for #excellence – but not for perfection – is positively linked with creative idea generation and openness to experience https://t.co/OoAeQp7KS4

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Getting a handle on entrepreneurial uncertainty and complexity through "decision weaving". #creativity #entrepreneurs #innovation #attention https://t.co/EV1tTID2pY

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Don't give up on your #creative #search too soon! Be #persistent and on the lookout for the "Creative Cliff Illusion"! https://t.co/8xfbVPD37X

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Time Pressure and the Trying Trajectory of Team #Creativity
Why the midpoint of project #timelines is a critical window for breakthroughs. https://t.co/voLmVLVI7q

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To deeply and meaningfully #innovate, we need both leaps, and loops, in our idea spaces. #creativity https://t.co/xbm7WdJMjx

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Seeing patterns: #Creative #Imagination comes in many forms. https://t.co/sFzS8iklLW

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Are your #creative ideas getting stifled by long-worn ways of thinking and doing? #forgetting #innovation https://t.co/6uuNv6QiPV

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Changing times evoke questions about change. What prompts us to change? How fixed, really, is our "personality"? An ABCD approach to thinking about how we can change.

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Discovering discovery through new kinds of sharing for science. Why sharing physical research space matters. #replication #innovation #teams https://t.co/qoEWDM38JN

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When is a #choice yours, when does it feel like yours, and why does it matter? Giving ourselves #autonomous choices is rewarding, and catches and catalyzes our #curiosity https://t.co/nC9fyKUPiI

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Do you change the shape of the #creative problems you're facing by using deliberately chosen #constraints? #innovation https://t.co/c1KaMB4Cz7.

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Can #Walking Together Help Creatively Synchronize Our Goals?
Getting in step to generate diverse creative ideas. #trust #cooperation #negotiation #creativity https://t.co/KezKfkysiA

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How can we bring more #play into the study of play? Here’s a look at one recent #innovative approach. . . https://t.co/ZUJGmurxTu

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Are you a victim of precrastination? A #creative response often takes time! https://t.co/yrEUuFp8JX

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Where do flexibly new creative options come from? Dopamine helps us walk the flexibility-fluency tightrope

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What's your picture of the re-play that is iteration? See how the five types of mental pictures of iteration can help your #creative #design and production process. #innovation #MentalModels https://t.co/8gpV2jQDm9

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What can we learn from seeing the world from a child’s point of view? The unique value of perspective-taking in learning how to creatively explore the world. #Creativity #Exploration #Children. https://t.co/5bVJLwHRAi

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Taking our #goals in stride. How to creatively set your big picture and small step goals. Being flexible in how we think about our goals unlocks new options for #resilience and #insight. #creativity #motivation https://t.co/l8HBOyfv51.

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Is #playfulness available on demand? By prompting ourselves to be more #playful — and giving ourselves permission to explore — we can become more spontaneously #creative https://t.co/JshkSiF7Ap