There are 2 aspects of creativity at work namely i) creative
thinking and ii) creative problem solving. To know one of it is
good. But to understand and implement both… is better.
I have a list with me of 13 ways on how to foster and
nurture our creativity at work. And am sure the list keeps on going and adding.
However today, I will only give 3 of it (so that you can call me later for a
full training package on this topic J).
1)
Good communication. Talk with the ‘same
language’ with everybody that we work with. Make sure that all employees / workers
well known about our policy, our core values, our mission and our vision. All
of us would like to make the world a better place. But how many of us have a
plan for how we going to do that? Well… its all start with a good
communication.
2)
Don’t be critical on ideas. I read
somewhere… “it takes 10 bad ideas to reach a good and implementable one good
idea.” There is no bad ideas, similar to there is no stupid question. It is
just how we look at the opportunity and change it to become a reality at
workplace. This I saw as one of the core of creativity at work.
3)
Leave your ego. Psychologically, each
individual is having 3 parts of his/her psyche (though it is usually
unconsciously understand) – id, ego and superego. The only part that conscious
to us is… the ego. Leadership at work place isn’t all about you; it’s about
serving the vision and the people who will make it come alive (Blanchard, et.
al.). With a good practice, together we can develop passionate and
engaged team members in our company and acting as one system.
