Creativity in the Workplace

Every day we fall asleep and wake up to a strange calm. A calm created by the absence of the familiar.

“We’re all born creative—it’s at the very core of who we are,” said Michelle James, CEO of the The Center for Creative Emergence. “We have been socialized and educated out of our natural creativity, so we tend to forget that.”

James, who serves as a creativity coach and catalyst for her clients, believes it is crucial for people to reconnect with their innate creative source, in order to live with greater balance and joy.

“The more access we have to our creativity, the more connections we make, the more opportunities we have,” she said. “At every level, working with creativity leads to a happier, more productive, thriving life.”

Dear readers of One Step Forward, embrace the beauty of creative chaos- where unpredictability meets opportunity. In the midst of disorder, innovation thrives and unexpected possibilities emerge.

Design thinking offered us a starting point, as it gave us tools like empathy to help drive innovation.?

It may seem like one of those paradoxes, but developing a?more?creative mental landscape actually calls for a certain?amount of structure and discipline, especially at the start. If?you are committed to opening your mind to more creative?ways of thinking, then consider setting aside time for?creative practice.

“When you’re first beginning to cultivate your creativity, it needs time and space,”?James said. “Schedule it in, and do it in a way that works for you—think of it as your creative practice time.”

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