This article by Paul Stanway in Campaign magazine says that the more we understand about what enables creativity, the better we will be able to produce great work.
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High performance people, teams and organisations are never satisfied with the status quo - instead, they nurture a ‘climate’ for innovation. This post looks at the impact climate has on innovation, and how it can be improved.
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This study investigated the effects of group training in problem-solving style (using VIEW) on future problem-solving performance and found that performance can be improved using VIEW, particularly when there is a focus on group dynamics.
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This paper was written by Perspectiv’s Andy Wilkins and published by Panasonic Business to help their customers in the rail industry appreciate Panasonic’s systematic and serious approach to innovation.
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This paper looks at the ‘T-shaped’ engineer as a response to ‘wicked’ problems - the need for engineers to not only demonstrate technical capabilities (the vertical part of the ‘T’), but also to develop horizontal capabilities to be effective wicked problem solvers.
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This report explores the productive potential of using VIEW: An Assessment of Problem Solving Style to help deal with the key dynamics of teamwork, particularly teamwork for transformation.
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Published by Assist Knowledge Development in Analysts Anonymous, this article looks at what we have learned about credibility and new forms of leadership and whether these can be useful insights for strengthening business analysts.
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This paper focuses on the systemic nature of creativity and the role of business schools in stimulating and enhancing organisational creativity. The concept of ‘ba’ represents a shared creative environment.
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Only a small percentage of an iceberg lies above the waterline and its reflection only shows what can be seen on the surface. This article by Perspectiv’s Nikki Barker focuses on ways for engineers to ‘look below the waterline’.
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This paper looks at a unique inter-disciplinary master’s in creativity and innovation and explores whether design is a sufficient metaphor for enduring success, using the Roman God Janus to symbolise creative change.
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We know that leadership plays an important role in establishing a climate for job satisfaction and that climate also influences organisational innovation, but what leadership behaviours influence the creation of climate - both positively and negatively?
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This article looks at a one-day approach jointly developed with Perspectiv client RHM to rapidly increase the quality and speed of New and Old Product and Service Development (NPD) that can be applied to all aspects of business.
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If you don’t have a healthy climate, then you will not have the appropriate conditions for effective teams, departments and organisations. Recent research suggest the main role of leadership is to create climate.
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This major innovation survey attributed the chasm between the innovative capabilities of the highest and lowest performers to the way in which ideas were fostered and managed at every level of the organisation.
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