Open University Business School Frankfurt Alumni Innovation Workshop

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Thursday, 6thSeptember, 2012@Deutsche Bank,Theodor-Heuss-Allee, Frankfurtam Main,Germany:


Elvin Box facilitated a workshopfor the OUBS Frankfurt Alumni thatis titled…


“Innovation can’t be bought from the innovation shop. You have to be creative.”


Here is the PowerPoint thatformed the back drop to thatworkshop…


Elvin Box

E17; Oval; C-2-C

C&J; BD + ICT; OUBS MBA

ENTP; Innovator; Rooster

Write; Talk; Tutor

Football; Stand-up; Improv


“Please Can We Consider?”

Unleashing Your

Creative Potential!


1) “What Is Creativity?”

2) “Understanding Your Creative Style”

3) “Ways To Help Harness And Nurture Your Creativity”

4) “The Precepts; 12 Guiding Principals Of Creative Management”

5) “Rhodes 4 P’s Of Collective Creativity; The Basis Of Innovation”

6) “Creative Ideas Through To Commercially Viable Innovations; a suggested Business Model”

7) “Reflective Practitioner; what have we considered?”

8) “OK, Q&A! What’s The Sprint Action List?”

“The Set…”


1. “What Is Creativity?”“…the emergence of a novel, relational

product, growing out of the uniqueness of the individual.” (Rodgers)

i.e. you demonstrate creativity simply by uttering a sentence in your mother tongue.


1. “What Is Creativity?”

“…a product, a process or a service that is novel and appropriate to the recipient…” (OUBS,B822 module)

i.e. it can ‘Retro’


2. “Understanding Your Creative Style”

Specifically…Kirton’s Adaption-Innovation Measure

Attention To Detail?

Rule / Role Conformity?

Idea Generation?


1. Positive

3. Playful

2. Passion / Purpose

4. Persistent

Dr. Jane Henry’s Behavioural Traits of

Creative People

3. “Ways To Help Harness And Nurture Your Creativity”

5. Persuasion


Provocation Stimulate through seeking things, memories and fantasies:

Exaggerate!

Random Stimuli!

Reversal!



Experiencing new: Uncomfortable, awkward, scared, suspend judgement!

Openly seek new experiences: Continually break routines! Do things differently!

Master new skills: Simultaneous imagination and discipline! Interact with others! ‘Mind-Gym’ & Network!

Record: What you see, hear and feel that excites you!” Prepare for your next brilliant idea! Be receptive to your environment!



Impossible is nothing: Set goals that s-t-r-e-t-c-h you…and keep extending them!

Relax & daydream: Downtime for maintenance and renewal of the mind!

Sing…Dance…Love…Work:It’s all about reawakening the child within and letting your emotions flow…and being so grateful for what you are bestowed with!



4. “The Precepts: 12 Guiding Principals Of Creative Management”

About Mace 2011

Precepts: The 12 basic rules, or principles; “Moral Behaviour” The guiding ‘values’, or ‘Vibe’, that engenders creative ‘Thinking, Saying, Doing’. Remember the often termed “13th Precept”: ‘The Reflective Practitioner’

Cluster 1 - Curiosity Precept 1 – Adopt a ‘set to break sets’ Precept 2 – Explore the ‘givens’ Precept 3 – Broad picture, local detail

Cluster 3 - LovePrecept 7 – It’s already – nurture itPrecept 8 – Involve othersPrecept 9 – Connect and be receptive

Cluster 2 - Forgiveness Precept 4 – Value playPrecept 5 – Build up, don’t knock downPrecept 6 – Live with looseness

Cluster 4 – A Sense Of DirectionPrecept 10 – Know what you really wantPrecept 11 – Cycle often and close latePrecept 12 – Manage the process

“Precept 13” The Reflective Practitioner…

John Martin

Charles Handy

Rickards & Schon

James Adams


Provocation Unleashing our creative selves is, basically:

Left & Right Brain Thinking!

Always seeking & asking “WHY?”

Fearless!

“Reawakening your inner child”

4. “…so, to embrace it all…”


5. “Rhodes 4 P’s Of ‘Collective Creativity’: The Basis Of Innovation”

Collective Creativity Sparks Organisational Innovation To Drive Appropriate Change!

Creativity &

Innovation

For

Sustainable

Key

RelationshipsProcessPlacePeople Product

Collective

Creativity


6. “Creative Ideas Through To Commercially Viable Innovations: a Suggested Business Model”

About Mace 2011macegroup.comSoft Polarity Nurtures Creativity

Systems

Climate

Leadership

Strategy

Empowerment

LearningOrganisation

Self Organisation

TQM

Reengineering

Lean

Structure

For

Sustainable

Key

RelationshipsProcessPlacePeople Product

Six Sigma

EFQM

Hard Polarity Develops Innovation

Chaos & Complexity of Socio-Economic

Climate

Sustainability & Energy Conservation

Values

Process Change

PeopleChange

Cultural Diversity OKT

Precepts

Networking

Knowledge Management

Creativity &

Innovation


7. “Reflective Practitioner; what have we considered?”

1) “What Is Creativity?”

2) “Understanding Your Creative Style”

3) “Ways To Help Harness And Nurture Your Creativity”

4) “The Precepts; 12 Guiding Principals Of Creative Management”

5) “Rhodes 4 P’s Of Collective Creativity; The Basis Of Innovation”

6) “Creative Ideas Through To Commercially Viable Innovations; a suggested Business Model”

7) “Reflective Practitioner; what have we considered?”

8) “OK, Q&A! What’s The Sprint Action List?”


…For You…

…Your team…

…Your Organisation

…and what are the 3 Key Learning Points to let people know about…

8. “OK, first, Q&A. Second, what’s our Sprint-Action List? ”


“the very last thing ...” Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a

battle that goes on inside people.

He said, "My son, the battle is between two

"wolves" inside us all.

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret,

greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false

pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility,

kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather:

"Which wolf wins?"

The Old Cherokee replied,


“The one that you feed.”


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