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Category Archives: Corporate
How a 2 hour creative brainstorm can lead to hundreds of ideas!
This week I facilitated a creative brainstorm session for the ICF Luxembourg. They had presented me with a clear problem statement and wanted to brainstorm for solutions. In order to avoid the barriers to creativity, they had asked me for … Continue reading
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Bartering: a creative way of ‘doing business’
Barter is a system of exchange by which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money. (Wikipedia This used to be the way of doing business in ancient … Continue reading
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The Importance of Away Days for Women
It is quite normal to go on off-sites for work: companies offer away days for staff team building and to clarify goals. It got me wondering, “Why don’t we take away days privately? And especially us women?” Whether they work … Continue reading
Posted in Better life, Business, Coaching, Corporate, Retreats Tagged away days, change your life, create your own, escape, good life, happy days, life coach/life coaching (high comp), life work balance, make me happy, meaning of life, Most beautiful women, offsite, on purpose, purpose of life, quality of life, retreat, running away, Time to change, weekend away (high), wise group Leave a comment
How a budget is like sex
I go running during lunchtime 3 times a week. Most often with some female colleagues. Sometimes we talk about life, the Universe and everything, sometimes we shut up and suffer uphill, and sometimes we solve problems in a creative way. … Continue reading
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Engineers and creativity – an oxymoron?
The other day I was asked by an engineer to help him come up with a name for an in-house software tool that helps engineers make a lot of complicated calculations to see whether a certain service is possible. The … Continue reading
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How delaying rewards makes you more successful
“The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term is the indispensable pre-requisite for success” – Brian Tracy If you put a marshmallow in front of your … Continue reading
Posted in Better life, Corporate, Education, Kids, Psychology Tagged delay, discipline, gratification, marshmellow, rewards, success Leave a comment
Enthusiam is the engine of action
Enthusiasm gives you the energy to do something. Obviously enthusiasm is greater the more you like to do something. If for example you like to read, it seems clear that you become more active and creative when it comes to … Continue reading
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What’s creative thinking got to do with business?
Have you been going over the same problem again and again with no solution? Or is your goal to create a more innovative organization? Well then it’s time to form a new habit. The habit of creative thinking. Everyone is … Continue reading
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The power of partnerships in social innovation
We’ve heard the sayings, “two heads are better than one” and “it takes a community to raise a child”. These speak to our inherent belief in the power of partnerships. “The urge to form partnerships, to link up in collaborated … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Corporate, Social Change Tagged Employee Volunteering Program, shared value, social innovation partnerhip, volunteering, win-win Leave a comment
9 tips from from Bruce Springsteen on leadership and creativity
I recently went to see Bruce Springsteen in Cologne. It was such a great experience that I want to share a few thoughts with you on how The Boss can teach us something about leadership and creativity. Daylight: Starting a … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Corporate, Creativity, Marketing, Music, Videos Tagged creativity, endurance, fitness, fun, leadership, personal, spotlight, springsteen, team Leave a comment