The Awe Inspiring Essence of Creativity
April 28th, 2010 | Online & Small Business Resources,Quality,Small Business,Small Business Tips | No Comments »
I stumbled upon an interesting and motivating quote a couple weeks ago:
Life isn’t about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself — George Bernard Shaw
This got me thinking about how creativity comes into play in defining not only who we are, but how the world sees us. My daughter, who turned 2 in December, has started mastering marker to paper, and paint brush to easel. My husband and I praise her creative wonders and display many of her designs about our home.
As I hung two of her recent ‘dinosaur’ masterpieces on my office wall today (one scanned above), I am overwhelmed with not only a sense of pride but an inspiration to be more creative myself. To force more creativity in my daily doings and namely in my business activities (both day job and KikScore). To remind myself that a little bit of color and imagination can be awe inspiring.
In order to maintain a competitive edge in business, you must have innovation that not only keeps your customers interested and coming back, but ensures they are shouting out accolades about your business with their friends and beyond. Since teamwork is a key element to business success, you need to keep your team motivated and the creative juices flowing.
We continuously encourage creativity and individuality in our children… and we need to carry that forth and foster it in the work place environment as well.
Whether you have a start-up or a mature business, how do you encourage creativity? Get out those markers and a blank palette… what can you create?
