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What are creativity and innovation? There are several definitions. Often they are not distinguished. They are simply seen as part of the process by which knowledge is developed and transformed into business value. This is a perfectly acceptable definition but like the failure to differentiate between information and knowledge - it is not very useful for practical purposes.A more useful approach is to view creativity as the process of generating ideas whilst seeing innovation as the sifting, refining and more critically - the implementation of those ideas. Creativity is about divergent thinking. Innovation is about convergent thinking. Creativity is about the generation of ideas and innovation is about putting them into action. Creativity – coming up with new ideas - is not enough. We need innovation - the taking of new or existing ideas and putting them into action. This requires the application of existing knowledge and the development of appropriate new knowledge. Coming up with new ideas is the food of innovation. Innovation is a far tougher proposition than creativity.
Article  Knowledge, Creativity and Innovation by David GurteenA popular article of mine from the Journal of Knowledge Management in 1998 Book  Creativity in Business (1989  ) by Michael Ray  , Rochelle Myers Hare Brain Tortoise Mind (1997 ) by Guy Claxton Why intelligence increases when you think less Jamming by John KaoThe Art and Discipline of Business Creativity Re-imagine! (Oct 2003 ) by Tom Peters Six Thinking Hats (1985 ) by Edward De Bono The Circle of Innovation (1997 ) by Tom PetersYou Can't Shrink your Way to Greatness The Grace of Great Things (1990 ) by Robert GrudinCreativity and Innovation The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life The Tom Peters Seminar by Tom PetersCategory  Creativity [113 items]Comment  Creativity and intuition by Gordon NicholsonRe: Klog Community Aggregator Link  bemorecreative.comA creativity web site Edward deBono's WebEdward deBono's website The Creativity WebCreativity resource center The Thinking PageSource of information on improving organizational & individual thinking Media File  Video: Ken Robinson: Creativity in educationPast Event  American Creativity Association 2006 International Conference  22 - 25 Mar 2006, American Creativity Association Austin-Bergstrom Airport Hilton, Austin, United States Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) 2006 25 - 30 Jun 2006, Creative Education Foundation Chicago, United States Keeping Creativity & Innovation Going in Knowledge Organizations 13 Jun 2007, BCS Sociotechnical Group Westminster Business School , London, United KingdomPerson  Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist & Nobel Laureate John Kao American Author on CreativityQuotation  Gadfly by Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC) Greek Philosopher On assumptions and choice of method by Cooperrider & Srivastra On choice, love and passion by Nadia Boulanger On common sense by Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist & Nobel Laureate On computers in the home by Ken Olsen President of Digital Equipment, 1977 On creative activity by Arthur Koestler On creative extremists by Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) American Civil Rights Leader On creativity by Norman Podhoretz On creativity and meaning by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Professor of Pschology, Chicago University On creativity and relationships by Thomas Disch On difficulty and opportunity by Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist & Nobel Laureate On discovering new lands by André Gide On discovering new oceans by Andre Gide On discovery, seeing and thinking by Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (1893-1986) Nobel Laureate in Physiology On disolving of the old ways by Meg Wheatley On doing ordinary things by Jim Rohn On dreams by George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish Author & Playwright On fantasy, thought and knowledge by Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist & Nobel Laureate On fate by Franklin D. Roosevelt American President On gaining a new idea by Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988) American Science Fiction Author On genius by William James On getting discouraged by Thomas Edison On going where there is no path by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) American Essayist & Poet On great spirits by Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist & Nobel Laureate On happiness by Anais Nin On humour and the human mind by Edward De Bono (b. 1933) Psychologist & Author On hunches by Frank Capra On imagination & knowledge by Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist & Nobel Laureate On knowledge by Edward De Bono (b. 1933) Psychologist & Author On knowledge and creativity by John Kao American Author on Creativity On knowledge and imagination by E. E. Cummings (1894 - 1962) Poet On logic, intuition and discovery by Poincaire On minds and parachutes by Sir James Dewar (1842-1923) Scientist On mistakes by Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist & Nobel Laureate On mistakes and experts by Niels Bohr (1885-1962) Physicist On nerds by George Gilder On opportunities by Edward De Bono (b. 1933) Psychologist & Author On perception and connection by William Plomer On playing it safe by Harry Gray On predicting the future by Peter F. Drucker (b. 1909) American Management Consultant On rules of work by Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist & Nobel Laureate On sensation of the mystical by Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist & Nobel Laureate On simplicity by Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist & Nobel Laureate On successful mind viruses by Richard Dawkins (b. 1941) British Zoologist On the boldest thinkers by Arkana On the creation of something new by Carl Jung On the dull mind by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) American Essayist & Poet On the fear of mistakes by Miles Davis On the formulation of a problem by Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Physicist & Nobel Laureate On the future and giving up control by George Land On the mind by Plutarch (46 - 120) Greek Essayist On the shaping of life and chance by Eric Hoffer On what men have been taught by Ayn Rand Ayn Rand (1905-1982) Philosopher & Author On what the world needs and coming alive by Howard Thurman (1900-1981) minister, educator, civil rights leader On writing things down by Charles Darwin The essence of competitiveness by Jack Welch (b. 1935) Retired CEO of GEWeblog Entry Creative conversation in an English country pub ...Gurteen Knowledge-Log, David Gurteen, 20 August 2002 On sharing ideasGurteen Knowledge-Log, David Gurteen, 23 August 2002 Build something cool in 24 hoursGurteen Knowledge-Log, David Gurteen, 25 August 2005 Ever thought of writing a book on a mobile phone?Gurteen Knowledge-Log, David Gurteen, 3 December 2007 Weblog Corporate Innovation Blog Imaginatik Research - Corporate Innovation, Knowledge Management & Idea Management Research, US
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