[Imagination Club] Challenge: In what ways might WE add value
to the imagination club?
Arthur VanGundy Ph.D.
avangundy at cox.net
Thu Aug 2 22:16:01 GMT 2007
Annalie,
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Andy
On Aug 2, 2007, at 2:20 AM, Annalie_Killian at amp.com.au wrote:
>
> May I ask you to help add value to something I am looking to achieve?
>
> I am trying to find some really solid research on the relationship
> between physical environment/ architecture/ interior design/
> aesthetic stimuli and creativivity, imagination and innovation.
>
> Can anyone help- the usual Google search results offer fairly
> superficial and vague results. (Maybe its my search string that's
> to blame!)
>
> However, i do need to cross reference this research electronically
> though....even if to an abstract. It is to support a challenge to
> our employees to generate ideas for how we can adapt a standard
> formal corporate office environment to support playful and creative
> thinking - but without anarchy or rebuilding!
>
>
> Annalie Killian
> Catalyst for Magic
> Tel: 92576033 or 0401 770 406
>
> "When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you
> command the attention of the world" - George Washington Carver (The
> Black Leonardo)
>
>
>
> "Mica Julien" <Mica.Julien at brisbane.qld.gov.au>
> Sent by: imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com
> 02/08/2007 10:03 AM
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> Re: [Imagination Club] Challenge: In what ways might WE add value
> to the imagination club?
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>
> Hi all
>
> thanks Randah, and Andy for your feedback and ideas.
>
> I agree the key is to ask them what they want. In fact I have
> arranged a staff summitt in the next few weeks to do just that. My
> idea is to set the scene with our manager talking about our future
> direction and how innovation and improvment is a part of that
> journey. Then with the help of a dynamic and inspirational speaker
> ask them what innovation means to them and how to intiate action
> and encourage momentum. I will finish off with a creative challenge
> and an innovation challenge for them. creative challenge - To
> design, create, build, write, develop something that represents/
> depicts their (team/section/unit) understanding of our organisation
> its future direction and the part innovation has to play it in.
>
> Innovation Challenge: How might we encourage innovation in our
> organisation?
> Both will have deadlines and a team prizes.
>
> Thank You
>
> Mica Julien
> Manager
> Business Development and Innovation
> cityWorks Business Unit
>
> "Quality is not an act it is a habit" Aristotle
> ph 3403 7011
> fax 3403 7029
> mob 0408 793 814
> email mica.julien at brisbane.qld.gov.au
>
> >>> myarabicstory at yahoo.ca 1/08/2007 9:42 pm >>>
> Hello Mica,
>
> If you are implementing a culture of change in your organization,
> you need to create buy-in within the employees. why would they want
> to change their way to fit in your model anyway?? speak to people
> of all levels and tally up your alleys. most importantly, ASK THEM
> how they define innovation or creativity and what would they do to
> help build it, or how do they vision it in the organization as a
> whole. with all their input, you will have lots of stuff to start
> with in structuring your model, plus you have already spread the
> word in the organization about this initiative (if new) or change
> (if your department already existed). make sure to mention to all
> that they can always change their minds and come up to you with new
> ideas (you open trust this way and keep the flow coming).
>
> good luck!
> Randah
>
> Mica Julien <Mica.Julien at brisbane.qld.gov.au> wrote:
> Hi imagination club members,
>
> I have been a little slow in putting down my ideas for vamping up
> adding value to the club. Paramount for me is to hear more stories
> from people about what has worked and what has not. What people are
> currently working on and how they are going about it - use it as a
> communities of practise.
>
> OR we could choose a common issue that we are all grappling with
> and use our current practise/job/situation to apply agreed
> techniques, ideas etc and report on the results - ie
>
> I would love to join you for your get together in Belgium, but
> unfortunately I live in Brisbane Australia and a short trip to
> Belgium is out of the question just at the moment.
>
> To all those Aussies out there especially those in South East
> Queensland I would be interested in starting up our own local club
> - any takers?
>
> As to ideas for the club overall I would love to hear more form
> those of you who provide - innovation advice and support to
> organisations - what does that mean, who do you target, how do you
> put something together, what tools do you use etc?
>
> In my role I am responsible for supporting and encouraging
> innovation in my division. My thoughts on this so far have been to
> draft a framework/model for how it will work (very rational of me)
> just to give staff, mgt and the board a sense that there is some
> structure around it and to get support funding. The crux I believe
> is the culture of the organisation to accept, look for and
> encourage ideas and creative thought. So I am intending to work on
> developing, encouraging and supporting the creation of this type of
> culture. How I am not sure yet. But I know it will involve some
> level of social network stimulation and understanding. Has anyone
> heard of Dr Karen Stephensons work on social networks?
>
> If any of you have any thoughts about this please I would love to
> hear them.
>
> Thank You
>
> Mica Julien
> Manager
> Business Development and Innovation
> cityWorks Business Unit
>
> "Quality is not an act it is a habit" Aristotle
> ph 3403 7011
> fax 3403 7029
> mob 0408 793 814
> email mica.julien at brisbane.qld.gov.au
>
>
> >>> jeffreyb at jpb.com 1/08/2007 3:05 am >>>
> Dear Mariana..
>
> Thanks for your post and welcome to the Imagination Club!
> The Imagination Club is whatever you - and the rest of us -
> make it out to be. You can see some of the previous
> discussions in our archives at
> http://davie.textdrive.com/pipermail/imagine/
>
> My original vision for the Imagination Club was to focus on
> business related creativity and innovation. But there are
> educators, students, managers of charities and all kinds of
> other people here who would like to see issues pertinent to
> their interests.
>
> The Imagination Club is an unfunded, unstructured and
> slightly anarchic place for playing with imagination,
> creativity and more. Unfortunately, most of us are busy
> with professional obligations, so any thoughts about
> directions for the Imagination Club must be reasonable in
> terms of resources.
>
> One of the components of the Imagination Club which we are
> are working on here in Belgium is: local Imagination Clubs.
> These would be small groups either started as Imagination
> Clubs, or existing creativity groups that could associate
> with the on-line imagination club. I will have more news
> about local imagination clubs soon. I am working on a web
> site at www.imaginationclub.org.
>
> I am thinking about forming a board of advisers - people
> who are keen on putting a little more time into the
> Imagination Club in order to help make it a better place.
>
> In the meantime, this latest challenge about adding value
> to the Imagination Club has been an exercise in learning
> more about your - and others' - thoughts on making the club
> a better place.
>
> One idea that has been repeated is the idea of turning the
> Imagination Club into a corporate think tank. That's an
> interesting thought and one to explore.
>
> So, I've probably posed more questions than I have
> answered. When I have time, I am reviewing your ideas, my
> ideas and what is possible with no resources.
>
> So, keep your ideas coming. More from me soon!
>
> Jeffrey Baumgartner
> Your Fearless Moderator
>
>
> On 31 Jul 2007 at 11:23, Cursos wrote:
>
> > Hi to all!!!
> >
> > I will briefly introduce myself. I am an Executive Advisor
> speciallized on innovation. I am hired by companies to help them
> think differently about an issue or problem they are facing and I
> conduct a lot of in company workshops to help employees develop an
> innovative behaviour.
> >
> > This brief intro of myself is to tell you why I joined a couple
> weeks ago the imagination club, as I thought it was kind of a
> business think tank on different topics. Still I am not sure
> whether this is or not correct. So, my first question is what is
> the essence of the imagination club? What are we here for?
> >
> > I���ve read some mails asking for ideas to make the club
> more interesting but in order to come up with ideas I would like to
> first understand the basics!!! Sorry, I am new!
> >
> > I also read about the barbeque in Belgium. I think that can be a
> great idea we can each develop in our markets. But the imagination
> club should have a mission and a clear objective. I am sure there
> is one, but I simply don���t know it! Can you please briefly
> tell me what is this about? What is the profile of the members, how
> many members there are? Is there anywhere I can look up this info?
> >
> > Sorry if my questions are too basic....
> >
> > Best to all!
> >
> >
> > Mariana Ferrari Quijano
> > Executive Advisor
> > Especialista en Marketing, Estrategia e Innovaci���n
> > +34 618 69 52 82
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: tousif baig
> > To: Imagination Club
> > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 12:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Imagination Club] Challenge: In what ways might
> WE add value tothe imagination club?
> >
> >
> > i think there should be more quizes which require lateral
> thinking.
> >
> >
> > On 7/23/07, Jeffrey Baumgartner <jeffreyb at jpb.com> wrote:
> > Dear Creative Thinkers..
> >
> > It's getting quiet around here. So here's a new challenge..
> >
> > "In what ways might WE add value to the Imagination Club?"
> >
> > You will have noticed that I have emphasised WE. That's
> > because I want YOU to think about ideas that YOU or WE as a
> > group can do to add value to the Imagination Club. The
> > Imagination Club is something I manage in my free time and
> > with essentially no budget. So ideas that involve lots of
> > my time and/or lots of money (unless you want to provide
> > it!) are great, but not realistic.
> >
> > On the other hand, actions that you, I and others can take
> > to make the Imagination Club a better place are more
> > collaborative, more fun for all and more sustainable.
> >
> > So think away and share your ideas! (By the way, I do have
> > some expansion plans under way for the on-line imagination
> > club and local imagination clubs - more about that soon.)
> >
> > Jeffrey Baumgartner
> > Your Fearless Moderator
> > --
> > jpb.com
> > Think more creatively ~ innovate more profitably
> > http://www.jpb.com | Tel: +32 2 251 7725
> >
> >
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> >
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