Ever wonder where good ideas come from? Here is a great summary by Steven Johnson. In a nutshell…ideas come from a collision of hunches. It’s not so much the light bulb going off in a flash, but more of a slow incubation that happens. What’s important is creating a space where these ideas can collide and therefore lead to creativity and innovation.
The biggest driver for this type of innovation is the historical increase in connectivity. We now have so many ways to reach out and connect with others and allow our ideas to mingle and ultimately collide. Good leaders support an environment where people can connect and find new ways to improve and build on their ideas; and it’s not always sitting behind a desk. Leaders must also have patience, and remember that ideas tend to emerge slowly and not according to a timeline or schedule.
Ready to launch a number of new products, CoCalo gathered their sales team from across the country for a two day retreat in California and invited Janine McDonald and Linda Krall to facilitate a session on creative thinking. Facing numerous challenges brought on by the weak economy participants stretched their thinking to identify ways to support their customers, promote the brand and increase sales.
Coaching has never been more necessary than now and into the future, where change will be the norm and individual resilience and performance will be crucial to team and organizational success. Coaching leverages individual strengths and abilities for maximum performance, provides for direct on-the-job learning as well as “just-in-time” learning tailored to the particular situation, enables behavioral shifts, and allows projects and people to move forward immediately and with less effort.