In a recent keynote speech I asked a room full of over 100 people, how many of you worked out today? How many hands do you think went up? One! Only one person made it to the gym. Similarly, very few people actively exercise the right side of their brain. People get stuck in their left brain analytical world and don’t know how to break out. Just like you need to do curls to build your bicep muscle, there are things that we can do to flex the right side of our brains to be more creative.
When asked, 68% of workers report creativity is the number one skill they need but no training is offered by their company according to the Ill-Prepared U.S. Workforce Research report. And a recent Fast Company article reported that for CEO’s creativity is now the most important leadership quality for success in business.