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INSPIRING IDEAS

AUGUST 2011
Creativity

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty... and we must rise with the occasion.

Abraham Lincoln

Greetings!

Although sometimes a challenge to make a part of day-to-day office activity, creativity can be a company's most powerful competitive advantage. With practice and reinforcement, this skill can turn into a part of culture, contributing to innovation and increased profit margins. In this month's Inspiring Ideas we hear from experts who have adopted creativity into their profession, and as a result have made industry-changing impacts.

Felice Physioc, HSM Marketing & Contents


Tips from the Top

Three Tips to Make Transformational Change Happen from Chip and Dan Heath
Transformational changes merits creative solutions, however there is also a calculated way to appeal to both our rational and practical sides. In their latest bestseller Switch the Heath Brothers illustrate how to make change happen.

Creativity may seem like an intangible part of business, a skill that is hard to plan for and even more challenging to make routine. However, in order to make change happen, a creative solution is usually necessary, particularly when it comes to behavior patterns reinforced by society. [Read +]

Million Dollar Tales

The New-Age Publishing House: All Squares Down with The Domino Project
Seth Godin, one of business' most innovative thinkers and a veteran of the publication world, is using personal insight into the business and a creative new platform in order to challenge the system: the Amazon-powered publishing company The Domino Project (TDP). [Read +]

Delving Deeper

Planning for the Future Today to Reap the Benefits Tomorrow

What major changes will affect your industry in the next 5-10 years? In this exclusive interview with Marina Gorbis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Future, she discusses the skills and practical benefits of having a future-focused mindset.

An exclusive interview with Marina Gorbis by HSM's Chris Stanley [Read +]

QUICK LINKS
Three tips to make big change happen from the Heath Brothers
Seth Godin's industry-disrupting publishing house
An exclusive interview with futurist Marina Gorbis
A discussion on design with MOMA senior curator Paola Antonelli
James Cameron sheds light on the creative process on the set of of Avatar
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MULTIMEDIA TOOLBOX
VIDEO Paola Antonelli, senior curator at The Museum of Modern Art, discusses how designers help translate new technologies into user-friendly products that effect everyday human behavior. [watch video]
VIDEO James Cameron, world-renowned screen writer and director, discusses the challenges of managing a creative enterprise and the problem-solving process while on the scenes of Avatar. [watch video]
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HSM NEWS
Designing in Hostile Territory

Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and World Innovation Forum presenter, believes that even in a seemingly 'hostile' territory, it is possible for design thinking to prosper – if managers embrace the challenge by employing techniques from the design toolbox.

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HSM and Korn/Ferry International have partnered to gain insight into the most pressing talent and leadership issues executives face in today's dynamic business environment. Please visit wbfny.com/KFsurvey to share your input.

Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn/Ferry International will share findings and fresh perspectives on these issues live at the 2011 World Business Forum.





COMPLIMENTARY ONLINE SEMINAR
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other With Sherry Turkle, September 28, 2011



Technology now truly promises to let us do anything, from anywhere, with anyone. But what do we really want from our technology? MIT technology professor, society specialist and author Sherry Turkle will explore the effects of our always–on and always–on–us technologies.

ONLINE SEMINARS

Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other with Sherry Turkle
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Making Great People Decisions with Claudio Fernández–Aráoz
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Innovation Management: Moving Ideas into Action with B. Kim Barnes and Nelson Soken, Ph.D
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Innovation and the Workplace with Jeanne Meister
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RECOMMENDED READING
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

By: Daniel Pink
"Pink's ideas deserve a wide hearing. Corporate boards, in fact, could do well by kicking out their pay consultants for an hour and reading Pink's conclusions instead"
– Forbes
UPCOMING EVENTS

HSM Live Events

World Business Forum 2011
USA | New York City
October 5–6, 2011

World Business Forum WEBCAST
Your Computer | Anywhere
Live October 5-6, 2011
On-demand through October 24, 2011

Elite Leadership Program
USA | New York City
November 7–8, 2011

Building Winning Teams with Patrick Lencioni
USA | New York City
November 16–17, 2011

World Innovation Forum 2012
USA | New York City
May 8–9, 2012

ONLINE SEMINARS

Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other with Sherry Turkle
September 28, 2011