Even if you fully paid for Choices, Givers I and Givers II, Andrea requires that you please call her ASAP to confirm you will be attending Givers II.
Phone #: 403-289-5019
Email: andrea@choicesseminars.com
If you've already called her - AWESOME!! You don't have to call her again to confirm.
Thanks!
Daniel
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Creativity
Being creative. hmmm. Many of us wonder what it takes to become creative, some even doubt they "really" are creative.
Complete nonsense, we're all creative in different ways and a recent article in 'Scientific American: Mind' - Let your creativity soar (June/July 2008) demonstrates that our ability to become creative can be taught and be tracked.
According to one of the authors there are four core competencies of creative expression:
- People need to learn to preserve their new ideas (what he calls capturing)
- second to surround oneself with interesting people and 'things',
- tackle tough problems (challenge oneself),
- and expand their knowledge (broadening)
So, by 'capturing' they mean making your idea concrete be it by writing it down, sending yourself an email or even getting up and actually trying to do the idea in question. The important point is not to judge the idea itself. Next try tackling difficult problems, be it a crossword puzzle or a challenge at work, home, etc. Current research according the author that in tough situations multiple behaviors compete with each other and their interconnections create new behaviors and new ideas. Third, how do you manage your current social and physical surroundings? Fine at work one may not control the social millieu however you can change your physical environment (i.e. your desk). This is related to 'broadening', that is keeping your knowledge base diverse, the more interesting and diverse the things and the people surround you, the more interesting your own ideas become.
Complete nonsense, we're all creative in different ways and a recent article in 'Scientific American: Mind' - Let your creativity soar (June/July 2008) demonstrates that our ability to become creative can be taught and be tracked.
According to one of the authors there are four core competencies of creative expression:
- People need to learn to preserve their new ideas (what he calls capturing)
- second to surround oneself with interesting people and 'things',
- tackle tough problems (challenge oneself),
- and expand their knowledge (broadening)
So, by 'capturing' they mean making your idea concrete be it by writing it down, sending yourself an email or even getting up and actually trying to do the idea in question. The important point is not to judge the idea itself. Next try tackling difficult problems, be it a crossword puzzle or a challenge at work, home, etc. Current research according the author that in tough situations multiple behaviors compete with each other and their interconnections create new behaviors and new ideas. Third, how do you manage your current social and physical surroundings? Fine at work one may not control the social millieu however you can change your physical environment (i.e. your desk). This is related to 'broadening', that is keeping your knowledge base diverse, the more interesting and diverse the things and the people surround you, the more interesting your own ideas become.
Homework!! Givers II
Yes, we have homework!!
In case you forgot or have lost your homework, I have attached the Givers II homework!
Click on the URL below:
http://sites.google.com/site/beanisbelieving/
Thanks!
Dan
In case you forgot or have lost your homework, I have attached the Givers II homework!
Click on the URL below:
http://sites.google.com/site/beanisbelieving/
Thanks!
Dan
Bean is Believing - Facebook
In case you missed Neil's past email, Neil created the Bean is Believing group in Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/
If you're on Facebook & you were part of Choices in June, you may join!
http://www.facebook.com/
If you're on Facebook & you were part of Choices in June, you may join!
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