Jumpstart Your Creativity (17 page)
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Authors: Shawn Doyle and Steven Rowell,Steven Rowell
No longer does the high school rock band member have to wonder from where the money for his next guitar picks or drumsticks will come. Crowdfunding to the rescue! Kickstarter, the leader in this space, is a funding platform for creative projects. Microlending meets social mediaâcrowdfunding has given even a one dollar donor an opportunity to make people's dreams come true. Crowdfunding sites include:
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www.idea.me
Creators of the secret wedding dress, elope dress, and gluttony pants, which expand three sizes larger (sizes: Piglet, Sow, Boar), this whacky group also came up with Sock Insurance; for $13 a year, they will send you single socks once a month. Visit
www.betabrand.com
.
Recycling meets consignment shop for wedding gowns. Check out this novel concept that has people fighting both sides of the coin on this one. Side Oneânever do it in a million years, disgusting; Side Twoâwow, what a great idea especially in this economy. Visit
www.preownedweddingdresses.com
and
www.recycledbride.com
.
24-hour fitness gym meets local dry cleaners. This new concept has launched with rave reviewsâwe list it as an innovation to an otherwise 100-year old commodity service, your laundry. Visit
www.dashlocker.com
.
Arguably despised by more people than the Postal Service and the IRS, TSA (Transportation Security
Administration) has started posting a weekly sneak peek at the items they are finding in airports during security scans. Visit
www.blog.tsa.gov
.
Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO, decided, with the help of survey expert Gallup, to offer new hires $1,000 to quit the company after completing thirty days of employment. Tony's hunch, which turned out to be right, incent people to leave and when they turn down the money, their loyalty to their employer vastly increases. Gallup proved Tony right, and allegedly he now offers new hires $2,000 to quit. Reportedly less than 2 percent of all offers are taken by employees who average an income of $11 per hour.
Check out
Square.com
and Paypal for innovative new ways to pay at the cash register without using your debit card or credit card. Scary? Or brilliant? Both?
For more fun examples of creativity and innovation, visit
www.creativitylaunchpad.com
.
CREATIVITY TOOLBOX: RESOURCES
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For more creativity resources, updated frequently, please check out
www.creativitylaunchpad.com/toolbox
.
The following self-assessments, some directly related to creativity and others in support of creativity, are available online.
CREAX Creativity Self-Assessment:
www.csa.creax.com
Creative Bits Self-Assessment:
http://creativebits.org/ego/creativity_self_assessment
Creativity Habits:
www.creativity-portal.com/articles/edward-glassman/assess-your-creativity-habits.html
Host of surveys:
http://www.indiana.edu/~bobweb/Handout/d8.khatena.htm
including:
⢠Khatena-Torrance Creative Perception Inventory
⢠Gough Personality Scale
⢠Creativity Behavior Inventory
⢠Creative Attitude Survey
⢠Runco Ideational Scale (RIBS)
⢠NEO-PI-R
Learning Tactics Inventoryâidentify your preferred learning behavior:
http://www.ccl.org/leadership/assessments/LTIOverview.aspx
Behavioral Styles:
www.platinumrule.com
Strengthsfinder 2.0:
www.strengthsfinder.com
Brain Training:
www.lumosity.com
Whole Mind
, Daniel Pink
Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative
, Ken Robinson
Creatively Ever After: A Path to Innovation
, Alicia Arnold
Think Better: An Innovator's Guide to Productive Thinking
, Tim Hurson
The 4-Hour Workweek
, Tim Ferris
Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius
, Michael Michalko
Creativity Workout: 62 Exercises to Unlock Your Most Creative Ideas
, Edward de Bono
Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques
, Michael Michalko
Thinkpak
, Michael Michalko
Admired: 21 Ways to Double Your Value
, Mark C. Thompson and Bonita S. Thompson
Abundance
, Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler
Millionaire Messenger
, Brendon Burchard
Giving
, Bill Clinton
Freakonomics and Super Freakonomics
, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Blink and Outliers
, Malcolm Gladwell
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
; 2006
http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html
; May 2010
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms.html
; Oct 2010
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www.99u.com
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www.InnovationManagement.se
⢠Creative Whack Pack
⢠Dr. Babb's Idea Lab
⢠Brushes
⢠Paper
⢠Bebot
⢠WriteRoom
⢠Whrrl
⢠Artnear
⢠Postino
⢠iTalkRecorder
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We provide no endorsement, claims, or otherwise to the quality of these tools by listing these surveys, tools, and resources. Use your own discretion before participating.
SHAWN DOYLE, CSP
Shawn Doyle is a learning and development professional who has a passion for human potential. He is an avid believer in the concept of lifelong learning. For the last 23 years, Shawn has spent his time developing and implementing training programs on team building, communication, creativity, motivation, and leadership. He is the author of 14 books, and a Certified Speaking Professional. (Only 8 percent of speakers in the world are CSPs.) Shawn's company helps people become more effective in the workplace and in their lives. His clients include Pfizer, Comcast, Charter Media, IBM, Kraft, Microsoft, the US Marines, the Ladders, and Los Alamos National Defense Laboratory.
Steven Rowell, former Disney leader/trainer, international speaker, author of four books, and business growth strategist, is known for his extraordinary creativity. Steven was former vice president, process excellence for Compass Group, and owner of Reconnect Consulting. Steven, with an M.A. in Organizational Effectiveness, is a proud father, husband, and raving fan of improv comedy, Goldendoodles, and Texas barbecue.
