Building Commitment Leads to Profitability & Success
Gain the competencies needed for for employee engagement which leads to greater profits, better results, increased productivity, improved morale and reduced turnover. Assess your organization’s...
View ArticleAvoid Layoffs: Engage Your Workforce In The Solution
As I read about layoffs at a local company, I could not help but wonder. The company blamed government for doubling unemployment tax rates without engaging with businesses and corporations? What is...
View ArticleWhat Democracy Teaches Us About Commitment
With the election process in full swing, I ask myself what gets people committed to one party or one candidate or even one ideology? Elections really bring democracy to life as we all are called to...
View ArticleEngaging Customers Builds Commitment
As a business woman I have always found that if you show a genuine interest and engage with your client, customer, stakeholders or whatever population you serve, you create a foundation of trust which...
View ArticleStifled Creativity in the Workplace Has Its Price
I just read a blog entry from Jeb Banner titled “The Workplace is a Modern Prison System“, which rings true in my own personal experiences and also with 30 individuals I feature in my book Celebrate...
View ArticleCreative Indiana
CREATIVE INDIANA LAUNCHES EVENTS FOR 2013 There are national and international movements to bring imagination, creative thinking, problem solving and innovation to bear on complex societal issues and...
View ArticleThe Healing Powers of Creativity
Last week I interviewed artist, Dawn Adams, because we had something in common when it comes to creativity and healing and I wanted to explore that concept to show this very “life surviving” facet of...
View ArticleCelebrate World Creativity & Innovation Week
POST YOUR EVENT TODAY FOR WORLD CREATIVITY & INNOVATION WEEK World Creativity and Innovation Week is an international initiative to teach and encourage creativity as an essential life skill in our...
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Power of Creativity in Community by Nicole O’Neal
What does Martinsville, Indiana have in common with Belfast, Ireland? I recently found out reading a blog post called TEDxStormont – Creativity & Community Collide in Belfast by Gregg Fraley about...
View ArticleCentric and Creative Indiana Promoting Innovation in Indiana
As Creative Indiana‘s first local celebration of World Creativity and Innovation Week simmered to a close, “innovation” was being re-sparked elsewhere in Indiana. On Tuesday, April 23, Indianapolis...
View ArticleCreativity Sparks Innovation
In the world we live in today we are surrounded by innovative products and practices. Even though innovation is now a household word there still isn’t a good understanding of the creative process it...
View ArticleIn memory of Dr. Sidney Parnes (International Center for Studies in Creativity)
Dr. Sidney Parnes passed away on August 18, 2013. He, along with Ruth Noller, was a founding faculty member of the International Center for Studies in Creativity. Below is a message from ICSC on his...
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FIND POSSIBILITY IN TOMORROW
Try re-inventing yourself in a new town, in a new state and in a not well understood field all at the same time! Add to that no household income since both my spouse and I moved to Bloomington, IN...
View ArticleMAKEVENTION 2013
This year’s Makevention was an extraordinary day of curiosity, creativity, and never-ending possibilities. From presenters and makers, to visitors and supporters, everyone seemed to have a wide-eyed...
View ArticleSTUDIO CYPHER WINS INDIANA INNOVATION AWARD
BLOOMINGTON BASED STUDIO CYPHER WINS INDIANA INNOVATION AWARD Bloomington based Studio Cypher won an award for their “Stickers in Public “.a unique way of making people’s lives more playful through...
View ArticleLOCAL BUSINESS BENEFITS FROM HOSTING I.D.E.A.S NETWORK
Creative Indiana thanks The Venue for hosting our very first IDEAS Network ! The challenge Dave Coleman threw out to the Network was: Challenge: How to get the right people aware and bring them into...
View ArticleI.D.E.A.S. NETWORK- NOVEMBER 11, 2013
Creative Indiana is an organization dedicated to Unleashing the Power of Creativity to Innovate. Meet and network with creativity seekers and innovation enthusiasts! Discover ways to unlock your own...
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LOCAL NON-PROFIT BENEFITS FROM HOSTING I.D.E.A.S NETWORK
Last month Sandy Keller of My Sister’s Closet participated in IDEAS Network as an Event Partner. Sandy was offered this opportunity because her business, Absolute Marketing, was one of the original...
View ArticleHAVING FUN AT WORK LEADS TO INNOVATION
In my book, Celebrate the Messengers, Don’t Shoot Them, I give concrete examples of how the environment in the workplace is critical to desired outcomes. For example, in 1995 when I assumed...
View Article“WHAT ART HAS TO DO WITH PROBLEM SOLVING”
IDEAS Network held their December 10, 2013 event at The Venue Fine Art & Gifts. This was a new way to celebrate the holidays. A group of four artists were invited to present on the creative...
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