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Creativity – a Birthright

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Everyone is born creative, kids are so creative, and human beings made the civilization and modern technology with this gift. But, when people hear what I’m doing, they always start to ask similar questions like:

How can one become creative?
Which ideas have the best chance?
How can I know what already exists?
But, I don’t have a chance from here?

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Barriers to Innovative Culture

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Have you heard a friend, relative or coworker make fun of their bosses or management because “they are doing something stupid.”? And when you ask  ”why won’t you propose a solution?“, the answer is a familiar response: “They wouldn’t listen to me” or “they don’t care what I think” or “let them do whatever they want!”

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Unleash Your Creativity featured on TrendHunter & InnovationTools

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First & positive reviews of “Unleash Your Creativity” App which are coming from famous websites like TrendHunter & Innovation Tools: TrendHunter: Refining Imagination Apps ‘Unleash Your Creativity’ Application Helps Revitalize the Art in You Innovation Tools: 2 new iPhone apps help users generate creative ideas Continue reading Unleash Your Creativity featured on TrendHunter & InnovationTools

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What’s similar with innovations and soccer?

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Where are similarities between innovations and youth academies at soccer clubs?

Think about a soccer team that have around 500 kids in youth categories. All kids are in training process for years and after some period selection is done. Then, only the best will play in the first XI in their category.

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How to create disruptive ideas?

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Well, that’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? First, the way how NOT to do it: This will not come from people who can’t get their head off everyday work. Also, not from someone who is learned that innovation ideas comes only from R&D teams or Innovation Departments, or similar… Innovation Culture must exist and Innovation should have the positive surrounding in the organization. Find T-shaped people and use them! Try to find people that has knowledge in their every-day-work domain, but also in other topics. It can be sport, gardening, Take some creative workshops Do brainstorming – engage into … Continue reading How to create disruptive ideas?

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mobile app “Unleash Creativity” soon available

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I’ve been trying to find the way to publish short book. First, I try in my country, but I couldnt do it without sponsors. The market is simply too small for this topic. Next was to try to do it on english. Well, that’s not so easy, there are too many books about innovation that comes to stores eery year. Many of these book are too scientific, others covers similar stories which are repeated over-and-over again. So, how to make something innovative? Maybe it’s the smartphone application! There are not so many apps about creativity, so I figure out that … Continue reading mobile app “Unleash Creativity” soon available

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New Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011

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With the growth in last year, Croatia find the plave among the Moderate Innovators, together with neighbouring Serbia. Hungray & Italy. Other country in Cental-Eastern Europe Are among Modest Innovators, like Bulgaria, Macedonia & Romaina, Moderate Innovators like Poland, Slovakia & Chech Republic. The best is Slovenia which almost got EU average and finds the place among Innovation Followers. The Innovation Leaders in Europe are again Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Denmark & Finland), together with Switzerlan & Germany. Now, let’s take a look at Croatia scores: the worst results comes from Patent Applications, which says a lot about the state of … Continue reading New Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011

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Wow, that’s an innovation – Farmeron!

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Check this video from TechCrunch about Farm management startup Farmeron that helps farmers track their livestock and livelihood, charging by the animal. Video This is what they said about their product: Farmeron brings all your scattered farming production records together and helps you meet ag production plans with advanced statistics and reports. Continue reading Wow, that’s an innovation – Farmeron!

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Creative workshops with students

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I have the opportunity to run brainstorming events for students and the biggest impression is that it’s not the same thing as doing workshop in some company. First, they never have enough time to finish their idea, if you give them a full day, they’ll spend it brainstorming. They are often stucked at one idea and try to go to technical details spending too much time on one idea, even if they have brainstorming rules on the desk. But, they are used to have authority, so they listen to all advices – that’s why here the role of facilitator is … Continue reading Creative workshops with students