3Creativity and Innovation Rituals
Creativity and innovation happen when people break the script and make non-obvious connections. Rituals can provide a structure for people to switch to a creative mindset and push the boundaries of the ordinary. They can also help teams develop a culture of experimentation.
When Would You Use a Creativity Ritual?
Individual
- + Fire up the right brain
- + Bring dead projects to life
- + Start building things quickly
Team
- + Encourage lateral thinking
- + Giving license to risk and fail
- + Inspire the team with idea building
- + Meet people where they are struggling
Organization
- + Develop solutions for recurring issues
- + Create a culture of ideation and controlled risk-taking
- + Encourage everyone to share their skills
10 Creativity and Innovation Rituals
- 1 The Daily Drawing
Fire Up the Right Brain Before Creative Work
- 2 The Zombie Garden
Bring Back Dead Projects to Life
- 3 The Idea Party
Celebrate and Encourage a Culture of Ideation
- 4 The Fixathon
Spark Solutions for Recurring Issues In your Organization
- 5 Design Mad Libs
When You Need to Stretch Your Team's Imagination
- 6 The Failure Wake Party
Celebrate Failure to Give License ...
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