The Creativity Project

Art of listening

Posted under awareness - May 7th, 08 - No Comments

Passive listening is letting the other person speak. Active listening is helping the other person communicate their message to you.
Active listening and yesterday’s post to slow down share a common thread: when you take the time to give your full attention to what is occurring in the present moment, you open yourself up to experiencing […]

Slow down

Posted under awareness, news - May 6th, 08 - 1 Comment

A bit of good advice came to me today from the Creative Generalist (via Leslie’s super premium blog) - especially needed after working non-stop: the best way to boost creativity is to slow down, because:

efficiency kills creativity
speed denies you any change to think
systems, by definition, throttle innovation
a firm, disciplined focus stops people going […]