by Roger Firestien | May 19, 2020 | Creativity
What do you do when you are 89 years old and in the midst of a pandemic? Get creative! My family celebrated my mom’s 89th birthday at our farm in Colorado two days before the United States began to lock-down because of COVID-19. Ruth Firestien is my model of how to... by Roger Firestien | Apr 14, 2020 | Change, Creativity
In the past month, I’ve seen other consultants help businesses transition their technology to meet our new distancing challenges. I have heard motivational speakers saying that this “could be the best time of our lives.” I’m thrilled to see... by Roger Firestien | Feb 25, 2020 | Creativity
What’s love got to do with creativity? Everything. Paul Cézanne, The Battle of Love – Image Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington If you want to be creative, fall in love with something. Introducing the intrinsic motivation theory of creativity, developed... by Roger Firestien | Jan 15, 2020 | Creativity, Innovation, Uncategorized
I’m not creative. Oh yes, you are. I have been in the creativity and innovation business for over 40 years. When I first meet someone and I tell them that I teach creativity and innovation at a university and that I am a creativity consultant, the number one reaction... by Roger Firestien | Jan 13, 2020 | Creative Problem Solving Techniques, Creativity, Innovation
How to Create in a Flash and Create Breakthrough Innovation I had the pleasure of speaking with Skip Prichard recently about Creating Breakthrough Innovation. He did a great job of putting together everything that we talked about. I highly suggest that you check out... by Roger Firestien | Dec 2, 2019 | Creativity, Innovation
Generating more ideas is NOT the key to innovation. So what is? Most people believe that Creative Problem-Solving is coming up with a great idea. Not so. In fact, the key to creativity and innovation is solving the right problem. We have been taught that the initial... 