Comments on: Unlock Your Creativity With A Chuckle http://www.theinnovationdiaries.com/2008/06/20/unlock-your-creativity-with-a-chuckle/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:54:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Zern http://www.theinnovationdiaries.com/2008/06/20/unlock-your-creativity-with-a-chuckle/#comment-1432 Zern Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:36:23 +0000 http://www.theinnovationdiaries.com/?p=174#comment-1432 Creativity comes from play. Play means engaging with possibilities, what if, why not; and suspending judgement. Play means fun. And laughter is a manifestation of that. I have been in brainstorming situations where (a) everyone was happy and relaxed and into it, and (b) people were a bad fit; running ego trips, bullying, oneupmanship, and premature decision making. (a) was fun with loads of laughing. (b) was dreary and unpleasant. No prizes for guessing which scenario resulted in ideas. Creativity comes from play. Play means engaging with possibilities, what if, why not; and suspending judgement. Play means fun. And laughter is a manifestation of that.

I have been in brainstorming situations where (a) everyone was happy and relaxed and into it, and (b) people were a bad fit; running ego trips, bullying, oneupmanship, and premature decision making.

(a) was fun with loads of laughing. (b) was dreary and unpleasant.

No prizes for guessing which scenario resulted in ideas.

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