Think back to the last time you had an “aha” moment. Were you
involved in a brainstorming session, or were you doing something
entirely different—maybe driving or playing softball? Generating
ideas and setting the stage for an innovative environment
require strategies that are part art and part science. The art
is about mindset—believing that you and your creative team have
the talent to come up with valuable ideas and giving your brains
time to think and discover. The science provides you with tools
and techniques you can use to stimulate ideas. Here are 10 ways
to incorporate the art and science of creativity into your
environment: 1. Innovation isn’t just for creative types.
Involve everyone — even outsiders. We frequently ask the UPS man
to stop in and share a quick idea. Invite customers, too. 2.
John Cleese, of Monty Python fame, once gave this advice: “If
you spot any colleagues engaging in unfamiliar activity such as
wondering out loud or gazing thoughtfully into space, poke them
with a sharp stick an