the c.os blog
The Art of Reshaping the Rules
Disruption requires you to reshape the rules, but doing so with a purpose.
The Three Dimensions of Change
Creative organizations are enabling people to grow by creating space for them to do so.
A Space Mission, a Spoon, and a Giant
Creative organizations are enabling people to grow by creating space for them to do so.
The Enabling Organization
Creative organizations are enabling people to grow by creating space for them to do so.
Alternative Present — Alternative Future
An alternative view of the present is as important as an alternative vision of a better future.
The Weird Case of the Numbered Circle
In a world that revolves around exclamations marks, questions can become your game-changer.
Look Back
Looking back is a way to reconnect to the value you aim to create as well as to the value you already delivered.
Imaginative Implementation
imagination does not stop with having a vision — it is essential to every step in the way.
Local Paradise
Global mindset change is expensive, far from being trivial, and can create quite a push-back. But you can invert this challenge and develop local and organic islands of change with significantly fewer resources and amazingly greater impact.
The Need for a Language
Language is a powerful tool for reflection and driving change, especially when it comes to abstract, non-tangible concepts. Concepts like Creativity.
Lost and Found: The Secret Spices of Creativity
When random bits of inspiration spice up your creation, it becomes magical.
Remote Creativity
How can we promote unstructured and unplanned communication that will enable unexpected Fusions in a remote setup?
Make Innovation a FACT
If you wish your organization to be more innovative, you need to make innovation more than just a buzzword. You need to turn it into a (acronym warning) FACT!
Reflection: Creating Yourself
You are your first and most important creation. You are the designer of your creative journey, and although the road is often unexpected, it is always you who decides what would be the next step.
The Future of Work
Creativity plays a significant role in your professional future, whatever your profession is. You already have what it takes. You just need to get back in shape.
Creativity as a Motivation Booster
Creativity and motivation feed each other. The more opportunities you have to apply your creativity, the more motivated you are.
Tomatoes and Creativity
Whether it is a reflection and imagining time, working on a concrete task, or just taking some time off to wander aimlessly, The Pomodoro Technique improves not just productivity but mainly Creativity.
On Basketball, Creativity, and Controlled Chaos
Creativity is not just messy, it is chaotic. We cannot guarantee a desired result, but we can control the starting conditions of the journey.
On Creativity and Trust
Letting go requires multiple levels of trust. And if letting go is essential to Creativity, trust becomes a basic requirement in any creative setup.
Square One?
If you came across this site, there’s a good chance you are looking for ways to be more creative. Well, you are in the right place. But we’ll get to that. First, I would like you to know that even if you believe you are not creative (like many people do), you are not at square one.