by Jennifer Phillips | Jun 11, 2022 | Creativity, News Updates |
How Does FOMO Impact Your Creativity? As I continue my journey to channel as much of my time as possible toward activities I value, I’ve come to realize there’s a culprit I must confront: FOMO. That’s the Fear of Missing Out. It can lead us to exciting opportunities,... 
by Jennifer Phillips | Apr 9, 2022 | Creativity, News Updates, Resources |
Books Can Help Nurture Young Inventors Several years ago, while I was leading innovation work at my healthcare organization, I helped judge projects entered in a college incubator competition. The students were vying for funds to further develop their innovative ideas... 
by Jennifer Phillips | Feb 16, 2022 | Creativity, News Updates |
How Do You Make Time for Creativity? Is your life pulling you in multiple directions and yet you want more time to spend on creative projects and hobbies? I get that. I’ve been sharing how I make time for creativity in my upside down, topsy turvy life. If you want to... 
by Jennifer Phillips | Jan 22, 2022 | Creativity, News Updates |
When You Need Creative Problem-Solving I presented a session last fall at the state of Washington’s annual improvement conference titled Quick and Easy Creativity Techniques to Get Unstuck. The participants were from public agencies and other organizations in need of... 
by Jennifer Phillips | Nov 11, 2021 | Creativity, News Updates, Resources |
Get Creative with Constraints There’s a quote out there in the Internet world that I’ve pinned and come back to periodically: Creativity is subtraction. This is a concept I find useful to remember in my writing, work and everyday life. Imposing constraints is one way... 
by Jennifer Phillips | Aug 31, 2021 | Creativity, News Updates |
Everyday Creativity: Use Seven Ways to Get Unstuck One of my favorite ways to try busting through roadblocks is to generate at least seven alternatives (bonus points for even more ideas). The reason for 7+ ideas is that the first few typically are the usual...