Adventures in Divergent Thinking

Creativity

Finding Your Own Place of Peace and Creativity

Kathryn Haydon MSc on December 23, 2024

Apply these simple design principles to enhance your original thinking and start the new year more peacefully and productively.

Apply these simple design principles to enhance your original thinking and start the new year more peacefully and productively.

Creativity

Why You Should Read Poetry All Year

Kathryn Haydon MSc on April 23, 2024

Poetry Month has brought poems to the forefront. Now, let's take it further and realize the power of poems to transform our thinking throughout the year.

Poetry Month has brought poems to the forefront. Now, let's take it further and realize the power of poems to transform our thinking throughout the year.

Career

Deep Souls: The Keynote Species of a Thriving Organization

Kathryn Haydon MSc on March 14, 2024

Do you want your organization to deteriorate? Of course not. So it's imperative to build a culture in which deep souls, and innovation, can thrive. Here's how.

Do you want your organization to deteriorate? Of course not. So it's imperative to build a culture in which deep souls, and innovation, can thrive. Here's how.

Cognition

Conquer Resting-B Mind and Become More Prolific

Kathryn Haydon MSc on August 30, 2023

Learn one important hack to turn your default mentality from resting b-tch mind into productive, active thinking.

Learn one important hack to turn your default mentality from resting b-tch mind into productive, active thinking.

Cognition

Why Your Mind Needs a Tech Break

Kathryn Haydon MSc on April 28, 2022

If we are hooked on inputs instead of thinking deeply, we become reactive instead of creative. Replenish your best thinking with a techno-cleanse.

If we are hooked on inputs instead of thinking deeply, we become reactive instead of creative. Replenish your best thinking with a techno-cleanse.

Career

How Remote Work Is Like a Broken Spider Web

Kathryn Haydon MSc on February 3, 2022

New research shows that companies with remote workers risk decreased innovation. Here's how to reconnect your hybrid teams for growth.

New research shows that companies with remote workers risk decreased innovation. Here's how to reconnect your hybrid teams for growth.

Creativity

How to Creatively Use Labor Day to Increase Team Engagement

Kathryn Haydon MSc on September 2, 2021

As humans, we tend to gravitate toward those who are most like us, those who are “in the know” or part of the “in crowd.”

As humans, we tend to gravitate toward those who are most like us, those who are “in the know” or part of the “in crowd.”

Creativity

When It Comes to the Office, Think Hybrid

Kathryn Haydon MSc on July 26, 2021

A fully remote model of work is not healthy in the long term.

A fully remote model of work is not healthy in the long term.

Creativity

How to Have Better Group Conversations

Kathryn Haydon MSc on July 16, 2021

How to deepen the superficial topics of party conversation.

How to deepen the superficial topics of party conversation.

Cognition

The Unanimous Yes and the Inertia of No

Kathryn Haydon MSc on June 28, 2021

When you surrender individual thinking to the inertia of the group, for whatever reason, you could be setting yourself and your group up for failure.

When you surrender individual thinking to the inertia of the group, for whatever reason, you could be setting yourself and your group up for failure.

Creativity

4 Things You Can Do Today to Be More Human and Creative

Kathryn Haydon MSc on March 21, 2021

Trying one of these four ideas, or one of your own, can brighten your day and make your creativity more fluid.

Trying one of these four ideas, or one of your own, can brighten your day and make your creativity more fluid.

Conformity

How to Heal a Deep Soul

Kathryn Haydon MSc on January 7, 2021

Deep souls are often misunderstood. Worse, they are regularly criticized, which usually results in a deeply held belief that something is wrong with them.

Deep souls are often misunderstood. Worse, they are regularly criticized, which usually results in a deeply held belief that something is wrong with them.

Creativity

4 Ways Sea Glass Collecting Can Improve Your Thinking

Kathryn Haydon MSc on December 18, 2020

Here are four ways to learn from sea glass collecting to improve your creative thinking agility, as well as your freedom and potential prosperity.

Here are four ways to learn from sea glass collecting to improve your creative thinking agility, as well as your freedom and potential prosperity.

Creativity

How to Spot a Deep Soul

Kathryn Haydon MSc on December 2, 2020

Outliers, contrarians, nonconformists . . . these are little-understood thinkers who have what it takes to rethink assumptions and discover truly innovative solutions.

Outliers, contrarians, nonconformists . . . these are little-understood thinkers who have what it takes to rethink assumptions and discover truly innovative solutions.

Creativity

Cognitive Diversity

Kathryn Haydon MSc on August 27, 2020

IBM conducted an internal study on growing and sustaining efficient and effective innovation teams.

IBM conducted an internal study on growing and sustaining efficient and effective innovation teams.

Career

The Biggest Challenge That Businesses Are Facing in 2020

Kathryn Haydon MSc on August 24, 2020

As we approach the final quarter of 2020, I can predict the number-one issue that businesses are going to face as a fallout from the pandemic: parents at the end of their ropes.

As we approach the final quarter of 2020, I can predict the number-one issue that businesses are going to face as a fallout from the pandemic: parents at the end of their ropes.

Career

How to Survive When A.I. Takes Over Your Job

Kathryn Haydon MSc on August 4, 2020

A recent report predicted that by 2030, one-third of Americans will need to find a new line of work.

A recent report predicted that by 2030, one-third of Americans will need to find a new line of work.

Cognition

Is Design Thinking the Best Creative Process for Business?

Kathryn Haydon MSc on July 30, 2020

The term design thinking or human-centered design has been gaining steam for at least a decade in contexts as varied as education and finance.

The term design thinking or human-centered design has been gaining steam for at least a decade in contexts as varied as education and finance.

Creativity

The 4 Degrees of Creativity

Kathryn Haydon MSc on July 23, 2020

Let me share the story of one of my favorite leaders to illustrate The Four C Model and how creativity can grow over time in an individual—or stay distinctly personal.

Let me share the story of one of my favorite leaders to illustrate The Four C Model and how creativity can grow over time in an individual—or stay distinctly personal.

Cognition

Spot Divergent Thinking Strengths

Kathryn Haydon MSc on July 16, 2020

Once you have identified and started to use your strengths more deliberately, it is easier to spot them in those around you.

Once you have identified and started to use your strengths more deliberately, it is easier to spot them in those around you.