creativity at work: an excited journey

RULES OF THE RULES OF THE GARAGEGARAGE

Believe you can change the world.Work quickly, keep the tools unlocked, work

whenever.Know when to work alone and when to work together.

Share – tools, ideas. Trust your colleagues.No politics. No bureaucracy.

(These are ridiculous in a garage.)The customer defines a job well-done.

Radical ideas are not bad ideas.Invent different ways of working.Make a contribution every day.

If it does not contribute, it does not leave the garage.Believe that together we can do anything.

Invent.Invent.

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Believe you can change the world.Believe you can change the world.Work quickly, keep the tools unlocked, work whenever.Work quickly, keep the tools unlocked, work whenever.Know when to work alone and when to work together.Know when to work alone and when to work together.

Share – tools, ideas. Trust your colleagues.Share – tools, ideas. Trust your colleagues.

No politics. No bureaucracy.No politics. No bureaucracy.

(These are ridiculous in a garage.)(These are ridiculous in a garage.)The customer defines a job well-done.The customer defines a job well-done.

Radical ideas are not bad ideas.Radical ideas are not bad ideas.Invent different ways of working.Invent different ways of working.Make a contribution every day.Make a contribution every day.

If it does not contribute, it does not leave the garage.If it does not contribute, it does not leave the garage.Believe that together we can do any thing.Believe that together we can do any thing.

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BIRD WEAVING A NESTDETERMINED USE OF SKILL

CARNIVOROUS PLANTSHOWCASING MERITS

MOVING TOWARDS A COMMON GOALSCHOOLING OF FISH

MEETING THE CHANGING NEEDSSIZE & COLOUR CHANGING LIZARD

PUTTING IMAGINATION TO WORKCHILDREN AT PLAY

REAL CONCERN & BELONGINGNESSCHILD CARE

INDIVIDUAL & GROUP APPLICATIONANIMAL STORIES

SELF-BELIEF & COURAGE COMIC STRIPS & CARICATURES

SYNERGY OF INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES DANCE MUSIC

POWER OF EMOTION & REASONMOVIES BOOKS

MEGA-STRUCTURESTHINKING BIG

UTILITY IDEAS

PLACENTERO-RELAX-CHAIR ULTIMATE TOILET

FASTENERS PUBLIC ECO-URINALS SMARTPHONES

THINKING UTILITY & VERIETY

Creativity is the ability of individuals & organisations to add value to work & provide practical solutions to the problems related with life & profession.

INDIVIDUAL

SOCIO-ECONOMIC

ORGANISATIONAL

A PUZZLE

COMMON FEATURESOF

CREATIVITY

CREATIVITY IS ABOUND IN NATURE.

CREATIVITY IS GOAL ORIENTED.

A CREATIVE PERSON ENJOYS.

CREATIVITY PROVIDES SATISFACTION.

CREATIVITY PAYS RICH DIVIDENDS.

SUSTAINS LIFE.

•

TAKES VARIOUS FORMS.

•SKILL-SET•TIME•RESOURCES•SCOPE OF WORK

ABSTRACT & REAL.

IDEA PHYSICAL FORM.

CREATIVITY INSPIRES.

INDEPENDENCE FROM AGE.

INDEPENDENCE FROM PROFESSION

-PAINTER, -SCULPTOR,-MUSICIAN, -SCIENTIST,-ARCHITECT, -

MATHEMATICIAN,

-ENGINEER, -INVENTOR,-ANATOMIST, -GEOLOGIST,-CARTOGRAPHER, -BOTANIST -WRITER

LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452 – 1516): ITALY

COLLABORATION.

STRIVES FOR EXCELLENCE.

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SHODDY WORK

PROGRESSIVE.

MORE IN DEMAND & LESS IN SUPPLY

TRANSCENDS ALL BOUNDARIES.

CAN BE FOSTERED.

START THINKINGOUT OF THE BOX

ESSENCEESSENCEOFOF

CREATIVITYCREATIVITYCRITICALCRITICALTHINKINGTHINKING

&&READINESSREADINESS

TOTOCHANGECHANGE

APPLICATIONAPPLICATIONOF LEARNINGOF LEARNING

FOR FOR PROBLEMPROBLEMSOLVINGSOLVING

PUTTINGPUTTINGIMAGINATIONIMAGINATION

TO WORKTO WORK

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EXCELLENCEEXCELLENCEVALUEVALUEADDITION ADDITION

&&USERUSER

SATISFACTIONSATISFACTION

COURAGECOURAGEOFOF

CONVICTIONCONVICTION

HAPPINESSHAPPINESS

GROWTHGROWTH RECOGNITIONRECOGNITION

HONOURHONOUR

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SOLUTIONSOLUTION

ANALYSEANALYSETHETHE

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EXAMPLES OF CREATIVITY

PETRONAS TWIN-TOWERSPETRONAS TWIN-TOWERS

MEGA-FLOATsMEGA-FLOATs

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF CREATIVITY

THRUST MEASUREMENT PROBE CLEANINGTHRUST MEASUREMENT PROBE CLEANING PROBLEMSPROBLEMS

- - ONLY 01 SUCH PROBE AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE IN INDIA.ONLY 01 SUCH PROBE AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE IN INDIA. - - NO TEST RUN POSSIBLE IN ABSENCE OF SUCH A PROBE.NO TEST RUN POSSIBLE IN ABSENCE OF SUCH A PROBE.

- - CLEANING OF PROBE APPERENTLY NOT FEASIBLE AS THE CLEANING OF PROBE APPERENTLY NOT FEASIBLE AS THE PROBE CAN NOT BE PUT INTO THE CLEANING SOLUTION PROBE CAN NOT BE PUT INTO THE CLEANING SOLUTION BECAUSE IT HAD A SOFT RUBBERISED HEAD.BECAUSE IT HAD A SOFT RUBBERISED HEAD.

- - COST OF SENDING ENGINES & PROFESSIONALS FOR COST OF SENDING ENGINES & PROFESSIONALS FOR CONDUCTING TEST RUNS TO ANOTHER BASE IN AIRCRAFT / BY CONDUCTING TEST RUNS TO ANOTHER BASE IN AIRCRAFT / BY ROAD. ROAD.

- - TIME REQUIRED FOR PROCURING A NEW PROBE FROM TIME REQUIRED FOR PROCURING A NEW PROBE FROM THE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER IS MINIMUM 01 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER IS MINIMUM 01 MONTH. MONTH.

THRUST MEASUREMENT PROBE CLEANINGTHRUST MEASUREMENT PROBE CLEANINGSOLUTIONSOLUTION

WAYS TO ENHANCE CREATIVITY

RE-IGNITE YOUR CURIOSITY

WHO

WHEN

WHY

HOW

WHAT

WHERE

LOOK FOR CONNECTIONS

GENERATE A LOT OF IDEAS

DARE TO EXPERIMENT

HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE DIFFERENT

SIMPLIFY PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS

FIND TIME TO HONE YOUR SKILLS

REJUVENATE YOURSELFREJUVENATE YOURSELF

SHARPEN YOUR SKILLSSHARPEN YOUR SKILLS

CONVERT THE UN-PRODUCTIVE AND THE

COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE INTO PRODUCTIVE ASSETS

The epic of creativity is full of drama – emotion & action; - climax & anti-climax; punctuated

by marks …..except a full stop.

ONE LAST PUZZLE

CUT A HOLE LARGE ENOUGH IN A 3” X 4”CUT A HOLE LARGE ENOUGH IN A 3” X 4”BUSINESS CARDBUSINESS CARD WITHOUT PASTING WITHOUT PASTING

SO THAT SO THAT YOUYOU CAN PASS THROUGH IT. CAN PASS THROUGH IT.

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