Contributing Authors: Denise Ross, Cyndi Nagel, Paul Venderley
The above quotes came from an ATD article - Creating Value with Talent Strategies - published nine years ago. Their sentiments are echoed today as business leaders continue to examine the disruptive technologies and question how they can utilize them to better achieve their own organizational goals.
How do we, as talent development professionals, support business leaders in developing innovation and creative mindsets in their organizations? Perhaps by reminding people that:
Of the myriad insights shared by David Patrick at last week’s InsightXplore, this is the one that my mind was able to process best.
When we try to innovate, he asks, do we base our ideas on a flawed model? Do we tackle problems that have been analyzed until any further advancement would result in an incremental increase in efficiency? Or do we build upon an inspiration that picks apart the existing models?
For David, the inspiration that picked apart the existing models was one singular revelation: “The universe is spinning on three axes.” And from that motion the universe created six essential shapes that we see in the natural world around us.
"An innovation-friendly culture gives its people the freedom to imagine the unimaginable. The next big idea can come from anyone and anywhere, and failure is considered a learning opportunity."
Throughout his work, David validated if he was on the right track by asking:
Allow that journey to unfold, and you'll have it in you to uncover the secrets of the universe.
David Patrick shares his inspirations with ATDOC members
I’ve got to take some time to process the remainder of what was shared that night. Fortunately, David Patrick is very giving of his time, offering to continue the discussion any time we want to visit. “I want medicine to change. I want energy to change,” he tells us. “I want everything to change.” This is how he intends to do that.
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