wrangling the creatives:
curing the right-brain dominated organisation

Fraser Scott - Monday, April 30, 2009

In last month’s inform we lamented the lost potential that was the Britten Motorcycle. A great and brilliant man allowed his company to become dominated by the ambitious and creative, and the chance to build a legacy was forever lost. It’s easy enough to track back through history and see what went wrong. It’s even easier to pass judgement on decisions that were made without the benefit of hindsight.

The real trick is to be able to stand back while you’re in the midst of doing business at a frenetic pace and insightfully declare: “something is amiss here!”

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artist ronnie van
hout showing at te papa

Interesting commentary on the sacred places our back yard visionaries like to retreat to. Strong locks prevent ideas from leaking out and facing the light of day..........

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a book worth reading:
new zealand unleashed, steven carden

Putting the case for an expanded notion of creativity and how this could advantage New Zealand – if we were prepared to think differently.

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more recommended reading:
8 Tribes, The Hidden Classes of New Zealand

Jim Caldwell & Christopher Brown The myth of the ‘typical’ New Zealander explored. Not a deep read but be prepared to experience a flood of recognition.

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