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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v4.1.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:44:44 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Creativity Matters</title><link>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/</link><description>Creativity, Leadership, Innovation</description><copyright></copyright><language>en-AU</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v4.1.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><itunes:author>Ralph Kerle</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Creativity Matters</itunes:subtitle><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Ralph Kerle</itunes:name><itunes:email>rk@thecreativeleadershipforum.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Management &amp; Marketing"/></itunes:category><item><title>The Creative Capitalism Dialogue Continues</title><dc:creator>Ralph Kerle</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:37:35 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/2008/6/30/the-creative-capitalism-dialogue-continues.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">110188:979863:1955576</guid><description><![CDATA[One of the more interesting conversations that occurred at Davos 2008 was the conversations between Bill Gates and Mahmood Younis in which Gates first mentioned "Creative Capitalism"  Michael Kinsley, Editor-at-Large of the Guardian of London has taken up the theme and started an on-line book experiment under the title of Creative Capitalism: a conversation. What attracted me to this blog was the transcript of a luncheon conversation between Warren Buffett and Bill Gates that Kinsley put on for them. In it Gates flounders around trying to describe "creative capitalism." The transcript of the entire luncheon is fascinating reading as well as the comments the blog attracted. I will be following this thread as it really takes the idea of capitalism into the realm of social inclusion - an directional movement from the market rules coterie.

Here is Gates opening statement....]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/rss-comments-entry-1955576.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Why Classical Music Shows Us How To Innovate</title><dc:creator>Ralph Kerle</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:24:10 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/2008/6/28/why-classical-music-shows-us-how-to-innovate.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">110188:979863:1951684</guid><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/rss-comments-entry-1951684.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>How To Make Money By Giving..Creatively!!</title><dc:creator>Ralph Kerle</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:12:06 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/2008/6/23/how-to-make-money-by-givingcreatively.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">110188:979863:1938895</guid><description><![CDATA[The Creative Leadership Forum is currently conducting research to gauge reactions to our new series of workshops. When I talk to organisations I am trying to ascertain whether they embody creative leadership and creative and innovative thinking. 9 times out of 10, no I should say, always, there is general agreement that an organization should be creative and innovative. The problem seems to be though how the organization can actually implement and live those concepts. Contemporary IT and its emphasis on measurement of everything, the ever pervasive risk managers and the importance of order in the system, in other words, bureaucracy have made creativity and innovation something organisations can speak about and in most cases that is how far it goes. So are there examples of organisations who live the ideals of creative leadership, creativity and innovation 100% of the time and, if so, how do they operate?]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/rss-comments-entry-1938895.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Executive Leadership Programmes in Creative Leadership - A First in Australia</title><dc:creator>Ralph Kerle</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:48:16 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/2008/6/10/executive-leadership-programmes-in-creative-leadership-a-fir.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">110188:979863:1899416</guid><description><![CDATA[The Creative Leadership Forum takes pleasure in announcing the first series of executive training programmes to be rolled out nationally commencing July 2008.

These unique programmes have been shaped by the results of the recent major national survey "Is Australian management creative and innovative?"conducted by the Creative Leadership Forum in association with Australian top 500 companies and relevant industry associations.


The survey revealed that over 81% of Australians had no training in creative leadership, creativity and innovation. The common theme amongst senior management participants in the survey was the urgent need to develop senior executives and employees skills and capabilities in these areas so organisations can better face the challenges of emerging global business opportunities and competition.

Programme content focuses on the practice and application of creativity and innovation and the role of the leader in facilitating and driving that practice to produce value for organizations. All programmes have certification from the University of Southern Maine, USA through their Leadership and Organizational Development programme at a post graduate Masters level.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/rss-comments-entry-1899416.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The Value of A Strengths Based Approach To Life</title><dc:creator>Ralph Kerle</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:49:51 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/2008/6/9/the-value-of-a-strengths-based-approach-to-life.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">110188:979863:1896801</guid><description><![CDATA[Marcus Buckingham's presentation in Sydney came as a pleasant surprise and breath of fresh air courtesy of Business Connect. Anybody who has written a book entitled "Go Put Your Strengths To Work - 6 Powerful Steps To Achieve Outstanding Performance" I view with a degree of cynicism - I don't need another self help guru - and with a seminar title "The One Thing You Need To Know" I was sure this was going to be a short visit.  s

Buckingham, a Cambridge educated sociologist worked for the Gallup Organization for 17 years where he developed a real interest in asking questions, in particular about what made people successful. Out of this inquiring mind influenced by the likes of Peter Drucker, David Cooperrider, the founder of Appreciative Inquiry and Dr Martin Seligman, who is acknowledged as the founder of the Positive Psychology movement, came a view that if you built on your strengths rather than try to improve your weaknesses you were likely to be far more successful in life.

His anecdotes were sharp.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/rss-comments-entry-1896801.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The Power of Disguised Leadership and How To Find It</title><dc:creator>Ralph Kerle</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 09:55:58 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/2008/5/16/the-power-of-disguised-leadership-and-how-to-find-it.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">110188:979863:1842329</guid><description><![CDATA[I was watching the budget speech and the opposition's response the other night and became more and more disillusioned about our leaders and our leadership models. Both sides of parliament seemed to be more content on scoring points, tearing each other apart as if they were in a school playground. Naughty Swan wagged his finger at top boy Turnbull provoking leadership tensions in the opposition. Ice Hockey produced bottles of alcohol in a weak childish and meaningless visual gag to make a point about taxing alcohol and both house captains Rudd and Nelson accused each other of missing opportunities, whatever they were. A no time was there any politeness, any meaningful dialogue. It was basically school boy gibberish as was the meaningless statistics produced by both sides aired on the media immediately afterwards.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/rss-comments-entry-1842329.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>At Last!! Creativity Takes Priority Over Business Analysis</title><dc:creator>Ralph Kerle</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 08:21:45 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/2008/5/15/at-last-creativity-takes-priority-over-business-analysis.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">110188:979863:1839043</guid><description><![CDATA[Finally, creativity gets recognition in business althought the author dresses it up in the guise of "design". This article by

Michael H. Hugos principal at the Center for Systems Innovation author of  The Greatest Innovation Since the Assembly Line (Meghan-Kiffer Press, 2007) takes an interesting slant on the value of analysis. The author acknowledges the fault of relying on analysis as the only way forward and then takes takes a stab at creativity and what he says is the resulting outcome "synthesis". Whilst I think his case is weak generally, he does make some good points about the importance of the emergence of creative thinking in business.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/rss-comments-entry-1839043.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Creativity Matters Newsletter April 2008</title><dc:creator>Ralph Kerle</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:54:01 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/2008/4/27/creativity-matters-newsletter-april-2008.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">110188:979863:1791765</guid><description><![CDATA[* 1  News
    * American University Post Graduate Certification for Creative Leadership Forum Executive Education Programmes
    * The Creative Leadership Forum CEO appointed as Inaugural Council Member of the Creativity Association of Asia 

2. Events

    * International Thought Leader Forum - Conversations That Create
      International Master Class - The One Thing You Need To Know 

3. The Creative Leadership Forum Executive Programmes Second Series 2008

4. Papers and Books

News
American University Post Graduate Certification for Creative Leadership Forum Programmes.

The Creative Leadership Forum is very pleased to be able to announce that it has secured certification by the University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine, USA for its four initial programmes that will be launched in the later half of 2008.

Why the University of Southern Maine I hear people ask? For two reasons. Firstly, after 2 1/2 years of research into Australian universities and academic institutions, the Creative Leadership Forum has regrettably come to the conclusion there is no Australian university either offering or capable of assessing, assisting and properly]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/rss-comments-entry-1791765.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Young Managers Already Know Where The Future Business Opportunities Are</title><dc:creator>Ralph Kerle</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:08:20 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/2008/4/26/young-managers-already-know-where-the-future-business-opport.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">110188:979863:1790202</guid><description><![CDATA[The initial series of Creating Your Future in the Digital World programme has revealed how managers understand the important role the new generation of digital technology in the Web 2.0 world will play in the future success of their organisations. There is deep frustration though amongst these employees those senior leaders within organisations are slow to understand the opportunities these new technologies offer. Information technologies are stilled viewed as operational, as a cost to their organisations and new technologies suffer poor word-of-mouth amongst senior leaders because of the many bad experiences organisations have had in implementing new systems in the past.

One delegate to one of the sessions, the Chairman and Managing Director of a major Australian financial services operation spoke frankly about]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/rss-comments-entry-1790202.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The Value of A Problem Minded v Solution Minded Organisational Strategy</title><dc:creator>Ralph Kerle</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:11:33 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/2008/4/25/the-value-of-a-problem-minded-v-solution-minded-organisation.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">110188:979863:1786753</guid><description><![CDATA[As the Creative Leadership Forum explores with senior executives the value of creativity within organisations, it becomes clear leaders generally have little or no knowledge around the importance of creativity and innovation strategically. Our research is suggesting that there is a disconnect between the way leaders construct business plans and how they think about creativity and innovation strategically. Leader's training and education around strategy comes from two sources - a traditional business education such as an MBA or an entrepreneurial spirit driven by commercial practice rather than any formal education. The common myth is that ideation or brainstorming sessions will provide the insights to the organisation's planning and strategy needs at least to commence.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thecreativeleadershipforum.com/creativity-matters-blog/rss-comments-entry-1786753.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>