Comments on: Becoming Child-Like http://inoveryourhead.net/becoming-child-like/ social capital, trust agents, all that jazz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:54:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Roxy http://inoveryourhead.net/becoming-child-like/comment-page-1/#comment-173634 Roxy Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:18:48 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1055#comment-173634 Hi Julien, I've added my two pieces of advice here: http://roxyallen.com/2009/10/the-secret-to-becoming-child-like/ Hi Julien, I’ve added my two pieces of advice here: http://roxyallen.com/2009/10/the-secret-to-becoming-child-like/

]]> By: Georgy http://inoveryourhead.net/becoming-child-like/comment-page-1/#comment-173631 Georgy Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:27:11 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1055#comment-173631 Hi there, I had a reaction to your post and shared my thoughts here: http://safedigression.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/the-fight-against-fear/ Thanks! --Georgy Hi there,

I had a reaction to your post and shared my thoughts here: http://safedigression.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/the-fight-against-fear/

Thanks!

–Georgy

]]> By: tomrau http://inoveryourhead.net/becoming-child-like/comment-page-1/#comment-173628 tomrau Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:07:42 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1055#comment-173628 Some quick and incomplete thoughts on your post: To find a good solution we need to be creative. But, once we found a solution for a problem we go with it. Although I agree that this is not exactly good for creativity matters, this is the best way to reduce complexity to things. If you need to find a new solution to a known problem every time you won't get anywhere anymore. What I love to do in some cases is to talk about certain problems I'm currently confronted with with people that work in a completely different area. They sometimes come up with so simple ideas, I haven't even thought about because I could see them anymore. This already brings me to the next point: Adaptability. Once you have a new and creative solution to your problem you need to be able to go with it and accept new ideas. This is in my point even more important. Of course this is much easier as an individual than as a company where a certain inertia slows down changes. And inertia is often times directly caused through people's fear. Change is equal to uncertainty. For many people uncertainty is equal to bad. If you have accustomed yourself with your company's culture and hierarchy change will seem as threatening to your position and maybe power. I agree with you that it should be possible in a company to remain employees creativity and adaptability by overcoming fear. For small companies this will always be much easier as they can communicate and socialize much easier and faster. Individuals are directly connected and personalized. In big corporate companies you only know a couple of people form your department and communication is slow and impersonal. There is no real WE feeling but more an US or ME. Internal social networks and media tools might be able to help overcome and personalize communication again. Some quick and incomplete thoughts on your post:
To find a good solution we need to be creative. But, once we found a solution for a problem we go with it. Although I agree that this is not exactly good for creativity matters, this is the best way to reduce complexity to things. If you need to find a new solution to a known problem every time you won’t get anywhere anymore. What I love to do in some cases is to talk about certain problems I’m currently confronted with with people that work in a completely different area. They sometimes come up with so simple ideas, I haven’t even thought about because I could see them anymore.
This already brings me to the next point: Adaptability. Once you have a new and creative solution to your problem you need to be able to go with it and accept new ideas. This is in my point even more important. Of course this is much easier as an individual than as a company where a certain inertia slows down changes.
And inertia is often times directly caused through people’s fear. Change is equal to uncertainty. For many people uncertainty is equal to bad. If you have accustomed yourself with your company’s culture and hierarchy change will seem as threatening to your position and maybe power.
I agree with you that it should be possible in a company to remain employees creativity and adaptability by overcoming fear.
For small companies this will always be much easier as they can communicate and socialize much easier and faster. Individuals are directly connected and personalized. In big corporate companies you only know a couple of people form your department and communication is slow and impersonal. There is no real WE feeling but more an US or ME.
Internal social networks and media tools might be able to help overcome and personalize communication again.

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