Unleashing Creativity
Lesson 1: Grow Knowledge
What’s Revealed in Nature:
Fruits and flowers are the natural byproducts of a healthy and growing tree.
Teaches us:
Creative ideas (like fruits/flowers) are the natural byproducts of a healthy and growing mind.
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Lesson 2: Be Persistent
What’s Revealed in Nature:
The growth process from a seed to a fruit-bearing tree takes time and requires steady nurturing.
Teaches us:
Be persistent in developing your unique talents, nurturing your ideas and pursuing your passion.
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Lesson 3: Trust Yourself
What’s Revealed in Nature:
All the ingredients for the fruits are present in the seed.
Teaches us:
All the necessary resources for generating creative ideas - including imagination - are within us. They are present in your powerful mind and even more powerful spirit.
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Lesson 4: Stay Calm
What’s Revealed in Nature:
To see a clear reflection in a lake or pond, the water must be clear and undisturbed.
Teaches us:
To make imaginative new connections and to see them clearly, the mind needs to be calm and undisturbed.
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Lesson 5: Take Risks
What’s Revealed in Nature:
Trees do not have to be perfect to be beautiful and productive.
Teaches us:
Take the risk inherent in setting challenging innovation goals (creative tension) and expressing your imperfect ideas.
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Lesson 6: Minimize Negativity
What’s Revealed in Nature:
There are elements present in the environment like storms, bugs and diseases that can damage trees or destroy fruits.
Teaches us:
Minimize internal and external negative influences that obstruct your creative energy flow.
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Lesson 7: Unplug Your Devices
What’s Revealed in Nature:
Trees grow and produce fruits silently.
Teaches us:
Schedule quiet time for creative thinking by turning off all electronic devices. Unplug to innovate.
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Lesson 8: Tap into Strengths
What’s Revealed in Nature:
Different trees produce different fruits and have different needs.
Teaches us:
Tap into people’s strengths and treat them how they want to be treated (The Platinum Rule).
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Lesson 9: Promote Diversity of Thought
What’s Revealed in Nature:
Nature loves diversity because it increases the likelihood that species will be able to adapt to different and changing conditions.
Teaches us:
Promote diversity of thought to increase your company’s ability to adapt to changing conditions.
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- Vijay Govindarajan
Professor of International Business
Dartmouth