Do you believe that creativity can only occur in open areas, hip studios, or vibrant rooms? Unexpectedly, it can even occur at work in a conference room or a cubicle. So long as the environment is conducive, invention and creativity can occur everywhere. Without a supportive innovation culture, a company may stagnate and face significant challenges in achieving its ideal …
Innovation in workplace can be viewed as an idea which allows better functionality of the organisation in accomplishing its goal. Although, that itself is contingent on the fact if there is any actual relationship between the two. According to Oeij & Vaas in “Effect of workplace innovation on organisational performance and sickness absence”, workplace innovation refers more to the commercial …
Both learning and innovation are becoming important for organisations, employees and societies. In response to challenging issues such as globalization, Europe has emphasised research, learning and innovationthe “knowledge triangle” as a major aspect of the solution. Learning here is not confined to its traditional meaning of acquiring knowledge but is understood as the expansion of human capacities. When it comes …
If change is the only constant, why is our company not evolving for employees mental health? Kritika asked this question out of frustration at one of my corporate coaching sessions. Well, I couldn’t answer that to her as an outsource consultant, but it provoked me to do some research regarding what innovation companies can do in counseling, therapies, or training …
Employees and employers benefit from workplace safety. Healthier people come from safer environments. Employees who are in better health perform their jobs more effectively and are generally happier. Work can give you self-assurance, stability, and a sense of purpose. Mental health can be greatly improved by having a regular activity, working with others, and engaging in a skill or interest …
The world is a beautiful place. Everything we do has a purpose, meaning, and an intention behind it. However, things take a crazy turn when our actions are viewed as unconventional just because it contradicts the ordinary or the societal norms. The world and the various systems do not take long to categorize things as normal or abnormal. One can …
Modern organizations operate in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. To stay competitive in the market organizations must be high-performing, innovative, experimental, engaged, learning continuously, and so on. This means that one of the important assets of an organization i.e. its employees should showcase these qualities for organizations to be competitive in the market. One of the important …
“Take risks’ , ‘explore yourself”, ‘ask questions’, ‘think outside the box’- every motivational video will have these one-liners that make us feel like going out of our way to do something new at work. Now, who does not want to be themselves but not everyone in their workplace ‘feels okay’ being these things. Ever wondered why? Abraham Maslow, in 1943, …
In today’s digital age, we have information at our fingertips. Whether it is a quick question on our favourite search engine, a tweet, news blogs, and/ or scholarly articles. The consumption of knowledge is more significant than ever before, but what is the trade-off we are making in terms of our privacy? A major concern in our privacy on the …
