About me
Hi, Marci Segal here. Welcome to my blog.
My purpose is to free people's thinking so they can create exciting new futures. I accomplish this through blogging, consulting, speaking and writing.
I'm a creativity professional, since 1984. My areas of expertise include creativity, innovation and psychological type with specific focus on people, methods, processes and environments that encourage openness to new ideas and new decisions.
I'm a graduate of the International Center for Studies in Creativity (MS in Creative Studies), have written books on creativity and personality type and have received numerous international awards.
In 2001, together with other Canadian creativity colleagues, I co-founded World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 - 21 which is celebrated every year, now, in more than 40 countries. It's intention: To encourage and engage people all over the world to use their creativity to make the world a better place and to make their place in the world better too, without causing harm.
creativityland inc. is an innovation and creativity consulting and training company providing human dimensions of innovation and creative-thinking consulting services, training and products, methodology and related services, conference presentations and keynotes, as well as senior course designers, trainers, facilitators and consultants specializing in creative thinking and problem solving, innovation and personality styles.
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Category Archives: creativity in organizations
For Managers: 10 things NOT to say in the new millennium workplace
Are you or your managers looking for ways to engage people in the workplace? Do you want more creativity on the job day-to-day, are you seeking fresh ideas and new decisions? Businessweek ran a post that might interest you called … Continue reading
Script to sell your boss new ideas
Jordan used the quick checklist for creative ideas. The new idea arrived. Another call came through. “Marci, thanks, I got it. Now how do I sell it to my boss? Can you remind me?” “Jordan, your learning and retention style … Continue reading
Six things you can do when your boss says, “be creative”
“We need new ideas Jordan, get creative,” boss says. “Sure thing,” Jordan says, meaning WTF, why now, OMG! Jordan calls in a panic. “What can I do Marci?” “Breathe,” I said. “Take a look at the checklist from our session, … Continue reading
The truth about millenials in the workplace
After reading this I wondered how millenials interpret creativity in the workplace. Ideas? Posted by Rena Rasch in Strategy on Mon, 08/15/2011 – 10:00 Research indicates the millennials often stand on common ground with their older counterparts. Millennial workers are … Continue reading
What’s the big deal about creativity?
Let’s face it, people use their creativity everyday, even you. You create mash-ups, make new decisions, use your imagination, combine existing elements into new patterns and relationships and more, and not necessarily because you want to. As conditions continue to … Continue reading
Are older folk getting in the way of our younger leaders? FourSight insights
United Way Toronto has a CITY Leader program which provides young adults with the practical knowledge and tools to become effective leaders, navigators and connectors in Toronto’s non-profit communities. Last weekend I helped them to get to know how to … Continue reading
Does creativity hinder leadership advancement? Dr. Gerard Puccio
BUFFALO, N.Y., March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/(adapted) Gerard Puccio, chair of Buffalo State College’s International Center for Studies in Creativity, commented on an upcoming research article that says creative thinking stops individuals from advancing into leadership positions. The study by Mueller … Continue reading
Corporate Laws of Gravity
Just refound this gem from a workshop John Sedgwick of Managing Imaginations and I conducted in 2000. It provides a light-hearted reminder of why creativity, using new ideas and making new decisions that result in novel and relevant solutions, is … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Leadership – Turkey or Table?
Do you focus more on the turkey or the table on which it is served? In other words, in your leadership role, do you focus more on the outcome or on the environment surrounding it? This metaphor isn’t mine – … Continue reading
How to Overcome Three Threats to Creativity – from Teresa Amabile
Teresa Amabile from Harvard Business School is one of my favourite creativity researchers ever since her 1982 book, The Social Psychology of Creativity was published.She introduced the intrinsic theory of motivation for creativity – that creativity is supported more when … Continue reading
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