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    Essential

    Take
    a creative approach

    There are four main approaches to work, which everyone puts into effect more
    or less according to their personality and their role in the company. But even
    when one's personal style leans more towards proven methods and predictable
    results, it is possible to think outside the box and take a creative approach.

    Different approaches

    Four approaches Two axes

    The four main approaches to work take the form Behind these four approaches are two major
    of the following profiles structural axes.
    The horizontal axis shows that in work you can focus
    • The organizer, whose aim is that things run either on the objective (the goal to be achieved) or
    smoothly, with well-defined processes and risks on exploring new ways of doing things (the goal is
    kept under control the journey).
    (Example: Management controller) The vertical axis expresses the fact that work can be
    approached in a rational way ("I analyze the data,
    • The competitor, who seeks results and I forecast, I look at the discrepancies with the results,
    performance, trusting their instinct I make corrections") or by experiencing emotions and
    (Example: Salesperson) relying on intuition or instinct.
    The intersection of these two axes is where the four
    • The strategist, who seeks to develop a well thought above-mentioned approaches meet.
    out vision of the future and turn it into an action
    plan
    (Example: Management consultant)
    Reasoning
    • The creative person, who experiments, tries out
    new things to innovate and change the rules of the
    game STRATEGIST ORGANIZER
    (Example: Designer)

    Exploration Outcome

    CREATIVE
    COMPETITOR
    PERSON

    Feeling

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    Essential
    Take
    a creative approach

    Everyone has their own approach, but... There is no doubt that the pressure of efficiency
    and short-term profitability makes being creative
    Clearly, everyone tends to operate in a certain the most difficult approach to implement in
    way at work, with their own preferred approach. organizations. Following the four tips below will
    Each position in the company tends to select and help you to instinctively explore new avenues,
    encourage the expression of a particular profile thus bringing out a more creative approach.
    (Example: The competitor in the sales position).

    The creative approach

    Thinking about things holistically Accepting paradoxes

    Firstly, try to have an overview of the issues that New ideas sometimes emerge when you defy normal
    require a creative solution, because "the whole is logic or the usual way of seeing things. This means
    more than the sum of its parts"... whether it involves accepting facts or hypotheses that are apparently
    running a team effectively or making a new proposal contradictory but which in the end are reconciled
    to the customer. harmoniously. For example, "Yes, you can be effective
    in business by working on personal projects." This
    Example: Buying a car is more than just buying an is what a company like 3M understood when it
    engine, the bodywork and 4 wheels. It is the purchase enabled its employees to spend 20% of their work
    of a safe means of transport for your children, or time on personal projects... and this increased their
    a vehicle that reflects your personal style. contribution to the company in return. In the same
    way, many seemingly paradoxical products may see
    There can be a problem with team performance in their innovative approach meet with resounding
    terms of motivation and enthusiasm, and also in success.
    terms of action plans, processes implemented or the
    ability to deliver results. A successful customer offer Example: A smartphone without a keyboard can be
    is not only a concept that appeals to the customer, a success... as the iPhone has proved.
    but also a good business strategy, slick production
    and distribution, and effective marketing. In fact,
    a creative approach combines the four profiles
    that we have seen previously.

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    Identifying the things that make a difference Leveraging creative energy

    Similarly, creativity can also be observed in the ability It is particularly difficult to make people be creative.
    to see beyond the obvious, to identify what others do Creativity cannot be imposed or produced to
    not see and which nevertheless underlies reality. order. It is more about the flow of ideas, a common
    passion that must be encouraged and channeled. A
    Example: Isaac Newton did not just see the apple stimulating and supportive attitude which creates,
    falling from the tree; he also “saw” the universal energizes and galvanizes a common passion is more
    law of gravity. effective in causing new ideas to emerge than an
    approach based on domination and control.
    This attitude means the ability to look at things from a
    different point of view, to put yourself in the position Example: This is the basis of the principle of goodwill
    of others, regardless of whether they are the customer, during brainstorming, which means that critical
    another staff member or partners in the business. It judgment needs to be set aside regarding the ideas
    means immersing yourself in their world, sharing their that the members of the group put forward.
    feelings, seeing whatever is a problem for them or
    what could improve their experience. Many product
    innovations see the light of day in this way.

    Example: The airline that identified the need of some


    passengers to be reassured offers soothing mood
    lighting and flexible meal times.

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