Comments on: Fear dampens creativity and excellence http://eicolab.com.au/2008/08/15/fear-dampens-creativity-and-excellence/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:36 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Recent Links Tagged With "managers" - JabberTags http://eicolab.com.au/2008/08/15/fear-dampens-creativity-and-excellence/comment-page-1/#comment-24239 Recent Links Tagged With "managers" - JabberTags Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:34:42 +0000 http://eicolab.com.au/2008/08/15/fear-dampens-creativity-and-excellence/#comment-24239 [...] Broadway Market increases rents, drawing call for ... Saved by Ssj3hercule on Sun 14-12-2008 Fear dampens creativity and excellence Saved by seansean on Sat 13-12-2008 Don’t be a Thin Manager in a Bulky World Saved by spbueno [...] [...] Broadway Market increases rents, drawing call for … Saved by Ssj3hercule on Sun 14-12-2008 Fear dampens creativity and excellence Saved by seansean on Sat 13-12-2008 Don’t be a Thin Manager in a Bulky World Saved by spbueno [...]

]]> By: Stilgherrian · How Dell fixed my monitor order http://eicolab.com.au/2008/08/15/fear-dampens-creativity-and-excellence/comment-page-1/#comment-14402 Stilgherrian · How Dell fixed my monitor order Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:26:32 +0000 http://eicolab.com.au/2008/08/15/fear-dampens-creativity-and-excellence/#comment-14402 [...] who follow the procedure. This means you can build efficient corporate machines like Dell. But creativity requires you to break the rules to achieve something new and different — and at its heart, problem-solving is a creative activity. A flexible machine usually [...] [...] who follow the procedure. This means you can build efficient corporate machines like Dell. But creativity requires you to break the rules to achieve something new and different — and at its heart, problem-solving is a creative activity. A flexible machine usually [...]

]]> By: Zern http://eicolab.com.au/2008/08/15/fear-dampens-creativity-and-excellence/comment-page-1/#comment-8543 Zern Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:45:06 +0000 http://eicolab.com.au/2008/08/15/fear-dampens-creativity-and-excellence/#comment-8543 More anecdotal evidence - I have met quite a lot of very creative people here in Singapore - the overwhelming majority of them are from other countries in the region. Has Singapore has traded in creativity/individuality for a safe, stable society and economy? Is the price worth it? What are the long term implications for the nation's future? On the other hand, will the surrounding nations ever get sufficient baseline stability for the creatives within them to flourish? Are the trade-offs that black and white? More anecdotal evidence – I have met quite a lot of very creative people here in Singapore – the overwhelming majority of them are from other countries in the region.

Has Singapore has traded in creativity/individuality for a safe, stable society and economy? Is the price worth it? What are the long term implications for the nation’s future?

On the other hand, will the surrounding nations ever get sufficient baseline stability for the creatives within them to flourish?

Are the trade-offs that black and white?

]]> By: Stilgherrian http://eicolab.com.au/2008/08/15/fear-dampens-creativity-and-excellence/comment-page-1/#comment-8006 Stilgherrian Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:06:26 +0000 http://eicolab.com.au/2008/08/15/fear-dampens-creativity-and-excellence/#comment-8006 Recently I spoke with a Singaporean TV/video producer who was visiting Sydney and who was looking for Australian directors and crew. I wondered why. Surely it'd be easier for him to source good people in Singapore? Surely Singapore has a fine TV production industry? "Yes," he said. "And the Singaporean director will deliver a polished, technically perfect video -- which has no character or creative spark." While it might be more expensive to contract the work to Sydney, he'd get some creativity. All anecdotal evidence, of course, but there are few anecdotes pointing to a "Creative Singapore". Recently I spoke with a Singaporean TV/video producer who was visiting Sydney and who was looking for Australian directors and crew. I wondered why. Surely it’d be easier for him to source good people in Singapore? Surely Singapore has a fine TV production industry?

“Yes,” he said. “And the Singaporean director will deliver a polished, technically perfect video — which has no character or creative spark.” While it might be more expensive to contract the work to Sydney, he’d get some creativity.

All anecdotal evidence, of course, but there are few anecdotes pointing to a “Creative Singapore”.

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