Managing for Creativity in Japan Talking with Foreign Executives in Japan
Patterns Tagged ‘template’
Be the Template Bringer
“….If you as a manager provide a template or formula and say ‘go for it’, they’ll do a beautiful job…..”
Influence and Losing Your Edge
“…you are forced in a sense to reign back your ‘blue-sky tendencies” and so in a way I think it does put a damper on your creativity…”
Not Blue Sky
“I would never say that the Japanese are not creative or even less creative, but their orientation and their approach is not blue sky. They have a great deal of difficulty with blue-sky thinking.” “Look at Japan, it’s the home of more than 50 global headquarters. More than double that of either the U.S. or […]
Formula Based Creativity
“When you look at art and design, it’s all based on formulas and templates. There is very little Japanese art which isn’t kaizen (incremental improvement). If you study Japanese art like sumi-e or ikebana you will notice that everything is run by rules. It is a very rule-laden culture. In a corporate environment working in […]
