20 April World Creativity & Innovation Day - April 21 April 20, 2021By ICI Administrator Aspire 0 The purpose for World Creativity & Innovation Day https://wciw.org/ is to remind and encourage people to use their creativity to make the world a better place and to make their place in the world better too. World Creativity & Innovation Day is a worldwide community dedicated to celebrating all forms of creativity. April 21 is a placeholder in time to give people a reason and opportunity to use imagination productively, to release new thinking, and to celebrate that. World Creativity & Innovation Day seeks to inspire and enable others to live a more creative life. The mission is simple: to encourage people to use new ideas, make new decisions, and take the steps towards making the world (and their place in it) better through creative thinking. And though these "softer" elements are not always heralded as bedrocks of business in the way that, say, rigorous financial management is, much development and growth depend on a creative spark or innovative approach. When the economy is struggling, it’s easy for innovation to be seen as a nice-to-have. But it’s organisations that continue to focus on innovation during these tough times who come out on top. Innovation is the development and application of ideas that improve the way things are done or what can be achieved. Innovation may result in new products or services, new or improved business processes, changes in the way your products are marketed or the introduction of new technology. Innovation can help your business grow by improving productivity and efficiency. Your ability to innovate will also help your business to remain competitive and respond to changes. Businesses can create an innovative team by fostering a learning culture and invest in the capabilities that will help individuals and organisations thrive. Organisations achieve and sustain transformational impact by building the individual and team skills in areas that are needed to sustain and grow the business. Leaders wanting a long-term growth orientation naturally favour learning. They ask themselves if they are investing in the types of learning and reskilling programs which will help their businesses grow and prosper. One of the critical elements of an innovative and learning organisation is the conviction the leader of the business has in understanding how important capability building is to achieving the broader impact that the business aspires. Related Posts World Humanitarian Day 19 August On World Humanitarian Day (WHD) 19 August, the world commemorates humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of their work, and honour all aid and health workers who continue, despite the odds, to provide life-saving support and protection to people most in need. How to build effective meaningful relationships in a virtual world? You have commenced building your professional network utilising the steps we have outlined in the above article, however, now you are asking yourself how do I make these relationships meaningful and effective and can I even do this in a virtual world? The Institute to celebrate International Women's Day #EachforEqual is the theme for International Women's Day 2020, set for Sunday 8 March. The theme embraces the ideal that “an equal world is an enabled world.” Perfectionism, Procrastination and the Power of the Pomodoro Like many others, I have to confess to being one of those people who wants to be really good at everything I turn my attention to. I have driven myself (and probably many others) crazy with this perfectionist streak. Over time, I have learnt to manage it more effectively – and you can too. Work starts on Western Sydney Airport runway Australia’s Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport is one step closer with construction now officially underway on the 3.7 km runway. Sustainability will remain a key focus on the airfield as well as in the terminal; crushed sandstone from tunnelling projects across Sydney will be reused as a high-strength foundation to support construction of the runway, taxiways and roads. Join ICI Australia for a tour behind the scenes at one of Sydney’s largest infrastructure projects - the Western Sydney International Airport - on Friday 22 April. Fun In The Sun Are you looking for fun outdoor activities that the whole family will love? As our world is becoming increasingly reliant on technology and our kids are having more screen time than ever before, especially with the introduction of streaming programs such as Netflix and Stan, families are looking for ways to get their kids outdoors and enjoying wide open spaces. Comment (0) Comments are closed.