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How to be Anti-Creativity

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I suppose everyone has done or experienced many of these. This is an awesome list that I found via Bobbi Newman. Watch the video:

Checklist for Preventing Innovation ? What Would You Add?

My Anti-Creativity Checklist from Youngme Moon on Vimeo.

From the Video

1. Play it Safe.
2. Know your limitations.
3. Remind yourself it?s just a job.
4. Show you?re the smartest guy in the room.
5. Be the tough guy.
6. Respect history.
7. Stop the madness before it can start. Crush early-stage ideas with your business savvy.
8. Use experience as a weapon.
9. Keep your eyes closed. Your mind too.
10. Assume there is no problem
11. Underestimate your customers
12. Be a mentor. Give sound advice to the people who work for you.
13. Be suspicious of creatives /liberal arts majors /poets /anthropologists /wackos in your organization
14. When all else fails, act like a grown up.

Some additions:

15. Never admit you are wrong
16. Be an island unto yourself, don?t ask for help.
17. Underestimate your staff
18. Think negative thoughts by surrounding oneself with others who also think negative.
19. Always take credit.
20. Remain steeped on your past successes.
21. Avoid failure.
22. Don’t believe in yourself. Find your self esteem in others’ comments.

Stephen

Full post as published by Stephen's Lighthouse on January 17, 2011 (boomark / email).