Creative Creatures

When does a wrong turn take you to the right place?

Last Sunday we took a wrong turn... and ended up here!

We had decided to eat lunch by the beach.

Sundays are always busy, so we booked a table to secure a place.
But we never made it!

We took a wrong turn and ended up in the neighbouring town. A place we'd heard of, but never been to.

Usually we'd stick to our plan and get back on the right path. But we were hungry.

So when a car pulled out of it's parking spot, we decided to take it.

Two minutes later, the beach opened up ahead of us.
Beautiful. And totally unexpected.

And it felt even more special because it wasn't where we were meant to be.

On our drive back home, I started to wonder...
• How can we create more space for chance encounters and maybe even encourage happy accidents?
• What other 'mistakes' in my life have in fact been gateways that led me towards alternative destinations?
• When is a wrong turn in fact the right turn?
• What would it take for us to value serendipity as much as we seem to need certainty?

Every Monday is a new beginning. And today I'll start the week reflecting on these thoughts.

Let's see where it takes me!

Monday

Do you ever feel the need to hide your creative side at work?

Whether you're a lawyer or accountant, work in HR or lead of team of supply chain specialists; unless your profession belongs to one of the 'creative industries' or you have the word 'creative' in your title, I'm pretty sure you've sometimes had to tone down your creative talents in order to keep your professional facade intact.

But how ridiculous is that?

We want to innovate and create disruptive solutions.
We need to be agile and embrace change.
We want to future-proof our businesses... and ourselves!

So why do we feel the need to sometimes suppress our innate creativity?

Being creative doesn't get you promoted.
Being focused and achieving results does.

But why do we have to choose?

Why can't we do both?

Magic happens when creativity drives business results!