Ep 47: Van Lai-DuMone on Reimagining Creativity

SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar

A harbinger of curiosity and creative thinking, TEDx Speaker Van Lai-DuMone is on a mission to rewrite the way we apply creativity in the workplace and instill brave thinking in clients who are willing to disrupt traditional training methods. The Founder and Creative Strategist of worksmART Advantage talks to Vinay about how good ideas can come from any level of an organization and how, once cultivated, that can help the company culture, performance, and innovation skyrocket!

[02:49s] Journey into what sparked her curiosity into creativity

[05:51s] Creativity in the workplace: Buy-in from organizations

[13:50s] On her TEDx Talk ‘What If? The Life Changing Power of Curiosity and Courage’

[19:08s] Impact of the pandemic on creative thinking

[26:16s] Helping former Navy Seals and Marine Rangers ask ‘What if?’

[30:23s] Facilitating Lego® Serious Play® remotely

[35:42s] RWL: Van Lai’s recommendation to READ ‘Rethink Creativity’ by Monica H Kang, to LISTEN ‘Leading People First’ podcast by Chris Lin

Watch Van Lai’s TEDx Talk ‘What If? The Life Changing Power of Curiosity and Courage’

Find out more her work at worksmART Advantage here https://www.worksmartadvantage.com/

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