Convos (Blog)

Applied creativity and inventive thinking for regular people in everyday life.

Mind the SCARF
M.J. DElia M.J. DElia

Mind the SCARF

What stops people from entertaining creativity in their workplaces? I found many possible answers to that question, but I quite liked the social threat angle behind David Rock’s SCARF model. It’s hard to be creative when one of the following is under threat: Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, or Fairness.

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Go To Bed Earlier
M.J. DElia M.J. DElia

Go To Bed Earlier

Tasha Eurich talks about the three conditions that we need to thrive: 1) confidence, 2) choice, and 3) connection. To help, she created a quick self-assessment activity. I like new tools, so I thought I’d give it a try and evaluate my current mental state.

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