Convos (Blog)

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

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.

Read More
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.

Read More