{"id":2581,"date":"2014-02-28T15:44:23","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T19:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/?p=2581"},"modified":"2014-02-28T15:44:23","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T19:44:23","slug":"rediscover-your-creative-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2014\/02\/28\/rediscover-your-creative-genius\/","title":{"rendered":"Rediscover Your Creative Genius"},"content":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s the single most important thing CEOs need to successfully navigate in today\u2019s increasingly complex world? If you guessed management discipline, integrity or even vision, you\u2019d be wrong. According to a major IBM survey of top CEOS from throughout the world, the answer is creativity.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

To illustrate this unusual business concept, live and on stage, we\u2019re bringing the \u201cWarhol of Wall Street\u201d to the ASI Show in Long Beach<\/a> during the very first ASI keynote to feature paint as a catalyst for brainstorming.<\/p>\n

Our speaker, Erik Wahl, is a former suit who now believes creativity is the key to unlocking success. Yeah, I know what you\u2019re probably thinking: \u201cWhat can a graffiti artist teach me about running my business?\u201d Although I have a deep appreciation for art, about the only time I express myself in a creative fashion is in my garden or my writing. But when I read the results of the IBM study about creativity, I was convinced Wahl is on to something.<\/p>\n

The survey found that less than half of global CEOs believe their enterprises are adequately prepared to handle a highly volatile, increasingly complex business environment. The best way to overcome massive shifts in everything from new government regulations, growing volumes of data and rapidly evolving customer preferences? Install \u201ccreativity\u201d throughout an organization.<\/p>\n

Think about the last time you put the best minds in your company together in a room and allowed them to brainstorm. Remember how many cool new ideas they came up with? Unfortunately, with business moving at the speed of light, these days we rarely have the time for much deep thinking \u2013 or creativity.<\/p>\n

But in his free keynote<\/a> on Thursday, March 27, 9:30-10:15 a.m., Wahl promises to help us all tap into our inner inventiveness, which is another way of describing how the best entrepreneurs think. Afterward, he\u2019ll give away the paintings he\u2019ll create during the \u201cErik Wahl Experience\u201d to ASI show-goers on the show floor \u2013 and he\u2019ll also meet a handful of people at a ticketed meet-and-greet (tickets still available).\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For more info, click here<\/a> to watch Wahl\u2019s video, or read a Forbes<\/em> magazine column<\/a> about what makes his ideas so special. He\u2019s given a prestigious TED Talk<\/a> and his keynotes have earned standing ovations before such organizations as AT&T, Disney, London School of Business, Microsoft, FedEx, Exxon Mobil and Ernst & Young.<\/p>\n

Wahl\u2019s keynote is but one highlight of our California show, taking place Tuesday, March 25 to Thursday, March 27. We\u2019re kicking things off in a big way with the Long Beach Invitational the Monday before the show starts. If you\u2019re a golfer, don\u2019t miss this private outing at the Trump National Golf Club<\/a>. Tickets are still available<\/a> for an event that earned rave reviews last year.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got a lot of action planned around the Long Beach show. In addition, ASI\u2019s hosted buyer event, fASIilitate, is taking place March 24-25 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, think about the last time you did anything creative (it\u2019s ok if it dates to the third grade). Let me know by posting a comment or e-mailing me here<\/a>. I\u2019m also on Twitter<\/a> and LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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