Innovations encouraging us to unleash our imagination
Implications - Creativity is something we all strive for, whether individually or part of a corporation. While many brands and consumers believe that creativity and imagination are characteristics of certain individuals, rather than traits possessed by all, there is now an increasing number of innovations that aim to push and encourage creativity in the workplace, classroom and the home. Ranging from apps that enhance creativity to schools with offbeat design concepts, these imagination-promoting innovations point to the idea that creativity is something that just needs to be harnessed, not learned.
Trend Themes
1. Encouraging Creativity in the Workplace, Classroom and Home - There is an increasing number of innovations that aim to push and encourage creativity in various environments, from apps that enhance creativity to schools with offbeat design concepts and DIY creativity canvases.
2. Transform Any Surface Into a Collaborative Space - Invisible whiteboard lacquers and DIY creativity canvases allow for the creation of collaborative spaces without the boundaries of traditional whiteboards, turning any surface or object into a functioning whiteboard.
3. New Tools and Platforms to Foster Creativity - New tools such as the 'How to be Creative' infographic, creativity-enhancing iPad apps like MoMA Art Lab, and online conference furniture like the Living on Video proposal, all aim to foster creativity in different and innovative ways.
Industry Implications
1. Education - With classroom-free academies and creativity-enhancing apps, the education industry could further explore and develop new ways to promote and harness creativity.
2. Technology and Design - From DIY creativity canvases to mind stimulant charts and creativity-enhancing iPad apps, the technology and design industries can leverage innovation to create new products and services that enhance creativity and collaboration.
3. Workplace - The workplace industry could benefit from creativity-charged cafes, doodle-encouraging workstations, and Living on Video conference furniture, all of which aim to foster a more creative and productive work environment.
