Welcome to the grassy corner of the Allotment where our blogs are grown. Read about how to grow an ideas pipeline, how to make a business more creative, what the power growth questions, how to get over creative block and a whole field of other ideas…

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Why drawing is your strategic superpower

Creativity has nothing to do with drawing. I say this frequently, when people profess to not be creative because they cannot draw.

Pfft. As if that has anything to do with it.

But wait.

Your drawing capability may not have any bearing on how creative you are, but can drawing help you be a more creative business owner?

You bet your 2B shading pencil it can.

Here’s how to create a business strategy with doodles…

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Building creative habits for better business ideas

Building a business with ideas takes creativity, and that means putting ideas at the very heart of everything. So as a business owner, building creative habits into your daily or weekly routine is the first step. Here’s 6 to get you started.

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Grow your ideas pipeline for a creative business

Are your ideas pipelines working to their full potential? Are they delivering consistent ideas into your business? How are you getting ideas regularly into your business?

Ideas are the lifeblood of business and great ideas grow businesses. And if you are on board with that, then you should be building multiple pipelines of ideas to feed your business growth – different paths that allow ideas to come from multiple sources into your business

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How to make a business more creative

April 21st 2022 is International Creativity and Innovation day, which has given us the excuse to share our thoughts on how to make your business more creative. From the myriad of business benefits to getting the most from your team, we share the reasons why this should be top of your business agenda and five ways to get ideas into the heart of your business.

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