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Emotional Intelligence and Innovation

• by
• Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.

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Never, ever think outside the box!
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Outside-the-Box
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Objectives

• Gain an understanding of the connection between
  Emotional Intelligence and Innovation
• Experience a hands on technique to think
  creatively

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Van Gogh
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Beethoven
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Mind over Mood
Environment
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We Cannot Perceive What We Cannot Conceive

• Open up the lenses with your mood.

Instead of looking through a porthole, you have a
landscape or panoramic view of the world.
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Mood Affects our Thought, Memory and Perception
90 of errors in thinking are not due to logic,
but of perception
Emotion directly affects perception
Narrow thinking Functional fixedness
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Positive mood more
possibilities. Depressed mood greater
focus.
Greater ability to zoom in on small
details. Risk is
that our minds get stuck in patterns which can
impede progress and innovation
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tensions, anxiety, uncertainty
Innovation
Challenge Status Quo
Increase flexibility of thinking see change
as enjoyable
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The Power of Humor

• Humor gets us out of those patterns
• Signals trust, comfort and ease
• Joke-telling forms new connections in thinking

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RANDOM WORD LIST
1. Lamp 13. Table 25. Closet Earth
Chair 2. Butterfly Pig
Needle Hammer 50.Computer 3. Bed
15. Religion Doctor Scissors
Carpet 4. Fridge Flower Moon
40. Bible House 5. Fungus
Thief Butter Salt
Music Stem Bread 30 Vase
Watch Slippers Socks
Shirt Mouse Cabbage
55.Stomach Window 20. Fog Alcohol
Ocean King Cheese
Blossom Tap 45 Steam
Night 10. Foot Fish Toes
Fingers Shark Beer Cloud
35. Egg Teeth Sleeve
Shorts Garden Hairy
Veins 60. Dance
Haefele, John (1962). Creativity and Innovation
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RANDOM STIMULUS
Random Word Pipe
Focus Ways to Improve Revenues of Public
Telephone System
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Random Stimulus
RandomWord __________
Focus Ways to Improve the Comfort of Airplane
Travel
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Cognitive dissonance
The discomfort felt when there is a discrepancy
between what you already know or believe, and new
information or interpretation
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Cognitive dissonance
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Thoughts vs. Feelings

• Without feedback from the body, emotions are
  indistinguishable from thoughts

Conscious mind contacts Limbic system for
emotional reaction
Person interprets the emotion according to
situation (shakes, muscle tension, butterflies)
Limbic System contacts Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus causes
-Release/inhibition of neurotransmitters -Hormones
are pumped out -Heartbeat, blood pressure, etc.
altered
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Inspiration
Inspiration fosters a creative mind. Start each day with an inspiring thought to guide you through the day, keeping your mind in a lofty place. When your soul is uplifted your ability to perceive in creative ways is greatly enhanced. Your desire to reach beyond your present boundaries is stimulated. This is the essence of a creative attitude, the desire to reach for new horizons.

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CHANCE FAVORS ONLY THE PREPARED MIND.
L. Pasteur