Five reasons to reconnect with imagination
Here are my five top reasons for reconnecting with your imagination:
WELLBEING
Imagination is credited with giving meaning and purpose to our lives. Through imagination, we access joy, laughter and freedom. Freedom to be yourself. I felt the full wellbeing benefits of imagination in lockdowns when I turned to my imaginings for a break from the ‘real’ world and after adventures (all in my mind), returned to this locked-down world refreshed. The joy of imagination is at the core of everything we do. In our sessions, expect an abundance of laughter and the opportunity to connect with a group in a unique and enjoyable way.
TEAM BUILDING
Collective imagining is an opportunity to grow interpersonal skills, build new relationships, collaborate, negotiate, improve your abilities to listen, welcome and invite new ideas, consider varying perspectives, and fine-tune your decision making skills.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
The list of skills linked to imagination is extensive. A small sample include problem solving, critical thinking, the ability to re-evaluate how things have always been done, to grow the confidence to share ideas in a group and to cross-pollinate ideas between groups (when two or more teams collectively imagine).
INNOVATION
All invention begins with an idea in someone’s imagination. If your goal is to innovate, then, best develop the skills to imagine and make an imagination practice part of your everyday life.
BUSINESS OUTCOMES
Businesses with a focus on imagination more often outperform their rivals, according to the Kantar Insight 2030 report, just one example of the positive outcomes that imagination can bring to the corporate world.
In an upcoming post, I’ll share the barriers to using your imagination and how to overcome them. Think about it; have you ever had a good idea but decided not to share it? What stopped you? I’m interested in your comments, feel free to share.
