Post Post-its Culture
Post-Creativity
The post-it. A humble icon of innovation.
The product itself is a perfect culture virus - the product is used for innovation but also came from innovation. Famously 3M innovated the product.
But the post-it has it’s discontents.
Quote from red associates.
Workshops are over-engineered for feeling like everyone had a good time. Not for real change.
So what do we know about real innovation and creativity? What is the post post-it innovation culture?
Intersections.
Screens are terrible at viewing intersections.
Strategy as an unfolding network of associates. (stripe)
“The post-its fell like ash, tumbling softly to the floor” - observation from Studio D workshop.
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