The thing that got me into this business in the first place was my curiosity.  When I worked in big companies, I didn’t always find the culture supported my interests in exploring new ideas and strategies.  The truth is, the larger a company gets, the more hard wired their processes becomes. As I grew older I started to realize that my creative instincts required me to shift gears.

Having said that, the question is: where are you in your career, and what can a new, creative approach to your future allow you to achieve? Martin Yale recently wrote a feature for Forbes that identified 7 Transferable Skills that would help people in the career shifts:

1. Technical
2. Communication
3. Critical Thinking
4. Multitasking
5. Teamwork
6. Creativity
7. Leadership

Creativity is clearly valued by most, but we often don’t know how to quantify and measure creativity.  Do you know how creative you are? Take a test.

I am on a mission to get us doing creative things – things that expand our mind as we get older and prepare our brains to become more adaptable.  Tell me what you think about this.