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How Training Can Enhance a Creative Economy

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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

In 2000, BusinessWeek declared that our industrial economy had switched to a creative economy - one in which ideas reign. Now as our country faces tough economic times, what can we as trainers do to encourage creativity within our organizations?

Trainers can be both initiators and a source of creativity. Instead of simply focusing on job-related training, we can help people develop more abstract skills and thinking - basically, train people to become creative. Here are some tips:

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