Many are seekers of corporate innovation, yet very few ever manage to find it.
In most typical corporate offices you will see a plethora of bright, colourful and exotic work environments, numerous bean bags casually arranged on meeting room floors, yellow post-it notes stuck with various degrees of unreadable scribble on walls and windows, nourishing foods and a variety of beverages (some with copious amounts of alcohol and other additives), all with one intent, that being to create and inspire the employee to think differently.
But does this common array of creative props actually yield that true spark of innovation? The answer as many of a Chief Innovation Officer already knows is no, but it does look as if the organisation is trying!
However, there is a solution, and one that I only discovered following my role at a large corporate company being unexpectantly made redundant.
It is said that a change is as good as holiday where you can free and open your mind, encounter fresh experiences, and prep yourself for a new and exciting creative adventure on a daily occurrence. No, you cannot do this in a corporate abode as your newly found exploratory mind will again be muted and stifled.
Many of us long to wake up each morning with a view that fully recharges your mind and stimulates a want to explore, and seek more. No one really wants to experience the same old boring routine each day, yet many of us in the corporate office do so, either out of necessity, or from not knowing any better.
So how does one achieve this innovative mecca?
The answer is quite simple. Buy a campervan and loosen those corporate shackles that have hindered your creative mind for many years.
The campervan is the perfect solution as it is like having a fully equipped office, complete with kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and an unobstructed view that you select on a basis that is entirely your choice. You can even participate in a video conference (should you have the time, or interest, to do so) where you can mentor and educate those office bound employees on the virtues of personal freedom where creative ideas are effortlessly generated, without the need for a time consuming brainstorming session.
Yes, get a campervan and travel and see sights and places that you used to only dream about when you sat at your corporate desk for seven hours each day. I am, and loving it!
Thoughts that might just be useful in the future 