It takes creativity to unite 2 opposing political leaders

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Annalie Killian
Catalysing magic is about nurturing, connecting and channelling the magic found in people, amplified through technology. In particular, their creative imagination, collective intelligence, and entrepreneurial spirit.
In business speak, I am Director of Innovation, Collaboration and Communication at a large Aussie corporation. My work catalyses a culture of collaboration and the exploration and business application of emerging technologies. I lead the award-winning corporate intranet and Enterprise 2.0 practices and am the founder of the company's innovation programme for employees. I frequently speak on the subjects of corporate innovation and culture transformation.
I produce monthly Social Media Learning Salons and the bi-annual AMPLIFY Innovation & Thought Leadership Festival. This event draws edge-thinkers and change agents from all over the world to Sydney. AMPLIFY provides an immersive learning experience for all of AMP’s 3500 leaders and employees, customers and partners, and a growing public audience. My goal is to grow AMPLIFY into the premier think-tank for the Asia Pacific Region. I'd love your help!
Previously, I lead the Public Affairs function of BHP Billiton’s Aluminium Division in South Africa where I won numerous international awards for social innovation. My corporate career started with Deloitte as an accountant.
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It takes creativity to unite 2 opposing political leaders

The nation despairs watching the locking of horns between the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, and the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott over really important matters of national interest like how to manage the growth of carbon emissions, how to humanely and sensitively deal with the arrival of migrants without visas and refugees, how to navigate the economy at a time of unprecedented chaos in markets.

So, when I watched this clip on a matter of the utmost national importance....

<p>Measuring Up (3min, 27secs) from Graham Cousens on Vimeo.</p>

....I was hugely relieved to see, for once, they were unanimous and united on the criticality of CREATIVITY to our future, and the importance of investing in this capability.

How have you nurtured creativity today? Your own? Your childrens? Your colleagues? Please share just one tiny thing....

Me? I wrote someone a thank you card. It was to a temporary PA who helped out while my regular PA was on annual holidays. In the card, I mentioned a few things that I thought was very special- like the way she joined in all the creativity workshops our team organises. For me, it was just a small gesture of appreciation....but her reaction was so huge that I was totally bewildered. With tears in her eyes she came to tell me how much she loved working in my team and if we EVER needed any help, just to say the word. It was then that I recalled how entranced she was when we were acting out stories with crumpled brown paper fashioned into hand puppets and telling stories through the voices of the inner child...and I understood.

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