Rise of the Creatives…
In working on a yet to be publish post on the Future of God, I realized some truths about the Past of Leadership.
Industrial Age -The Individual worker is minimized, the Managers are Empowered, and Leadership is minimized. (think Peter Drucker)
Technology Age - The Individual worker is minimized, the Manager is minimized, and Leadership is Empowered (think John Maxwell)
Creative Age - The Individual worker is Empowered, the Manager is minimized, and Leadership is minimized (think Richard Florida)
Empowered in the sense that the attention is shifted to that position, and much is written on how to make the work environment most conducive to that position being effective.
Minimized in the sense that ability to perform is assumed and not the focus of attention.
The current trend of business related thinking on this topic will soon begin to significantly impact the church (as it has in the past) and we will feel the same shift. There is already the early signs of this with the growing movement in the church to develop a “Strengths based” ministry concept. We are still very consumed with the Leadership models of the past 30 years, so it may take a while to see this as a “new” paradigm of ministry.
There are several other posts on this site about the Strengths-based approach on this site.
A wise church leader will listen and learn, and be read to lead in a new Era.
Design Thinking and the church
Sooo…why the long blogging absence???
Well, in a word. BUSY. Very busy.
Several months ago I decided to put together a new website that would cover a different area of my consulting life: Design Thinking.
At the time, I thought it would be a small site that might get a little traffic, and maybe inspire some people to consider the effectiveness of the Art of Design Thinking. Wrong.
It has been a HUGE surprise to see the amount of traffic from all over the globe. As a result, I have spent a great deal of time blogging, Tweeting, and consulting on the topic.
So how does this fit with the primary topic of this blog??? Well, it’s all about the ability to bring effective solutions to real problems. And that is what leaders do…especially in the church.
If you have not had a chance, I encourage you to check out the new site DesignThinkingBlog and see what you can learn.
And for those of you who are looking for direct help, use the contact page and let’s talk.
