Thriving Business
THRIVING BUSINESS
Business Insights to Help You Grow Your Business with Ease
We’re two seasoned business owners — Sam Morris and Kate De Jong — sharing our nearly thirty-year combined experience of starting and growing service-based businesses from the ground up. We so many small businesses struggling or falling prey to expensive promises of quick fixes or silver bullets. Both of us know what it REALLY takes to start and grow a business, we've done it many times over and we've got the blisters to prove it! We’ve joined forces to share our knowledge and experience so you can find the easiest path to success, doing it your way, and most importantly — staying true to yourself.
Thriving Business
How to Bust Through Revenue Stagnation with the Power of Creative Thinking — with Ortal Green
Summary:
In this episode, we were joined by Ortal Green, an expert in creative and innovative thinking. With a background in IT startups in Israel, Ortal spent many years working in the high-tech industry where she realised that the ability to succeed in business comes down to our ability to think creatively and innovatively. This set Ortal on a path to eventually become a mindset shifter and founder of Success by Design. Ortal explains how, sadly, our education system does not develop our skills for creative thinking. In a large study, 98% of all children aged 5 were considered ‘creative thinkers’. By the time we become teenagers this drops to less than half, and by the time we become adults, it drops to less than 5%.
Ortal Green shares four proven ways to expand your thinking creatively and innovatively, which inevitably leads to increased business revenue. If you’ve hit a revenue ceiling in your business and you’re looking for ways to break through to new levels of growth and success, don’t miss this episode!
Takeaways
- Creative and innovative thinking are essential for success in business.
- The education system often stifles creativity, but it is a skill that can be developed.
- Exercises like repurposing objects and merging unrelated ideas can help develop creative thinking skills.
- Shifting from a victim mindset to a transformer mindset is crucial when facing obstacles.
- Improving processes can drive innovation and improve the customer experience. Merging with other businesses can create a stronger and more competitive entity.
- Repurposing ideas or technologies from other industries can lead to innovation and growth.
- Breaking the status quo and challenging traditional norms can open up new opportunities.
- Creative thinking, self-belief, and having a clear vision are essential for success in business.
Connect with the hosts:
Kate De Jong, PhD | Inspired Business
Website: https://katedejong.com/
Instagram: katedejong.inspiredbusiness
Email: kate@katedejong.com
Sam Morris | The Business Implementor
Website: https://thebusinessimplementor.com/
Instagram: sammorris.businesscoach
