#43 John Lam - East meets West: Culture's impact on creativity

"The most secure way to success is to simply try again." This insightful advice from Tobi's Fortune Cookie perfectly captures the spirit of our latest episode. Join us as we embark on an exciting exploration of the intersection between culture and creativity, delving into the contrasting worlds of the East and the West. In this episode, we are thrilled to talk to John Lam, a seasoned Design Strategist, Culture Analyst, and juror of the iF Design Award, who has worked in both German and Chinese organizations. With his firsthand experience, John provides invaluable insights into how culture influences creativity. We'll dive into Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory, shedding light on how it directly relates to creativity.What to expect from this episode:·       Can creative achievements be evaluated objectively at all?·       How do culture and creativity intertwine?·       What are the contrasting definitions of creativity in Western and Eastern cultures?·       What alternative uses are there for chopsticks?·       How is creativity nurtured and expressed in Chinese corporate contexts?We look forward to hearing about your experiences and opinions. Feel free to leave a comment or connect with us directly on LinkedIn.

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Um Neues zu schaffen, brauchen wir uns Menschen, Offenheit, aber vor allem Kreativität. Die Erfindung des Rades, die Erfindung der Elektrizität oder die Erfindung des Internets, um nur einige Beispiele zu nennen, sind das Ergebnis menschlicher Kreativität. Die menschliche Fähigkeit Kreativität ist im Kontext von Innovationen in Unternehmen von besonderer Bedeutung. Erst die Kreativität ermöglicht es Menschen und Teams, neue Ideen zu entwickeln, die dann zu Innovationen führen und damit die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit langfristig sichern können. Doch nicht nur im Bereich Innovation brauchen wir Kreativität. Auch im alltäglichen Leben sind Menschen kreativ. In unserem Siemens Podcast Talking Creativity möchten wir über das Potenzial der wunderbaren Fähigkeit Kreativität mit tollen Gästen sprechen und die unterschiedlichsten Erfahrungen dazu austauschen. Du lieber Zuhörer kannst dabei etwas über diese wunderbare menschliche Fähigkeit Kreativität lernen und wirst dadurch vielleicht von Folge zu Folge ein kleines Stück kreativer. Our podcast will include Special episodes with English speaking guests. In order to create the new, we need people, openness, but above all creativity. The invention of the wheel, electricity or the Internet, to name just a few examples, are the result of human creativity. The human ability creativity is of particular importance in the context of innovations in companies. It is creativity that enables people and teams to develop new ideas that can then lead to innovations and thus secure competitiveness in the long term. But it is not only in the area of innovation that we need creativity .In our Siemens Podcast Talking.Creativity, we would like to talk about the potential of the wonderful skill of creativity with great guests and share a wide variety of experiences about it. You, dear listener, can learn something about this wonderful human ability creativity and maybe become a little bit more creative from episode to episode.