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  • adjective Not creative.

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non- +‎ creative

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  • In one of the most thorough examinations of the subject, Harvard researchers interviewed 3,000 executives over six years, and they found that the No. 1 skill that separated innovators from noncreative professionals was "associating" -- having an ability to successfully connect seemingly unrelated questions, problems or ideas from different fields.

    How To Think Like Steve Jobs Carmine Gallo 2010

  • In one of the most thorough examinations of the subject, Harvard researchers interviewed 3,000 executives over six years, and they found that the No. 1 skill that separated innovators from noncreative professionals was "associating" -- having an ability to successfully connect seemingly unrelated questions, problems or ideas from different fields.

    How To Think Like Steve Jobs Carmine Gallo 2010

  • In one of the most thorough examinations of the subject, Harvard researchers interviewed 3,000 executives over six years, and they found that the No. 1 skill that separated innovators from noncreative professionals was "associating" -- having an ability to successfully connect seemingly unrelated questions, problems or ideas from different fields.

    How To Think Like Steve Jobs Carmine Gallo 2010

  • She is a noncreative pretending to be artist. (yes, in some countries acting is an art form).

    Golden Globes shockers and snubs! » Scene-Stealers 2009

  • The scales are tipped, and equilibrium can only be achieved by adding to our noncreative side.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Defeat the Wicked Witch of Writer’s Block 2010

  • In one of the most thorough examinations of the subject, Harvard researchers interviewed 3,000 executives over six years, and they found that the No. 1 skill that separated innovators from noncreative professionals was "associating" -- having an ability to successfully connect seemingly unrelated questions, problems or ideas from different fields.

    How To Think Like Steve Jobs Carmine Gallo 2010

  • It was like a victory for a lot of guys who had been getting killed by the noncreative creative experts.

    From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor Jerry Della Femina 2010

  • The noncreative people who work in the creative department are so used to lying to themselves that they can write – these guys were afraid of the tape recorder.

    From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor Jerry Della Femina 2010

  • It was like a victory for a lot of guys who had been getting killed by the noncreative creative experts.

    From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor Jerry Della Femina 2010

  • The noncreative people who work in the creative department are so used to lying to themselves that they can write – these guys were afraid of the tape recorder.

    From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor Jerry Della Femina 2010

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