56 min
Creativity in the Workplace | Van Lai-DuMone Wonder Podcast: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Change the World
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- Business
Van Lai-DuMone is the founder of worksmart, a progressive team and leadership development consultancy that emphasizes creativity and experiential learning in order to enrich company culture and performance. Some of worksmart’s notable clients include the likes of Google, LinkedIn, and MeUndies. Van credits her upbringing in shaping how she sees the world. Her family moved to the US as war refugees from Vietnam and watched her parents pave a new life for themselves in an unfamiliar environment. She witnessed firsthand how creativity, curiosity, and innovation can help people improve their circumstances. Van’s 17 years of corporate and start-up experience give her the edge she needs on her journey to rewrite the way creativity is applied in the workplace. Listen in!
Timestamps:
02:00 - Starting worksmart
03:56 - Creativity in the workplace
05:51 - Being creative
07:26 - Creativity in youth
10:37 - Coaxing out creativity
12:48 - Thriving clients
15:39 - Other creative exercises
18:43 - Van’s Ted Talk
24:57 - Van’s Inspiring Mother
27:02 - Experiencing chaos
32:15 - Reframing
36:27 - Transformation
39:54 - Looking forward
43:40 - Open to possibility
45:23 - Getting in touch
46:29 - Do today’s work today
49:22 - Habits that lead to success
Links:
Worksmart: https://www.worksmartadvantage.com/
Van’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanlaidumone/
Van Lai-DuMone is the founder of worksmart, a progressive team and leadership development consultancy that emphasizes creativity and experiential learning in order to enrich company culture and performance. Some of worksmart’s notable clients include the likes of Google, LinkedIn, and MeUndies. Van credits her upbringing in shaping how she sees the world. Her family moved to the US as war refugees from Vietnam and watched her parents pave a new life for themselves in an unfamiliar environment. She witnessed firsthand how creativity, curiosity, and innovation can help people improve their circumstances. Van’s 17 years of corporate and start-up experience give her the edge she needs on her journey to rewrite the way creativity is applied in the workplace. Listen in!
Timestamps:
02:00 - Starting worksmart
03:56 - Creativity in the workplace
05:51 - Being creative
07:26 - Creativity in youth
10:37 - Coaxing out creativity
12:48 - Thriving clients
15:39 - Other creative exercises
18:43 - Van’s Ted Talk
24:57 - Van’s Inspiring Mother
27:02 - Experiencing chaos
32:15 - Reframing
36:27 - Transformation
39:54 - Looking forward
43:40 - Open to possibility
45:23 - Getting in touch
46:29 - Do today’s work today
49:22 - Habits that lead to success
Links:
Worksmart: https://www.worksmartadvantage.com/
Van’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanlaidumone/
56 min