I recently caught an interesting piece on NBC News about the Muppets and their humble beginnings. Working on the Jack Paar show, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Don Sahlin and Jerry Juhl) had a lot of downtime. Decades before the Blackberry and iPhone, the crew couldn’t check email or while away time on Facebook.
Instead, they did something that some would have considered a waste or just plain stupid. They found a closet full of pipes and drew faces on them. Those faces later became The Muppets. Is your organization open minded enough to let people do something ‘stupid’? Are you open minded enough to try something ‘stupid”? The next time you’re waiting for a meeting, put the smart phone away and see what crazy things you can dream up!
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