--- title: Think:Act Ideas for Action 38 | Roland Berger description: Think:Act Ideas for Action 38 explores how the arts have many lessons in store for businesses, from developing a creativity mindset to operational practices and tools. image: https://content.rolandberger.com/hubfs/TA38_LinkedIn_OG_IFA.jpg --- [![RB\_Wordmark\_White\_Digital](https://content.rolandberger.com/hs-fs/hubfs/04_Logos/Re-Branding%202023/RB_Wordmark_White_Digital.png?width=100&height=58&name=RB_Wordmark_White_Digital.png "RB_Wordmark_White_Digital")](https://www.rolandberger.com/en/) [![logo](https://content.rolandberger.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RB-TAM30/logo.png?width=106&height=149&name=logo.png "logo")](https://www.rolandberger.com/en/) # Think:Act ## Leading thoughts, shaping vision ![TA38\_IFA\_Cover](https://content.rolandberger.com/hubfs/TA38_IFA_Cover.jpg) ## **Think:Act Ideas for Action** Society and businesses value standards and efficiency at the expense of creativity and adaptability. While organizations are acutely aware of the relevance of creativity, they still struggle as they approach it as something special outside their core operations. It’s time to step back and take in the whole canvas. Embracing the arts is good news for businesses. It lets them draw inspiration and adopt various practical tools from artists in order to successfully chisel away at their creativity. ### Chiseling away at Creativity   Adaptability is the primary challenge for businesses today. But first they have to shake a century-long habit of being overly procedural and focused on scaling efficiently.   While children naturally excel at experimenting and creating works of art, adults and business leaders in particular need to relearn how to be open to new ideas, zoom out for a more holistic view and freely recombine existing ideas. The arts have many lessons in store for them, from developing a creativity mindset to operational practices and tools. ![TA38\_IFA\_Cover](https://content.rolandberger.com/hubfs/TA38_IFA_Cover.jpg) ## **Think:Act Ideas for Action** Society and businesses value standards and efficiency at the expense of creativity and adaptability. While organizations are acutely aware of the relevance of creativity, they still struggle as they approach it as something special outside their core operations. It’s time to step back and take in the whole canvas. Embracing the arts is good news for businesses. It lets them draw inspiration and adopt various practical tools from artists in order to successfully chisel away at their creativity. ## Rethinking Your Business The arts have many lessons in store for businesses, from adopting a creativity mindset to operational practices and tools.   [Download Think:Act Ideas for Action](https://content.rolandberger.com/en/thinkact-ideas-for-action-38#scroll-to-form)   “In order to recapture the spirit of adaptability and creativity, business leaders should take a page from artists.”   Jörg Esser, Partner at Roland Berger     Roland Berger’s Think:Act magazine explores the lessons the arts have in store for businesses to become more adaptive and creative. With feature articles, analysis and in-depth interviews, this issue of Think:Act helps your business understand the changes ahead and how to navigate this transformative age. 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