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Very rarely do we draw from one only of our multiple intelligences at any time. To test this theory … why not deliberately bring two intelligences #8230; music and language #8230; together and check out the results.

Often one seemingly unrelated intelligence adds a unique perspective and cultivates new opportunities for innovation. In another instance … you’ll find that bringing two intelligences together will spark hidden or unused capabilities in your brain. Sound like a recipe for innovation at work?

Imagine music mixed with words in ways that ratchet up the bottom line you profit … and you have the picture.

Here are a few suggestions to get you started ….

1. Add new lyrics to a popular commercial about your product

2. Compose a poem that celebrates employee commitment to a vision

3. Tap rap lyrics to support a new approach to diversity for your organization

4. Select music to use as a background gig for radio promotions

5. Describe your products through music alone rather than words

6. Play a CD about change - to invigorate one improvement in your department

7. Share favorite music from another culture and invite peers to do the same

8. Compose a one-line jingle about your product that sums up its best quality

9. Survey employees for favorite musical selections and relate to workplace skills

10. Invite your team to describe and discuss sounds heard in a typical day at work

How do you see musical and language intelligences mixed where you work?

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