Re: You cannot be creative without being a contrarian and corporations don't hire contrarians. Amen! "Shut up and go with the flow" is common advice I hear whe

Re: You cannot be creative without being a contrarian and corporations don't hire contrarians. Amen! "Shut up and go with the flow" is common advice I hear when I question the logic of various decisions in multiple organizations. If a corporation really wants creativity, they'll allow and REWARD asking "pesky questions" that may hurt egos of those with higher rank. Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends & Influence People" basically confirms this: you have to have a personal relationship to truly influence somebody, logic alone won't cut it. I hate that book, but it's speaks the ugly truth. Humans are not Vulcans. It's there if you want it, most orgs don't. I'm just the messenger. That being said, some contrarians gum up the works with low-quality questions and research. (Sometimes called "trolls".) There does need to be a systematic way to ask questions and make suggestions with a vetting process, but such requires a skill-set and training, which does require org resources and time.