Protecting Your Creativity in a Culture that Doesn't Value It

What can you do when you're in a non-creative workspace? Changing jobs is always an option, but if that’s not possible right now, you need to start preparing. First, you should make sure to build a financial cushion, hone your online presence and put yourself in situations to meet people that can be a part of your future plan. Then, develop a plan to cope with where you are by identifying what the organization values and introducing creativity into those areas. Additionally, work on what's next by compartmentalizing your work, identifying your distinctive talents and creating a new, expanded creative team to surround yourself with. Identify your strategic career options, find and/or create your second, more creative job to move your creative life and career pursuits forward.