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Unlocking Creativity
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Unlocking Creativity

How to Solve Any Problem and Make the Best Decisions by Shifting Creative Mindsets

Michael A. Roberto
Wiley, 2019

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8

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  • Applicable
  • Well Structured
  • Concrete Examples

Recommendation

Michael A. Roberto’s useful analysis tells leaders how to support their employees’ creative talents. He identifies six mind-sets that block innovation. He explains their impact in terms of social science research using practices from such firms as Apple and Trader Joe’s plus examples from media, sports and the arts. Roberto shows leaders how to overcome these obstacles, create an open environment and stimulate employees’ creativity by encouraging them to explore new ways to work.

Take-Aways

  • Leaders and organizations claim to value creativity, but they often harbor biases and perpetuate environments that discourage new ideas.
  • Leaders can cultivate employee creativity by overcoming “six mind-sets” – beliefs that discourage employees from being creative:
  • One: “The Linear Mind-Set” believes success comes from using sequential, stepwise processes, but iterative, exploratory methods better foster innovation.

About the Author

Michael A. Roberto, PhD, is the Trustee Professor of Management at Bryant University. He also wrote Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer and Know What You Don’t Know.

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    J. M. 10 months ago
    We can support our employee by giving good skills to performance their duties
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    E. J. 2 years ago
    The best support we can give our teams is safety of conversation. Not having that safety can lead to unsafe environment for the teams, customers and the entire corporation.