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Interview with David Allen
Listen to Steven Kowalski, founder of Creative License™ talking with famed productivity guru David Allen about learning, innovation, and the challenges facing fast growth companies. As part of David’s GTD Connect, In Conversation series, David and Steven talk in-depth about how human behavior relates to business success. Approximately 48 minutes.
Article: Ten Best Practices for Creative Teams
Creativity is a social process, and therein lies the challenge: most of the difficulties that arise as individuals and teams move creative ideas from vision to implementation are interpersonal – in the way people manage conflict, make decisions, communicate, etc.. This short article, written by Steven Kowalski, Ph.D., explores the Top 5 Best Practices for nipping such interpersonal issues in the bud.
Trust Balance Sheet
Trust in a team or organization is critical for taking risks and leveraging intelligent failure for innovative results. Download a PDF file of our free Trust Balance Sheet – and start a conversation in your team or workgroup about your trust ‘assets’ and ‘liabilities’. Use the Trust Balance Sheet to strengthen a foundation of trust that supports creative action.
Presentation: Creative Leadership for People Managers
What issues and special challenges lie at the intersection of creativity and leadership? How can creative managers delegate effectively, leverage their teams’ creative potential, and build an environment of openness, proactive risk-taking, and generous information sharing in support of creative results?
This free PPT presentation helps set the stage for powerful conversations that help managers learn to manage their own creativity in their interactions with direct reports, and motivate and inspire creative performance in others.
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Design Rules for Innovation
Download a PDF file of our quick and dirty summary of Ten Rules for sparking a culture of innovation across any enterprise, written by renowned management expert, Gary Hamel.
How to Start a Creative Revolution at Work
Download a PDF file of our quick and dirty summary of five behaviors for starting a creative revolution at work, drawn from the book “Sticky Wisdom“ by Allan, Kingdon, Murrin, and Rudkin.