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Some people are prolific and they are labeled as a “creative type.” The danger is when we assume the rest of us are not “creative types.” This is a fixed mindset. We believe creativity is a fixed trait within people. It is more helpful to recognize that some people...
“Oil can!”

“Oil can!”

Leaders show vulnerability when they support workplace creativity. They aren’t focusing on their own ideas and abilities. Instead, they exhibit trust that their people will bring great ideas and will use creative problem-solving skills to help their team/organization...

Leaders Aren’t Dictators

A simple way to encourage creativity in the workplace is to give employees a sense of freedom. Involve them in goal-setting. Give them freedom in how they accomplish those goals. Allow them to have choices in where, when, and with whom they work. In other words, trust...
Patrons

Patrons

With the modern advent of celebrities, we have come to expect our creativity to support us. But we got it backwards. Historically, creativity has needed patrons. Without the support of the Medicis and other families, the Italian renaissance probably would...