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Creative Teams: 12 Habits That Foster Curiosity and Collaboration

Let's Grow Leaders

Creative teams stay open to what’s possible and explore alternative perspectives. Some of the best teams we know are great because they stay curious and creative. Part 2: Great Teams: 12 Practical Collaboration Habits to Create Clarity 12 Habits to Foster More Curiosity and Creativity on Your Team 1.

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Too Many Ideas: How To Help Your Team Stay Focused and Creative [VIDEO]

Let's Grow Leaders

Your book, Courageous Cultures, kind of scares me. See Also: How to Convince Your Boss You Have a Great Solution. The post Too Many Ideas: How To Help Your Team Stay Focused and Creative [VIDEO] appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Turn Too Many Ideas into Ideas You Can Use. “Hey Karin, I’ve got to tell you.

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Assumption Busters: 7 Questions to Propel Your Team’s Strategic Thinking

Let's Grow Leaders

How to help your team challenge assumptions for better creativity and problem-solving In our Courageous Cultures research, 67% said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” This question encourages your team to think lean and imagine scrappy, cost-effective solutions.

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Creativity from Constraints with Patricia Stokes

Scott Barry Kaufman

Today I’m delighted to speak with Patricia Stokes, an adjunct professor at Barnard College who studies problem solving and creativity/innovation. Stokes is author of the book Creativity from Constraints: The Psychology of Breakthrough , which was informed by her psychological research as well as her background in art and advertising.

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Conflict at Work: How to Help Your Remote Team Do Conflict Better

Let's Grow Leaders

When you consider your colleague might be dealing with a ton of unnerving change, it gets easier to show up with compassion and curiosity and look for meaningful solutions. ” “I care about (you, this team, this project), and I’m confident we can find a solution we can all work with.” This G.O.A.T.

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Stagnation vs. Innovation

International Coach Academy

In a coaching context, stagnation is evident when someone has become stuck in a situation or state of mind, unable to move, unable to solve a problem, or see their way through to other solutions or remedies. It prevents the development of new and innovative solutions that are not fully developed or formed from taking shape and coming to life.

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How to Inspire Better Team Innovation: Cultivating an Idea Garden

Let's Grow Leaders

Hi Karin, “I attended your Courageous Cultures, how to Read Courageous Cultures with your team book club, and we loved it. We are using the book and we’re reading it. Enter the “Idea Garden,” an innovative approach to team collaboration that acts as a repository for creativity.