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Leadership Skills for More Teamwork and Better Problem Solving

Let's Grow Leaders

Are you ready to discover how self-mastery can transform your teams performance and spark creativity? Techniques to frame problems creatively and unlock your teams collective genius. 37:29] – Walking Around the Problem Lisa discusses how stepping back and viewing problems from multiple angles leads to systemic solutions.

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Reduce Stress And Have More Influence With The Power of Improv

Let's Grow Leaders

How you respond to them can either add to your stress or unlock new levels of creativity, influence, and problem-solving. Avi explains how the phrase “Yes, but” creates barriers, while “Yes, and” opens the door to adaptability and better problem-solving. [10:06]

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One Way to Cultivate a More Resilient and Creative Team

Let's Grow Leaders

A creative team starts with room to think The rocky mountain air was crisp with fall chill–a perfect time for a fire in the wood-burning stove. The post One Way to Cultivate a More Resilient and Creative Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Why Your Team Needs Your Confidence Right Now

Let's Grow Leaders

Your confidence is fuel for problem-solving and creativity In the past two weeks, we’ve been in several meetings and conversations with leaders responding to rapidly changing coronavirus scenarios. Regardless of the industry, as leaders shared responses and next steps, many of their […].

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Spark Creativity in Your Team by Question-Storming Before Problem-Solving

Creativity at Work

Spark Creativity in Your Team by Question-Storming Before Problem-SolvingTry this powerful question-storming technique to enhance creative problem-solving Give your team a brain jolt to kickstart creativity, by asking them to question-storm 50 questions in 15 minutes about your topic.

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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.” How would our competitors approach this problem?

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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. In this episode, we cover: – How Patricia went from art and advertising to creativity researcher. – The importance of constraints and variability for creativity.