Dublin, London, New York
Course Overview
Drawing on expertise and insight from some of the world’s greatest thinkers, artists, business leaders and spiritual guides, this course will demystify the creative process and explore its relevance to thriving in business and leading a fulfilling life.
Creativity is fast-becoming the most desirable leadership trait for coping in a complex global economy and adapting to rapid technological, political and environmental changes.
We will explore what creativity is and how to tap into your personal creativity; we will look at the relevance of creativity to leadership, the difference between creativity and innovation, and how to manage creative teams and innovation processes.
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For each lesson, we encourage you to follow the action steps below. We also encourage you to connect with your Pendulum 360˚ peers in the Community section and share your insights on each lesson.
Reflect: Take a few minutes to reflect on what you just heard.
Try Now: Try one way to put what you just heard into action.
Imagine & Act: Consider how you can improve your work inspired by what you just heard.
Discuss As a Team: Use this prompt to spark in-person or virtual group discussion.
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Module 6 Transcript Course Contributor Sholeh Johnston Module 6 The Real Neuroscience of Creativity Module 6 THE FIVE STAGES OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS Module 6 The Art of Thought A Pioneering 1926 Model of the Four Stages of Creativity Module 6 Lessons from Pixar 2 Failure Is an Ingredient for Creativity Module 6 - The No.1 Enemy of Creativity - Fear of Failure Module 6 - Living in Flow What is it and How to Enter the Flow State Module 6 - How Einstein Thought Why Combinatory Play Is the Secret of Genius Module 6 - Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace Additional Resources Creativity TALK: Where does creativity come from – Elizabeth Gilbert, TED Talks https://www.npr.org/2014/10/03/351554044/where-does-creativity-come-from TALK: On Creativity and Play, TED Talks: Tim Brown, CEO of Ideo https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_brown_on_creativity_and_play ARTICLE: The Art of Thought: A Pioneering 1926 Model of the Four Stages of Creativity https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/08/28/the-art-of-thought-graham-wallas-stages/ ARTICLE: How Einstein Thought: Why “Combinatory Play” Is the Secret of Genius https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/08/14/how-einstein-thought-combinatorial-creativity/ ARTICLE: The Five Stages of the Creative Process https://www.jamestaylor.me/creative-process-five-stages/ ARTICLE: The Real Neuroscience of Creativity https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-real-neuroscience-of-creativity/ Creativity and Leadership ARTICLE: Creativity and the Role of the Leader, Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2008/10/creativity-and-the-role-of-the-leader ARTICLE: IBM 2010 Global CEO Study: Creativity Selected as Most Crucial Factor for Future Success https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss PODCAST: Teaching Creativity to Leaders, Harvard Business Review Ideacast: Tim Brown https://hbr.org/ideacast/2016/07/teaching-creativity-to-leaders PODCAST: Creative psychological safety in the workplace, Harvard Business Review Ideacast: Amy Edmondson https://hbr.org/ideacast/2019/01/creating-psychological-safety-in-the-workplace Flow ARTICLE: Living in Flow www.positivepsychology.org.uk/living-in-flow/ Reframing Failure ARTICLE: The No. 1 Enemy of Creativity: Fear of Failure https://hbr.org/2012/10/the-no-1-enemy-of-creativity-f ARTICLE: Lessons from Pixar 2: Failure Is an Ingredient for Creativity https://medium.com/great-business-stories/lessons-from-pixar-2-failure-is-an-ingredient-for-creativity-b54b34abaccd Innovation ARTICLE: The difference between creativity and innovation https://www.businessinsider.com.au/difference-between-creativity-and-innovation-2013-4 ARTICLE: Cultivating a Robust Organization: 5 Stages of the Innovation Process https://www.rivier.edu/academics/blog-posts/cultivating-a-robust-organization-5-stages-of-the-innovation-process/ ARTICLE: How to run a successful Hackathon https://hackathon.guide/ BOOK: Applying Innovation, (Chapter 1: Defining Innovation). David O’Sullivan and Lawrence Dooley http://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/23137_Chapter_1.pdf Academic References Componential Theory of Creativity. Teresa M. Amabile http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/12-096.pdf Connections between curiosity, flow and creativity. Nicola S. Schutte, John M. Malouff https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886919304878 The cognitive neuroscience of creativity. Arne Dietrich http://media.wix.com/ugd/449ce6_84b834571b5349c0bcd96e5b1a6d899d.pdf Psychological Safety in Learning Behaviour and Work Teams. Amy Edmondson http://web.mit.edu/curhan/www/docs/Articles/15341_Readings/Group_Performance/Edmondson%20Psychological%20safety.pdf