Occupation: Professor Birth: June 15, 1950
People are the least creative when fighting the clock... Time pressure stifles creativity because people can't deeply engage with the problem..
To be creative, an idea must also be appropriate—useful and actionable..
People will be most creative when they feel motivated primarily by the interest, enjoyment, satisfaction and challenge of the work itself..
When people believe that every move they make is going to affect their compensation, they tend to get risk averse..
If you facilitate your subordinates' steady progress in meaningful work, make that progress salient to them, and treat them well, they will experienc….
Creativity takes a hit when people in a work group compete instead of collaborate..
People are most creative when they care about their work and they're stretching their skills..
One day's happiness often predicts the next day's creativity..
Creativity is the generation and initial development of new, useful ideas. Innovation is the successful implementation of those ideas in an organizat….
True creativity is impossible without some measure of passion..
Creativity depends on a number of things: experience, including knowledge and technical skills; talent; an ability to think in new ways; and the capa….
To be creative, an idea must also be appropriate - useful and actionable. It must somehow influence the way business gets done by improving a product….
If the challenge is far beyond their skill level, they tend to get frustrated; if it's far below their skill level, they tend to get bored. Leaders n….
The desire to do something because you find it deeply satisfying and personally challenging inspires the highest levels of creativity, whether it's i….
Most people aren't anywhere near to realizing their creative potential, in part because they're laboring in environments that impede intrinsic motiva….
The successful implementation of creative ideas within an organization..
People can certainly be creative when they're under the gun, but only when they're able to focus on the work..
Track your small wins to motivate big accomplishments..
The best way to help people to maximize their creative potential is to allow them to do something they love..