Creativity depends on a number of things: experience, including knowledge and technical skills; talent; an ability to think in new ways; and the capa…

- Teresa Amabile

People are the least creative when fighting the clock... Time pressure stifles creativity because people can't deeply engage with the problem.

- Teresa Amabile

The best way to help people to maximize their creative potential is to allow them to do something they love.

- Teresa Amabile

Most people aren't anywhere near to realizing their creative potential, in part because they're laboring in environments that impede intrinsic motiva…

- Teresa Amabile

If you facilitate your subordinates' steady progress in meaningful work, make that progress salient to them, and treat them well, they will experienc…

- Teresa Amabile

The desire to do something because you find it deeply satisfying and personally challenging inspires the highest levels of creativity, whether it's i…

- Teresa Amabile

Track your small wins to motivate big accomplishments.

- Teresa Amabile

People are most creative when they care about their work and they're stretching their skills.

- Teresa Amabile

Creativity takes a hit when people in a work group compete instead of collaborate.

- Teresa Amabile