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The book makes implementation of creativity and innovation easier by using a simple mindset and language to introduce an approach for developing creativity and innovation competencies that can be used by practitioners at all levels of the organization. It offers a concise summary of options, tools, and methods. Unlike books that target "creative types" in organizations, this book is also geared towards people who do not see themselves as having an opportunity for practicing creativity and innovation in the workplace. By integrating the perspectives of investors, strategists, organizational developers, and individual managers, this book provides a multilevel framework that reaches all levels of the organization.



Table of contents :
Series Foreword


Preface


The Creativity Map: Discovering Your Best Practices for Creativity at Work


Assessing Your Creativity Situation: Mapping Where You Are and Where You Need to Go


Imagine Practices: Breakthrough Creativity through Jump-Starting and Forecasting


Invest Practices: Profitable Creativity through Partnering and Portfolios


Improve Practices: Incremental Creativity Through Modular Design and Development and Process Improvement Systems.


Incubate Practices: Sustainable Creativity Through Talent Scouting and Idea Spaces.


Putting It Together: Guiding, Managing, and Integrating Creativity


Notes


Additional Resources and Readings


The Authors


Index



About Author :
Jeff DeGraff is professor of executive education at the University of Michigan Business School, where he teaches courses on creativity, innovation and change leadership, strategy, and organizational development. A founding partner of the Wholonics Leadership Group, a consulting firm specializing in value creation through innovation and change, he has consulted, taught, and lectured at leading firms around the world.





Katherine A. Lawrence is currently completing a Ph.D. in organizational behavior at the University of Michigan Business School. Her research interests include creativity, improvisation, managerial initiative, and learning, inspired by past work experience in filmmaking and educational technology.