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Why is imagination missing in management?
Leadership, Management, Creativity, Imagination David Schmidtchen 12/10/23 Leadership, Management, Creativity, Imagination David Schmidtchen 12/10/23

Why is imagination missing in management?

Leadership and management need the warmth of imagination as much as the bloodlessness of logic and reason.

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Seven innovation questions for leaders
Innovation, Creativity, Leadership David Schmidtchen 12/10/23 Innovation, Creativity, Leadership David Schmidtchen 12/10/23

Seven innovation questions for leaders

To innovate in the face of uncertainty, paradoxically, more questions might be a useful place to start (as opposed to more answers and solutions). 

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Obscured by Clouds
Creativity, Imagination David Schmidtchen 28/7/23 Creativity, Imagination David Schmidtchen 28/7/23

Obscured by Clouds

The force that drives human behaviour and progress is imagination. Rationality tests and validates.

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Fruitful Failures
Learning, Failure, Risk, Organisational Culture David Schmidtchen 28/7/23 Learning, Failure, Risk, Organisational Culture David Schmidtchen 28/7/23

Fruitful Failures

Charles Darwin rejoiced in ‘fruitful failures’—failure as the source of opportunity. Failure is more interesting and alive than success.

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Attentiveness: a road less travelled to creativity at work
Attention, Technology, Behaviour Change David Schmidtchen 12/3/19 Attention, Technology, Behaviour Change David Schmidtchen 12/3/19

Attentiveness: a road less travelled to creativity at work

We are anxious that the attention span of the younger generations is diminishing and our relationships are less substantial.

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We crave creativity, but we reward activity
Creativity, Imagination, Behaviour Change David Schmidtchen 12/3/19 Creativity, Imagination, Behaviour Change David Schmidtchen 12/3/19

We crave creativity, but we reward activity

Originality is a catalyst for change. It is subversive. It challenges conventions. It is discord. It is chaos. But we need to remember that the following phase is normalising. The rebel becomes the respected and revered elder.

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What are the characteristics of a creative leadership team?
Leadership, Creative, Leadership Teams David Schmidtchen 12/3/19 Leadership, Creative, Leadership Teams David Schmidtchen 12/3/19

What are the characteristics of a creative leadership team?

Creative leadership teams are important in avoiding or limiting failure through strategic and operational misalignment but are also vital in charting the path to the future.

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A single great leader or a creative leadersip pair?
Leadership, Leadership Teams, Creative David Schmidtchen 12/3/19 Leadership, Leadership Teams, Creative David Schmidtchen 12/3/19

A single great leader or a creative leadersip pair?

Suppose our organisations are spun from ongoing interactions and relationships. In that case, the idea of creative leadership emerging from complementary pairs interacting over time in a constant cycle of learning and acting may have some merit.

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