HBR's 10 Must Reads on Creativity (with bonus article "How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity" By Ed Catmull)

by Harvard Business Review, Francesca Gino, Adam Grant, Ed Catmull, Teresa M. Amabile

Overview

Does your organization support creativity—or squash it?

If you read nothing else on cultivating creativity at work, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you ignite the creative spark across your organization.

This book will inspire you to:

• Discover the elements of creativity and learn how to influence them
• Harness the creative potential of a diverse team
• Encourage curiosity and experimentation
• Avoid breakdowns in creative collaboration
• Overcome the fear that blocks your innate creativity
• Bring breakthrough ideas to life

This collection of articles includes "Reclaim Your Creative Confidence" by Tom Kelley and David Kelley; "How to Kill Creativity" by Teresa Amabile; "How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity" by Ed Catmull; "Putting Your Company's Whole Brain to Work" by Dorothy Leonard and Susaan Straus; "Find Innovation Where You Least Expect It" by Tony McCaffrey and Jim Pearson; "The Business Case for Curiosity" by Francesca Gino; "Bring Your Breakthrough Ideas to Life" by Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, and Michael Wade; "Collaborating with Creative Peers" by Kimberly D. Elsbach, Brooke Brown-Saracino, and Francis J. Flynn; "Creativity Under the Gun" by Teresa Amabile, Constance Noonan Hadley, and Steven J. Kramer; "Strategy Needs Creativity" by Adam Brandenburger; and "How to Build a Culture of Originality" by Adam Grant.

HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633699953
Publisher:	Harvard Business Review Press
Publication date:	11/10/2020
Series:	HBR's 10 Must Reads Series
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	1,094,833
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

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Table of Contents

Reclaim Your Creative Confidence Tom Kelley David Kelley 1

How to Kill Creativity Teresa M. Amabile 11

How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity Ed Catmull 33

Putting Your Company's Whole Brain to Work Dorothy Leonard Susaan Straus 51

Find Innovation Where You Least Expect It Tony McCaffrey Jim Pearson 69

The Business Case for Curiosity Francesco Gino 83

Bring Your Breakthrough Ideas to Life Cyril Bouquet Jean-Louis Barsoux Michael Wade 99

Collaborating with Creative Peers Kimberly D. Elsbach Brooke Brown-Saracino Francis J. Flynn 119

Creativity Under the Gun Teresa M. Amabile Constance N. Hadley Steven J. Kramer 127

Strategy Needs Creativity Adam Brandenburger 147

How to Build a Culture of Originality Adam Grant 159

About the Contributors 175

Index 179