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Think Creative

Tools For Navigating Change

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Language:  English
Think Creative shows how creative thinking drives effective change in business. It provides simple examples & practical methods to improve creative thinking & dealing with change.
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Think Creative demystifies creativity & links it to how we deal with inevitable change. A creative mindset can change fear into excitement by changing our perspective from passive waiting, to active achieving.

It deconstructs the characteristics of creativity & how to use it to deal with change.

Including:

  • How the environment impacts our ability to deal with change
  • How our assumptions limit our ability to discover new and interesting answers
  • How changing our methods can unlock dynamic and powerful change

Each chapter includes tools for the reader to experience & experiment with immediately.

About the Author

David Chislett is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, podcast host, author and change pilot. He guides people and teams out of the shadows of uncertainty and into a place where they can make changes in their work, business or life.

David has been an entrepreneur in the entertainment and creative fields his entire life, working as a musician, band manager, event organiser, publicist, journalist, PR professional and trainer.

  • About the author
  • Introduction
  1. The Creative Climate
    1. The Myth of the Lone Genius
    2. Psychological Safety
    3. Autonomy
    4. Accept Mistakes
    5. The Takeaway
  2. Approaching Creativity
    1. Something New
    2. Release Judgment
    3. Escape Your Bubble
    4. Embrace Diversity
    5. Asking for Help
    6. The Takeaway
  3. The Creative Space
    1. Creative Locations
    2. Creative Workspace
    3. The Team
    4. The Atmosphere
    5. The Takeaway
  4. Creative Thinking
    1. Collecting Dots
    2. Analysing Dots
    3. Ordering and Connecting Dots
    4. Divergence
    5. Questioning
    6. The Takeaway
  5. Letting Go
    1. Go Grey
    2. Rebel
    3. Reject
    4. Expectations
    5. Cognitive Bias
    6. The Takeaway
  6. Creative Approaches
    1. Backwards Brainstorm
    2. What If…
    3. Bend, Blend, Break
    4. Which Pillar?
    5. Flip the Script
    6. The Takeaway
  7. Stay Open
    1. The End is the Beginning
    2. Interconnected, Open Systems
    3. Root Causes and Knock-On Problems
    4. Infinite Games
    5. If You Think You’re Done, You Are
    6. The Takeaway
  8. The End/The Beginning
  • References

Understand how to foster a creative mindset by challenging existing ideas. Learn techniques for generating fresh perspectives in problem solving. Identify the role of collaboration in enhancing creativity within a team.