Creative Leadership Development
Helping Leaders Think Beyond the Box
RESOURCES
Articles
Fresh Thinking with Visual Metaphors by Kathy Kegley PhD
"Fresh thinking involves making new connections between concepts previously thought to be unrelated. It requires us to escape the proverbial box, break our routines, challenge our assumptions and abandon our comfortable thinking habits.
One outcome of fresh thinking may be new ideas for solving an existing challenge, and yet another may be the discovery of a new problem that needs to be addressed. In either case, fresh thinking takes mental energy and can be hard work." more
Research
Playing with Thinkertoys to build creative abilities online, co-authored by Kathy Kegley PhD and Clemson University faculty Tina Robbins, is a peer reviewed research paper demonstrating a significant increase in creative abilities after a short training program. We bring these proven techniques to our clients. Excerpts from the paper:
"Because of its fundamental role in innovation and entrepreneurship, the creation of new ideas has become a key concern for many organizations and businesses (Runco, 2004). Managing creativity is the hottest area of demand in Corporate America and a “must-have skill for today’s managers” (Nussbaum & Tiplady, 2005, p. 31). "
"A stream of academic research corroborates the important role of creativity to organizational innovation, performance and survival (e.g., Amabile, 1988, Perry-Smith, 2006; Tierney & Farmer, 2002). On a broader scale, the U. S. Council on Competitiveness has indicated that “innovation will be the single most important factor in determining America’s success through the 21st century” (Wince-Smith, 2006; p. 13). "
Books
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Idea Journal: With Inspiration from Nature by Kathy Kegley PhD The journal offers unlined pages for notes, plus doodle starters, quotes, poems and illustrations from nature, along with suggestions and tips for generating new ideas. |
Radio
Creativity In Business, Hosted by Kathy Kegley PhD
This segment offers stories and insights from business leaders and thought leaders about how creativity can be cultivated and applied to gain a competitive edge.
Segments can be heard on Your Day. Search for "Creativity in Business" to find all past conversations.
A Conversation with ethnobotanist Karen Hall, PhD
