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Book Chapter
Setting the stage for creativity: upstream, midstream, and downstream
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The most common question we get as researchers and practitioners is:
how to instigate creativity in teams and organizations? Some managers are focused
downstream, on the development of a product; others are focused upstream—such
as how to start thinking big. However, managers often forget about the mid-stream
process. In this chapter, we combine insights from scientific research with actual
examples and case studies to identify specific stage-setting processes that leaders
and managers need to take in order to keep the raft moving through the mid-stream
rapids and get downstream, and finally ashore. We point out the key challenges at
each point in the creative river and how to leverage the talents of the team and
organization.
Date Published:
2017
Citations:
Thompson, Leigh, David Schonthal. 2017. Setting the stage for creativity: upstream, midstream, and downstream.