Sept ’25 – Creativity
Week 3 – How creativity works
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Week 3 – How creativity works
This week we dug deeper into how creativity shows up in practice — not just as inspiration, but as habits, modes, and mindsets we can bring to work and life. From noticing the small details to navigating organizational resistance, there’s a lot that goes into making creative practice possible. Here’s some highlights from our wide ranging conversation.
Principles of creativity: Chris framed core dimensions—curiosity, making new connections, diversity of perspective, play, noticing, and openness to serendipity.
Flexibility & questioning: Wayne shared how he uses new employees’ “why do we do this?” questions as a catalyst for rethinking processes. Caralee emphasized questioning everything and recognizing when something isn’t working. And Sarah added that the way we question matters – there a difference between defensive and curious questioning.
Barriers in organizations: We explored the tension between standardized processes and iterative, flexible learning. Sarah highlighted how productivity pressures often crowd out space for experimentation.
Experience over explanation: Dan and Chris emphasized that creativity and human-centered approaches can’t just be explained—they have to be experienced through exercises, workshops, and real encounters.
Trust as foundation: We closed with the reminder that creativity requires trust—leaders letting go of control, teams trusting the process, and individuals trusting themselves enough to experiment.
Creativity isn’t a linear process—it’s more like navigation. Flexibility, curiosity, and trust make it possible to move between modes and uncover insights that rules and checklists alone can’t reach.
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