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_cMIUC
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100 1 _92274
_aDeGraff, Jeffrey Thomas
245 1 0 _aCreativity at work :
_bdeveloping the right practices to make innovation happen /
_cJeff DeGraff and Katherine A. Lawrence.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aSan Francisco :
_bJossey-Bass, A Wiley Company,
_c2002.
300 _axviii, 220 p. :
_bill. b&w ;
_c24 cm.
490 0 _aUniversity of Michigan Business School Management Series
505 0 _aPt. 1. The creativity map: discovering your best practices for creativity at work -- Pt. 2. Assessing your creativity situation: mapping where you are and where you need to go -- Pt. 3. Imagine practices: breakthrough creativity through jump- starting and forecasting -- Pt. 4. Invest practices: profitable creativity through partnering and portfolios -- Pt.5. Improve practices: incremental creativity through modular design and development and process improvement systems -- Pt. 6. Incubate practices: sustainable creativity through talent scouting and ideas spaces -- Pt. 7. Putting it together: guiding, managing, and integrating creativity.
520 _aAlthough many leaders acknowledge and invest in creativity, we seldom see it hold a credible place in the business development process. Creativity at Work takes a practical approach to creativity, showing how to select practices to produce results and add value. The authors explain how to: Understand the creative preferences of organizations, departments, workgroups, and individuals; Identify and compare the different creativity profiles that describe specific purposes, practices, and people Produce the desired results by developing the right practices; Blend creativity practices to meet the complex needs that characterize most work situations o Develop required creative abilities in a team and in oneself.
650 0 _919
_aOrganizational change
650 0 _91410
_aOrganizational effectiveness
650 0 _92275
_aCreative ability in business
700 1 _92276
_aLawrence, Katherine A.,
_d1968-
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