innovation

What About Creativity?

Posted May 14th, 2008 by Deborah Meehan
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A former LLC Board Member recently mentioned that she was going to be teaching a course this semester on Leadership and Art.  read more »

Let's Stand Up For Creativity in 2008 (and beyond)

Posted January 29th, 2008 by tomtee
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To the Presidents and Deans of America's Arts, Theater, Design, Engineering, Science, and Journalism Schools:

In one year we'll be asked to choose a President, 34 Senators, all 435 Congressmen, 11 governors, and thousands of state and local officials.

Do you know of any candidate, at any level, that has a platform on creativity, the arts or innovation?

Neither do I.  read more »

Tom Tresser - The Creativity Imperative

Author: Tom Tresser
Subject: innovation , creativity , public policy , national priority , values
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Abstract: This is my personal manifesto laying out the argument for creativity as a national value and as a trigger for civic engagement and a driver of public policy.
Posted Tue, 01/29/2008 - 17:12 — tomtee

Leadership innovation and the role of evaluation

Posted September 23rd, 2007 by Claire Reinelt
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What is the role of evaluation in the process of leadership innovation? This is a question we discussed recently at a Boston Circle gathering. Debbie Frieze shared Berkana’s theory of change that starts with a premise that local leadership is a powerful force for innovation and change. Experimentation with new ideas and processes happens at the local level where leaders are responding to the conditions they face. They actively seek alternatives to “business as usual.” Innovation often inspires resistance because people are not easily able to let go of the old to make room for the new.  read more »