Guest Info:
Best-selling author of The Dance of the Possible, The Year Without Pants and other books, Scott is a former Microsoft project manager, a creative-thinking teacher, and a popular speaker.
Episode Description:
We return to the oft-neglected role of creativity in project management as Scott shares insights on bringing fresh-thinking and innovative problem-solving to your projects and teams, regardless of the work environment.
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Episode Notes:
@01:15 — overcoming 'creative block' by lowering the bar
@04:26 — keeping a journal to spark ideas and solutions
@09:21 — bringing creative thinking to traditional work cultures
@12:29 — balancing quick solutions with deeper exploration
@16:40 — an idea-generation technique using 'opposites'
Links:
Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management, by Scott Berkun
The Dance of the Possible: the mostly honest completely irreverent guide to creativity,
by Scott Berkun
ScottBerkun.com
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