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When Sparks Fly Igniting Creativity in Groups

Hardcover • 1999 • English • 1. edition

When Sparks Fly Igniting Creativity in Groups

By Dorothy Leonard-Barton, Walter C. Swap

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

How does a leader manage for creativity? Many managers fall into the trap of assuming that only gifted individuals--readily identifiable "creative types"--can produce breakthrough thinking, and if you don't have an eccentric genius on your team, your efforts are doomed to mediocrity. Some even argue that creativity is an art that can't possibly be planned or managed without extinguishing the vital creative spark. Yet, say Dorothy Leonard and Walter Swap, today's most innovative, complex services...Show more

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ISBN

9780875848655

Publisher

Harvard Business Press

Published year

1999

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

When Sparks Fly Igniting Creativity in Groups

Format

Hardcover

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