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Why Criticism Is Good for Creativity
One of the most popular mantras for innovation is “avoid criticism.” The underlying assumption is that criticism kills the flow of creativity and the enthusiasm of a team. Aversion to criticism has significantly spread in the last 20 years, especially through the... View Details
- 17 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Managers Stifle Creativity
to transfer to a team that works under a different manager or has a different set of colleagues. You could look for assignments that you find more intrinsically interesting. You might ultimately think about changing organizations, if you... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- November 2007 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Creativity under the Gun at Litmus Corporation
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Yana Litovsky
Teaches students to diagnose the circumstances under which time pressure can facilitate or hinder creativity. A team's creative "genius", Miles Grady, who previously conceptualized a revolutionary material for an important new product, must now significantly change... View Details
Amabile, Teresa M., and Yana Litovsky. "Creativity under the Gun at Litmus Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 808-075, November 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
- 12 Mar 2013
- Video
LearnX - Episode 1 - Creative Tension
- 04 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Finding Your Creative Outlet on Campus
pursuing their hobbies. Isabel Yap knew how important it was for her to have a creative outlet on campus, so she ultimately decided to join a group of fellow podcasters, journalists, and creatives to run the... View Details
- February 2023 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
Moleskine Foundation: Can Creativity Change the World?
By: Ryan Raffaelli, Alexandra C. Feldberg and Sarah Gulick
The Italy-based Moleskine Foundation worked with young adults in Africa and Europe to inspire social change through art and creative projects. Adama Sanneh, the newly appointed CEO of the Moleskine Foundation, faced several challenges: First, he had to make his own... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Social Enterprise; Leadership; Identity; Strategy; Education Industry; Italy; Africa; Europe; United States
Raffaelli, Ryan, Alexandra C. Feldberg, and Sarah Gulick. "Moleskine Foundation: Can Creativity Change the World?" Harvard Business School Case 423-043, February 2023. (Revised July 2023.)
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
THE 6 MYTHS OF CREATIVITY
that they’ll make a cognitive association that incubates overnight and shows up as a creative idea the next day. One day’s happiness often predicts the next day’s creativity. Competition Beats Collaboration. The most View Details
- March 2010
- Article
First, Get Your Feet Wet: The Effects of Learning from Direct and Indirect Experience on Team Creativity
By: F. Gino, L. Argote, E. Miron-Spektor and G. Todorova
Gino, F., L. Argote, E. Miron-Spektor, and G. Todorova. "First, Get Your Feet Wet: The Effects of Learning from Direct and Indirect Experience on Team Creativity." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 111, no. 2 (March 2010): 102–115.
- 26 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?
When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details
- 22 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity
We tend to think of the moment of insight and creativity in sudden and shocking terms: the bathtub overflowing (Archimedes), the apple beaning off the head (Newton), the bolt of lightning shivering the key at the end of a kite (Franklin).... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Team MBA
students firsthand experience with team dynamics. “Learning teams are becoming part of the culture at HBS,” says Professor Jeff Polzer, faculty chair of the MBA Learning Teams... View Details
- 03 May 2012
- News
Does high stress trigger creativity at work?
- 10 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)
the wider consumer goods industry. I was attracted to product management by the broad range of creative and strategic activities. I felt that product design and pricing were important determinants of success. It was a function that... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- February 2021 (Revised March 2025)
- Case
Walt Disney: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case describes the rise of Walt Disney, founder of the worldwide entertainment company. The case describes how Disney, as a young artist, created memorable figures such as Mickey Mouse and went on to produce Academy-award-winning films and build the world’s most... View Details
Keywords: Creativity Teams; Entertainment Industry; Family; Entertainment; Creativity; Personal Characteristics; Business Startups; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; Success; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "Walt Disney: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-056, February 2021. (Revised March 2025.)
- 14 May 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams
be developed into team players? How do teams learn? How Does A Team Leader Win The Confidence Of The Group? How Team Leaders Show Support—or Not... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Want Creative Workers? Loosen the Reins, Boss
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Minding the Muse: The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Creativity
Not long ago, the senior management of a leading high-tech company was surprised to learn that research showed their R&D groups' creative performance to be in a prolonged slump following a corporate downsizing. The company's... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 2016
- Article
The Dynamic Componential Model of Creativity and Innovation in Organizations: Making Progress, Making Meaning
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Michael G. Pratt
Leveraging insights gained through a burgeoning research literature over the past 28 years, this paper presents a significant revision of the model of creativity and innovation in organizations published in Research in Organizational Behavior in 1988. This... View Details
Keywords: Progress; Meaningful Work; Affect; Creativity; Organizations; Innovation and Invention; Motivation and Incentives
Amabile, Teresa M., and Michael G. Pratt. "The Dynamic Componential Model of Creativity and Innovation in Organizations: Making Progress, Making Meaning." Research in Organizational Behavior 36 (2016): 157–183.
- 14 Jun 2023
- Research & Ideas
Four Steps to Building the Psychological Safety That High-Performing Teams Need
environments where candor is expected and where employees can speak up without fear of retribution. When employees feel psychologically safe, they’re empowered to iterate and take risks—leading to better team performance. “You no longer... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- December 1999
- Article
Changes in the Work Environment for Creativity during Downsizing
By: T. M. Amabile and Regina Conti
This study examined the work environment for creativity at a large high-technology firm before, during, and after a major downsizing. Creativity and most creativity-supporting aspects of the perceived work environment declined significantly during the downsizing but... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Situation or Environment; Creativity; Resignation and Termination; Employees; Business or Company Management; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Crisis Management; Groups and Teams; Communication; Announcements; Interpersonal Communication
Amabile, T. M., and Regina Conti. "Changes in the Work Environment for Creativity during Downsizing." Academy of Management Journal 42, no. 6 (December 1999): 630–640.