Dr. Amy Climer teaches teams and organizations how to increase their creativity so they can maximize innovation. She works with forward-thinking organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, Stanford University, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Amy is the author of the best-selling book Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results. She is also host of The Deliberate Creative Podcast, where she shares practical advice and strategies to help leaders build innovative teams. Amy has a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change and is a Certified Speaking Professional.

In this episode, Amy shares her powerful "Deliberate Creative Spectrum," and she unpacks her three-part model explains how psychological safety fuels innovation.

Cindra and Amy discuss:

• Why creativity is essential for organizational relevance and survival

• The Deliberate Creative Spectrum: from destructive to scalable teams

• The three essential elements of creative teams

• Brainstorming guidelines for creativity: suspend judgment, combine ideas, aim for wild ideas, prioritize quantity

• Tips for fostering psychological safety and handling conflict in teams

• The leadership insight: to do something new, leaders must intentionally let something go

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