The creative power of misfits
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The creative power of misfits
The lesson here is that voice isn’t inherently superior to exit. In some circumstances, leaving a stifling organization can be a better path to originality. The best we can do is voice our opinions and secure our risk portfolios, preparing for exit if necessary. If our bosses evolve, as Jobs did, there’s a case to be made for sticking around and sp
... See moreAdam Grant • Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Members of Great Groups also need relative autonomy, a sine qua non of creativity. No Great Group was ever micromanaged.
Patricia Ward Biederman • Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
Managers of creative companies must never forget to ask themselves: “How do we tap the brainpower of our people?”
Ed Catmull • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
The stories our culture tells about creativity almost always concern individuals: think Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Kanye West. These stories are tempting because they are simple, because they appeal to our veneration for individualism, because we love our heroes. We have very few models for storytelling that concern small groups of people, or ent... See more