Fostering Creativity in Self and the Organization: Your Professional Edge

As a professional, this book will help you maximize your

creative potential—learning that successful creative

expression is a function of hard work and discipline rather

than innate talent or genius. Reaching your creative potential

requires an open mind and this book will help.

The author discusses some of the mental models that

facilitate or impede your development as a creative person.

Since creativity encompasses so many things, the author

focuses on four creative behaviors and cognitions critical

to self-development and career advancement: improvisational

capacity, design thinking, your experimental and scientific

mind, and aesthetic awareness. These abilities are critical

success factors for 21st century professionals.

Inside, you’ll learn how to leverage these abilities along

with innate strengths derived from your multiple intelligence

inventory, which include linguistic intelligence,

mathematical/logical intelligence, visual/spatial intelligence,

musical intelligence, interpersonal intelligence,

intrapersonal intelligence, kinesthetic intelligence, and

naturalistic intelligence. You’ll also learn how to identify

specific ways to accelerate your progress. The book concludes

with a plan of action to systematically develop your

creative potential over time.