Managing creative people lessons in leadership for the ideas economy

A clash between the ideology of growth and the growth of ideas, between control and creativity, between measurement and the immeasurable, between predictability and the fickle muses of inspiration in engulfing our boardrooms. . In this scathing swipe at the institutionalised idiocy that is stifling...

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Main Author: Torr, Gordon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, England Wiley 2008
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:A clash between the ideology of growth and the growth of ideas, between control and creativity, between measurement and the immeasurable, between predictability and the fickle muses of inspiration in engulfing our boardrooms. . In this scathing swipe at the institutionalised idiocy that is stifling creativity just at the time the world needs it most Gordon Torr draws from the leading lights of creativity research to demolish the myths that surround the generation of ideas in the modern organisation. . The curse of the brainstorm, the commoditisation of creative talent, the deskilling of t
Physical Description:xii, 303 pages
ISBN:9780470772751
0470772751
9781119995319
9786612349966
1119995310