677: Learn How to Build Deliberate Creative Teams with Dr. Amy Climer, Author and Certified Speaking Professional

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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