S1:E10 - Optimizing Your Team's Creativity
Connecting the Dots: Exploring personality, team dynamics and workplace culture - A podcast by Steve Utech & Ryan Gracyalny

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In this episode, we are diving deep into the art and science of optimizing creative problem-solving within teams. Creativity isn't just about wild ideas; it's about turning those ideas into actionable, useful solutions. Join Ryan and Steve as they: - define what is creative and what isn't - breakdown the two types of thinking (divergent and convergent) to get the most out of your creative process - teach you how to identify individuals, using Big 5 personality traits, that will maximize divergent and convergent thinking - give you practical tips to stimulate dopamine production in your team, a critical neurotransmitter for creativity and motivation Don't leave creativity to chance as you do strategic and action planning. There are systematic things you can do to set your team and your organization to fully realize your creative potential.