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This conversation reframes creativity as something practical, powerful, and accessible to all of us.

✨ Creativity Is a Process

Creativity isn’t random inspiration. It can be practiced. Taught. Scaffolded.

When we approach creativity as a process, we make it accessible, especially for people who may not yet have the vocabulary or confidence to see themselves as “creative.”

👥 Creative Leadership Creates Space

To lead creatively is to bring people along.

It means:

• Inviting contribution
• Listening with intention
• Creating psychological space for ideas
• Keeping the focus on the problem and not the people

Creativity in leadership is about fostering the kind of interaction where better answers can emerge.

🎧 Listening Is a Creative Act

Creativity is conversational.

The way we listen and the language we use  can either shut ideas down or open them up. Reframing a challenge changes what becomes possible. The moment we move from “That won’t work” to “What might work?” we’re being creative.

🏖️ The Sandbox Before the Solution

Before implementation comes play.

In many workplaces, we talk about “sandboxing,” experimenting with ideas before locking into execution. Not everything needs to be creative. But when something feels stuck, messy, or tense, that’s often the signal to step back into the sandbox.

Creativity keeps things lighter. More flexible. More joyful.

🚫 What Gets in the Way?

We become less creative when we:

• Rush to get the answer
• Assume our thoughts aren’t welcome
• Depend too heavily on external solutions
• Define the problem too narrowly

Creativity requires space  and permission.

🌱 The Core Belief

We are all creative. Everything sparks ideas and that's why listening matters. 

Becoming more creative starts with:

1. Believing you are just as creative as anyone else.
2. Wondering more. Noticing more. Staying curious.

Creativity is a mindset. A leadership skill. A way to approach life with more openness and possibility.

And sometimes, it starts with choosing to play.

Palgrave Handbook of Applied Creativity in Global Higher Education 

www.linkedin.com/in/cmckaylephd

Consultancy thecreativityagent.com

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Camille-Mckayle

The Global Creativity Initiative Podcast is a scholarly commitment to sharing creativity and specifically creative process for problem solving (aka life) with all of humanity.  Visit our website to learn more about The Global Creativity Initiative. Write to us at gci.creativitypodcast@gmail.com