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Dancing in the Discomfort Zone with Anne BonneySticky Notes, Structure & Spark: Making Teams More Creative, One Idea at a Time with Dr Amy ClimerWait… you don’t need glitter glue to be creative? Surprise! In this episode of Dancing in the Discomfort Zone, I chat with Dr. Amy Climer —facilitator, speaker, and author of Deliberate Creative Teams—who’s on a mission to bust the myth that creativity is reserved for “artsy” people.Amy drops some serious (and seriously fun) wisdom about how to build team creativity on purpose—not just cross your fingers and hope for an idea to magically pop out during a chaotic Zoom call.She breaks down: 🛠️ A 4-part creative problem-solving process that works even if you're no...
2025-07-2846 min
Big Freakin' ChangeUnlocking Creativity | Ep. 021 w/ Dr. Amy ClimerIn this episode of Big Freaking Change, host Cara Moeller Poppitt speaks with Dr. Amy Climer about the importance of creativity in leadership and team dynamics. They discuss the creative process, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the significance of mindset in navigating change. Dr. Climer shares insights on effective brainstorming techniques and tools to cultivate creativity within teams. Amy’s Links:Website/Book: https://climerconsulting.com/book/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyclimer/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyclimer/ Cara’s Links: Book: https://bigfreakinchange.com/ Website...
2025-07-0925 min
The Relational Approach: In Seniors' CareWhat Fuels Creative Teams: A Relational Approach with Amy ClimerWhat if creativity isn’t something a few people are born with but a skill that every team can learn and apply?In today's episode, Dr. Amy Climer invites us to rethink what it means to be creative, and how structured curiosity can transform how care teams collaborate, problem solve, and engage with their work. Drawing from her book, Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results, Amy shares practical ways leaders and staff can spark innovation without adding more to their plates.Through thoughtful stories and accessible frameworks, Amy shows ho...
2025-07-0831 min
The Epistemic Alchemy PodcastCreativity Doesn’t Happen by Accident: Lessons from Amy ClimerIn this engaging episode of the Epistemic Alchemy Podcast, Dr. Mohammed Raei speaks with Dr. Amy Climer, creativity expert, speaker, and author of the bestselling book Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results. Drawing from her academic research and professional experience with organizations like the Mayo Clinic and Stanford University, Dr. Climer unpacks the myths and realities of creativity, especially within team settings.
She introduces her "Deliberate Creative Team Scale," a tool born from her mixed-methods dissertation that identifies three essential elements for team creativity: clear team purpose, effective team dynamics, and an intentional creative...
2025-06-2641 min
Build a Vibrant Culture PodcastDeliberately Creative: Leading Innovative Teams with Amy ClimerIn this energizing episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with creativity expert and leadership consultant Dr. Amy Climer, author of Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results. Together, they unpack what makes teams truly innovative and how leaders can clear the path for creativity.You’ll discover Amy’s three-part model for team innovation, why most brainstorming fails, and how to use a proven, research-backed creative problem-solving process that actually works. Plus, Amy shares real-world stories—from manufacturing floors to city council chambers—where creative thinking transfor...
2025-06-1851 min
Biz Book Pub Hub PodcastHUB 453: AUTHOR PANEL - Amy Climer, Kim Wells Eley, and Laura BalleriniYou’ve finished your manuscript, and you’re ready to see your book in readers’ hands. It’s an incredible milestone. But here’s the truth: publishing your book is not the end of your journey—it’s a new beginning.
While getting your book into print or onto an e-reader is rewarding, it’s only one phase of your journey as an author. Marketing your book and building connections with readers is where the real work starts. It’s about reaching the right audience, building relationships, and creating an ongoing impact.
This is...
2025-06-1247 min
Extraordinary Women RadioUnlocking Innovation: The Power of Deliberate Creativity in Business with Dr. Amy Climer, Episode 393Have you ever told yourself, “I’m just not the creative type”? My guest today is about to shift that belief.
Dr. Amy Climer is a creativity and innovation expert who has worked with powerhouse organizations like the Mayo Clinic and Stanford—but what she shares with us in this conversation is deeply relevant to entrepreneurs growing soul-aligned businesses.
We talk about what it really means to lead with creativity, the surprising habits that unlock innovation, and how to clear the hidden blocks that get in the way of fresh thinking. If you’re ready to spark n...
2025-05-1532 min
High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset677: Learn How to Build Deliberate Creative Teams with Dr. Amy Climer, Author and Certified Speaking ProfessionalDr. 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...
2025-05-0243 min
Brad Hook PodcastIs Creativity a Skill You Can Learn? — Dr. Amy ClimerI’d love you to check out my new book, Start With Values (https://values.institute/start-with-values-book/). It’s packed with tools to help you lead a life aligned with your core values, reducing stress and increasing fulfillment. Find me at https://bradleyhook.comIn this episode of The Brad Hook Podcast, I speak with Dr. Amy Climer — creativity expert, author of Deliberate Creative Teams, and founder of Climer Consulting. Amy helps teams unlock their creative potential so they can innovate with intention. We explore what creativity really is (hint: it’s not about drawing), why it matters for...
2025-05-0143 min
Unprofessionalism319 - The System Behind Scalable Creativity with Amy ClimerSend us a textThe greatest myth of creativity? It doesn't fall from the sky into our laps like Isaac Newton’s apple! Creativity is far from that romantic, eureka moment, but rather it is messy, cultivated, and curiosity made manifest.Luckily for us, Amy Climer has created a system to go about finding this elusive, but valuable novelty with intention – consistently and at scale. A TEDx speaker, trainer and author of the book ‘Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results’, Amy’s work is a creative panacea for leaders, managers and facilitators in search o...
2025-04-301h 10
I'm IN!E17: Deliberate Creative Teams with Amy Climer, PhDCreativity isn’t a happy accident—it’s a skill that teams can develop with intention. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Amy Climer, a leading expert in team creativity and innovation. With clients like the Mayo Clinic and Stanford University, Amy teaches leaders how to deliberately cultivate the conditions that unlock breakthrough ideas.Amy is the author of Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results and host of The Deliberate Creative Podcast. In our conversation, she breaks down the difference between creativity and innovation, debunks the myth that only som...
2025-04-1553 min
Practical Wisdom for Leaders with Scott J. Allen, Ph.D.Fostering Innovation: Creative Problem Solving with Dr. Amy ClimerSend us a textDr. Amy Climer is a thought leader in innovation, team development, and experiential learning. She teaches research-based practices, tools, and techniques to forward-thinking organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the University of Wisconsin. Amy holds a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change from Antioch University. Her research led to the Deliberate Creative Team Scale, designed to measure the three critical dimensions of team creativity. Her TEDx talk, The Power of Deliberate Creative Teams, explains her research and philosophies on innovation, and she is t...
2025-04-0934 min
Vertical PlaypenDeliberate Creative Teams | Dr. Amy Climer In this conversation, Phil Brown interviews Amy Climer about her new book, 'Deliberate Creative Teams.' They discuss the importance of creativity in teams, the misconceptions surrounding creativity, and the role of education in stifling creative potential. Amy shares insights on how to facilitate creativity within teams, the concept of creative abrasion, and the creative spectrum that teams can navigate to enhance their innovative capabilities. The discussion emphasizes the need for structure in creative processes and the potential for individuals and teams to elevate their creative output. Amy's book is based on her PhD research on creativity in teams. Creativity i...
2025-04-0829 min
Next to Nunn. Real Women. Real Stories. Unfiltered Success.Next to Nunn Podcast - Ep 10 Chris ClimerIn this engaging and insightful episode of the Next to Nunn podcast, Amy sits down with longtime friend and entrepreneur Chris Climer, founder of True North Creative. Chris shares his journey of stepping out of a full-time job and into the world of entrepreneurship, offering an honest look at the struggles and wins along the way.Chris opens up about his mission to help small businesses, churches, and nonprofits tell their stories through creative marketing—especially through video, websites, and strategy. With a heart for underdog brands, he explains why storytelling is a powerful tool for connection an...
2025-04-0157 min
The Common CreativeEpisode 144 - Amy Climer: Teaming with CreativityWhat makes a team truly creative? In this episode, Dr. Amy Climer joins us for a second time and dives into the key ingredients of teamwork and innovation, drawing from her new book Deliberate Creative Teams. She explores how a clear team purpose, strong dynamics, and a structured creative process can transform any group into a powerhouse of fresh ideas. Amy unpacks the role of psychological safety in fostering innovation, the evolving impact of AI on creativity, and the personal journey behind writing her book. She highlights how creativity isn’t just a talent, it's a skill th...
2025-03-2736 min
Mission Driven YouWhat Deliberate Creativity Means for Leaders and Teams With Dr. Amy ClimerEpisode Description: In this episode of Mission Driven You, we speak with Dr. Amy Climer, an expert in team creativity and leadership, and the author of Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results. Amy unpacks the essence of deliberate creativity, offering practical insights into how teams and leaders can foster innovation in an increasingly complex world. We explore the barriers to creativity, the intersection of diversity and innovation, and actionable steps to empower individuals and organizations to embrace creativity as a critical skill. This episode is perfect for leaders looking to navigate today’s challenges wit...
2025-03-2047 min
The Manufacturers NetworkTransforming Manufacturing Organizations Through Deliberate Creativity with Dr. Amy ClimerIn this episode of The Manufacturers Network Podcast, host Lisa Ryan welcomes Dr. Amy Climer, an expert in fostering organizational creativity and innovation. Amy, author of "Deliberate Creative Teams," shares her research-backed strategies to help manufacturing companies enhance their creative processes. Dive into a discussion about incorporating creativity in manufacturing, the role of leadership in innovation, and practical techniques for fostering a creative environment on the shop floor.Key Themes:Defining Creativity in Manufacturing:Amy defines creativity as "novelty that is valuable," emphasizing the importance of fresh, innovative ideas that bring tangible benefits to organizations.
2025-03-1729 min
Manufacturing Greatness138 Cost-Savings for Manufacturing: Deliberate Creativity with Dr. Amy ClimerTo find improved cost-savings and better team dynamics, there's a solution—more creativity! In the technical world of manufacturing, creativity isn't always a priority, but in this episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing, guest Dr. Amy Climer is here to show why deliberate creativity is the key to driving improvement and cost savings. With a Ph.D in Leadership and Change, Dr. Climer is a speaker, trainer, and coach who teaches teams how to innovate on demand. She is the author of Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results written to help leaders understand how to in...
2025-03-0525 min
The Science of CreativityAmy Climer: Deliberate Creative TeamsDr. Amy Climer is a thought leader in creativity and innovation. She argues that creativity emerges from a deliberate process. Creativity can be learned, practiced, and repeated. Researchers have discovered a lot about how to teach this effectively, and this is the theme of her new book, Deliberate Creative Teams. In Dr. Climer's view, creativity is an intentional, structured process. For over 20 years, she's been facilitating creativity workshops with teams and organizations. She helps companies learn how to foster an innovative culture through her company Climer Consulting. She's the developer of the Deliberate CreativeⓇ Team Scale and the ClimerⓇ Card...
2025-03-0151 min
Gigi Presents"Bringing Your Big Self to the Stage" with Dr. Amy ClimerHow do you show up as your big self on the stage when you’re a shy person? And then, how do you keep that audience engaged even online? These are just two of the topics we touch on in the latest episode of “Gigi Presents” featuring Dr. Amy Climer. Gigi has used Amy’s “Climer Cards” to enliven workshops for years and Amy demos these colorful, hand-painted cards and how to use them to foster more creative thinking with teams. Amy’s book “Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results” launches this week. She has helped thousands of leaders a...
2025-02-2555 min
The DASH Mindset Podcast40. Deliberate Creativity with Dr. Amy ClimerWhat if the story you've been told about creativity isn't true?
Many of us have been conditioned to believe we’re not creative, that creativity belongs only to artists, designers, or "gifted" people. But what if creativity is actually within all of us? Just waiting to be unlocked?
Creativity expert, Dr. Amy Climer, joins me to challenge the limiting beliefs that hold so many of us back. Creativity isn’t just about art…It’s about problem-solving, innovation, and making an impact in our work and lives overall. Amy shares her definition of creativity as "novelty...
2025-02-1349 min
THRIVE: Turning Uncertainty into Competitive AdvantageThrive Secrets to Creating Innovation in Your Teams with Amy Climer In this episode of Thrive, Meredith Elliott Powell chats with Dr. Amy Climer, a creativity and innovation whiz, about how to get your teams buzzing with fresh ideas. Amy's not just talking the talk; she's got a PhD in the art of being creative and her new book, "Deliberate Creative: How to Lead for Innovative Results," is packed with tips and tricks. They dive into why being deliberate about creativity is key, how to shake off those misconceptions about innovation, and how you can build a team that's ready to tackle whatever changes come their way. Whether you're a...
2025-02-1022 min
Sustainable Ambition150. Amy Climer: Transforming Work and Life Through Deliberate CreativityIf we want our experience of work and life to be different, we have to be willing to find new solutions and do things differently. We have to be able to innovate and evolve.I am joined by Dr. Amy Climer to discuss how we can apply that kind of creative thinking and problem solving to designing our work and life. We talk about how we might design work and life in a way that will make it more personally satisfying, successful, and sustainable with deliberate creativity. Creativity is a tool and a resource...
2025-01-2245 min
The Visibility Factor149. The Power of Deliberate Creative Teams (with Dr. Amy Climer)149. The Power of Deliberate Creative Teams (with Dr. Amy Climer)
Dr. Amy Climer is a thought leader in innovation, team development, and experiential learning. She teaches research-based practices, tools, and techniques to forward-thinking organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the University of Wisconsin. Amy holds a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change from Antioch University. Her research led to the Her TEDx talk The Power of Deliberate Creative Teams explains her research and philosophies on innovation and her book Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results will...
2025-01-0938 min
Living Life Juicy Podcast69 Three Questions from Dr. Amy Climer Dr. Amy Climer takes over the mic to ask John three questions: 1) What is one of the most creative things you've ever done? 2) What do you regularly do to make your life better? 3) What do you see as the challenges your clients have to be more creative? Connect with Amy: Climer Consulting: https://climerconsulting.com/ Climer Cards: https://climercards.com/ Virtual Climer Cards: https://climercards.com/virtual/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amyclimer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyclimer/ Join our Patreon to support...
2024-02-2204 min
Living Life Juicy Podcast68 A Conversaton with Dr. Amy ClimerMeet Dr. Amy Climer. Amy works with teams to understand and leverage the power of Creativity. In this episode, we explore creativity as a competency, Creativity as an organizational/team factor, and how a degree in Biology can lead to a PhD in Creativity. Connect with Amy: Climer Consulting: https://climerconsulting.com/ Climer Cards: https://climercards.com/ Virtual Climer Cards: https://climercards.com/virtual/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amyclimer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyclimer/ Join our Patreon to support Professional Development for...
2024-02-1946 min
Creative Chats podcastUnleashing the Power of Creativity and Team Innovation with guest, Amy ClimerIn this week's podcast episode, guest Dr. Amy Climer, a creativity consultant and innovator, shared her inspiring journey of rediscovering her passion for art and integrating it into her professional work. She discussed the misconceptions around creativity and the transformative power it holds in team development. Key Takeaways: - Creativity is not limited to art: Amy emphasized the broader definition of creativity and the value of novelty in various aspects of life, beyond traditional artistic expressions. - Creativity can be learned: Research shows that individuals can develop their creativity, challenging the belief that...
2024-01-0346 min
Biz Book Pub Hub PodcastOTS 358: Unleashing Creativity - Amy ClimerToday’s guest lives in a world where creativity knows no bounds.She is on a mission to unleash untapped creativity, helping teams reach new heights of collaboration and problem-solving. With over two decades of experience, her expertise spans various sectors, from education to private enterprise. Her passion and energy are infectious, and her innovative approach has garnered acclaim and recognition worldwide.She's a Certified Speaking Professional, an international designation earned by only about 17 percent of the National Speakers Association membership. As a speaker and trainer, she shares her ex...
2023-11-1451 min
Together Digital Power Lounge, Women in Digital with Power to ShareCultivating Confident Communication | Devon Climer, Leadership Communication Consultant | Power Lounge S2E10Effective communication requires practice. Join us and speech pathologist turned leadership coach, Devon Climer as we share strategies.THIS WEEK'S TOPIC:Whether you consider yourself a natural communicator or find yourself feeling timid when speaking up, developing effective communication requires practice. We're going to dig into strategies to help listeners build confidence and feel capable of speaking up and connecting well with others.Takeaways:How effective, confident communication is a learned skillDeveloping communication takes practice, time, and effortEveryone is capable of achieving confident communication...
2023-05-3057 min
Build a Vibrant Culture PodcastUnleashing Your Team’s Creativity | Amy ClimerInnovation is what makes the world go around…And in this episode, we’re covering techniques to help your team innovate on demand…Dr. Amy Climer, owner of Climer Consulting and Certified Speaking Professional, specializes in helping teams understand how to increase their creativity. She’s here to break down the 3 factors teams need to be creative and share the tool she created that uses images to spark ideas.Amy will also cover:Why teams are the #1 source of innovation in a busines...
2023-05-0350 min
The Selling ShowSales Creativity with Amy Climer 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. Her clients describe her as approachable, inspiring, and transformative. She's the designer of Climer Cards, a TEDx speaker, and an emcee. Amy talks about how we can define creativity, using Climer Cards to help direct your sales conversations, focusing on the prospect, and much more!
2023-05-0234 min
SpeakernomicsVirtual Tech Mishaps with Amy ClimerHave you lost your internet connection during a virtual presentation? Have your camera or microphone decide not to cooperate right before you were supposed to start a live session? Are you just dreading your first major tech mishap for a virtual presentation? This week, we invited Amy Climer, PhD, CSP, to the show to discuss some solutions for when technology inevitably goes wrong during your presentations and hear about a few crazy situations Amy was able to solve.Key Takeaways
Know your technology and how it works together
Be able to communicate with your host
2021-08-2427 min
The Common CreativeEpisode 31 - Dr. Amy Climer: A Card-Carrying CreativeHow do you come up with new ideas when you feel like you've exhausted all avenues? Meet Dr. Amy Climer - a speaker, trainer, and coach who teaches teams how to innovate on demand. Amy has a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change and developed the Deliberate Creative™ Team Scale to help teams understand how to increase their creativity. She hosts The Deliberate Creative™ podcast and she is the designer of Climer Cards, a creativity and teambuilding tool. This is an episode jam-packed with creative insights that you can action for success. Links/Refer...
2021-06-0731 min
Biz Heroes with JPHGuest: Dr. Amy Climer of Climer ConsultingDr. Amy Climer works with teams and organizations who want to be more creative. She works with forward-thinking organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, Stanford University, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Amy is the host of The Deliberate Creative Podcast where she shares practical advice and strategies to help leaders build innovative teams. She designed Climer Cards, a creative tool used by thousands of facilitators in 42 countries. Amy has a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change and is a Certified Speaking Professional. You can learn more about Amy at her website climerconsulting.com
2021-05-2943 min
Ask Michelle & Chris About Team Building#13: What's Been Working for Team Builders Online, Part 3 (with Guest Dr. Amy Climer)Michelle & Chris talk with Dr. Amy Climer about how to create meaningful experiences online. Amy has been delivering online experiences long before the rest of us were 'forced' into the virtual space. After receiving a flood of requests for help in the online space, Amy created a course, 'Leading Engaging Virtual Meetings' (including Trainings and Webinars) to help with the growing demand. In this episode, we learn about the three keys to creating an engaging online experience, some tools to apply to online settings and ways to deliberately prepare and deliver purposeful programs.We hope y...
2020-08-0420 min
OnTeamBuilding#12: Dr. Amy Climer - (24+) Creative Problem Solving for Programming, Climer Cards Processing & Stories, Post-It Notes, Pausing for IdeasDr. Amy Climer has been a team builder for over 24 years working with many different age groups. Currently, her post-doctorate focus has been helping teams be more creative - or be more, deliberatively creative. In this episode we find out about how she uses a Creative Problem Solving Process to program for her trainings and how many focused learnings she likes to provide in a day-long program. We also learn about one of her biggest challenges as an experiential trainer and what she does to mitigate some of that challenge. Amy also shares her favorite team building prop (not...
2020-06-3033 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 103: Designing Creative Space with Donald Rattner Space matters. In this episode, Architect Donald Rattner shares the research on how to design your space to enhance your creativity. Donald shares several simple changes you can make. Then, he examines Amy's office and provides advice on how she can make her space more conducive to creativity. Then, Amy implements those changes and reveals the new office layout. What You’ll Learn The three A's of designing a creative space How our brain's perception of our space impacts our creativity What prospect refuge theory is and how to use it to your advantage Learn about th...
2020-02-2842 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 102: Emergent Innovation with Johnathan Cromwell Deliberate creativity encourages gaining clarity about the problem at the beginning of the innovation process. However, that's not how we always work. It's common to create something new while maintaining ambiguity around the purpose of the solution. Dr. Johnathan Cromwell found this in his research while studying a start-up company that was creating a social robot. After observing hundreds of hours of team meetings he noticed a process he calls emergent innovation. In this episode, he explains his research and helps us understand how emergent innovation works. What You’ll Learn The difference between emergent innovation an...
2020-02-1444 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 101: Polymaths with Angela Cotellessa A polymath is a modern-day Renaissance person. They have expertise in a range of fields and their diverse experiences help them be more creative. Dr. Angela Cotellessa was the first person to do a dissertation on modern-day polymaths. In this episode, she shares with us what she learned about polymaths and how it relates to being more creative. What You’ll Learn What is polymathy and why does it matter? What are the themes of modern-day polymaths What we can learn from polymaths to help us be more creative. About Dr. Angela Cotellessa Dr...
2020-01-3040 min
Leveling UpEpisode 22 - Creative Problem Solving with Dr. Amy ClimerEpisode 22 - Creative Problem Solving with Dr. Amy Climer by Leveling Up
2019-06-1741 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 100: Creativity Stories from Listeners Wow! It's episode 100! In this episode, Amy Climer interviews four long-time listeners who share what they learned from The Deliberate Creative Podcast. They talk about their own insights and changes they made in their lives based on listening to the show. Prepare to be inspired! What You’ll Learn How four listeners have applied the learnings from the podcast to their work and life Insights into Amy's recent creative block News about the future of The Deliberate Creative Podcast Resources Episodes about Creative Problem Solving: 003, 004, 005, 006, 007 Episode 8: FourSight Thinking Profile with Blair Miller Episode 20: How Your Mindse...
2018-12-3140 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 99: How to Conduct Ethnographic Interviews for Design Human-centered Design requires learning people's real needs. It means moving past assumptions and engaging with people to better understand their experiences. Some of the most powerful tools in the Human-centered Design process are ethnographic interviews and other types of ethnographic research. This episode explains what these tools are and how to use them to help you gain a deeper understanding of their real needs. The results will be increased creativity and innovation. What You’ll Learn What ethnographic research means in the context of design and creativity 4 types of ethnographic tools that are helpful for solving proble...
2018-08-0220 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 98: The Power of Human-centered Design Human-centered Design is about looking at people's real problems and creating solutions that meet their needs. In this episode, learn the definition and basic steps of human-centered design and how it can help you solve problems more creatively. What You’ll Learn The definition of human-centered design Why human-centered design matters and how you can use it in your work/life The six-step human-centered design process [powerpress] Resources The Lab, Office of Personnel Management Fundamentals of Human-centered Design for federal employees Creative Problem Solving Institute IDEO.org and IDEO.com Weekly Challe...
2018-07-1915 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 97: Intrapreneurship with Dr. Irena Yashin-Shaw Intrapreneurs are problem solvers who are being recognized as the driving force behind innovation in organizations. Dr. Irena Yashin-Shaw is leading the charge in this new way of working. In this episode, she shares how to be an intrapreneur and how to create a culture that fosters creativity and intrapreneurialism. What You’ll Learn What intrapreneurs do and why it matters Three practices to foster intrapreneurialism Barriers that prevent intrapreneurialism An example of a large organization who implemented intrapreneurialism and reclaimed over $1 million in lack of productivity. About Irena Yashin-Shaw, Ph.D. CSP Dr...
2018-07-0637 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 96: Leading Creative Organizations with Charles Day Charles Day is an accidental consultant. After building a successful, creative film editing company others started asking for his input on developing their company to be more creative. In this episode, he shares his insights and what he’s learned about organizational creativity. What You’ll Learn common practices of the most creative businesses Three elements leaders need to do a lead a creative organization Four weapons every leader needs - and they don’t cost anything [powerpress] About Charles Day In addition to running The Lookinglass, Charles is a Principal of the Boswell...
2018-06-2256 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 95: Conversations Worth Having with Dr. Cheri Torres Conversations are the heart of what we do. The type of conversations we have impact all aspects of our business and personal life. Creative organizations have conversations that lead to creativity. In this episode, Dr. Cheri Torres shares how to engage in conversations that matter and how to help your organization be more creative. It is surprisingly simple and you can start implementing change immediately. What You’ll Learn Four types of conversations and which ones to avoid The two simple Appreciative Inquiry practices The impact of conversations that matter and how one hospital went from low...
2018-05-3135 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 94: Four Levels of Creativity with Daniel Cape Understanding the four levels of creativity can help you assess yourself and your colleagues. In this episode, Daniel Cape explains the four levels and talks about experiential education and creativity. What You’ll Learn The four levels of creativity and examples of each The level we judge ourselves on and how that can inhibit our creativity About Daniel Cape Daniel Cape is a doctoral student at Saybrook University earning his degree in psychology with a focus on creativity studies. He has over 15 years of experience in the field of experiential education. Daniel’s previous...
2018-05-1829 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 93: The Connection Between Learning and Failing It's nearly impossible learn skills without failing some of the time. In this episode Dr. Amy Climer examines the connection between learning and failing. She shares some stories from her own life and how she was able to use failure, mistakes, and mess-ups to further her learning and her creativity. What You’ll Learn How failure is inevitable in the learning and creative process The importance of transferable skills [powerpress] Resources How to Create a Podcast Review Amy's email: amy@climerconsulting.com Weekly Challenge What is one thing you're working...
2018-05-0319 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 92: What is the Return on Investment in Creativity? This episode is about the financial impact of creativity to an organization. What is the ROI in creativity and innovation? Does it matter if employees are creative? Is it worth investing in training to help people be more creative? Learn the five levels of employee creativity, the financial impact they have on the organization, and why creativity training is worth the investment. What You’ll Learn Five levels of employee creativity and the financial impact they have Why creativity training is well worth the investment Examples of companies who saw huge returns after creativity training. [power...
2018-04-1919 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 91: The Skills You Need To Be a Design Thinker with Dr. Dani Chesson Dr. Dani Chesson is a thought leader in design thinking. Through her research she identified six core capabilities that design thinkers possess. In this episode, she walks us through those six core capabilities and helps us understand how to be better at coming up with creative solutions to problems. What You’ll Learn The six core capabilities of design thinkers Why visual expression helps creative problem solving The importance of separating out the ideation and evaluation of ideas How one company saved millions on a benefit program by using design thinking. [powerpress] [Tweet ""Fail...
2018-04-0538 min
The Theatre of UTOU 83: Spotlight on Amy Climer - Creative ChangeToday's guest Amy Climer hails from the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, she has been helping individuals and teams reach their creative capacity utilising experiential leadership and change programs since 1995. She has designed the Climer Cards, a tool used to evoke metaphors and generate ideas and is the host of The Deliberate Creative, a podcast designed to help other lead innovation teams.
Today Amy drew #20, 21, 10, 40 and 50 from the Cards of Cards for Uniqueness, Against the Ordinary. To learn more about Amy visit: climerconsulting.com.
If you want more info about the podcast, our work or are...
2018-04-0200 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 90: What I Learned From a Big Failure Inspired by guests Jeff Leisawitz (episode 89) and Dr. Dani Chesson (episode 91), Dr. Amy Climer shares the story of a big failure she experienced in 2006-2007. Most importantly, she talks about what she learned, what she would do differently, and how you can mitigate your risk on a project that might fail. What You’ll Learn The story of Amy's failed art practice What Amy learned from being a professional artist Advice for starting a project that might fail [powerpress] Resources See Amy's art at: amyclimer.com The Deliberate Creative on C-suite Radio Leav...
2018-03-2219 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 89: Creativity as a Tool to be Seen, Expressed, and Healed with Jeff Leisawitz Jeff Leisawitz is a musician, artist, and writer whose mission to to help everyone be more creative. His focus is on teaching the power of using creativity as a tool to be seen, expressed, and healed. What You’ll Learn How he accidentally wrote a book The impact of creativity on the world Jeff's advice on getting more creative About Jeff Leisawitz Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire writers, artists, musicians and everyone else to amp up their creativity, heal their hearts, and shine in the world. Jeff is an award-winning musician/producer...
2018-03-0837 min
HR Studio PodcastEpisode 49 | Creativity and Innovation – Finding those Amazing, Breakthrough Ideas w/ Dr. Amy ClimerCEO's are perplexed by the lack of innovation and creativity in their organizations. According to the 2017 PwC CEO Survey, the issue of innovation is the number one priority on the minds of many CEO's across the world today. In fact, 77% of CEO's struggle to find the creativity and innovation skills that they believe they need in order to grow and transform their businesses. In this episode, Dr. Amy Climer identifies the potential pitfalls and roadblocks to innovation and offers ideas and steps that leaders can take to build a culture of creativity in their teams and organizations. Dr. Amy...
2018-02-2718 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 88: Infusing Creativity in Project Management with Dr. Teresa Lawrence Dr. Teresa Lawrence has found a unique niche teaching project managers how to be more creative and effective by using tools and techniques from Creative Problem Solving. In this episode, she explores how project managers can use divergent and convergent thinking and better use the specific tools they select. What You’ll Learn The definition of a project How to know where to start in a project The importance of using divergent and convergent thinking in project management How to use the activity Card Sort [powerpress] About Dr. Teresa Lawrence Teresa Lawrenc...
2018-02-2236 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 87: Creativity in Practice with Artist Jane Dunnewold Jane Dunnewold shares what she has learned about creativity in her decades as an artist and creativity teacher. She talks about how she stays creative in her own life and how she fosters it in her students. Her insights are applicable to artists and non-artists alike. What You’ll Learn Who is "the committee" and why you need to be aware of them. The one piece of advice that all artists on this podcast have shared. How the power of a simple conversation could change someone's happiness at work [powerpress] About Jane Dunnewold...
2018-02-0839 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 86: How to Implement Ideas with Steve Garguilo Steve Garguilo is an expert at taking action. In this episode he explains his blueprint for how to take action on ideas, big or small. You will learn what gets in the way and blocks us from taking action as well as strategies to help you and your team take action and make progress. What You’ll Learn How to take action on your ideas Learn how to adapt a bias towards action How the difference between productive and unproductive procrastination About Steve Garguilo Steve Garguilo works with people from all walks of life...
2018-01-2533 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 85: 5 Creativity Books I Recommend Are you looking for some good books about creativity to read for 2018? If so, here are the top 5 books I recommend the most. They will help you be more creative in your personal and professional life, as well as to help you lead your team and organization to innovate more. Happy reading! What You’ll Learn Amy's top recommended creativity books A short review of each book [powerpress] Resources Book: The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield Book: From Experience to Creativity by Daniel Cape with contributions by Dr. Amy Climer Book: Collective...
2018-01-1108 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 84: Using Goal Setting to Increase Creativity If you want to be creative, you have to be deliberate. Setting goals is an important part of being more creative. Many people claim they want to be creative, but don't actually do anything about it. In this episode, learn Dr. Amy Climer's process for how she sets and achieves her goals. Learn what didn't work for her and how she fixed that problem. What You’ll Learn The importance of writing down your goals Barriers Amy faced in previous years and how she overcame them A process for making your goals more visual so you ca...
2018-01-0219 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 83: Creativity in Practice with Artist Hollis Chatelain Hollis Chatelain is a textile artist and humanitarian. She also teaches creativity. In this episode, she shares exercises and techniques she teaches her students to help them tap into the creativity that is already within. What You’ll Learn New exercises to help you get new ideas Why and how to embrace boredom Why journaling might not be the best way to foster your creativity [powerpress] About Hollis Chatelain Hollis Chatelain has inspired people around the globe with her award-winning scenes of multicultural life. She first went to Africa wit...
2017-12-1437 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 82: Working with Toxic Employees with Dr. Mitch Kusy Toxic employees cause significant harm to organizations and decrease creativity. Dr. Mitch Kusy is an expert in everyday civility and has studied toxic personalities in organizations for years. In this episode, he explains how toxic employees hurt organizations financially and otherwise. He discusses why managers don’t deal with them and why they need to. He offers advice and strategies for dealing with people with toxic personalities. What You’ll Learn The financial impact of toxic employees and why you shouldn't ignore them Strategies for dealing with toxic employees to improve your organization and increase creativity [p...
2017-11-3040 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 81: Be Good Enough Now with Jessica Pettitt Jessica Pettitt is a diversity and social justice educator. She talks about her new book Good Enough Now and how teams can learn to collaborate at a deeper level, embrace diversity, and get real with each other. What You’ll Learn How to be Good Enough Now The three common response patterns and how to identify yours How your response patterns can help you collaborate at a deeper level [powerpress] About Jessica Pettitt Jessica Pettitt, M.Ed., CSP, pulls together her stand up comedy years with 15+ years of diversity trainings in a wide...
2017-11-1645 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 80: How to Decrease Anxiety Related to Creativity At different points in the creative process we might come upon some anxiety related to creativity. In this episode, Amy Climer talks about three common factors which cause anxiety related to creativity and three tips so that you can move through the anxiety and start implementing your creative ideas. What You’ll Learn Three common factors which cause anxiety related to creativity Three tips to help manage and ease anxiety related to creativity Weekly Challenge Reflect on the ways in which you might be feeding your own anxiety related to creativity and give one...
2017-11-0220 min
Crack the Customer Code288: Amy Climer, Fostering CreativityAdam and Jeannie interview creativity and innovation expert Amy Climer, Ph.D. to discover how to foster creativity in your team. Creativity is not just for “creatives” Creativity is a necessary trait for teams from the c-suite on out to customer service. Much of what we do in business requires creativity- from innovation to general problem-solving. But many of us don’t think of it this way! When we’re not prepared for the creative process in these situations, we get bad ideas, push-back from some team members, and the silent treatment from others.
2017-10-3127 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 79: Asking Powerful Questions with Will Wise In this episode we're flipping the script. Guest Will Wise is an expert at using questions to create connections. Today, he will be interviewing Amy Climer and demonstrating how to ask powerful questions. You'll learn how to ask better questions through an exciting live Q&A session. What You’ll Learn How to ask more powerful questions and create deeper connections with others How to build trust in your team One simple thing your team can do to be more creative today. The vision that drives Amy's focus on creativity - you are a part of it...
2017-10-1945 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 78: Facilitating Creative Problem Solving with Roger Firestien Dr. Roger Firestien is a master facilitator of the Creative Problem Solving process. He has been using it, studying it, researching it, and teaching it for 40 years. In this episode he shares his thoughts on facilitating a well-crafted Creative Problem Solving session. He talks about how to get the best results for the clients, how to be an amazing facilitator, and some tips he has learned over the last four decades. What You’ll Learn How one company saved $50,000/week after using Creative Problem Solving The tools Roger Firestien uses more than any others Three levels to...
2017-10-0542 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 77: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and How to Overcome Them In this episode, Amy describes the five dysfunctions of a team as outlined in the book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni and provides ways that leaders might address each of these dysfunctions. What You’ll Learn The five common dysfunctions of a team What you might do as a team leader to overcome these dysfunctions Resources The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone The Deliberate Creative Podcast Episode 8: FourSight with Blair Miller Week...
2017-09-2129 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 76: The Connection Between Change and Creativity with Michael Diettrich-Chastain In this episode, Michael Diettrich-Chastain explores the connection between making change and creativity. He explains seven elements needed to implement change in your life and how to use that to be more creative. What You’ll Learn The connection between change and creativity The CHANGES model and how you can use it to be more creative in your life How self-care can impact the bottom line About Michael Diettrich-Chastain Michael Diettrich-Chastain is the founder of an independent Organizational Consulting and Coaching firm – Arc Integrated. Michael has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Span...
2017-08-1727 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 75: Being Thoughtfully Fit with Darcy Luoma Darcy Luoma shares her philosophy about being Thoughtfully Fit. Just like one would intentionally train to run a marathon, we need to train to be more mentally and emotionally fit. Darcy shares the six components you need to improve many areas of your life - whether it's being more creative with a team or improving your relationship with your spouse. She gives actionable insights and shares stories of her own personal shifts. What You’ll Learn The six components of being Thoughtfully Fit Hear stories about how to be more intentional about how you show up in l...
2017-08-0338 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 74: The Survival of Ideas Creativity is about the survival of ideas, pushing and pulling them out of us, giving them shape, and nurturing them into the world. It rarely happens alone. More often teams and groups are critical to creative ideas reaching adulthood. Yet, teams are complex. They can be the greatest champions for an idea or instantly kill it. In this episode, Amy Climer talks about the 3 elements of collaborative creativity that teams need to help ideas survive and thrive. What You’ll Learn The three elements of collaboratively creative teams. What happens when ideas are shot down too ear...
2017-07-2022 minThe Deliberate CreativeEpisode 72: Unlocking Creative FacilitationIn this episode, things are flipped. Podcast host Amy Climer is interviewed by Meg Bolger and Sam Killermann from Facilitating XYZ. Amy talks about how she learned to facilitate and explores facilitating creativity in teams. This is a replay from an episode on Facilitating XYZ, first aired on May 16, 2017. What You’ll Learn The difference between a presentation, a training, and a facilitation How to get more ideas and engagement from workshop participants How to address "idea fatigue" and the value of getting bored The Creative Problem Solving process and how it works with teams Reso...
2017-06-221h 52
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 70: How to Ask Questions with Chad LittlefieldChad Littlefield has studied questions. He knows how to ask excellent questions that lead to open, intriguing, creative conversations. He explains how to ask useful questions that help people be more creative. Learn tips on how to craft the best questions, build team trust, and increase creativity. What You’ll Learn The essential elements of well-crafted questions The reason "why" questions close off creativity How to use questions to drive creativity About Chad Littlefield Chad Littlefield, M.Ed., is the co-founder and CEO of We!™. He has spoken at TEDx and is the author of the...
2017-05-2533 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 69: Creativity in Practice Series - Artist Greg ClimerIn this episode, I interview artist Greg Climer. Yes, he's my brother, but he's also an amazing artist and a professor at the Parson School of Design in New York. He talks about his artistic practice, where he gets his ideas, and offers advice for how to get more creative. What You’ll Learn Three tips from artist Greg Climer to help you be more creative How Greg comes up with new ideas and how you can do the same About Greg Climer Greg Climer is an artist whose work, though primarily textiles, brid...
2017-05-1127 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 65: Immunity to Change with Jen WilsonImmunity to Change is a powerful tool to help us figure out what is preventing us from making the change we want in our lives, whether it is being more creative, exercising more, or finishing a project. Something is creating the "immunity" that is stopping the change. In this episode, Immunity to Change facilitators Amy Climer and Jen Wilson explain how Immunity to Change works and how to use it. You will walk through creating your own map to lead you to understanding yourself and hear an example of how to use the process. The process helps individuals, teams, an...
2017-03-1639 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 62: How to Use Improv to Build Creative Teams, An Interview with Chris EsparzaThere is no script for life and there is no exact script that will help you be more creative. In this episode, Amy interviews Chris Esparza about the power of Improv and how to work without a script. The skills and principles of Improv, borrowed from the world of theater, can help you deal with the ambiguity of leading creative teams. What You’ll Learn What Improv is and how it can help your teams be more creative The three principles of Improv and how to use them with your team The importance of preparation versus plan...
2017-02-0246 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 59: How Sleep Affects CreativitySleep is a huge factor in our ability to be creative and come up with new ideas. Recently, there has been more research about how sleep affects our brains. This episode explores the effects of sleep on our creativity. Learn how you can get more sleep and how to support your teams to get more sleep and function at an even higher and more creative level. What You’ll Learn Why you and your team need more sleep Six ways you can improve your sleep How you might be preventing your team members from getting the sl...
2016-12-2227 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 58: How to Get Input From Every Team MemberTeam meetings are an opportunity to gather input, share ideas, and explore strategies. However, in many teams there are some team members who talk more, while others are less vocal. Every person’s input if valuable, otherwise they shouldn’t be on the team. In this episode, learn six techniques to equalize the voices in team meetings. The powerful techniques are easy enough to implement in your next meeting. This is the third episode in a three part series about team meetings. What You’ll Learn Six techniques to help equalize input from team members How to hear...
2016-12-0813 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 57: How to Close Team MeetingsMeetings are often the primary communication tool for teams. The way meetings begin and end impact the quality of the meeting. The episode explains five different ways to end your team meeting. The techniques encourage reflection and allow everyone to gain data about where the team is at. The episode builds on 056 which talked about how to open a meeting. What You’ll Learn Why being intentional about how you end your meetings can help your teams be more successful. Five techniques to close your team meetings. How to increase reflection from team members and gain more...
2016-11-2513 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 56: 5 Ways to Open Your Next Team MeetingMeetings are often the primary way a team works together. The format and process of team meetings affects how a team works together, their sense of purpose, and their ability to innovate. By changing the format of a meeting you can increase trust among team members, improve communication, and do better work together. In this episode, learn five ways to begin your meeting that will help build your team to be even stronger. What You’ll Learn Why starting a meeting with a short activity can help your team be more productive and focused Five ways to...
2016-11-1117 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 55: Your Creativity Pep TalkDo you ever doubt your creativity? Do you ever think you just aren't creative enough or you don't have a creative bone in your body? If so, this episode is for you. Amy explains why the planet needs your creativity and reminds you of your creative potential. If you are doubting your creativity listen to this episode! What You’ll Learn How the stories we heard at a young age impact our creative self-identity The role genetics play in your creativity Why the world needs you to be creative Resources Book: A Return to Lov...
2016-10-0614 minThe Deliberate CreativeEpisode 54: Understanding Social StylesEvery one of us has our own unique, interpersonal style. In essence, we all have a default, natural behavior that we are most comfortable with. This behavior is called your Social Style. Social Styles explain our communication preferences, how we deal with conflict, and how we interact with others. By understanding your own style and others’ you can learn to become more versatile therefore enhancing work relationships, resolving conflicts more effectively, and creating effective change. You'll learn your Social Style and how to adjust to better work with colleagues, partner, and friends. What You’ll Learn Your o...
2016-08-2630 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 46: How to Take Action Against Your Inner CriticBuilding on episode 45, this episodes gives you three simple tools to help you move past your inner critic and get unstuck. Three tools to help you be more creative and take action towards innovation.
What You’ll Learn
Three tips to help you take action against your inner critic
How Post-It Notes can help you get unstuck
How to leverage the power of your To Do list to be more creative
Resources to Help You Overcome Your Inner Critic
Post-it Notes
Scrivener
David Allen's Getting Things Done
Climer Cards
Episode 22: Creativity Boosters
Episode 24: How to U...
2016-04-2210 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 45: How to Say No to Your Inner CriticDo you have ideas, but then critique them to death? Do you want to be more creative, but you inner critic pushes the creativity away? Are you afraid of rejection? If so, listen to this episode and learn about three things that impact our inner critic and what to do about it. You can start being more creative and put your ideas into action. What You’ll Learn Three types of friends who impact your ideas How your ego might be getting in the way of your creativity The power of saying yes Resources to Help...
2016-04-1433 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 39: How to Get Unstuck and Start Being CreativeEveryone gets stuck at times. You know that feeling where you want to be creative, but it's just not happening. Instead you procrastinate, you avoid the project, or you do other "important" things. This episode explains reasons why we get stuck and provides solutions to move into full creative breakthrough mode. Ready to get unstuck? Just click play!
What You’ll Learn
How to figure out which stage of the creative process you are stuck in and then how to move forward
General tips that will help you move forward, regardless of where you are stuck
Te...
2016-03-0324 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 36: The Connection Between Leadership Styles and Stages of Group DevelopmentThis episode brings together topics from three previous episodes: 9, 34, and 35. I explain the connection between Stages of Group Development (episode 9), Three Elements Teams Need to Succeed (episode 34), and the Leadership Continuum (episode 35). Understanding all of these together and can help your team move into the Performing Stage and become amazing and more creative.
What You’ll Learn
When to adjust your leadership style according to the group's stage of development
Why you shouldn't always intervene when your team is in conflict
Resources Mentioned in the Episode
Free Cheat Sheet about Leadership Styles
From Conflict to...
2016-02-0423 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 34: Three Elements of Successful TeamsTeams need to attend to three elements in order to be successful in their work: task, relationship, and process. Balancing and attending to these three can lead to high functioning, creative, successful teams. This episode explains what each of these are and how to attend to all three. What You’ll Learn The difference between task, relationship, and process for teams Why teams need to attend to task, relationship, and process, but not at exactly the same time. Resources Mentioned in the Episode Episode 23 - How Conflict Impact Creativity Episode 8 - FourSight, an Interview with...
2016-01-2117 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 30: How the Career Advice You Give Your Kids Impacts Their CreativityParents want the best for their kids. They give their kids advice to help them grow into healthy, happy, and successful adults. However, the best-intentioned career advice might be decreasing the creativity in your kids and that might be causing a number of other problems. In this episode Amy Climer talks about how you can make a living doing anything and why saying Yes to your kids’ career ideas might be the best way to help them live healthy, happy, and successful lives.
What You’ll Learn
How your best intentions as parents might be decreasing your...
2015-12-2419 min
The Creative Business ShowAmy Climer | The Deliberate Creative (A Case Study About the Process of Launching a New Podcast)Starting a podcast can be a nerve-wracking and challenging experience but it can also be profoundly rewarding and fun. This June, Amy Climer, founder of Climer Consulting, took the plunge and began The Deliberate Creative Podcast. As of this interview, she is on her fourteenth episode and has come a long way in developing a process and attracting an audience.
In this episode, you will…
Be inspired by how Amy decided to launch her own podcast
Hear how podcasting plays a role in Amy’s business and in her larger mission of encouraging creativity and success
Find...
2015-11-1325 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 24: How to Use Climer Cards to Increase CreativityClimer Cards are a fun, powerful tool that can be used to help teams expand their creativity, increase their engagement, and get to know each other better. In this episode, learn how this inexpensive, simple deck of cards can be used for many activities whether you are facilitating the Creative Problem Solving process, teambuilding activities, or having a conversation about meaningful topics. You can also modify the activities to use other images or playing cards. The options are endless! What You’ll Learn What are Climer Cards Activities to help teams get to know each other Activi...
2015-11-1217 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 22: Creativity BoostersThere are many ways to enhance your creativity. This episodes explains seven tips for how to become more creative. It requires you to be deliberate, but the results can be spectacular.
What You’ll Learn
Seven ways to boost your creativity
Tools and resources you can use to become more creative
[powerpress]
Resources Mentioned in the Episode
Book The Artist's Way by Julie Cameron
Julia Cameron's Artist's Way website
750words.com - a tool for writing Morning Pages online
amyclimer.com
Pinterest
Evernote
Strict Workflow
The Weekly Challenge
Try at...
2015-10-2218 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 19: Six Way Leaders Can Build Creative TeamsIn this episode Amy Climer examines the research on how to build creative teams and provides six actions leaders can take to enhance their team’s creative output. What You’ll Learn Two myths about creativity that are common in teams and business Six ways leaders can build creativity in any team Three ways to build trust amongst your team The Weekly Challenge Which of the six actions can you begin this week with your team? Talk with you team to see which areas they feel are most important. Make one step...
2015-10-0121 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 16: How Wikipedia is Democratizing InnovationIn this interview Rosemary Rein, The Director of Learning and Evaluation at Wikimedia Foundation, talks about how she democratizes innovation to work towards Wikimedia's mission to share the sum of all human knowledge with the world. You'll hear how Wikipedia, and it's umbrella non-profit the Wikimedia Foundation, uses techniques and processes such as Creative Problem Solving, design thinking strategies, Fail Fests, Hackathons, the Pixar Process and the Friday Notes Sessions to unleash creativity, product and process innovation. Learn how to create a culture of openness to help use these strategies with your teams. End with an engaging weekly challenge and...
2015-09-1033 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 15: Leading Change and Transition Creativity is all about implementing change. If you want to implement creative ideas, you should know how change works. In this episode we look at how we think change works and how it actually works, examine an important change model, and delve into eight important aspects of leading change. What You’ll Learn The difference between change and transition and why it matters How we think change will work and how it actually works The Bridges' Change Model The Change Formula and why you must know it to succeed Eight tips for leading and managing change an...
2015-09-0327 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 12: Team Development thru Outward BoundLearn about team development from a group of educators who participated in an 8-day North Carolina Outward Bound course. Through backpacking, rock climbing, and challenging themselves they learned more about team development than they expected. Listen to their stories and how they will apply what they learned to their classrooms and schools.
What You’ll Learn
How hiking together taught this group the power of having a common language
The impact of a shared team vision
Ways to build trust amongst teams
The Weekly Challenge
In this episode participants talked about shared vision, goals...
2015-08-1237 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 11: Creativity and Risk TakingBeing creative requires taking some risks. Sometimes it's the risks that hold us back from moving forward and being creative. Learn about two types of risks, what it really means to step out of your comfort zone, and how to test assumptions you might have about your fears.
What You’ll Learn
Learn the difference between inherent risk and perceived risk
What is really means when you hear "step out of your comfort zone"
How to test your assumptions about your fears
[powerpress]
Resources and Links:
Climer Cards Kickstarter project from 2012
Tran...
2015-08-0619 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 10: The 10 Dimensions of Creative PeopleWhile there are no specific traits that all creative people possess, there are some dimensions found in many highly creative people. These dimensions are like spectrums or paradoxes and creative people often manage to move along these dimensions with ease. Listen and see which of these dimensions you exhibit in your life and work.
What You’ll Learn
The 10 dimensions found in highly creative people
The many paradoxes that creative people are able to manage
The difference between big "C" and little "c" creativity
Resources and Links:
Csikszentmihalyi's book Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of...
2015-07-2719 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 9: Stages of Group DevelopmentLearn how your team's stage of development impacts their creative performance. We explore the five stages of group development, how creativity is impacted by each stage, and how to adjust your leadership style based on the team's stage.
What You’ll Learn
The five stages of team development
How your team's stage will impact their creative performance
How to adjust your leadership style based on your team's stage of development and help them achieve higher performance
Resources and Links:
Free Stages of Team Development Assessment Tool
Don Clark's Performance Juxtaposition website (author of the stages o...
2015-07-2323 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 7: Creative Problem Solving - ImplementIn this episode you will learn tools to use for stage four of the Creative Problem Solving process - Implement.
What You’ll Learn
How to create a comprehensive action plan
The importance of identifying Assisters and Resistors
The power of the Jump Start Action
Resources and Links:
Download the entire CPS workbook (includes worksheets for Episodes 004-007)
The Progress Principle by Teresa Amabile & Steven Kramer
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2015-07-0915 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 6: Develop Stage of Creative Problem Solving In this episode you will learn tools to use for stage three of the Creative Problem Solving process - Develop. What You’ll Learn How to evaluate, strengthen and select your best ideas How to use the PPCO tool to further develop your top ideas How to design and use an Evaluation Matrix to assess the best idea to implement Resources and Links: Download the Develop workbook (includes Clarify & Ideate worksheets too) Climer Cards - a simple deck of cards that can spark thousands of ideas Book Decisive: How to Better Choices in Life and Work ...
2015-07-0319 min
The Deliberate CreativeEpisode 0: The Deliberate Creative Introduction In this episode I talk about why I'm starting The Deliberate Creative Podcast. It will help you decide if this it the right podcast for you. I share the podcast goals, my background, and what inspired me to start The Deliberate Creative. What You’ll Learn The purpose and goals of The Deliberate Creative podcast Amy Climer's background The reason Amy is nervous and excited about hosting The Deliberate Creative podcast Amy's inspiration for starting The Deliberate Creative Podcast Resources and Links: Smart Passive Income Podcast with Pat Flynn - my inspiration for starting this...
2015-05-2810 min