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Ibbotson, Piers and Darsø, Lotte (2008) Directing creativity : the art and craft of creative leadership. Journal of management & organization, 14 (5). pp. 548-559. doi:10.1017/S1833367200003035
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1833367200003035
Abstract
In this article we will argue that leaders facing complex challenges can learn from the arts, specifically that leaders can learn by examining how theatre directors direct creativity through creative constraints. We suggest that perceiving creativity as a boundary phenomenon is helpful for directing it. Like leaders who are caught in paradoxical situations where they have to manage production and logistics simultaneously with making space for creativity and innovation, theatre directors need to find the delicate balance between, on the one hand, renewal of perceptions, acting and interaction and on the other, getting ready for the opening night. We conclude that the art of directing creativity is linked to developing competencies of conscious presence, attention and vigilance, whereas the craft of directing creativity concerns communication, framing and choice.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of management & organization | ||||
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||
| ISSN: | 1833-3672 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2 February 2008 | ||||
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| Volume: | 14 | ||||
| Number: | 5 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 548-559 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1833367200003035 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published |
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