{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How to Build Creative Teams - Dr. Amy Climer on Team Creativity #356","description":"Creativity at work isn\u2019t random\u2014it\u2019s designed. In this SuperCreativity Podcast episode, Dr. Amy Climer (author of Deliberate Creative Teams and creator of Climer Cards) joins James to break down her Purpose\u2013Dynamics\u2013Process model for team creativity. We dig into psychological safety and \u201ccreative abrasion,\u201d reframing the right problem before ideating, meeting redesigns that unlock innovation, and practical tools like ethnographic interviews and image prompts. Plus: exnovation (what to stop doing) and how leaders can turn conflict into better ideas, faster. Key takeaways Be deliberate to be creative: rituals + structure make innovation repeatable. The Deliberate Creative Team model = Purpose, Dynamics, Process\u2014alignment matters. Clarify before you ideate or you\u2019ll solve the wrong problem. Encourage task conflict (\u201ccreative abrasion\u201d), avoid relationship conflict\u2014psychological safety is the guardrail. Redesign meetings: less reporting, more collaborating through clear stages (clarify \u2192 ideate \u2192 develop \u2192 test). Make time by stopping things: exnovate outdated tasks and meetings. Practical tools: Creative Problem Solving, ethnographic interviews, and image-based prompts (Climer Cards). Memorable quotes \u201cBe deliberate to be creative.\u201d \u201cCreativity is novelty that is valuable.\u201d \u201cTeams think they have a process\u2014until you ask them to describe it.\u201d \u201cIf you didn\u2019t spend time clarifying, you\u2019d solve the wrong problem.\u201d \u201cCreative abrasion means disagreeing about the work\u2014respectfully.\u201d Timestamps 00:08 \u2014 Intro to Dr. Amy Climer and her work with innovative teams and organizations. 01:16 \u2014 Amy\u2019s path: from The Artist\u2019s Way to a PhD and a consulting practice. 03:23 \u2014 Creating the Deliberate Creative Team Scale: measuring behaviors, not just traits. 04:36 \u2014 The model: Purpose, Dynamics, Process (and why all three matter). 06:17 \u2014 Applying the model to an engineering team: purpose, process, and meeting design. 10:53 \u2014 Clarifying the problem: how five minutes can change the brief. 12:25 \u2014 Ethnographic interviews: talk to the people who actually have the problem. 14:55 \u2014 Dynamics & \u201ccreative abrasion\u201d: productive task conflict vs. harmful relationship conflict. 18:05 \u2014 Safety, hierarchy, and speaking up (airline cockpit lesson). 22:58 \u2014 The biggest blocker is \u201ctime\u201d\u2014and how exnovation frees it. 29:47 \u2014 Letting go to innovate: pausing projects to serve emerging client needs. 30:30 \u2014 A teacher\u2019s influence and early psychological safety. 33:59 \u2014 Leaders\u2019 misconception: \u201cI don\u2019t want creativity, I want innovation.\u201d Defining terms. 36:56 \u2014 More people now self-identify as creative; culture and generational shifts. 38:41 \u2014 The 1950 APA moment and the boom in creativity research. 39:37 \u2014 If you do one thing: fix your team meetings to unlock brainpower. 41:03 \u2014 Tools: Climer Cards and image prompts to deepen conversation and ideation. 43:42 \u2014 Book pick: The Artist\u2019s Way by Julia Cameron. 45:12 \u2014 Connect with Amy: Climer Consulting and LinkedIn. 45:58 \u2014 Close. Resources mentioned Deliberate Creative Teams \u2014 Dr. Amy Climer Climer Cards (image-based facilitation\/ideation decks) The Artist\u2019s Way \u2014 Julia Cameron Call to action If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate the show\u2014and share it with a colleague who cares about building innovative teams. \ud83d\udc49 Like & subscribe to the SuperCreativity Podcast: https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/scp ","author_name":"SuperCreativity Podcast with James Taylor | Creativity, Innovation and Inspiring Ideas","author_url":"http:\/\/jamestaylor.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"