Worthy leaders actively seek to “protect the creative process.”
• Apply as many minds as possible to the most difficult problems.
• The best animation convinces you that every character is a “thinking being.”
• In dysfunctional organizations, each unit believes its goals matter most. Departmental
agendas will differ, but their corporate goals must be “interdependent.”
• Confront large and small problems with “the same set of values and emotions.”
• To lead, you must seek and understand the “unseen” in your organization’s processes.
• Mindfulness nourishes creativity by clearing mental clutter.
• Become aware how your pre-existing models of the world distort your perceptions.
• To enable and sustain a creative culture, you need strong teams, open communication,
flexibility, and a productive approach to mistakes, failure and risk.
• “Hindsight is not 20-20. Not even close.” People see the past no more clearly than they
see the future.