Break Up with Corporate Culture: Preserve creativity - Heather Ryan

This lightening talk will focus on concrete tools for carving out space for and protecting creativity in a "corporate" environment. Tools and tips will cover individual, team, and partner implementation, as well as small to sweeping shifts to encourage creativity at all levels.

Transcript

1. Break Up with Corporate Culture: Preserve creativity Heather Ryan, Psy.D. Psychologist | Former UX Researcher
2. In the next 10 minutes… Layers of “corporate” culture Creativity Individual contributors Managers & leaders
4. Layers of Culture Corporate Department Team Individual Contributor
5. Creativity The ability to generate or recognize ideas that make something new or solve a problem. S1, E1 - supermarket materials S13, E2 - movie theater materials
6. I did some research!
7. Your Environment… Managers…. Create psychological safety on your team (Resource: Dr. Amy Edmondson) ICs… Consider your workspace All 7 senses (the usual plus vestibular & proprioception)
8. Communicate! Managers…. High and wide your team’s process Set realistic expectations for work What does your team need? What does each IC need?
9. Communicate! ICs… Teammates for feedback & inspo Manager for opportunities
10. Consider Work Norms… Managers…. Flexibility (e.g. 9a-5p mandate?) Communicating availability Group creative exercises (non-work related, e.g. “progressive designs”)
11. Consider Work Norms… ICs... Address your calendar situation • Defensive scheduling • Color coding • Strategic meeting attendance
12. Consider Work Norms… ICs... Use other tools wisely • Organize your files! • To do lists - kanban style • Go async