Name: Creative Confidence
Rating: 3.923076923076923 (78 reviews)
ISBN: 9780385349369

David Kelley

Tom Kelley

The founder of IDEO and his partner and brother, the author of the best-selling The Art of Innovation, outline strategies for tapping innate creative abilities, sharing uplifting stories from their work with forefront companies to outline principles for fostering innovation and problem solving.

Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All

Creative Confidence

Rina

At its core, creative confidence is about believing in your ability to create change in the world around you. It is the conviction that you can achieve what you set out to do. We think this self-assurance, this belief in your creative capacity, lies at the heart of innovation.

But the real value of creativity doesn't emerge until you are brave enough to act on those ideas.

Adam

To build a creative organization, you need to build creative confidence among key players, one individual at a time. Inno- vation leader Claudia Kotchka helped introduce design think- ing at Procter & Gamble. For her, getting people to experience the methodology firsthand was key. "I always say, 'Show, don't tell, " Claudia explains. “The bottom line is, you just have to get as many people through it as you can. Because once someone experi- ences it, they are forever changed." Many clients have mentioned the importance of having trained innovation coaches within the COmpany who can guide others toward creative confidence. While Intuit has its "Innovation Catalysts," other companies have heir the aa S, the otga To builda creative where ad organization, you need to build creative confidence among key players. -throngh a peopk zni work, or th crStand i d tart a pot nCourgatt Wto mchuti Versions, with names that range from facilitators" to "co- conspirators." he CEOT Mạurn callo

Henry Sorensen

Second read through. A bit dated, but definitely still great principles. I’d love an updated version of it. Few other books have made me want to be more creative in all aspects of my life than this one.

Zowaar het eerste boek dat ik volledig heb gelezen voor mijn studie. Het is ook het eerste boek in de zelfhulp/leerzaam categorie. Wat een goede verfrissing voor mij was. Het was een interessant boek waar je veel uit kan halen. Het boek, Creative confidence, gaat over hoe iedereen creatief is en hoe je dat kan toepassen op plekken waar ze je niet verwacht. Zelf voel ik mij al als een creatief persoon, dus ik heb iets minder aan het boek. Maar het maakt het zeker niet een minder interessant boek.  

Bart Veldhuijsen 

matej yangwao

** spoiler alert **
           Books shows how to overcome mental blocks, drive to growth mindset to removing limiting beliefs. 

Worth a shot 🥃
Keep on trying 😄

Found reference to Einstellung effect from other book😲


≥creative confidence is about believing in your innate ability to change your world.

≥actions, goals, and perceptions are largely influenced by our belief system.

≥People who come to believe that they can cause change are more likely to accomplish what they set out to do. This personal conviction is called “self–efficacy.” Individuals with self–efficacy set higher goals, try harder, persevere longer, and show more resilience in the face of failure.

≥to become creative, you have to deliberately choose creativity.

≥things stand out because they’re different

≥The reason we learn so much when we travel is that we pay such close attention.

≥We are constantly trying to figure out a world that is different and new.

≥To kindle your spark of inspiration, you must constantly think like a traveler and engage what the Kelley brothers call a “beginner’s mind.”

≥When youignore presuppositions, you’ll be able to fully immerse yourself in the world around you.

≥The reason why most of us get stuck between wanting to act and taking action is the formidable uncertainty of the uncharted path ahead.

≥The space between what we know we should do and what we actually do is called the knowing–doing gap.

≥action allows us to learn at a faster rate

≥Otherwise, the desire to be perfect, to be the best, can get in the way of getting better.

≥Building on the ideas of others is an essential element of creative confidence, and it requires a great level of humility.

≥A shift in perspective can open up a world of possibilities.

Cristian Garcia

I have always loved IDEO and every single document they put out.
Creative confidence was just as good, but it lacked the surprise element I have always had as a reader. Most of the book felt "been there" situation. Although I do have to tell you is a book that encourages not to read that much, but do. And that is the main thing about Creative Confidence, it will push you to read a few pages, drop your Kindle and start doing. The mantra remains the same. We are all creative.

For some reason, this book dragged my momentum of reading 1 book per month. It might just be me but it felt slow to read

Aris Acoba

Mudita

I felt like most of the examples and anecdotes in the book were about either Stanford students or individuals already working in cool places (they seemed to be already thriving in their respective fields) who just discovered their creativity. It was a little difficult for me, a student from an extremely mediocre college to feel like I could relate to that, which would have been an important factor in making me feel "confident".
Other than that though, I loved everything else about the book and every topic it covered. Regardless of the issue mentioned above, I could relate to the struggles mentioned so it did feel like a great hype-me-up book.

This book is about starting to be creative in your everyday life and worklife. With a few practices you can do by yourself or in a group.

It's about being more creative in your life and doing that with confidence!

I loved it! truly inspiring to start being more creative and trying to solve everyday problems in a more creative way.

I recommend the book to everybody who wants to live a more creative life or (like me) want to start a more creative career

Inspiring!!

This book is about starting to be creative in your everyday life and worklife. With a few practices you can do by yourself or in a group.

It's about being more creative in your life and doing that with confidence!

I loved it! truly inspiring to start being more creative and trying to solve everyday problems in a more creative way.

I recommend the book to everybody who wants to live a more creative life or (like me) want to start a more creative career

Nadine 

Quick read from the IDEO team, some familiar stories if you know a bit about the design lab but always a welcome reminder.

Lucas Coelho

I had problems finishing this book.

But it was not the book, it was me. You know, I’ve been working on the ‘creative’ field for a long time and this book felt like it was preaching to the converted to me. Somehow a lot of IDEO books have the same effect I feel. 

I see the importance of this book and I would definitely recommend reading this if you are still not convinced on how important is creativity as a skill and way of living. If you are convinced and more importantly, if you are living a creative life, go to your next book. ☺️

Katie Cheng

I liked this book! How could I not, it's exactly my kind of thing - design, education, problem-solving, creativity. That sums up some of my favorite topics pretty neatly. I am between rating the book a 3 and a 4, because it was indeed inspiring and thought-provoking...but I just have a particular idea of how perfect the book SHOULD be, and it isn't quite.

To give props where they are due - there are lots of great stories in this book. IDEO success stories, D-School success stories, IDEO-influenced success stories, D-School inspired success stories, and...repeat. I mean, it's cool! The stories are cool. They are just very - "Let's talk about how awesome we are!" Indeed, they are awesome. There are few things I wouldn't do to be part of IDEO, or to take classes at the D-School. Buuut, no matter how fantastic they are, I get pretty tired of people talking about themselves.

The Kelleys revealed at the end of the book that the way they outlined the book was using a hub-and-spoke mindweb - and when they said it, I just thought "Ohhhh." Cause really, that's how the book felt. "Here is a core idea: build a strong team! Now here are 5 stories or examples that vaguely demonstrate the importance of teams, and are otherwise largely unrelated to each other, and don't make a larger, persuasive point!" Maybe this was just my reading of the book...but because of the way the book was laid out, I didn't feel like I was being brought along on a journey that helped create some home-hitting transformation in my thinking. Which was what I wanted, I guess.

I had also hoped there would be more wisdom imparted. More practical advice on what to do, steps to take, things to try. A lot of the "lessons" that were concluded from the various narratives felt rather weak and contrived. Yeah, when you want to implant Creative Confidence in the culture of a company, you should get the approval of upper management? That is sound advice indeed. Tell me more. There was a nice chapter at the end with a few simple creativity-inducing exercises to try, but I think I was looking more for a handbook of creativity, rather than a series of stories explaining the importance of creativity. Does that distinction make sense?

Anyways. It's true - while reading, I would read a few pages, then become inspired to jot down "creative" new ideas, then keep reading and jotting, reading and jotting. It provided fodder for my mind-mill that otherwise would have been fodder-less. It was definitely an interesting book! It's just, I can't say it was particularly well-written or that it taught me anything that another book on creativity couldn't. 

Sorry, this is a pretty all-over-the-place review, but I wanted to record my thoughts before my mind got lost to other distractions. Overall, read it if you are interested in IDEO and the D-school, and are looking for general inspiration. I'd maybe look elsewhere if you're looking for actionable advice on how to be more creative.

Creative Confidence Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All

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