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RELATED LEADERSHIP TOOLS
2.1 Systems Thinking 4.4 Employee Involvement 7.1 Problem Framing
3.2 Sigmoid Curve 6.6 Six-Hat Thinking 9.1 Leadership Versatility
FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE
3M Web Site, http://www.mmm.com
If you want to get a feel for an organization that has innovation at its core, explore this Web site.
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience,2nd ed. HarperCollins, 1991.
de Bono, Edward. Six Thinking Hats.Little/Brown, 1985.
Nadler, Gerald, and Shozo Hibino. Breakthrough Thinking: The Seven Principles of Creative Problem Solving,2nd ed.
Prima Pub, 1998.
Von Oech, Roger. A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative,2nd ed. Warner Books, 1998.
Note: There are tons of creativity and innovation resources available. Be creative and visit your
favorite on-line bookstore, using the keywords “creativity” or “innovation” to explore the
range for yourself.
192 SECTION 6 TOOLS FORCRITICALTHINKING ANDINNOVATION
How skilled are you as a change
leader?
How skilled are you at systems think-
ing, at the core of issue identification
and successful innovation?[☛5.1 Change Equation][☛2.1 Systems Thinking]