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Making Progress at IDEO
Amabile, Teresa M.; Flanagan, KatrinaCase HBS-814123-EEntrepreneurshipThis case focuses on different types of client relationships at IDEO, the value of these relationships for IDEO and clients, and the implications for IDEO designers' everyday experience of work. As new types of client work have shifted away from the more classic design projects, there may be accompanying shifts in designers' engagement and motivation. The case illustrates the importance of progress and meaning to IDEO designers, and it poses the ...Starting at €8.20
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Creativity under the Gun at Litmus Corporation
Amabile, Teresa M.Case HBS-808075-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaches students to diagnose the circumstances under which time pressure can facilitate or hinder creativity. A team's creative "genius", Miles Grady, who previously conceptualized a revolutionary material for an important new product, must now significantly change that material so that the team can create an entirely new business. This early new business development project, while supported by management, has a looming deadline for proof-of-conc...Starting at €8.20
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IDEO's Culture of Helping
Amabile, Teresa M.; Fisher, Colin M.; Pillemer, JuliannaArticle HBS-R1401C-ELeadership and People ManagementLeaders can do few things more important than encouraging helping behavior within their organizations. In the highest-performing companies, it is a norm that colleagues support one another's efforts to do the best work they can. That has always been true for efficiency reasons, but collaborative helping becomes even more vital in an era of knowledge work, when positive business outcomes depend on high creativity in often very complex projects. A ...Starting at €8.20
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The Power of Small Wins
Amabile, Teresa M.; Kramer, Steven J.Article HBS-R1105C-EService and Operations ManagementWhat is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step forward every day. In an analysis of knowledge workers' diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive inner work life (the mix of emotions, motivations, and perceptions that is critical to performance) than making progress in meaningful work. If a person is motivated and happy at the end of the workday, it's a good bet that he or she ach...Starting at €8.20