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Teresa Amabile is a renowned psychologist known for her contributions to the fields of organizational behavior and creativity research. Born on June 15, 1950, she currently holds the position of professor at Harvard Business School. Amabile's research focuses on how work environments can foster creativity in employees, providing valuable insights into the innovation process and the enhancement of organizational creativity.

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“Creativity takes a hit when people in a work group compete instead of collaborate.”

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“Creativity depends on a number of things: experience, including knowledge and technical skills; talent; an ability to think in new ways; and the capacity to push through uncreative dry spells.”

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“People are the least creative when fighting the clock... Time pressure stifles creativity because people can't deeply engage with the problem.”

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“The best way to help people to maximize their creative potential is to allow them to do something they love.”

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“True creativity is impossible without some measure of passion.”

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Book:Growing up creative: nurturing a lifetime of creativity

Source: Growing up creative: nurturing a lifetime of creativity

“People will be most creative when they feel motivated primarily by the interest, enjoyment, satisfaction and challenge of the work itself.”

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Book:Growing up creative: nurturing a lifetime of creativity

Source: Growing up creative: nurturing a lifetime of creativity

“Creativity is the generation and initial development of new, useful ideas. Innovation is the successful implementation of those ideas in an organization. Thus, no innovation is possible without the creative processes that mark the front end of the process: identifying important problems and opportunities, gathering relevant information, generating new ideas, and exploring the validity of those ideas.”

“The desire to do something because you find it deeply satisfying and personally challenging inspires the highest levels of creativity, whether it's in the arts, sciences, or business.”

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“One day's happiness often predicts the next day's creativity.”

Next Creativity One Day Next Day

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Born: June 15, 1950
Known for: Professor
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