In thei 19 70 twer a movie director called stephen spilbert, and he was given a commission by a studio to produce a film with the tentative title of jaws. And they built this shark, and the thing didn't work. The conventional approach would be, lets fix the shark. Let's bring in more technician. Let's really spend a lot of money to get this shark working. But he took a lateral approach. He said, let's eliminate the shark. letting's imply the shark with music. Imply it with with with with music. They found that imagining what was beneath the water was much more in than actually seeing it. That's autumn.
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How do you think outside of the box and why is it a leadership superpower?
Paul Sloane is a leading Innovation Consultant and author of over 20 books (including The Innovative Leader).
In this episode, Paul tells us about being an open-minded leader and how open-mindedness can break thinking patterns in order to become more innovative.
Paul shares how leaders can think laterally, rather than vertically, in order to keep up with a world that is constantly changing. And he even gives us some tips on how to run a successful brainstorming session with your team.
Tune in to learn what the difference between a manager and a leader is and how transformative thinking will help problem-solving.