The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk 189: Jennifer Mueller - Why Leaders Should Embrace Creative Change
Feb 6, 2017
In this engaging discussion, Jennifer Mueller, a social psychologist and creativity expert, shares insights on embracing creative change. She explores why leaders should foster curiosity and avoid the pressure for immediate results, arguing that true innovation requires patience. Jennifer highlights the dangers of a risk-calculating mindset, the backlash against creative leaders, and how to pitch ideas effectively by seeking feedback. Her research reveals the need to redefine leadership stereotypes and focus on making an impact rather than just generating ideas.
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Curiosity Beats Fast Answers
- A 'decide fast' mindset shuts down curiosity and favors short-term fixes over sustainable innovation.
- Thinking like an inventor means asking questions and exploring implications instead of just choosing the quickest solution.
Pressure Creates Follower Mindsets
- Demanding immediate performance creates a follower mindset that anchors organizations to competitors.
- Breaking the status quo requires tolerating short-term failure and embracing uncertainty.
Fogarty's Balloon Catheter Story
- Tom Fogarty invented the balloon catheter that replaced amputation and death for many clot victims.
- His invention was ignored until legal pressure forced adoption, and he now runs an incubator to coach medical innovators.
