How I Work BEST OF: Want to thrive in uncertain times? Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman wrote the book on it.
Apr 16, 2025
Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Chief Innovation Officer at BetterUp and co-author of TomorrowMind, shares her insights on thriving in uncertainty. She discusses fostering creativity in teams by leveraging diverse collaboration and stepping away from technology. Gabriella emphasizes the importance of meaning and recognition, highlighting how these elements enhance resilience. She also introduces the concept of prospection for effective leadership, focusing on balancing optimistic visions with pragmatic decisions to build trust and navigate challenges.
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Openness Fuels Creativity
- Openness to experience, characterized by curiosity and wide-eyed wonder, is crucial for creativity.
- Broad reading and exploring tangential ideas fertilize the brain's default mode network, fostering integrative creativity.
Leverage Diverse Networks For Ideas
- Source ideas from diverse people including divergent thinkers to boost creativity quickly.
- Frame challenges as puzzles to engage and encourage bold idea generation from your network.
Daydream Mode Sparks Creativity
- Creativity involves interplay between daydreaming, executive control, and salience brain networks.
- Digital distractions keep us in executive mode, blocking the spontaneous insight of the default mode (daydreaming) network.
