John Michael Schert spent 17 years as a professional dancer for organizations including New York’s American Ballet Theatre and San Francisco’s Alonzo King LINES ballet – and now works as a management consultant for companies including Google and McKinsey to help them approach problem solving creatively.
In his article Six Ways to Apply the Creative Process to Business he shares six themes that link creativity to corporate leadership and team building – addressing skills like decision making, efficiency, innovation, maximum presence, and emotional intelligence.
Six Ways to Apply the Creative Process to Business:
- Creativity isn’t reserved for the arts
- Some job skills are truly universal
- Seek independence
- Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
- Rigid frameworks don’t work
- Creative thinking can lead to purpose