Book description
New tools for tapping the creativity of teams and achieving
breakthrough results
The Innovative Team is an engaging business fable that reveals
the impact our underlying work style preferences have on our teams and
their results. The authors present a breakthrough thinking process for
developing successful teams. They introduce a uniquely effective set
of tools built on FourSight, a measure of problem-solving preferences
field-tested by top consultants, which can help anyone from
professionals to novices solve problems and achieve performance
breakthroughs. FourSight enables teams to understand their patterns of
thinking and manage themselves more deliberately toward accomplishing
a goal.
- Written as a business fable that recounts the story of a team's
journey from dysfunctional to high functioning
- Outlines a new and effective set of tools for enhanced team performance
- Details the four stages of a dynamic breakthrough thinking process
The Innovative Team offers a great resource for management and
leadership development professionals, team leaders, and anyone
interested in kick-starting innovation in their workplaces and lives.
Chris Grivas is an organizational and leadership
development consultant focused on increasing the creative capacity of
individuals, teams, and organizations. His clients have included Ernst
& Young, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and New York
University, among others.
Gerard J. Puccio is department chair and professor at the
International Center for Studies in Creativity at Buffalo State
College and partner in FourSight, a training company and publisher of
FourSight: Your Thinking Profile. He is an accomplished
writer, speaker, and consultant to Fisher-Price, British Broadcasting
Corporation, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kraft, and others.
