Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Author |
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Chapter 1 Respond Creatively: A Small-Steps Approach |
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Rethinking Creative Leadership |
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Responding to Uncertainty |
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The "Wait-and-See" Approach |
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Introducing the SAIL Framework |
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Core Principle 1: Sit With Uncertainty |
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Core Principle 2: Engage in Possibility Thinking |
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Core Principle 3: Prune Possibilities |
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Core Principle 4: Take Measured Action |
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Creative Leader Checklist |
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Chapter 2 Sit With Uncertainty |
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The Creative Potential of Uncertainty |
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Good Uncertainty Versus Bad Uncertainty |
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The Value of Sitting With Uncertainty |
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Understanding Ill-Defined Problems |
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Sit With Uncertainty: Principles of Practice |
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PoP 1: Anticipate and Address Creativity-Stifling Fears |
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PoP 2: View Uncertainty as a Sign That New Thinking Is Needed |
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PoP 3: Prepare Yourself and Others to Engage in Possibility Thinking |
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PoP 4: Have the Courage to Drop Your Tools |
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Putting the Principles in Practice |
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Applying PoP 1: Anticipate and Address Creativity-Stifling Fears |
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Applying PoP 2: View Uncertainty as a Sign That New Thinking Is Needed |
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Applying PoP 3: Prepare Yourself and Others to Engage in Possibility Thinking |
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Applying PoP 4: Have the Courage to Drop Your Tools |
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Creative Leader Checklist |
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Chapter 3 Engage in Possibility Thinking |
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Possibility Thinking: A Different Way of Reasoning |
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Understanding Possibility Thinking |
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Engage in Possibility Thinking: Principles of Practice |
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PoP 1: Assemble a PT Team |
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PoP 2: Establish Exploratory Ground Rules |
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PoP 3: Redefine the Problem by Reasoning Backward |
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PoP 4: Flip Your Assumptions and Move Forward |
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Putting the Principles in Practice |
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Applying PoP 1: Assemble a PT Team |
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Applying PoP 2: Establish Exploratory Ground Rules |
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Applying PoP 3: Redefine the Problem by Reasoning Backward |
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Applying PoP 4: Flip Your Assumptions and Move Forward |
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Creative Leader Checklist |
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Chapter 4 Prune Possibilities |
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The Power of Pruning Possibilities |
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Picasso's Pruning Process |
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58 | (2) |
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Prune Possibilities: Principles of Practice |
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PoP 1: Establish Evaluative Ground Rules |
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PoP 2: Start Where You Are and Remain Open to Possibilities |
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PoP 3: Ensure Critiques Are Deep, Specific, and Useful |
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PoP 4: Look for Novelty in Practical Ideas and Practicality in Novel Ideas |
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PoP 5: Forecast First Steps and Potential Pitfalls |
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Putting the Principles in Practice |
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Applying PoP 1: Establish Evaluative Ground Rules |
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Applying PoP 2: Start Where You Are and Remain Open to Possibilities |
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Applying PoP 3: Ensure Critiques Are Deep, Specific, and Useful |
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Applying PoP 4: Look for Novelty in Practical Ideas and Practicality in Novel Ideas |
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Applying PoP 5: Forecast First Steps and Potential Pitfalls |
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72 | (1) |
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Creative Leader Checklist |
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73 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Take Measured Action |
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Take Measured Action: Principles of Practice |
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PoP 1: Take Small Yet Challenging Leaps |
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PoP 2: Establish Modest Milestones |
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PoP 3: Actively Monitor and Acknowledge Progress |
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PoP 4: Make Necessary Adjustments |
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Putting the Principles in Practice |
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Applying PoP 1: Take Small Yet Challenging Leaps |
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Applying PoP 2: Establish Modest Milestones |
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Applying PoP 3: Monitor and Acknowledge Progress |
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Applying PoP 4: Make Necessary Adjustments |
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Reapplying PoP 3: Monitor and Acknowledge Progress |
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Reapplying PoP 4: Make (Additional) Adjustments |
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Creative Leader Checklist |
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Chapter 6 Reclaiming Your Creativity as an Instructional Leader |
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A Dozen Action Items for Instructional Leaders |
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Action Item 1: Keep Creativity in Perspective |
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Action Item 2: Actively Debunk Myths About Creativity |
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Action Item 3: Help Remove Creative Barriers |
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Action Item 4: Approach Every Crisis as an Opportunity |
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96 | (1) |
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Action Item 5: Have the Courage to Lean Into Uncertainty |
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97 | (1) |
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Action Item 6: Establish New Rules for Thought and Action |
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97 | (1) |
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Action Item 7: Approach Leadership With an Unshakeable Sense of Possibility Thinking |
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98 | (1) |
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Action Item 8: Take a Strengths-Based Approach to Evaluation |
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Action Item 9: Take Creative Risks |
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100 | (1) |
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Action Item 10: Decide When to Flow Like Water or Stand Like Mountain |
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101 | (1) |
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Action Item 11: Cultivate an Environment Supportive of Creativity |
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102 | (1) |
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Action Item 12: Apply the SAIL Principles to Everyday Leadership and Life |
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104 | (3) |
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104 | (1) |
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Appendices |
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Appendix A Creative Leader Checklists |
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107 | (6) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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Engage in Possibility Thinking |
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110 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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Ground Rules for Engaging in Possibility Thinking |
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113 | (1) |
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Ground Rules for Pruning Possibilities |
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114 | (1) |
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Appendix C Heuristics for Possibility Thinking |
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115 | (4) |
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Strategies for Reasoning Backward |
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115 | (1) |
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Tactics for Flipping Assumptions |
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116 | (3) |
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Appendix D Action Items for Instructional Leaders |
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119 | (4) |
References |
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Index |
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