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A visionary guide for organizations to harmonize the deep interplay between strategy and creativityStrategic Creativity is the first book to address creativity from a strategic perspective. It discusses, through examples and theoretical reflection, how strategic thinking enables creative solutions—and why it is mistaken to conceptualize creativity and strategy as opposites. It argues that to change the present, we need to learn how to shape the future by embracing uncertainty and openness as an opportunity to create something new. This book invites readers to engage with key questions surrounding how we live our lives, pursue our endeavours, and shape the future, proposing a model that applies to both individual practice and the larger whole. Core topics explored in this book include:  The strategic importance of practices in acting creatively and ensuring creative practices succeed by designing strategically Establishing creative enterprises to help organizations move forward, such as by inventing “positive economies” Changing perspectives in curatorial strategies, connecting spheres through entrepreneurial strategies, and bringing worlds together through diplomatic strategies Strategic Creativity earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of artists, designers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in creative organizations, political movements, and beyond seeking to act seriously yet playfully, ambitiously yet modestly, and seamlessly merge two dynamic concepts for a clear competitive advantage.

A visionary guide for organizations to harmonize the deep interplay between strategy and creativity Strategic Creativity is the first book to address creativity from a strategic perspective. It discusses, through examples and theoretical reflection, how strategic thinking enables creative solutions and why it is mistaken to conceptualize creativity and strategy as opposites. It argues that to change the present, we need to learn how to shape the future by embracing uncertainty and openness as an opportunity to create something new. This book invites readers to engage with key questions surrounding how we live our lives, pursue our endeavours, and shape the future, proposing a model that applies to both individual practice and the larger whole. Core topics explored in this book include: The strategic importance of practices in acting creatively and ensuring creative practices succeed by designing strategically Establishing creative enterprises to help organizations move forward, such as by inventing positive economies Changing perspectives in curatorial strategies, connecting spheres through entrepreneurial strategies, and bringing worlds together through diplomatic strategies Strategic Creativity earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of artists, designers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in creative organizations, political movements, and beyond seeking to act seriously yet playfully, ambitiously yet modestly, and seamlessly merge two dynamic concepts for a clear competitive advantage.

A visionary guide for organizations to harmonize the deep interplay between strategy and creativity Strategic Creativity is the first book to address creativity from a strategic perspective. It discusses, through examples and theoretical reflection, how strategic thinking enables creative solutions and why it is mistaken to conceptualize creativity and strategy as opposites. It argues that to change the present, we need to learn how to shape the future by embracing uncertainty and openness as an opportunity to create something new. This book invites readers to engage with key questions surrounding how we live our lives, pursue our endeavours, and shape the future, proposing a model that applies to both individual practice and the larger whole. Core topics explored in this book include: The strategic importance of practices in acting creatively and ensuring creative practices succeed by designing strategically Establishing creative enterprises to help organizations move forward, such as by inventing positive economies Changing perspectives in curatorial strategies, connecting spheres through entrepreneurial strategies, and bringing worlds together through diplomatic strategies Strategic Creativity earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of artists, designers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in creative organizations, political movements, and beyond seeking to act seriously yet playfully, ambitiously yet modestly, and seamlessly merge two dynamic concepts for a clear competitive advantage.

The dynamic interplay of routines, strategies and management allows companies to successfully move forward within their industries. This book contributes to a coherent conceptualization of strategy, organization and management from a practice perspective, identifying strategy as realized in the action.Simon Grand provides a theoretical framework and detailed exploration in the context of two attractive empirical cases. He discusses topics such as theorizing routine dynamics, managerial engagement and managing routines as strategies to provide a detailed exploration of the importance of organizational routines for strategy. This book will be of interest to researchers in the areas of organizational studies, strategic management, technological innovation and the creative industries. The empirical case studies will also be of use to students and scholars of various disciplines.

Eine autoritative und kommentierte Auswahl der wesentlichen Texte, welche für die Orientierung in der Designforschung grundlegend sind.Gewisse charismatische Namen tauchen im Diskurs zwar immer wieder auf, der Community fehlte es aber an einem verbindlichen, wissenschaftlich abgesicherten und doch leserfreundlichen Arbeitsbuch. Grand und Jonas haben diese Lücke nun gefüllt. Die Sammlung von 8 internationalen Texten seit 9 spiegelt die maßgebenden Etappen der Designforschung und der Wissenschaftsforschung wider. Umfangreiche Essays der Herausgeber verorten und erläutern die Texte und verhelfen zu ihrem adäquaten Verständnis.

Gestalten wir unser Leben so, wie wir es wollen? Engagieren wir uns für Unternehmungen, die echten Wert schaffen? Setzen wir uns wirksam für eine wünschenswerte Zukunft ein?Dieses Buch ist für Leserinnen und Leser geschrieben, die sich herausfordern und inspirieren lassen wollen. Der Kerngedanke ist: Die Gegenwart lässt sich nur sinnvoll reflektieren und verändern, wenn wir überzeugende Perspektiven für die Zukunft entwerfen und gestalten.Dafür braucht es Kreativität. Und Strategie. Im dynamischen Zusammenspiel und in immer wieder neuen Verbindungen. Simon Grand und Christoph Weckerle entwickeln ein Modell strategischer Kreativität, um präzise und überzeugende Antworten auf zwei zentrale Fragen zu finden: Was ist heute möglich – «was geht»? Und was kann möglich werden – «what if»?Kommen wir ins Handeln: als Künstlerinnen und Gestalter, als Forscherinnen und Unternehmer. In kreativen Organisationen und politischen Bewegungen.Ernsthaft und spielerisch. Ambitioniert und bescheiden.