Intro -- What Is Practical Creativity? -- Why Is Practical Creativity Important? -- Making Creativity Practical -- Stating the Problem -- Understanding Approaches to Problem Solving -- Seeking the Right Creative Path -- Choosing the Right Creative Path -- Generating Ideas -- Evaluating Ideas --...

Intro -- Preface -- PART ONE: Research -- Social Environments That Kill Creativity -- High Creativity Versus Low Creativity: What Makes the Difference? -- Creativity and Leadership: Causal Convergence and Divergence -- Adaptors and Innovators: Problem-solvers in Organizations -- Climate for...

Intro -- Contents -- Credits and Kudos -- Introduction -- Continuous Improvement -- Hard Organizational Development-A Business Approach to Quality: The Osteonics Story -- The Positive Impact of Humor in the Workplace or TQM (Total Quality Mirth) in Organizations -- Introducing the Integrated...