Deliberate Creative Teams

Inspire collective creativity, drive innovation, and unlock breakthrough success.

Do you struggle to inspire creativity within your team? Do you want to see your team excel in creativity and problem solving? Dr. Amy Climer has brought forth the comprehensive road map for leaders to drive their teams toward unparalleled creativity and innovation. She offers actionable insights to unlock your team's potential. She gives you the tools to empower your team to consistently generate ground-breaking ideas.

A renowned innovation consultant, Dr. Amy Climer shatters the common belief that innovation happens by chance or magic. Through years of experience and research distilled into this essential guide, she demonstrates how innovation stems from a process. One that can be learned, practiced, and repeated. She offers her Deliberate Creative Team system as an intentional, structured process that yields innovative solutions. The book is packed with relatable stories, effective exercises, and productive tools designed to cultivate a culture of creativity within your team. She gives you the blueprint to inspire your team to hone their skills to be more creative⎯together.

If you want to lead a creative team that can innovate anytime it wants, Deliberate Creative Teams is the catalyst you need to leverage the power of collective creativity. This book empowers you to transform your team's creative potential, translating into unmatched success.

"Amy Climer has written a wonderful book! She shows you how to be deliberate with your creativity. You'll learn a set of everyday practices that lead to consistent, successful creativity-for both you and your team."

Keith Sawyer, professor, creativity researcher, and bestselling author of Zig Zag and Group Genius

"As someone who's spent years helping leaders build powerful, resilient teams, I know that true creativity isn't a gift-it's a skill you can teach and a culture you can foster. Deliberate Creative Teams is a powerful hands-on guide that demystifies creativity in a way that every team can understand and apply. This isn't about one-off brainstorming; it's a road map for consistently nurturing innovation and tapping into each team member's potential. Amy Climer combines her expertise and personal experience to show leaders exactly how to build an environment where creativity and collaboration drive results that matter. If you want your team to solve problems and transform challenges into breakthrough moments, this is the book to read."

Anton J. Gunn, CEO of 937 Strategy Group

"When I wanted to equip my marketing team with tools to help them grow their creative thinking to greater heights, I called Dr. Amy Climer. Her book delivers research-based strategies and tangible methods that are difference-makers. I recommend it for all leaders seeking innovation."

Robert Gottlieb, president of marketing, Fox Sports

"Dr. Amy Climer's Deliberate Creative Teams is an inspiring, practical guide for building creativity and innovation within teams. Packed with stories, research, and tools, this book is a valuable addition to any leader's tool kit!"

Jean Anderson, librarian and consulting services coordinator, South Central Library System

"Deliberate Creative Teams is a must-read for managers, leaders, and anyone working with teams who wants to foster creative collaboration and connection. The Deliberate Creative Team system is a clear, powerful framework that provides the tools and strategies leaders need to help their teams thrive. Dr. Amy Climer presents relatable examples and actionable strategies for anyone looking to lead innovative teams. This book will absolutely find a place on my shelf of go-to creativity resources!"

Dr. Amy Whitney, director of Center for Innovation, University of North Dakota

Dr. Amy Climer specializes in enhancing team creativity and innovation. Since 1995, she has coached countless groups and leaders about creativity, leadership and change, team development, and facilitation skills. Amy holds a PhD in Leadership and Change from Antioch University and is the creator of Climer Cards, a tool designed to evoke metaphors and generate ideas. She hosts The Deliberate Creative podcast and is the recipient of the Karl Rohnke Creativity Award. Amy lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

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