Linda Hill: How to manage for collective creativity

What's the secret to unlocking the creativity hidden inside your daily work, and giving every great idea a chance? Harvard professor Linda Hill, co-author of "Collective Genius," has studied some of the world's most creative companies to come up with a set of tools and tactics to keep great ideas flowing - from everyone in the company, not just the designated "creatives."
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[@desk8735]

Her voice is so podcast friendly. She should do that.

[@Alchemistneyzen]

A very inspirational talk! Great to listen to you Professor Linda Hill 🌟

[@kinsmed]

Smooth and simple. As an high functioning autistic, her findings and presentations could change the way I finally get study and work assigned to me and, therefore, allow me full field to succeed.

[@linaahmadi3529]

We live in an era that innovative minds and ideas are fuelling the economy and industry, enjoyed this talk, I just love how calm and confident she talks' roll Model :)

[@Flameboss]

I love TED talks and this is one of the best.

[@TheGayStoic]

BRILLIANT! OMG, Simply BRILLIANT. Thank you Ms. Hill for your superb insight.

[@vitoralves5934]

Oh my, what a class. BRAVO!

[@jasonjarodcoetzer1968]

She has such a soothing voice.

[@StrangerYann]

I like her vision of leadership, I'm hoping it will influence the way we collectively think about that concept

[@mamtapal00]

Thank you very much for the information.

[@jwolpert]

Great on leadership. Blinkered, as most people who say they are talking about innovation these days are, about the difference between how we get to the inception of a paradigm shift (and this definition from Kurzweil puts the lie to the fallacy of “incremental innovation”), which is often the work of one or two people, and the team effort almost always required to execute, improve and capitalize on it.

[@dinofrancisco9670]

Wow. Thank you Linda.

[@jehadmaa7706]

grate lecture thanks

[@daisy3869]

wow i fangirled when she gave anthro a shout-out

[@AndreyGuild]

Substitute old buzz words with new ones, good job!

[@woobiesftw]

I hold a BFA in media business producing, but I think I'm only starting to really understand the definition of "collaborative creativity" after listening to this talk. Of course, industry experience and observation is a big pre-requisition to start understanding this topic. But no matter where we stand in life, better social architecture is so very important.

[@orioni]

The title of this talk gave me high expectations. Unfortunately, after watching the entire 17' 20" of this talk, I feel none the wiser. I do not doubt Hill's professionalism, but in terms of making your idea understandable, there is still some room for improvement here.

[@milenumilena]

***** : The central idea suggested by Linda is to let things take its course and ensure every voice is heared and that leadership is not about compromise of one idea in favor of the other. A leader should not be bossy.

[@theadityamehta]

The point is great leadership. The build up to making that point is what most of the talk is about.

[@byjmitch]

creative abrasion: about heated & constructive arguments. amplify conflicts, don’t take them (diversity + conflict) agility; refining. act your way to the future, not olán design thinking (science experiments + artistic process) resolution: decision making to combine opposable view points they don’t compromise. and tbh y don’t let one group hold the power. “and” decisions not either/or

[@prasad123mania]

I wonder why people unliked this video!

[@el.psy.congroo.7798]

Creative people work as equals, not in hierarchy but people hardly understand that.

[@minimaxhall]

wow ;) gr8 talk, ty!

[@Flankymanga]

...set the stage... not perform on it.... there isn't a better way how to describe it....

[@HigherPlanes]

I guess I missed it, but besides their algorithm, what did she say is innovative at google?

[@oscarmartin25]

Often leading from behind is the best way to lead.

[@dsmith2035]

What are the steps in transitioning from a performer to stage-setter? 2/14/2023 1:55PM

[@daemn2754]

One hazard to this is egocentric high-ego people, who always want to point out they had this one or that other idea, so they want to feel the best themselves rather than the best team as a whole... I could think of hundreds of people this way but I don't want to grind my teeth. Those who always want their name on top.

[@MikeServis]

Sounds very similar to the way Linus Torvalds creates Linux - the most successful operating system on the planet.

[@pedrosilvamingram]

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[@AndrewSheldon]

Innovation is collective? What about Einstein? No paradox. Personal innovation can be identified as 'discrete', but if there is a collective purpose, then the innovation is ultimately identified as a 'collective' success, or 'innovation'.

[@jonacacarr3839]

agree, Einstein was NOT an example of collective innovation. Even though the example was inconsistent, her point about the need for a collective when innovating is still valid, except when it's not

[@AndrewSheldon]

Jonathan Carr No, I disagree because I think its not a 'collective consciousness', but simply a group of individuals organised as a group. No paradox. I think that's an important distinction. Too many heads spoil the broth? Its too many resources dedicated to a single problem. i.e. autocratic leader, unorganised? An organisation is a group of 'distinct' tasks that may or not be identified by the company. Why? Because their 'reward' or validation is 'social'; its a product or service. that's why there is this dubious notion of 'collectivism', when in fact is a single product requiring some notion of collective attribution, but really its not.

[@raprecords1201]

yo vengo por tarea xd

[@SDFS3]

I am a time traveler from year 2021 and I'll say she look's like a Pixar character

[@kamu747]

Lol. You got Soul.

[@sonyaduval4380]

Very Articulate

[@blackheart644]

Someone here from Rachel’s English 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jasonjarodcoetzer1968]

I'm here from UNIV1001

[@carolinesanchez7088]

I'm here from Marketing 448

[@dragons10000]

This is apples and oranges...

[@seanpeters5579]

Common sense disguised in jargon.

[@daisy3869]

obviously not since leadership is commonly portrayed and taught as a more "solo" gig

[@monseboomt]

😴

[@georgedolganov4207]

Много преувеличений

[@WillaLamour]

задника

[@bimaldeep251]

Dil e muztar has a v weak ending . D couple should not have been united. A weak man should have suffered all his life. Hopeless end!!not worth watching.

[@supacook2000]

She repeats her self "time and time again" ...annoying!!!!

[@Feallocks]

Toy Story wasn't in development since 1975, and Google didn't introduce KZbin, they bought it. WHAT OTHER LIES HAVE YOU TOLD US, LINDA? ANSWER ME

[@RonaldoSoccerPwnz]

That's not what she meant. She meant from the moment Pixar starting making animated movies, it took 20 years for them to create the(ir) first FULL-LENGTH animated movie.

[@milenumilena]

Phil Barry : 1. Google introduced KZbin in their search engine, to do that they have to have storage space and design to fit the needs of consumers. Even after they bought it, they have to make program design and increase their storage to integrate KZbin into their existing algorithm 2. Is the company dead(Toy Story)? Even if we assumed it was dead in 1975, isn't there information to be studied on how their leadership was? Can't the persons who worked there be interviewed to find about the company? Basing on judgement without further look into the matter is not good. Besides, did you learn anything, or are you here to investigate people?

[@joebroart]

Jesus is the only way. God bless

[@2LegHumanist]

Joseph Chacon But I don't even believe in Jebus.

[@abu0ibraheem]

Jesus - peace be upon him - was a prophet.

[@WillaLamour]

Jesus doesn't exist - grow up.

[@2LegHumanist]

abu0ibraheem Like Superman - peace be upon him.

[@Kratos40595]

the only way to where?

[@taoalexis]

She is basically describing Agile Design in a bunch of different words. Most everyone does this. But most people who think they are innovative, really are not. A design strategy isn't going to save those people - no matter how closely they try to follow the model. Inevitably, we will a whole bunch of people who "think" they're creative and who are simultaneously argumentative enough to argue for their "creativity" - in turn producing some of the greatest (and most expensive) excrement in film history. I think it's great that this woman has decided to make a commercial for Pixar. I like the company. But the idea that Pixar has somehow cornered the market on Agile Design or what makes creativity is just more of the insipid theory that square people can be put into round holes. She hasn't demonstrated any facts. Just wishful thinking.

[@crewalpha]

You mispronounced "mischievous". It's "mis-chiv-us".