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Unlock creativity and innovation with your growth mindset

Unlock creativity and innovation with your growth mindset

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Unlock creativity and innovation with your growth mindset

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- Creativity and innovation is not just spontaneous flashes of insight, but the fruits of a mindset that encourage exploration and persistence. Let's discover how a growth mindset fuels this process. Imagine two artists. One believes their skills are fixed, while the other sees as changeable. The first may plateau, sticking to safe, tried and true methods. The second, however, is more likely to experiment, take risks, and innovate. Why is this? As you've learned, a growth mindset instills the belief that abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. Someone with a growth mindset embraces challenges, persists when facing setbacks, and believes effort is just as important, if not more, than talent. This is where creativity and innovation begin to bloom. You're more willing to try new approaches when you're not afraid to fail. Each attempt, whether successful or not, is a learning opportunity that can lead to unexpected solutions. Teresa Amabile, a professor at...

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