How do you build a culture of creativity and innovation? It starts with uncovering the unseen forces that keep a team from excelling, including fear of failure, lack of candor, and unwillingness to put aside individual needs.

This week on the show, Howard shares an overview of his session at Cornell and an article you can read below titled Loosening the Grip on Silo Thinking. In the article, you will learn how to utilize principles from the animation studio PIXAR on how great teams go about building the capacity and structures required to invent the future together.

This year’s conference takes place August 5-8. For more information, visit AMI.

Links & Notes

• Administrative Management Institute at Cornell University
• NACUBO HR Horizons: “Loosen the Grip on Silo Thinking”
• Navigating Change 168: Finding Inspiration on the Outside — Bringing Innovation to Higher Ed