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Scenario

When teams lose their creative courage after facing criticism

My work team used to brainstorm by throwing out wild ideas and building on each other's crazy suggestions, but after a few projects got shot down by leadership, we've all become incredibly cautious and our meetings are just polite agreement about safe options. I can feel everyone's creativity dying in real time, but when I try to suggest something bold, the room goes quiet and I end up feeling like the naive one who doesn't understand how things work.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The group has learned that boldness is punished, so everyone has retreated to the safety of mediocrity, but the cost is the death of what made you effective together.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Courage and play?”

Peri

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