You\u2019d be hard-pressed to find a modern leader who didn\u2019t say a culture of innovation was critical to business success. And yet, many of our workplace norms\u200c have the effect of actively discouraging the kinds of creativity and risk-taking that drive innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That makes HR leaders critical in any efforts to turn that culture around and open up new possibilities for transformative change. According to serial entrepreneur, author, and venture capital investor Josh Linkner<\/a>, it starts by questioning our assumptions about \u201ccreativity\u201d itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCreativity is a natural resource that lives within all of us, and human beings are hardwired to be creative,\u201d Josh says, who finds his creative outlet as a professional jazz guitarist. He would know \u2014 he\u2019s a New York Times best-selling author of four books on creativity and innovation, including \u201cBig Little Breakthroughs<\/a>.\u201d Josh pioneered a framework for coaxing out the creativity he believes every person is inherently born with. He\u2019ll share that framework during his keynote presentation at EmpowerHR Americas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We spoke with Josh ahead of the event to find out how to unlock creativity at work, allow people to help direct your change journey, and adopt the right rituals and rewards to drive better performance and engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n