Dancing in the Discomfort Zone with Anne Bonney

Sticky Notes, Structure & Spark: Making Teams More Creative, One Idea at a Time with Dr Amy Climer

• Anne Bonney • Season 16 • Episode 346

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Wait… you don’t need glitter glue to be creative?  Surprise! In this episode of Dancing in the Discomfort Zone, I chat with Dr. Amy Climer —facilitator, speaker, and author of Deliberate Creative Teams—who’s on a mission to bust the myth that creativity is reserved for “artsy” people.

Amy drops some serious (and seriously fun) wisdom about how to build team creativity on purpose—not just cross your fingers and hope for an idea to magically pop out during a chaotic Zoom call.

She breaks down:
 🛠️ A 4-part creative problem-solving process that works even if you're not the "idea person"
 🧠 Why your team's natural strengths and blind spots might be sabotaging innovation
📈 And how structure (yes, really!) is the secret to more freedom, not less

This isn’t just theory—Amy’s strategies are backed by research and real-world experience. From her Outward Bound days to leading teams with sticky notes and Climer Cards, she’s all about making creativity practical, accessible, and actually enjoyable.

3 Key Takeaways:
🔥 Creativity = “novelty that’s valuable” (not artistic genius)
🎯 Teams need purpose, process, and deliberate creativity to thrive
🧘 Discomfort is part of the process—don’t bail when it gets messy

Whether you’re tired of the same five people dominating every brainstorm or just want better ideas, faster—this episode is your permission slip to shake things up.

🎧 Hit play and get those creative wheels turning

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