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The IBM 2010 Global CEO Study, Capitalising on Complexity (IBM 2010), makes an explicit connection between complexity and creativity with these findings:
The world’s private and public sector leaders believe that a rapid escalation of “complexity” is the biggest challenge confronting them. They expect it to continue and to accelerate in the coming years
The study participants identify “creativity” as the single most important leadership competency for enterprises seeking a path through this complexity.
The connection and importance of the complexity and creativity connection is further advanced by The Future of Jobs, a report by the World Economic Forum (2016) that looks at employment, skills, and workforce strategy. This report states that the top three workplace abilities in 2020 will be:
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Complex problem solving
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Critical thinking
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Creativity
It logically follows that if complexity is the biggest challenge, then...
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Schneck, R. (2017). Complexity and Creative Problem Solving. In: Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6616-1_200050-1
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