Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham using just 50 words—not despite the constraint, but because of it. Dr. Catrinel Tromp's research reveals why "blue sky thinking" often fails, how to distinguish fixed from faux fixed constraints, and why constraint fluency is now a critical organisational capability.
Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle of Yale argues that creativity is a choice, not talent. It's a learnable process of decision-making toward original and effective outcomes. Her research shows that constraints enhance innovation, and the most creative teams spend 53% of their time framing the problem.
How should leaders approach AI without losing the creativity that drives innovation? Dr Vlad Glaveanu argues that constraints enable creativity, playfulness builds psychological safety, and ethics must guide what we build. Three lessons for executives navigating the AI age.