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...folks at the Center for Creative Leadership, with headquarters in Greensboro, N.C., are giving it a fair shot. At a seminar organized by Stanley Gryskiewicz, a director at the center, trumpeter Bobby Bradford plays Billie's Bounce, then comments on his ensemble: "Everybody knows how many measures there are in this piece. Everybody knows the harmonic sequence. Nobody here is the leader. Everybody's free to make any responsible decision, but we must also deal with surprise. Part of our training is to come out and dance on a slippery floor...
...with measures and harmonics, but in discussion groups that follow the presentation, almost every executive in the place knows what it's like to go stepping on a slippery floor. "When you talk to business people about creativity in a corporate framework, there are normal barriers to understanding," says Gryskiewicz. "But when you focus on creativity in another field, people say, 'My mind's looser. I can suddenly make connections...
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