From Conflict to Creativity

From Conflict to Creativity offers leaders, managers, boards of directors, and team members a new way of thinking about conflict in the workplace. Within these pages, three experts in the field of workplace conflict resolution Sy, Barbara, and Daryl Landau present an innovative and proven collaborative model that can help resolve on-the-job conflicts and unleash the potential for creativity. Using the information and tools presented in this book can take any organization from a place that merely tolerates conflict to a dynamic environment that uses everyday differences to enhance creativity.

Preface. Acknowledgments. PART ONE:HOW CONFLICT CAN LEAD TO CREATIVITY. 1. Conflict in Organizations. 2. Managing Organizational Conflict. 3. Creative Resolution of Conflict. PART TWO: ENHANCING CREATIVITY THROUGH CONFLICT. 4. Conflict: The Oxygen of Creativity? 5. Creative Contention. 6. Playing with Fire? 7. From Conflict to Creativity. References. Resource Guide to Materials on Conflict, Creativity, andTeams. About the Authors. Index.