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Without risk-taking, innovation and creativity are stifled. Effective leaders recognize that it takes time and patience to create an environment where failure is viewed as a common risk of aggressive innovation. Terminating or relocating people involved in failed projects sends the message that one should avoid risk-taking. Accept mistakes as an expected risk of the creative and innovative process. Challenging Activities Before taking risks, follow these guidelines to minimize the chance of failure: 1. Clarify the objective associated with the risk. 2. Organize and evaluate basic alternatives. 3. Assess your risk-taking tendencies. 4. Develop a strategy for change. 5. Select a decision process. 6. Gather information and explore the risk. 7. Overcome barriers. 8. Take action and evaluate the outcome, then follow-up. Viewinq Obstacles as c nnort mities for Creative Change Skills, Behaviors, and Attitudes to Adapt and Practice Stay positive. A problem may redirect a course of action for the better. View an obstacle as an opportunity to find a new approach. You are in a much better position to create or improve methods when the current ones are not working. View obstacles as a challenging puzzle. Realize that several workable solutions probably exist. View a dilemma from multiple angles. Step out of your role and look at the problem from an entirely different perspective. Use failures as learning experiences. Think positively with an attitude that anticipates success. Remind yourself that if the task were easy to solve, it would not be a challenge or an opportunity for innovation. Review by City Council December 13, 2016