The History of Research & Innovation at the Center for Creative Leadership

The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL^®) is a nonprofit educational institution that serves as an international resource for increasing the leadership capabilities of individuals and organizations from across the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Its mission is to advance the understanding, practice and development of leadership for the benefit of society worldwide. The Center's nonprofit status and educational mission give it unusual flexibility in a world where quarterly profits often drive or confine thinking and direction. Experts in leadership development across the world have found the freedom at the Center to be objective, wary of short-term trends, and motivated foremost by CCL's mission - hence a substantial and sustained investment in leadership research. The desire to transform learning and ideas into action has provided the impetus for the Center's programs, assessments, publications and services.

Journey through CCL's history through the following excerpts from Unconventional Wisdom: A Brief History of CCL's Pioneering Research and Innovation, which explore CCL's history of research and innovation since its groundbreaking work on leadership development began in the early 1970s.

• Creation of CCL
• Birth of the Field of Leadership Development
• Assessment for Development: A Bold New Idea
• "Action Into Ideas" Begins: Programs Become A Learning Laboratory
• Pioneering a 360-Degree Assessment
• Studying the World of Senior Executives
• The Manager's World Becomes More Complex, and so does Leadership Development
• The Brave New World of Leadership Development
• Where is CCL Now?

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