Sharon Lindsey ,BSN, RN
Texas Department of Health Services

The Classic Question

What is their greatest need?

Moving from predictive
to adaptive

Four
steps to
change
how you
work

Step One: Be Curious

'Curiosity is one of the
permanent and certain
characteristics of a vigorous
intellect.' Samuel Johnson

Be Curious……play

Be Curious……Suspend Judgment

Be Curious….Ask a lot of questions

Step Two: Make Connections

'Creativity is the power
to connect the seemingly
unconnected.'
William Plomer

Make Connections
opl
to pe
Talk rent
in d iffe
fi elds

Try Something New

Step Sideways to see another angle

Step Three: Challenge Yourself

'A person who never made a
mistake never tried anything
new.' Albert Einstein

Challenge Yourself…Take Risks

Challenge Yourself…
Accept Failures

Question Assumptions

Step Four: Cultivate your Ideas

Courage does not always roar.
Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at
the end of the day saying, I will
try again tomorrow.' Unknown

Cultivate
Daydream

Cultivate: Give
Ideas Time to
Grow

Consider All Possibilities

3 Lines?

3 Lines?

1 Line?

Thank you