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    • Basic Practice

      Understanding Adaption-Innovation in Practice
      • Why New Initiatives Get Blocked
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      • Problem Solving Styles in the Inventive Process. The Use of Mental and
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      • Vikings in the Paradox of Structure
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      • On Presenting KAI Scores
      • KAI: To Self-Score or Not To Self-Score
      • A Case of Workshop Innovator Bias
      • The Dangers of Stereotyping & the Misuse of Psychometric Instruments
      • Level versus Style – Consultant Intervention
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      • Facilitating Creativity with Style: Understanding & Valuing Differences
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      • The Reliability and Use of Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory with Teenagers
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      • Adaption-Innovation as a Measure of Cognitive Style
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