StillCreative

Creativity: What’s Stopping Us?

Eric Averitt Episode 7

Mike Butler has over 20 years of experience in financial services and consulting, serving in roles that include Chief Technology Innovation Officer, Director of Business Intelligence, and Senior Director of Data Delivery. He earned the Indianapolis Business Journal CTO of the Year award in 2017 and the Award of Achievement from the Miller College of Business at Ball State University in 2020.

Mike has successfully drawn on his leadership experience and research to empower his teams to shift into creative problem-solving mode. In contrast, cognitive biases can lead to mistakes when teams are in rapid response mode. In this episode, we discuss debiasing techniques and explore how Mike has applied them to foster a culture of innovation and drive better outcomes through creativity.