{"id":2419,"date":"2020-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/vlogs\/google-creativity-problem-solving\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:20:03","slug":"google-creativity-problem-solving","status":"publish","type":"vlog","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/google-creativity-problem-solving\/","title":{"rendered":"What Google Can Teach Your Team About Problem-Solving"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/PH1_3994.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"es-section__label es-label es-label--md\">Kirk Vallis, Google&#8217;s Head of Creative Capability Development, explains why all teams can be doing better.<\/p>\n                            \n                                                                <div class=\"video video__inline\">\n                                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/432475156\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><h4>\u201cCreativity is an underrated skill,\u201d suggests Kirk Vallis. \u201cAnd creativity is just creating more options \u2013 with more options you can make better decisions.\u201d<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Vallis, who is Google&#8217;s Head of Creativity Development, is talking to an audience at <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance\/how-google-can-help-your-team-to-be-more-creative\/\">the 2019 Leaders Sport Performance Summit at London&#8217;s Twickenham Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his appearance onstage, the Leaders Performance Institute warmed him up with a chat on camera about his work encouraging teams to problem-solve, think differently, and much more besides.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Looking for more performance insight?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Performance<\/em> <em>21<\/em> is available for download now and leads with a selection of insights lifted from our At Home With Leaders podcast series, which has featured the likes of <strong>England Rugby\u2019s Eddie Jones<\/strong>, the <strong>Toronto Blue Jays\u2019 Mark Shapiro<\/strong>, and <strong>Chelsea\u2019s Emma Hayes<\/strong> speaking directly from their 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