TY - JOUR T1 - Setting the Stage for Collaborative Creative Leadership at Cirque du Soleil JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2015 A1 - Laurent Simon KW - Cirque du Soleil KW - collaboration KW - creativity KW - innovation KW - leadership AB - Debates about the nature of leadership for creativity have been ongoing since the 1950s. But, despite the central role leadership plays in the management of creative processes, few contributions highlight the actual practice of leadership for collaborative creative ventures. This interview with the Director of Acrobatics and Coaching at Cirque du Soleil addresses the reflexive experience of a creative leader faced with the challenges of integrating multiple expertises around complex, technological, human, and poly-sensorial creative performances. In this context, leadership for collaborative creativity appears as a constant and dynamic balancing act between people, ideas, deliverables, and the position and personality of the leader. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 5 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/915 IS - 7 U1 - HEC Montréal Laurent Simon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the HEC Montréal business school in Montreal, Canada, where he is also the Co-Director of Mosaic, the Creativity & Innovation Hub. His current research focuses on characterizing the management of techno-creative projects and the study of creative environments and practices, the management of creative projects, creative communities, "creative cities", and the determinants of creativity in innovation management. ER -