Ieva Martinaitytė
Ieva is on a mission to celebrate human creativity and make it accessible to all. As an internationally recognized expert in workplace creativity and innovation, she has published her research in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Management, and Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. Ieva began her academic career as an assistant professor at the University of East Anglia, where she continues to serve as a visiting faculty member. She has also taught at University College London and the University of Cambridge.
After years of research and testing, Ieva developed the evidence-based D!P method (Daily Ignite Practice)—a research backed and practical approach designed to help busy professionals and leaders ignite creativity daily, enabling them to solve problems more effectively and make better decisions.
Ieva is the founder and director of CreativityLab, where she designs and leads workshops on collaborative creativity for teams, productivity strategies for creatives, creative problem-solving, and fostering creative cultures for business leaders and professionals.
Research areas
- Workplace Creative behavior
- The psychology of Innovation
- Creative leadership and culture
- Interventions to promote staff creativity and wellbeing
Teaching areas
- Organisational Behaviour
- Creativity & Innovation in Organisation
- Sustainable Innovation methods
Publications
Kazlauskaitė, R., Martinaitytė, I., Lyubovnikova, J., & Augutytė-Kvedaravičienė, I. (2022). The physical office work environment and staff wellbeing: Current state of research and future research agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews, 25(3), 413-442. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12315
Sacramento, C., Lyubovnikova, J., Martinaityte, I., Gomes, C., Curral, L., & Juhasz‐Wrench, A. (2024). Being open,feeling safe and getting creative: The role of team mean openness to experience in the emergence of teampsychological safety and team creativity. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 41(1), 12-35. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12699
Zhou, Q., Sacramento, C., & Martinaityte, I. (2023). Work meaningfulness and performance among healthcareprofessionals: The role of professional respect and participative management. Journal of Business Research, 163,113908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113908
Martinaityte, I., Unsworth, K. & Sacramento, C.A. (2020). Is it “Mine” or “Ours”? The Effects of Individual andCollective Psychological Ownership: A Multilevel Model. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12300
Martinaityte, I., Sacramento, C., & Aryee, S. (2019). Delighting the customer: Creativity-oriented high-performancework systems, frontline employee creative performance, and customer satisfaction. Journal of Management, 45(2),728-751.
Martinaityte, I., & Sacramento, C. A. (2013). When creativity enhances sales effectiveness: The moderating role of leader–member exchange. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 34(7), 974-994.