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The object of this study was to examine perceptions about collective creativity in working life by leaders who are in development positions. Our rapidly changing working life increasingly requires solving complex problems - that is, developing (entirely) new. According to previous studies, creativity is not just an individual trait but a joint process that is built collectively. Therefore, the object of this study is to examine how collective creativity can be led in the modern working life. Theoretical framework of this thesis is based on studies about collective creativity and leadership of creativity. This study relies on that notion, as well as assumes that creativity as a process can be led with different leadership methods and supported by organisational structures. This study aimed at analysing leaders’ perceptions of creativity itself, organisational structures that support creativity and their experiences in leading creativity. The data was collected from ten leaders working in development positions between July and October 2018. Interviewees represented organisations of different sizes from both public and private sectors. Theme interview was used as a method of collecting data. Interviews were recorded, their duration varying from 50 to 70 minutes. Data was analysed using theoretically driven content analysis which means that themes stemming from previous research were guiding the analysis. The results show that leaders have quite a diverse notion of creativity. They associated creativi-ty with innovating work done by teams, teams’ ability to cooperate and motivation. On a struc-tural level, leaders see that creativity can be supported by instrumental and social factors of the organisation as well as with a networked organisation structure. The results suggest that leading creativity is a complex process that can’t be wrapped up into a simple method or formula. Leadership has to be both situational and contextual. Different methods can be used when leading creativity, but a readiness to adapt the methods intuitively to the extent the situation needs is important.