This document contains a quiz about creative thinking and innovation leadership. It includes 8 multiple choice questions with answers about various aspects of creative thinking approaches, abilities, and attitudes. The questions cover topics like whether analytical thinking can hinder new ideas, if individual thinking styles impact vision and risk-taking, and if learning problem solving techniques and having a playful mood can improve creative ability.

1. Creative Thinking Quiz &
Innovation Leadership Assessment

2. Your
Thinking
Approach
2
Q1.
One
of
the
biggest
roadblocks
to
developing
an
idea
may
be
analy8cal
or
logical
thinking.
(True
or
False?)

3. 3
A1.
TRUE
During
group
sessions,
we
oDen
rely
upon
logical
and
analy8cal
skills
that
we
learned
previously
from
work
or
at
school.
This
thinking
may
result
in
pre-­‐
mature
filtering
of
ideas
before
they
can
germinate.
Your
Thinking
Approach

4. 4
Q2.
Your
thinking
approach
for
innova8on
consists
of
varying
capabili8es
for
vision,
risk
taking
and
intui8on.
(True
or
False)
Your
Thinking
Approach
4

5. 5
A2.
TRUE
Everyone
has
an
ability
to
see
paKerns,
make
connec8ons
and
explore
new
ideas
when
given
8me,
and
the
confidence
to
succeed.
Yet
there
are
differences
in
individual
thinking
capability
for
vision,
intui8on,
and
risk-­‐taking.
Your
Thinking
Approach

6. Example:
Synaesthesia
Condi8on
where
the
brain
is
cross-­‐wired.
Sense
of
smell,
sounds,
words
are
mingled.
ODen
linked
to
crea8ve
thinking.
1/2,000
people
have
this
condi8on.
Examples:
Vincent
Van
Gogh,
Lady
Gaga,
and
Billy
Joel.
Training
can
provide
teams
with
a
unique
capability
to
connect
disparate
concepts
to
generate
new
ideas.

7. 7
Your
Ability
to
Create
Ideas
Q3.
Learning
advanced
problem
solving
techniques,
can
improve
your
crea8ve
thinking
ability.
(True
or
False)

8. Your
Ability
to
Create
Ideas
A3.
TRUE
Research
studies
illustrate
that
learning
new
problem-­‐
solving
techniques,
including
step-­‐by-­‐step
approaches,
can
enhance
individual
and
group
crea8ve
thinking
capability.
8

9. 9
Your
Ability
to
Create
Ideas
Q4.
Being
inquisi8ve,
with
a
desire
to
con8nually
learn
and
connect
disparate
concepts
is
necessary
for
genera8ng
new
ideas.
(True
or
False)
9

10. 10
Your
Ability
to
Create
Ideas
A4.
TRUE
Individuals
who
are
inquisi8ve
have
a
strong
desire
to
learn
and
connect
disparate
concepts.
They
generate
a
higher
quality
and
quan8ty
of
ideas
compared
to
peers
that
have
a
lower
curiosity
capability.

11. Example:
Analy2cal
Thinking
Logic
is
o(en
used
to
jus/fy
why
an
idea
can’t
be
developed.
To
uncover
new
solu2ons
and
resolve
a
challenge:
*
Use
new
paKerns
of
crea8ve
thinking
*
Work
with
disparate
concepts
*
Engage
your
curiosity,
be
playful,
posi8ve

12. Your
Ability
to
Champion
Ideas
12
Q5.
Having
a
desire
for
working
in
a
team
is
required
to
lead
a
complex
idea
to
success
within
a
company.
(True
or
False)

13. 13
Your
Ability
to
Champion
Ideas
A5.
TRUE
Individuals
who
don't
have
a
strong
interest
in
working
within
a
team,
may
lose
interest
and
mo8va8on.
That
may
hinder
their
ability
to
effec8vely
champion
a
large
scale
project
within
an
organiza8on.

14. 14
Your
Ability
to
Champion
Ideas
Q6.
To
lead
a
project
to
a
successful
outcome
inside
a
company
requires
having
high
poli8cal
savvy
and
asser8veness
skills.
(True
or
False)

15. 15
Your
Ability
to
Champion
Ideas
A6.
TRUE
Being
a
leader
involves
knowing
when
to
take
ac8on,
whom
to
approach
and
how
to
communicate
effec8vely.
Championing
ideas
to
success
requires
having
high
poli8cal
savvy
and
asser8veness.

16. Igor
Sikorsky
Led
the
mass
produc8on
effort
for
the
US
military
(during
WWII)
Paul
Cornu
Built
a
working
prototype
single
helicopter
(1907)
Leonardo
Da
Vinci
Produced
first
design
for
a
flying
screw
(1492)
Chinese
Conceived
of
the
idea
of
ver8cal
flight
(400
BC)
Example:
Team
that
championed
the
helicopter
idea
into
a
commercial
product

17. Your
AJtude
17
Q7.
A
serious
mood
may
contribute
to
analy8cal
or
logical
thinking.
A
happy
or
playful
mood
may
contribute
to
crea8ve
thinking.
(True
or
False)

18. 18
Your
AJtude
A7.
TRUE
A
happy
playful
mood
oDen
contributes
to
a
crea8ve
thinking
effort
with
enhanced
quan8ty
and
unique
quality
of
ideas.
Research
indicates
that
a
serious
mood
oDen
contributes
to
analy8cal
or
logical
thinking.

19. 19
Your
AJtude
Q8.
Increasing
your
ability
to
share
posi8ve
stories
and
use
self
depreca8ng
humor
may
lead
to
business
results
and
greater
employee
engagement.
(True
or
False)

20. 20
Your
AJtude
A8.
TRUE
When
employees
u8lize
a
sense
of
humor
during
awkward
business
conversa8ons
(and
remain
posi8ve
and
op8mis8c)
the
result
may
be
greater
employee
engagement,
collabora8on
and
enhanced
levels
of
teamwork.

21. 21
Your
Impression
Management
Q9.
People
that
have
low
self
confidence
may
find
it
difficult
to
lead
innova8on
efforts
within
their
business
unit
or
company.

22. 22
Your
Impression
Management
A9.
TRUE
Leaders
who
have
self
confidence
can
defend
new
ideas
that
are
oDen
fragile.
This
skill
can
result
in
a
higher
level
of
group
support
for
innova8on
efforts.

23. 23
Your
Impression
Management
Q10
Having
a
high
energy
level
may
enhance
crea8ve
thinking
and
innova8on
efforts
within
the
team.
(True
of
False)

24. 24
Your
Impression
Management
A10.
TRUE
When
there
is
high
energy
by
an
individual
or
within
a
work
group,
innova8ve
ideas
are
more
likely
to
be
generated.
High
energy
facilitates
excitement.
That
boots
the
mood
of
the
team
and
sparks
crea8vity.

25. TRUE
was
the
correct
answer
!
CongratulaPons.
Did
you
answer
all
ten
quesPons
correctly
?
The
general
knowledge
quiz
was
based
on
scienPfically-­‐
validated
creaPve
thinking
and
innovaPon
research.
To
learn
about
your
unique
areas
of
creaPve
thinking
capability,
take
5
minutes
to
complete
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InnovaPon
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26. Creativity & Innovation Research
by Patricia Harmon, P.h.D.

27. Internal Innovation Dimensions
Thinking
Approach
Four Creative Thinking Dimensions
Attitude
Championing
Ideas
Creating
Ideas
Thinking
Approach

28. Internal Innovation Dimensions
Thinking
ApproachThinking
Approach
Dimension #1

29. Internal Innovation Dimensions
Thinking
Approach
Vision
Risk Taking
Intuition
Thinking Approach - 3 Scales

30. Internal Innovation Dimensions
Thinking
Approach
Creating
Ideas
Dimension #2

31. Internal Innovation Dimensions
Thinking
ApproachInquisitiveness
Problem Solving
Creative
Thinking
Creating Ideas - 3 Scales

32. Internal Innovation Dimensions
Thinking
ApproachChampioning
Ideas
Dimension #3

33. Internal Innovation Dimensions
Thinking
ApproachAssertiveness
Teamwork
Political Savvy
Championing Ideas - 3 Scales

34. Internal Innovation Dimensions
Thinking
Approach
Dimension #4
Attitude

35. Internal Innovation Dimensions
Thinking
Approach
Attitude - 3 Creativity Scales
Humor
Employee Engagement
Optimism

36. Internal Innovation Dimensions
Thinking
Approach
Impression Management
Three
Scales
that
Overlay
all
4
Crea2vity
Dimensions
and
12
Scales

37. Internal Innovation Dimensions
Thinking
Approach
Impression Management
Self Confidence
Energizing
Locus of Control

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