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Importance of creativity in a job
Creativity refers to the act of making something new and involves imagination and intuition. True creativity involves thinking differently and taking risks. Creative people question assumptions, take risks, and generate multiple solutions to problems. Employers value creativity as creative employees can solve problems innovatively and contribute to growth. Developing creativity enables performing tasks mindfully and opening possibilities for innovation. Creativity relies on domain expertise, creative thinking skills, motivation, and supportive workplace practices and conditions.
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- 1. Importance of Creativityin a Job
- 2. The experience ofthinking, reacting, and working in an imaginative way which is characterized by a high degree of innovation and originality, divergent thinking, and risk taking. Definition of Creativity
- 3. What is Creativity? •Creativity refers to the act of making something that previously did not exist. • It is a way of thinking that involves the imagination and intuition.
- 4. True Creativity andInnovation consist of Seeing what everyone else has seen, Thinking what no one else has thought and Doing what no one has dared!
- 5. Creativity Always InvolvesCrossing of Boundaries
- 6. So what makescreative people creative? If we could look into the minds of creative geniuses, what would we see? Joy of discovery Questioning Desire to interrelate Tolerance of ambiguity Curiosity Sense of challenge Playfulness Inquisitiveness Willingness to take risks Positive discontent Desire to see things differently Desire to learn Willingness to experiment Wonder
- 7. Portrait of aCreative Person “Creative people pay attention to their world, see things differently, challenge assumptions, take risks, are not afraid to fail, and strive to generate multiple solutions to problems. They are passionate about creativity and seek opportunities to innovate.”
- 8. Creativity at Work •Employers greatly value creative thinkers because such employees can – think of innovative work-related ideas and approaches – solve difficult or unusual problems – relate meaningfully with co-workers and clients and – contribute positively to the growth of an organization.
- 9. Developing your creativitywill enable you to do even the most mundane tasks in a mindful and spirited way, opening up the possibilities for innovation and self-fulfillment.
- 10. Creativity and CareerPlanning • Creativity and Career Planning go hand in hand as the new economy is largely based on the exchange of knowledge. • New employees must have the abilities to – flow with change and opportunity – continue to learn – anticipate near and distant future trends and needs – network and – understand global change
- 11. Influences on Creativity DiscussionPoint A: What helps you personally to be more creative? B: What stops you personally being more creative?
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- 13. Motivation • Proposed thatpeople will perform more creatively if motivated by the work itself, rather than rewards or punishments. • Research evidence supports the idea that intrinsic motivation produces more creative outcomes than extrinsic ones.
- 14. •You must haveknowledge of a field to produce something novel within it! • Importance of knowing the territory • Development of problem solving methods using exploration and trial and error methods. • Identification of problems / sensing gaps Domain Expertise
- 15. Creative Thinking Ability Arange of skills identified by researchers as key to creative thinking are: • Problem or opportunity finding • Seeing problems in new ways • Generating a wide range of ideas (divergent thinking) • Recognising which of one’s ideas are worth pursuing (convergent thinking) • Persuading others of the value of your ideas
- 16. Workplace Practices andConditions Research has shown a wide range of environmental factors influencing individual creativity e.g • Management support (e.g. gives positive informational feedback) • Co-worker creativity • Team or departmental climate for innovation • Autonomy • Access to resources • Time to experiment
- 17. Gather information and resources Stage 2 Preparation Produce one ormore ideas or products Stage 3 Idea Generation Check ideas against criteria for the task Stage 4 Idea Validation STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Stage 1 Task Presentation External Source Internal Source End Stage 5 Outcome Assessment End Back to 1 Success Failure Progress INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT A Intrinsic motivation to do the task INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT B Skills in the task domain INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT C Skills in creative thinking
- 18. Consequences of Creativity Individual •Self-esteem, job satisfaction, promotion, financial rewards Team or group • Team morale, achievement of team goals Organisational • Performance, investment, customer/client satisfaction Societal • Quality of life of general public, natural environment
- 19. Six Tips ToHelp You Enhance Your Creativity 1. Open Your Mind - Have one new experience every day; no matter how small. New experiences stimulate the brain and help you make new and original connections; critical for boosting breakthroughs. 2. Diversify - Involve others in your problem-solving efforts who bring a different perspective or cultural experience than yours. 3. Mental Floss – Relax; Stress, exhaustion, boredom and even pain can block our pathways to creativity. 4. Stop Looking For the Right Answer - Look for many right answers. 5. Discover Your Creative Rhythm - Start paying attention to when you get your best ideas. 6. Health Makes Wealth - Regular exercise not only benefits your body, it boosts brain performance as well.
- 20. … and anotherone: Find what you love to do “We know that people do their most creative work when they love doing what they’re doing. There’s no substitute for intrinsic motivation, that is, motivation that comes from within. Although such motivation doesn’t guarantee creativity, dislike or lack of interest in work practically guarantees non- creativity.” – Ten Keys to Creative Innovation by Robert J. Sternberg
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- #6 Boundaries may be more or less open or closed. Some are only closed in our minds. Some seem like mine fields. We hesitate and then we loose opportunities to be creative. The revolution in organizational design that is underway is attaching this problem. A synergy when working together produces something more than merely additive contributions. 1 + 1 = 1 indicates that neither additivity nor multiplicity are occuring – probably due to a closed boundary. Many things create closed boundaries, including biases, ignorance, policy, etc. Some boundaries are punishing to cross – like barbed wire. It make be a way to preserve identity, control, power, little kingdoms, etc., but think about what is lost.