[Solution] Creativity
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Author: Emily Carter
The Creative Individual
In today's highly dynamic organizational environments, most organizations need innovation to thrive and even to survive. The source of innovation is the people who work for the organization. Therefore, attracting creative people to join the organization and fostering creativity among current employees is a priority for many managers.
The Sources of Individual Creativity
Creativity is the ability to generate new ideas or to take new perspectives on existing ideas. Creative people tend to have the following attributes:
- Childhoods in which creativity was encouraged
- Personality traits of openness, attraction to complexity, high energy, independence, autonomy, and strong self-confidence
- High cognitive abilities, including analytical thinking, divergent thinking, and convergent thinking
Select the term that best completes the following sentence.
If an adult actively encourages creativity in a child, that child is likely to grow up to be a more adult.
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A childhood in which creativity is encouraged tends to produce a creative adult.
In what ways can an organization encourage creativity in its workforce? Check all that apply.
- Rewarding creativity that furthers the organization's goals
- Giving employees time and other resources to do creative work
- Punishing employees who have creative ideas that are not workable
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Organizations that want their employees to be creative should make creativity part of their culture. One way to do this is to set explicit goals for creative endeavors, and another is to give employees room in their jobs to engage in creative work. Organizations should also reward successful creativity. At the same time, they should not punish unsuccessful creativity, since creative work by its nature carries a high risk of failure.
