Decision Making

Decision Making

1. Characteristics of Creative People

   • Knowledge
     • Have acquired a broad background of facts and information needed to support creative problem solving when combining ideas and things in new and different ways.

2. Characteristics of Creative People (cont’d)

   • Intellectual abilities
     • Are bright but not brilliant; possessing creative intelligence.
     • Are good at generating and choosing alternatives (thinking divergently/convergently).
     • Are youthfully curious and empathetic.
   • Personality
     • Have a positive self-image; not blindly self-confident.
     • Able to cope with criticism of their ideas.
     • Can tolerate the isolation necessary for developing ideas.
     • Are frequently nonconformists and do not need strong approval from the group.

3. Conditions Necessary for Creativity

   • Internal factors affecting creativity
     • Expertise
     • Creative-thinking skills
     • Internal (intrinsic) motivation

4. Conditions Necessary for Creativity (cont’d)

   • External factors affecting creativity
     • An environmental need that stimulates goal setting
     • Conflict and tension that put people on edge
     • Encouragement from others

5. Techniques for Enhancing Creativity

   • Brainstorming
     • Use groups of five to seven people.
     • Encourage spontaneous expression of ideas.
     • Gather the largest quantity and variety of of ideas to increase the likelihood of a breakthrough.