Conceptual Blockbusting A Guide to BETTER Ideas (John L. Adams)

Cultural Blocks Fantasy and reflection - waste of time lazy,. Playfulness is for children Problem solving is a serious business and humor is out of place Reason, logic numbers utility, practicality are good; feeling, intuition, qualitative judgments, pleasure are bad Tradition is preferable to change Any problem can be solved by scientific thinking and lots of money Taboos

Arthur Koestler, The Three Domains of Creativity Artistic Originality (Ah!) Scientific Discovery (Aha!) Comic Inspiration (HaHa!)

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Problem solving is a serious business -- humor is out of place

Environmental Blocks Lack of cooperation and trust of colleagues Autocratic boss who values only his own ideas; does not reward others Distractions – phone, easy intrusions Lack of support to bring ideas into action