CHAPTER NO 4 CREATING POSSIBILITIES

INTRODUCTION Creating: it is the process by which new or different things and ideas develop People are creative because they learn to be creative Or sometime they avoid the blocks to creativity which is in the society we live

Barriers to creativity Society does-not always appreciate creativity As we grow older we face more and more rules e.g. Drive on the right side of the road or work starts at 8 etc etc According to J.L. ADAMS there are six types of conceptual blocks which interfere in our ability to explore and manipulate ideas i.e. to be creative

Conceptual blocks to creative EMOTIONAL BLOCKS: Fear of making decision Failing or taking Risks Too much need for security Order and Structure Preference for judging rather then generating ideas Impatience

2.PERCEPTUAL BLOCK These blocks prevent the person from clearly perceiving either the problem or info vital to solve the problem Too many people spend time to define the problem Spend and waste time in order to get on with the important part of solving it

3.Culture Blocks taboo Tradition Excessive belief in logic, reason, numbers Distrust Of fantasy, intuition and different drummers Behaving as one is “suppose to”

4. Environmental Block Distracting s and chatty colleagues. Lack of co-operations from co-workers Autocratic bosses or Bureaucracy Only time management skills can overcome this block

5. Intellectual Block Understanding of concepts necessary for a problem Lacks experience, academic training or mental abilities. Managers promoted from rank of workers may find themselves in problem with technology Manager then might fear in taking risk because of fear of losing control

6. Expressive Blocks Inadequate language skills to express and record ideas in a manner which can be understood by others Using wrong or inappropriate medium Today manager is working in a diversified environment (different nations and different languages

HOW TO OVERCOME THE BARRIERS According to Robert H Vaughn there are 3 ways 1.CHANGE THE CLIMATE OF THE ORGANIZATION 2.CHANGE THE ATTITUDE OF THE INDIVIDUALS 3.WORK ON DEVELOPING SKILLS

CHANGE THE CLIMATE OF THE ORGANIZATION How much can the person change the environment or climate depends on his position in the company. Openness of organization for a change Participate group

Change the attitude of Individuals If ideas are succesful at first people will be more open to creativity or risk otherwise vice versa Resistance to creativity is an attitude not a value This means it has to be changed with appropriate motivation Values cant change without a significant emotional experience Attitude change more easily

One way to change the attitude is to put that person in a challenging situation Situation that requires creativity There are however blocks according to adam which we can get rid of by 1.Consciously identify the barriers which interfere with your own creativity 2.Allow yourself with the freedom to be creative………… experiment with new ideas

3: Work on developing skills Practice Competition Mental Preparation Hallucinogen Using teams or groups Lack of threats See list in the book also

4. Learning and using creativity tools Story boarding Lotus Blossom(This technique can also be used in scenario planning and is very useful for forecasting strategic scenarios. It is designed for groups and is used to provide a more in-depth look at various solutions to problems) Checklists(It involves applying a series of words, verbs, adjectives or phrases contained in checklists or tables to an existing product or service or its attributes.) The Excursion Technique(Is a very useful technique for forcing a group to have new thought patterns to formulate strategies) Mind mapping brainstorming

Planning steps Type of tools 1.ESTABLISH YOUR GOALS 2.DEFINE YOUR LIMITS 3.DETERMINE OPTIONS 4.EVALUATE OPTIONS 5.CHOOSE THE BEST 6.IMPLEMENT/RECYCL E 1.CREATIVE 2.INDUCTIVE 3.NDUCTIVE/CREATIV E 4.DEDUCTIVE 5.DEDUCTIVE 6.MIXED

CONTROL STEPSTYPES OF TOOLS 1.ESTABLISH STANDARDS 2.MEASURE PERFORMANCE 3.COMPARE AND EVALUATE 4.CORRECT DEVIATIONS 1.CREATIVE 2.PHYSICAL AND CONCEPTUAL 3.INDUCTIVE AND DEDUCTIVE 4.SOMETIMES CREATIVE AND SOMETIMES DEDUCTIVE