1. A Multi-disciplinary Perspective on Decision-making and Creativity:
Using the Diversity of Truth-seeking and Sense-making to Advantage in Organizational Contexts
Wayne Smith, Ph.D.
Department of Management
CSU Northridge
Updated: Friday, November 16, 2018

2. 12 – Personal and Societal

3. Personal Creativity
“Mental Locks” (or “Blocks”)
Attitude

4. Personal Creativity Right Answer That’s not logical Follow the rules
Be practical
Play is frivolous

5. Personal Creativity That is not my area Don’t be foolish
Avoid ambiguity
To err is wrong
I am not creative
How do we address these issues that mute our creative ability?

6. Recent Thoughts on Happiness
Francesca Levy
The World’s Happiest Countries
Free of pain, rested, respected, and intellectually engaged
Richard Florida
The Rise of the Creative Class (2003)
Talent, technology, and tolerance
Daniel Gilbert
Stumbling on Happiness (2007)
“Where to live?”, “What to do?”, and “With whom to do it?”

7. Sources
von Oech, R. (1998), A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative, Warner Books.
Williams. S. (2002), Making Better Business Decisions: Understanding and Improving Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills, Sage Publications.