Ch 12 Creativity

Question 1

What can be a predictor of long term success in a group?

Answer 1

Creativity

Question 2

Creativity

Answer 2

(One definition)
The generation, application, combination, and extension of new ideas. Essentially, to invent something that wasn’t in existence before you invented it.

Question 3

What does creativity in groups & teams usually look like?

Answer 3

Generation of new ideas, strategies, principles, or approaches to solving a problem.

Question 4

Innovation

Answer 4

Is Putting new ideas into action.
Communication scholar Phil Clampitt describes four steps;
1. Idea generation
2. Feasibility analysis
3. Reality testing
4. Implementation

Question 5

What is the difference between creativity and innovation?

Answer 5

Creativity is the generation of a new idea, innovation is the implementation of that idea.

Question 6

Intuition

Answer 6

The holistic, sometimes unconscious process of making a judgement.

Question 7

It has been found that relying on Intuition to make creative decisions results in better decisions. T or F

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Creativity researcher Jill Nemiro’s four predictable phases in group creativity:

Answer 8

1. Idea generation phase
2. Development phase- reinforcing ideas and add. info to support ideas generated
3. Finalization and closure phase- group agrees on the best ideas.
4. Evaluation phase: team assesses the value and wort of the ideas selected.

Question 9

The creativity in small groups chapter focuses on what questions?

Answer 9

“What should people say or do to enhance creativity?”
“Now does a group or team organize the agenda of a meeting to produce a creative solution or outcome?”
Not about brain processes

Question 10

Can people be taught to be creative ?

Answer 10

X