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Creative Climate components
ConflictDebate
ChallengeRisk Taking
Trust/OpennessDynamism/
LivelinessPlayfulness/
Humor
Idea Support
Idea Time
Freedom
DEFER JUDGMENT
Tolerance ofComplexity Tolerance
of Ambiguity
If you don’t see the
pattern, you are
comfortable until you see
it or you can make one.
If you don’t know,
you’re willing to hang
out until you do.
Quantity vs.
Quality
Build on Ideas
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CONTROL PANELPlanet Climate vs. Creative Climate
• We have limited control over earth’s climate.
However…
We have totalaccess to our
Creative Climate
control panel.
•Reduce fossil fuel consumption
•Support & use green energy & bio-fuels
•Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle
• Across-the-Board: Be inclusive, be open, and be active.
• Attitude Latitude: Have an open mind-set, vary your
viewpoint, prevent posturing, & invite ingenuity.
• Avid Assistance: Support other ideas by providing
tools, time, and encouragement to evaluate their ideas.
WORLDCLIMATE
•Conditions must be met to initiate pattern.
•Has a purpose.
•Affected by man over Long periods of time.
•Requires a common issue To resolve.
•Has a purpose.
•Affected by man almost Immediately.
CREATIVECLIMATE
Danger DespairDeath
Be open to new ideas, perspectives, and interpretations…
Criticism is a creativity killer.
•Accepting change•Staying actively creative•Adapt to new settings•Find hidden benefits
DYNAMISM/LIVELINESS
Unhappy situations and poor attitudes
make for a very unproductive
person unable to be creative
PLAYFULNESS & HUMOR
Research shows that happy people who have
fun and a sense of humor generate more
ideas.
Relax and enjoy the creative
experience.
•Dealing with climate & creative climate can be challenging.
• You can’t be creative without a certain amount of challenge.
• Have enough challenge to keep you engaged, but not so much that it’s overwhelming.
• Do not shy away from challenges.
• Remember you have resources. When you start to feel overwhelmed, make sure to utilize them.
Challenge – Has “Change”
Don’t be reckless…
Recognize the risks you are already taking.
Some people take more risks than others. . .
consider the following
If you don’t
take the leap,
You’ll never
know if you can
soar.
•Investments•Stocks•Homes
Take calculated
risks
Without risk, you cannot have
creativity.It can be risky AND rewarding.
With creativity there is no guaranteed outcome.
Think outside the
box
RISK TAKING
California Special
ASH Annihilation?
Soon to be LAKEFRONT?
Exotic Japan
Watch for
Falling Rocks
& Houses
Mountains in Malibu
•The presence of personal and emotional tensions. (a negative dimension)
•Acknowledge it.
•Take personal responsibility for your approach.
•minimize your emotional investment.
•The occurrence & presence of disagreement between viewpoints, ideas, experiences, & knowledge. (contrasts conflict)
•Healthy Debate is between ideas, not the people involved.
• Responsibly discuss ideas & viewpoints. Minimize tensions by using convergent thinking rules.
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Life is a cycle of support.Even the
water cycle
requires support in
each stage.
IDEA SUPPORT HAS A VITAL IMPACT ON THE CREATIVE
CLIMATE•Validating ideas will help promote development.
•Creative ideas cannot flourish in a critical climate.
•Trial participants and volunteers are invaluable.
Ideas need support too.
ReferencesCsikszentmihalyi, M. (1997). Finding flow: The psychology of
engagement in everyday life. New York: BasicBooks. Ekvall, G. & Ryhammar, L. (1999). The creative climate: Its
determinants and effects at a Swedish university. Creativity Research Journal, 4(12), 303-310.
Isaksen, S., Lauer, K., Ekvall, G. & Britz, A. (2001). Perceptions of the best and worst climates for creativity: Preliminary validation evidence for the situational outlook questionnaire. Creativity Research Journal, 13 (2), 171-184.
Prather, C. W. (1996). How is your climate for innovation? R&D Innovator, May.
Chasing awaygreenhouse gases
of confusion,to support
learning objectives
Visuals & audioprovided by
Edward Chope“The Creative
Concierge”
