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A Multi-disciplinary Perspective on Decision-making and Creativity:

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. 12 – Personal and Societal. Personal Creativity.

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A Multi-disciplinary Perspective on Decision-making and Creativity:

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  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

  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 • http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-35010143 • 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.

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