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Creative Processes in Groups

Explore the various stages of the creative process in group settings, focusing on factors such as physical space, time management, psychosocial climate, and group composition. Learn how to foster a creative culture and overcome creativity squelchers.

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Creative Processes in Groups

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  1. Creative Processes in Groups Eva Hoff, DepartmentofPsychology

  2. What is Creativity? • The abilitytocreate new and usefulideas, products and expressions …thatwill come touse Eva Hoff, Lunds universitet • Function • Improve • Createmeaning/ • understanding …to the world … to the individual

  3. Physical space Teresa Amabile Time & Resources Eva Hoff, LU PsychosocialClimate Group Composition

  4. Gruppuppgift • Att utveckla ett nytt multiverktyg (4 min) med många olika funktioner för livet på landet som... 1) på något sätt skall passa de olika gruppdeltagarnas behov/personlighet 2) gärna rör flera olika områden 3) är ovanliga • Fas 2 (3 min) Vidareutveckla multiverktyget med andra funktioner som 1) på något sätt skall passa en 5-åring 2) gärna rör flera olika områden 3) är ovanliga • Fas 3 (3 min) bestäm de tre mest kreativa (nya och nyttiga) funktionerna Eva Hoff, Lunds universitet

  5. Creative Process Stages Eva Hoff, LU

  6. Physical space Time & Resources Eva Hoff, LU PsychosocialClimate Group Composition

  7. Creative Culture and CreativityHelpers Collaboration & Openness Autonomy & Influence LU Eva Hoff Knowledge-multiplicity/ sharing Flexibility, new-thinking, Challenge/risk

  8. Stagnation and CreativitySquelchers Competition & Suspicion Dependence & Authoritariancontrol LU Eva Hoff Inflexibility, old thinking & Carefulness Territorial KnowledgeView/ Monopoly

  9. Competition/ suspicion versus ,   1.Collaboration/ Openness FormingStormingNormingPerforming LU, Eva Hoff

  10. Versus ,   1.Collaboration/ Openness Competition/ suspicion • Focus at work + Task orientation • Attitudetoothers + Interest for others & theirideas + Trust, lethair down • Attitudestoideas + Open innovation • Climatetype + Playfulness, humour, energy • Way of handling differences + Livelydebate – Individual attention in focus – Comparison, rivalry – Mistrust, prestige, on guard – Concealment, frightoftheft – Stiffness, ridicule, stagnation – Conflicts LU, Eva Hoff

  11. Inflexibility&Old thinking ,   Versus ,   2. Flexibility &New Thinking ,   - Inert (trögrörlig) - Goalto not change, stickingtoroutines - Onewayaccto habit - Faultfinding, criticism - Hasty negative conclusion - Doubtof new ideas - Controlled time, reward old solutions • Structure • Change is possible • Goaltochange, acceptanceto new thinking • Methods + Manypossibleways • Attitudes + Possibilitythinking, optimism + Ambivalence accepted + Support for creativity/ ideas • Resources + Ideatime, reward system for ideas LU, Eva Hoff

  12. 2. Challenges/ Risks Versus ,   Carefulness • Attitudeto process + Trial and error is necessary • Approach to risk and challenge + Courage totake risks + Accept difficulttime-consumingchallenges – Frightoftrying new – FrightofFailure – Walk the easy road LU, Eva Hoff

  13. Territorial Knowledgeview versus ,   3. KnowlegdeMultiplicity & Sharing • View on knowledge/expert fields + Different theories/methods Knowledgeattitude + Complexity and sound knowledgevalued Attitudetosharing + Knowledgesharing ideal – We-and-they-thinking – Stereotypicalthinking, black or white – Knowledgehushhush LU, Eva Hoff

  14. dependence/ Authoritariancontrol 4.Autonomy/ Influence versus ,   • Approach toconformity + Courage to be original + Independencetowardsothers – Needto do like others – Frightto step on toes LU, Eva Hoff

  15. Eva Hoff, LU PsychosocialClimate Group Composition

  16. Group Composition Whatroles do the groupneed? • Roleoptimizing – representation ofexpertise • Clear roles: peoplewithsimilarprofilesknowtheirrole • Personalitymatching and/or complementary • Different rolesimportant in creative process Eva Hoff, Lunds universitet

  17. CreativePersonalities • Bright sideofpersonality - BIG 5 • Openness • Conscientiousness • Extraversion • Agreeableness • Neuroticism, emotional stability • Dark sideofpersonality – Dark Triad • Manipulator - strategic • Self-lover – the solo player • The over-critical – devil’sadvocate Eva Hoff, Lunds universitet

  18. ORDERLY OPEN THREATS ORDERLY SELFISH CRITICAL ANXIOUS CRITICAL Different Rolesneeded in Different Creative Process Stages KIND Eva Hoff, LU OPEN EXTROVERT SELFISH MANIPULATOR OPEN ORDERLY ANXIOUS

  19. White hat Factsonly Red hat Feelings CreativeWorkAssignment (De Bono) • Evaluategroup processes, giveeachother feedback • Discussroles and changeroles – everyoneshould be heard!!! Yellow hat Positive withreason Black hat Negative withreason Blue hat Chair person, overview Green hat New Creativeideas Eva Hoff, Lunds universitet

  20. Physical space Time & Resources Eva Hoff, LU • DIFFERENT EXPERTISE & PERSONALITY • DISCUSS & CHANGE ROLES • INCREASE HELPERS AND DECREASE SQUELCHERS PsychosocialClimate Group Composition

  21. Tack för Mig! Nätverket LUCK - Lund University Creativity Knowledge vid Institutionen för psykologi • Eva Hoff: kreativ plats, motivation, • fantasi, kreativitet i skolan • Eva Brodin: forskarsamhällets kreativitet (HPC) • Ingegerd Carlsson: kreativ hjärna, sömn, personlighet • FaridaRasulzada: kreativ organisation, välmående • Una Tellhed: kreativt tänkande • Samuel West: främja kreativitet med lek hos vuxna • Övriga: Erika Lemark, Malin Mattsson-Berg, Sophie Storm, Jennifer Amin, Anna Claesson, Emil Svensson, Tilde Wideström, Emma Sandberg, Sara Peat, Natalie Öberg Eva Hoff, Lunds universitet

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