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Everyone knows criticalthinking kills creativity. Suspending judgment in order to come up with new and unusual ideas is one of the sacred cows of the creativity movement. Everyone knows that instant judgment is the enemy of creativity. Edward de Bono, Serious Creativity ). Jean Trumbo, Creativity ).
There are different types of thinking processes, including critical, creative, and analytical thinking. Criticalthinking involves evaluating information and arguments logically and systematically, while creativethinking involves generating new and innovative ideas.
Employees surveyed said that upper management rarely encouraged creative and flexible thinking, particularly if it might upset or disrupt existing ways of doing things. Creativethinking and systems thinking are not necessarily incompatible. Top performers are: · More likely to make rapid decisions.
(HBR) In a second experiment focused on creative ideation, participants were randomly assigned to one of three task-switching approaches and asked to generate creative ideas for two idea-generation tasks. Most people believed they would perform best if they switched between the two idea generation tasks as and when they wanted.
Lack of critical filters. Brainstorming is said to work because criticalthinking is banned, allowing for a freer flow of original ideas. One theory for the poor performance of brainstorming groups is that people feel inhibited by the presence of others, particularly their boss or other senior workers. Inhibition.
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