CH11: Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership

A recommended starting point in establishing a climate for creative thinking is to

Establish a vision and mission that include creativity

A particularly robust strategy for enhancing creativity is to

Hire people who are already creative

A finding about the insight step of creative thinking is that the flash of insight

Is usually based on previous ideas

An intellectual characteristic of creative people is that they

Maintain a youthful curiosity throughout their lives

With respect to innovation, Procter & Gamble is noted for

Obtaining widespread participation in gathering new ideas

Loose-tight leadership in relation to creativity refers to

Spending freely on some projects and cutting costs on others

During the insight step of creative thinking, the person

Suddenly experiences the problem-conquering solution

Canon Inc. has found that a key to creating new products is for

The production team to work physically close to product developers

In relation to creativity, the formula B = f (P x E) implies that

The right environment is necessary to trigger creative behavior

You and the other members of your business unit are participating in the pet-peeve technique, so you

Think up complaints that others might have about your unit

A worker has the experience of flow when he or she

Is totally absorbed in the task at hand

Multiunit organizations sometimes enhance creativity by

Sharing ideas across divisions

With respect to creativity, the maverick is thought to be

The center of creativity

A dominant characteristic of creative workers is a passion for

Their work

With respect to coming up with a creative idea

You need to try a large number of ideas

The lawyer role in "Be an explorer, artist, judge, and lawyer" is to

Find ways to implement your ideas

A common thread to creativity-enhancing exercises is that they require

Flexible thinking

Research suggests workers are more likely to have a breakthrough idea when they are

Happy the day before

To become more creative, it is important to

Overcome traditional thinking

A study of leader-member exchanges and creativity among research and development specialists indicated that leader-member exchanges were

Positively associated with creativity

Financial vice president Josie needs a creative idea. She might try jogging because

Physical exercise pumps more blood and oxygen into the brain.

A creative idea is considered to be innovative when the idea

Is put into action

What are 3 managerial practices that enhances creativity?

1. Giving workers assignments that stretch their intellectual capability 2. Supplying groups with the time and money they need to accomplish the task. 3. Designing work groups with a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives

What are 3 practices that are likely to be helpful in managing creative people?

1. Having creative people manage and evaluate creative workers 2. Providing ongoing recognition and appreciation to creative workers 3. Being liberal in giving workers the resources they need

What are 3 leadership practices to enhance innovation

1. Take risks and encourage risk taking 2. Acquire innovative companies 3. Encourage innovation for its own sake

Middle manager Bob establishes idea quotas for his organizational unit, meaning that workers will be asked to

Bring fresh ideas to meetings

The purpose of extreme thinking in brainstorming is to come up with ideas so outrageous that they

Could get the group fired

The purpose of a kitchen for the mind is to

Establish a space designed to nurture creativity