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Do You Color Outside the Lines?

Published on May 1, 2008

The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. — Carl Jung

When solving a problem at work (or at home), how do you approach the problem? There are no prefect techniques or approaches; often we benefit from a team of different personalities to gain the advantages each brings to the endeavor. What would you bring? What is your approach?

What is coloring outside the lines, creativity, intelligence, flexibility? According to Robert Harris,
Creativity is ... an attitude: the ability to accept change and newness, a willingness to play with ideas and possibilities, a flexibility of outlook, the habit enjoying the good, while looking for ways to improve it.
Bloom's Taxonomy describes creative thinking as
...the skills of flexibility, originality, fluency, elaboration, brainstorming, modification, imagery, associative thinking, attribute listing, metaphorical thinking, and forced relationships.
That certainly clears it up for me.

Do you color outside the lines? Have you been told that you are creative, imaginative or a free thinker? Perhaps you have been called a rebel, unconventional or eccentric. Let's find out how imaginative you are.

1. Do you believe it is better not to rock the boat or create waves (which ever cliché you prefer)?

2. Do you look at the individual trees rather than the forest, then turn the trees sideway s to see if they fit better into your vision?

3. Is it impossible for you to see any stop signs in problem solving?

4. Are you more abstract than concrete?

5. If you feel it in your gut, is that the way to go?

6. Do you say, "You want me to make the decisions? Be prepared for a radical new vision statement!"

7. Do you believe, "Instructions are not meant to be taken literally?"

8. Do you consider even the wildest ideas seriously?

9. Do you believe, "If there were only one way to solve a problem, Ford would sell only Mustangs (in black)".

10. Do you believe, "I don't care if it worked for granddad, there must be a better way?"

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  • May 2, 2008, 7:15 pm - Augustas

    Cool test!

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