The
Psychology of the Creative Individual
Creativity is a process of developing and expressing novel ideas
for problem solving and producing innovations.
Although much research has been done on creativity, the findings
state that there is no profile for the creative person. There
is no test for determining the ability to be creative and there
is no correlation between IQ and creativity. (Harvard Business
Essentials 2003) However, to do something innovative it helps
to have technical depth, an advanced degree, or intense concentration
of study. (White, S. 2002)
It usually takes 7-10 years to build up deep expertise in a given
field. It is that kind of expertise that enables you to perceive
patterns of order or meaning that are invisible to the novice.
On the other hand, expertise can inhibit creativity because it
can become difficult to see beyond well-established patterns (Harvard
Business Essentials 2003). In building a team, think about
balancing it with veterans and newcomers. The veterans will ensure
the project will be within the expectations of the market place,
while new blood will step out of the box just enough to surprise
them.
Genuine creative accomplishment - the realization of idea within
a culture -is almost never the result of a sudden insight, but
comes after years of hard work. (Csikszentmihalyi,
M. 1996)
 
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