CREATIVE PROCESSES IN GROUPS Eva Hoff Department of

CREATIVE PROCESSES IN GROUPS Eva Hoff, Department of Psychology

WHAT IS CREATIVITY? The ability to create new and useful ideas, products and expressions …to the world Eva Hoff, Lunds universitet Function • Improve • Create meaning/ understanding …that will come to use … to the individual

Time & Resources Psychosocial Climate Eva Hoff, LU Teresa Amabile Physical space Group Composition

GRUPPUPPGIF T 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

CREATIVE PROCESS STAGES Eva Hoff, LU 1. PREPARATION Get information 7. EVALUATION Did the idea work? 6. COMMUNICATION Tell about idea (sell) 5. CONFIRMATION Realize idea 2. PROBLEM ACTIVATION Specify problems 3. IDEA GENERATION Possible solutions 4. ILLUMINATION Choose solution

Time & Resources Psychosocial Climate Eva Hoff, LU Physical space Group Composition

CREATIVE CULTURE AND CREATIVITY HELPERS Autonomy & Influence Collaboration & Openness Knowledgemultiplicity/ sharing Flexibility, newthinking, LU Eva Hoff Challenge/risk

STAGNATION AND CREATIVITY SQUELCHERS Dependence & Authoritarian control Territorial Knowledge View/ Monopoly Competition & Suspicion Inflexibility, old thinking & Carefulness LU Eva Hoff

1. COLLABORATION VERSUS / OPENNESS , Forming LU, Eva Hoff Storming COMPETITION/ SUSPICION Norming Performing

1. COLLABORATIO N/ OPENNESS VERSUS , COMPETITION/ SUSPICION Focus at work + Task orientation – Individual attention in focus Attitude to others + Interest for others & their ideas– Comparison, rivalry + Trust, let hair down – Mistrust, prestige, on guard Attitudes to ideas + Open innovation – Concealment, fright of theft Climate type + Playfulness, humour, energy Way of handling differences – Stiffness, ridicule, stagnation + Lively debate – Conflicts LU, Eva Hoff

& NEW THINKING , VERSU INFLEXIBILITY& S OLD THINKING , Structure � Change is possible � Goal to change, acceptance to new thinking Methods + Many possible ways Attitudes + Possibility thinking, optimism + Ambivalence accepted + Support for creativity/ ideas Resources + Idea time, reward system for ideas LU, Eva Hoff , - Inert (trögrörlig) - Goal to not change, sticking to routines - One way acc to habit - Fault finding, criticism - Hasty negative conclusion - Doubt of new ideas - Controlled time, reward old solutions

2. CHALLENGES/ VERSU S RISKS , Attitude to process + Trial and error is necessary Approach to risk and challenge + Courage to take risks + Accept difficult timeconsuming challenges LU, Eva Hoff CAREFULNESS – Fright of trying new – Fright of Failure – Walk the easy road

3. KNOWLEGDE MULTIPLICITY & SHARING VERSUS , View on knowledge/expert fields + Different theories/methods Knowledge attitude + Complexity and sound knowledge valued Attitude to sharing + Knowledge sharing ideal LU, Eva Hoff TERRITORIAL KNOWLEDGE VIEW – We-and-they-thinking – Stereotypical thinking, black or white – Knowledge hush

4. AUTONOMY/ DEPENDENCE/ INFLUENCE VERSUS AUTHORITARIAN CONTRO , LU, Eva Hoff Approach to conformity + Courage to be original + Independence towards others – Need to do like others – Fright to step on toes

Psychosocial Climate Eva Hoff, LU Group Composition

GROUP COMPOSITION Eva Hoff, Lunds universitet What roles do the group need? Role optimizing – representation of expertise Clear roles: people with similar profiles know their role Personality matching and/or complementary Different roles important in creative process

Bright side of personality - BIG 5 �Openness �Conscientiousness �Extraversion �Agreeableness �Neuroticism, emotional stability o Dark side of personality – Dark Triad �Manipulator - strategic �Self-lover – the solo player �The over-critical – devil’s advocate Eva Hoff, Lunds universitet CREATIVE PERSONALITIES

ORDERL Y CRITICAL ORDERL Y OPEN 1. PREPARATION THREA TS SELFIS ANXIOUS H Get information CRITICAL 7. EVALUATION Did the idea work? DIFFERENT ROLES NEEDED IN 6. COMMUNICATION Tell about idea (sell) SELFIS EXTROVE RT H ORDERL Y DIFFERENT CREATIVE PROCESS STAGES 5. CONFIRMATION Realize idea Eva Hoff, LU 2. PROBLEM ACTIVATION Specify problems 3. IDEA GENERATION KIND OPEN Possible solutions MANIPULATO R 4. ILLUMINATION OPEN Choose solution ANXIOUS

White hat Facts only Green hat New Creative ideas Yellow hat Positive with reason Blue hat Chair person, overview CREATIVE WORK ASSIGNMENT (DE BONO) Evaluate group processes, give each other feedback Discuss roles and change roles – everyone should be heard!!! Eva Hoff, Lunds universitet Black hat Negative with reason Red hat Feelings

Physical space Time & Resources DIFFERENT EXPERTISE & PERSONALITY DISCUSS & CHANGE ROLES INCREASE HELPERS AND DECREASE SQUELCHERS Psychosocial Climate Eva Hoff, LU Group Composition

TACK FÖR MIG! • fantasi, kreativitet i skolan • Eva Brodin: forskarsamhällets kreativitet (HPC) Ingegerd Carlsson: kreativ hjärna, sömn, personlighet Farida Rasulzada: 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 Nätverket LUCK - Lund University Creativity Knowledge vid Institutionen för psykologi • Eva Hoff: kreativ plats, motivation,