BARRIERS TO CREATIVITY
Over-reliance on Logic
Not able to imagine things, be intuitive, or have a sense of
humour
"innovation is not the product of logical thought, although the
result is tied to logical structure." Alberi Eistein
Creative chaos and fun
Creative dissatisfaction
Synergize diversities
Invest only on logical/analytical thinking
Making assumptions
Challenge assumptions
ensure assumptions are not excluding new ideas
identify and examine assumptions you are making
Following rules
Conformist to accepted beliefs/rules
some rules are necessary but others encourage mental
laziness. "Every act of creation is first of all an act of
destruction." Pablo picasso
Stress
Stress reduces quality of mental process
Cannot be objective
ability to innovate spells success, create growth, ROI
Reward ideas
Allow failure
Challenge assumptions
Brainstorm always
Have cross-functional expertise
Provide strategic alignment
Not having time to think creatively
Fear of failure
Fear of looking foolish
Fear of being laughed at
see failure as a learning opportunity
help discover what doesn't work
helps identify your weaknesses
Negative attitudes
Tendency to focus on the negative aspects of the problem
Expend energy on worry
Find the opportunities in situation
take different views of situation
don't focus on problem
think what to achieve and how
believe you can
