Creative Personality
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Covers Creative Traits, Motivation, Creative Environment , Creativogenic Environment Blocks to Creativity, Stimulants
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Creative Personality
- 1. Creative Personality Gopaldas Pawan Kumar Excerpts from “ Lifelong Creativity- An Unending Quest” By Pradip N Khandwalla 1 GDP 6/21/2013
- 2. Traits Congenial To Creativity Some of the traits of creativity found by Paul Torrance in 1960 are contradictory like Quiet Vs Talkative Timid Vs Domineering Independent Vs Accepting judgment of authorities It requires 1. Self Awareness. 2. Desire to change. 3. Associating with creative people . 2 GDP 6/21/2013
- 3. Motivation & Creativity Motives explain the choice of People like 1. Sex, Fear , Love and need to escape. 2. Curiosity , Self assertion and Narcissism. 3. Self actualization . 4. Power and Affiliation and Higher aspirations 5. Original , Distinctive , Altruistic and Competent Creation is a relief from tension ,an intrinsic satisfaction that creative person gets. 3 GDP 6/21/2013
- 4. Strategies for Changing Motivation Motivation is a result of many forces- Inheritance , Upbringing, Education, Friendships . It is difficult to change the motives. Strategies for changing Motivation are: 1. Awareness of current motivation and the desire to be creative. 2. To understand the desired change . 3. Having a Role Model. 4. Action- doing differently opens new avenues. 5. Reinforcement- Rewards help in motivating further. 4 GDP 6/21/2013
- 5. Creativogenic Environment • Coined by Silvano Arieti. The more congenial the environment for creativity , the more permanently one is likely to be creative. It shapes abilities and traits. • Some of the creative persons like Alexander Fleming, Henry Ford were born to farmers. Nehru , Roosevelt were born aristocrats. • The liberal ,progressive outlook at home, good education plus talent may increase the chances of creativity. • Discord at home, conflict in childhood , nurturing parent, culture , family atmosphere impact creativity . Examples: Vishvanathan Anand , Sachin Tendulkar ,Edison, Rabindranath Tagore, Kapoor Family(Actors) are products of Creativogenic Environment 5 GDP 6/21/2013
- 6. Formative Environment & Creativity 1.Childhood Home Environment and Creativity Discouraging Environment-Factors: Rigidity, discipline , over emphasizing education , authoritarian Encouraging Environment-Factors: Parents interest, liberal , low sentimentality, loss of a parent, ethical but not overly religious, integrity, ambition, quality 6 GDP 6/21/2013
- 7. Formative Environment & Creativity 2. Schooling and Creativity Open and relatively less restrictive schools compared to closed and relatively more restrictive schools help Divergent thinking. Rigid , authoritarian and restrictive school environment affects creativity. Good teachers, flexible schedules, freedom from conformity, planning of lessons, empathy and rapport, adoption of creativity as a basic philosophy all improve creativity. 7 GDP 6/21/2013
- 8. Adult Environment 1. Social Environment Culture and Social status affect our creativity. Competition, norms favoring creativity , respect for individual initiatives , availability of role models and opportunities , being from privileged class help creativity. 2. Adult Learning and Work Environment Great teachers, risk taking, encouraging independence , challenging tasks, healthy interpersonal relationships, decentralized , non-hierarchical organization , supportive boss, availability of resources, autonomy for decision making , optimal work pressure increase creativity. 8 GDP 6/21/2013
- 9. Environmental Stimulants of Creativity 1. Stimulation 2. Nurturance 3. Optimal Tension 4. Norms of Boss Figures. 5. Constructive Feedback 6. Diversity of Viewpoints 7. Creators as Role Models 8. Learning Opportunities 9. Facilities for Experimentation 10.Freedom with Accountability for Excellence 9 GDP 6/21/2013
- 10. Blocks to Creativity 1. Fear of Failure: Failure is a part of life by which you gain experience and get rid of blocks. It means that we need to try new approaches and gain new skills. 2. Allergy to Ambiguity: Ambiguity and uncertainty sometimes makes a person inactive . They like order and the routine . It is advised to experience challenges and solve problems from ambiguous situations and unblock 3. Touchiness: It is the fear of humiliation and rejection. Self esteem should not prevent us from taking help from others . Be ready to accept criticism. 4. Conformity : If in excess it could act as a block to creativity. Non-conformance to society norms may sometimes make one a creative personality. 10 GDP 6/21/2013
- 11. Blocks to Creativity………………….. 5.Resource Myopia : This could be in the form of excessive dependence on others, inferiority complex, not being aware of one‟s strengths and weaknesses. Ex: Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi never had resource myopia . They mobilized people to achieve the goals of Independence. 6.Starved Sensibility: Our sensibilities are dulled by customs , upbringing and society. Hence , cultivation of senses can increase our capacity for divergent thinking and creativity. 7.Rigidity: May be due to failure to adapt, Stereotyping(All intelligent people are successful) , Dogmatism(Beliefs not supported by information) and „Functional Fixedness‟(Restricted thinking about a product function). 11 GDP 6/21/2013
- 12. Strategies for Unblocking 1. Awareness : Some people are aware of their blocks but for some, blocks are deep rooted. 2. Analyze and diagnose the blocks : Discuss with a person who succeeded in unblocking for guidance . 3. Desire to unblock: Blocks sometimes provide security . Unblocking requires ability to overcome „withdrawal Symptoms‟. 4. Help from a credible source:A mentor would help in unblocking by guidance, encouragement , advice etc. 12 GDP 6/21/2013
- 13. Strategies for Unblocking 5. Inoculation- If one is afraid of water let him swim in shallow waters , when confidence increases , may get into deeper waters. 6.Reward-Rewarding a new behavior leads to durability and reinforcement of the creative act. 7. Goal Setting- After unblocking, one may look at swimming long distance ( Few Kms) from short distances to improve confidence and to overcome the blocks . (Extension of Point 5) 13 GDP 6/21/2013