To identify the factors that hinder your creativity at work, rate the items below on a scale of 1 to 5, where ‘1’ means you never do this, and ‘5’ means you always do this.
____ I buffer myself from interruptions during creative thinking.
____ I exchange ideas with other people.
____ I avoid quick negative self-criticism of my own new ideas and proposals.
____ I avoid assuming boundaries that box my creativity.
____ I allocate enough time for incubation.
____ I state positive things about a new idea before I state the difficulties to be overcome.
____ I exhibit lots of spontaneity and humor.
____ I review and discuss how the climate and my habits in my work affect my creativity.
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Author: Edward Glassman, PhD