bus 4850

book DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT SKILLS

EIGHTH edition

David A. Whetten

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

Kim S. Cameron

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

need 800 words

discuss your conceptual blocs.consider a difficult problem you have encountered in your studies work or life and identity your conceptual blocs

EXERCISE 11 - Creativity After reading the chapter, you should be aware of the challenge of creative problem solving. Most of your education, work life and society in general puts a great deal of value on the rational problem solving model while creative thinking is thought to be best left to hobbies, leisure activities and the like. As a result like a body muscle that is not used, our "creative muscle" has become weak to the point where some will even think that they are not creative. Everyone has the ability to be a creative problem sover. Our mistaken belief about the limits to our creative ability is grounded in what the authors call "conceptual blocks". The first step in becoming more creative is to be aware of our conceptual blocks and move beyond them. Like going to the gym after many years of inactivity, muscles resist the new demands put on them thus creating discomfort. The process of using your creative muscles after years of inactivity usually involves discomfort as well...often in the form of frustration. Like the process of overcoming physical pain you need to persist and not let the frustration discourage you. So in preparation for your first assignment you are asked to discuss your conceptual blocks. You are asked in this forum discussion to consider a difficult problem you have encountered in your studies, work or life and identify your conceptual blocks i.e. the patterns you fall inte automatically when considering a problem. If you cannot think of a difficult problem of your own, then read the case for assignment #1 "Moving up the Rankings" at the end of the chapter and use that for your contribution to the discussion about conceptual blocks EXERCISE II - Creativity After reading the chapter, you should be aware of the challenge of creative problem solving. Most of your education, work life and society in general puts a great deal of value on the rational problem solving model while creative thinking is thought to be best left to hobbies, leisure activities and the like. As a result like a body muscle that is not used, our "creative muscle" has become weak to the point where some will even think that they are not creative. Everyone has the ability to be a creative problem sover. Our mistaken belief about the limits to our creative ability is grounded in what the authors call "conceptual blocks". The first step in becoming more creative is to be aware of our conceptual blocks and move beyond them. Like going to the gym after many years of inactivity, muscles resist the new demands put on them thus creating discomfort. The process of using your creative muscles after years of inactivity usually involves discomfort as well ...often in the form of frustration. Like the process of overcoming physical pain you need to persist and not let the frustration discourage you. So in preparation for your first assignment you are asked to discuss your conceptual blocks. You are asked in this forum discussion to consider a difficult problem you have encountered in your studies, work or life and identify your conceptual blocks i.e. the patterns you fall into automatically when considering a problem. If you cannot think of a difficult problem of your own, then read the case for assignment #1 "Moving up the Rankings" at the end of the chapter and use that for your contribution to the discussion about conceptual blocks