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Creative Thinking Quiz & Innovation Leadership Assessment

Your Thinking Approach

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Q1. One of the biggest roadblocks to developing an idea may be analy8cal or logical thinking. (True or False?)

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A1. TRUE During group sessions, we oDen rely upon logical and analy8cal skills that we learned previously from work or at school. This thinking may result in pre-‐mature filtering of ideas before they can germinate.


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Q2. Your thinking approach for innova8on consists of varying capabili8es for vision, risk taking and intui8on.

(True or False)


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A2. TRUE Everyone has an ability to see paKerns, make connec8ons and explore new ideas when given 8me, and the confidence to succeed. Yet there are differences in individual thinking capability for vision, intui8on, and risk-‐taking.


Example: Synaesthesia

Condi8on where the brain is cross-‐wired. Sense of smell, sounds, words are mingled. ODen linked to crea8ve thinking. 1/2,000 people have this condi8on. Examples: Vincent Van Gogh, Lady Gaga, and Billy Joel. Training can provide teams with a unique capability to connect disparate concepts to generate new ideas.

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Your Ability to Create Ideas

Q3. Learning advanced problem solving techniques, can improve your crea8ve thinking ability.

(True or False)


A3. TRUE Research studies illustrate that learning new problem-‐ solving techniques, including step-‐by-‐step approaches, can enhance individual and group crea8ve thinking capability.

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Q4. Being inquisi8ve, with a desire to con8nually learn and connect disparate concepts is necessary for genera8ng new ideas. (True or False)

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A4. TRUE Individuals who are inquisi8ve have a strong desire to learn and connect disparate concepts. They generate a higher quality and quan8ty of ideas compared to peers that have a lower curiosity capability.

Example: Analy2cal Thinking Logic is o(en used to jus/fy why an idea can’t be developed. To uncover new solu2ons and resolve a challenge:

* Use new paKerns of crea8ve thinking* Work with disparate concepts* Engage your curiosity, be playful, posi8ve

Your Ability to Champion Ideas

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Q5. Having a desire for working in a team is required to lead a complex idea to success within a company.

(True or False)

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A5. TRUE Individuals who don't have a strong interest in working within a team, may lose interest and mo8va8on. That may hinder their ability to effec8vely champion a large scale project within an organiza8on.

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Q6. To lead a project to a successful outcome inside a company requires having high poli8cal savvy and asser8veness skills. (True or False)

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A6. TRUE Being a leader involves knowing when to take ac8on, whom to approach and how to communicate effec8vely. Championing ideas to success requires having high poli8cal savvy and asser8veness.

Igor Sikorsky Led the mass produc8on effort for the US military (during WWII)

Paul Cornu Built a working prototype single helicopter (1907)

Leonardo Da Vinci Produced first design for a flying screw (1492)

Chinese Conceived of the idea of ver8cal flight (400 BC)

Example: Team that championed the helicopter idea into a commercial product

Your AJtude

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Q7. A serious mood may contribute to analy8cal or logical thinking. A happy or playful mood may contribute to crea8ve thinking. (True or False)

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Your AJtude

A7. TRUE A happy playful mood oDen contributes to a crea8ve thinking effort with enhanced quan8ty and unique quality of ideas. Research indicates that a serious mood oDen contributes to analy8cal or logical thinking.

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Your AJtudeQ8. Increasing your ability to share posi8ve stories and use self depreca8ng humor may lead to business results and greater employee engagement.

(True or False)

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Your AJtudeA8. TRUE When employees u8lize a sense of humor during awkward business conversa8ons (and remain posi8ve and op8mis8c) the result may be greater employee engagement, collabora8on and enhanced levels of teamwork.

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Your Impression Management

Q9. People that have low self confidence may find it difficult to lead innova8on efforts within their business unit or company.

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A9. TRUE Leaders who have self confidence can defend new ideas that are oDen fragile. This skill can result in a higher level of group support for innova8on efforts.

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Q10 Having a high energy level may enhance crea8ve thinking and innova8on efforts within the team.

(True of False)

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A10. TRUE When there is high energy by an individual or within a work group, innova8ve ideas are more likely to be generated. High energy facilitates excitement. That boots the mood of the team and sparks crea8vity.

TRUE was the correct answer !CongratulaPons.

Did you answer all ten quesPons correctly ?

The general knowledge quiz was based on scienPfically-‐validated creaPve thinking and innovaPon research.

To learn about your unique areas of creaPve thinking capability, take 5 minutes to complete the InnovaPon Leadership Assessment.

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Creativity & Innovation Research by Patricia Harmon, P.h.D.

Internal Innovation Dimensions Thinking Approach

Four Creative Thinking Dimensions

Attitude

Championing Ideas

Creating Ideas

Thinking

Approach

Internal Innovation Dimensions Thinking ApproachThinking

Approach

Dimension #1


Vision

Risk Taking

Intuition

Thinking Approach - 3 Scales


Creating Ideas

Dimension #2

Internal Innovation Dimensions Thinking ApproachInquisitiveness

Problem Solving

Creative Thinking

Creating Ideas - 3 Scales

Internal Innovation Dimensions Thinking ApproachChampioning

Ideas

Dimension #3

Internal Innovation Dimensions Thinking ApproachAssertiveness

Teamwork

Political Savvy

Championing Ideas - 3 Scales


Dimension #4

Attitude


Attitude - 3 Creativity Scales

Humor

Employee Engagement

Optimism


Impression Management

Three Scales that Overlay all 4

Crea2vity Dimensions and 12 Scales


Impression Management

Self Confidence

Energizing

Locus of Control

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