Blocks to creativity ppt @ bec bagalkot mba

1. Blocks to Creativity
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BABASAB PATIL

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Blocks to Creativity
The blocks is described as Inappropriate perceptions and
negative mindset.
 Mindset
 Personal blocks to creativity
 Organizational blocks to creativity

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 We have always done it this way, why change?
 There can only be one way to do it properly.
 It’s experience that counts, it’s the only way to learn.
 I learned to do it this way and it never lets me down.

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MINDSET BLOCKS CREATIVITY
 Mindset is a condition in which an individual becomes over-sensitized
to some part of the information available at the expense of other parts.
 It is characterized by one-right-answer thinking, looking for reasons
why something will not work, and misplaced emphasis on logical
thinking.

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PERSONAL BLOCKS TO CREATIVITY
Limit an individual’s creative output and are related to the people
themselves.
 Strategic – inflexible thinking
 Value – rigid personal values
 Perceptual – narrow focus
 Self-image – fear of failure

6. Organizational blocks to creativity
 Emphasis on managerial control
Compare with autonomy & freedom
 Short range thinking
Measurable in the next quarter
 Rigid hierarchical structures
Responding to changes

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 Expected payoffs (Large projects!)
 Marketing over-emphasis versus technology
 Pressure to achieve more with less- R&D Cuts
 Lack of creative understanding
Approaches, Trainings, Some people are creative!

8. Reasons for Creative Blocks
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Before you can break a creative block, you need to be consciously
aware of why they happen. Here are some of the reasons that I
found, below.
 Stress.
 Health.
 Financial concerns.
 Preoccupation with non-work related issues.
 Lack of knowledge of a topic, or concern that you don’t know
enough.
 Unclear on what you really want to say.
 Directionless: no plan for a specific piece of work.

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