Individual Creativity in the Workplace

Individual Creativity in the Workplace explores how rapid technological change, global competition and economic uncertainty have all contributed to organizations seeking to improve creativity and innovation. The book identifies key factors, including what motivational and cognitive factors influence individual creativity and the contextual factors that impact creativity, such as teams and leadership. The book takes research findings out of the lab and provides examples from real world organizations.

Identifies factors that facilitate or inhibit creativity in organizational settingsSummarizes research on creativity, cognition and motivationProvides real world examples operating in today's organizations Highlights creative thought processes and how to encourage their use Outlines management styles and leadership to encourage creativityExplores how to encourage individual creativity in team contexts

Section 1 Creativity and Innovation: Larger Concepts 1. Moving from creativity to innovation 2. Creativity and innovation in organizations 3. The fuzzy front-end: How creativity drives organizational innovation

Section 2: Intelligence and Cognition 4. Interruptions and multiple tasks: Advantages and disadvantages for creativity at work 5. Creative thought processes 6. The intellectual structure and outlooks for individual creativity research

Section 3: Motivation/affect/preferences 7. Creativity styles in the workplace: New versus Different 8. Freedom, structure, and creativity 9. Antecedents and consequences of self-efficacy for creativity in organizations 10. Affective experience and individual creativity at work

Section 4: Leadership and teams 11. The emergence of dual leaders in innovation management: When two heads are better than one 12. The influence of individual innovativeness and intelligence on occupational level among leaders 13. Individuals within a team context

Section 5: Application 14. Fostering creativity in organizations 15. Understanding the role of creativity in the 21st century Army 16. Leadership development: Training creativity skills for leaders