❂ THE MANAGER’S POCKET GUIDE TO
CREATIVITY Alexander Hiam
HRD PRESS Amherst, Massachusetts
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❂ THE MANAGER’S POCKET GUIDE TO
CREATIVITY Alexander Hiam
HRD PRESS Amherst, Massachusetts
LAKEWOOD PUBLICATIONS Minneapolis, Minnesota
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The Fundamentals
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THE PERSONAL CREATIVITY ASSESSMENT Instructions: Simply check off all the statements that apply to you; then refer to the interpretation guides that follow the checklists. Later, you will be given a creativity matrix on which to plot your assessment results.
PERSONAL ENABLERS
❏ Knowledge. I am aware of many practical techniques for generating ideas.
❏ Locus of control. I am empowered to be creative by a
sense of control over my personal circumstances and fate when at work.
❏ Confidence. I am confident of my ability to produce valuable new ideas and solutions.
❏ Open-mindedness. I am drawn to new perspectives, even when they clash with my assumptions or values.
❏ Experience. I have often benefited from my own and others’ creativity in past work experiences.
❏ Role models. There are a number of people in my workplace who have succeeded in part because of their high level of creativity.
❏ Leadership support. My leaders (including supervisors and managers) encourage creativity.
❏ Leadership openness. My leaders are open to input and enjoy listening to my ideas.
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❏ Rewards. People who exhibit creativity in my workplace are rewarded for their efforts
❏ Training. We receive plenty of good training to help us be more creative.
❏ Emotional resiliency. I feel secure enough in my workplace to handle the risks of creativity.
❏ Diverse inputs. My work and hobbies expose me to a wide variety of ideas and practices.
❏ Independence. I am viewed as an independent thinker by my peers.
❏ Lack of attachment. I am not attached to specific ideas or theories; I like exploring many alternatives.
❏ Playfulness. I like “fooling around” with ideas, and find creative thinking and problem-solving activities fun.
❏ Persistence. Once I get thinking about a problem, I don’t set it completely aside until I’ve solved it—even if it takes many weeks.
❏ Empathy. I am good at sensing what others think and feel, and this skill helps me pick up or add to the good ideas of my associates.
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❏ Self-perception. I see myself as a creative person. ❏ Inventiveness. I like to invent new products and devices. ❏ Boundary-breaking. I often come up with fresh ideas by
making connections between unrelated things or unrelated activities.
Interpretation Guide—Personal Enablers Add up the check marks to see the number of personal enablers you have right now. The more you have, the more likely you are to be successfully creative at work. If you checked 11 or more statements, then you can classify yourself as having a high level of enablers.
PERSONAL BARRIERS
❏ Acceptance. I tend to take a “don’t rock the boat” attitude instead of challenging the status quo.
❏ Low self-evaluation of work. I don’t think the work I do
in my job is particularly valuable or worthwhile in the grand scheme of things.
❏ Lack of skill diversity. My work requires a specific, narrow set of skills.
❏ Limited chances for skill development. My work does not give me many opportunities to develop new skills.
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❏ No challenges. My work does not challenge me. ❏ No sense of personal responsibility. I don’t feel personally responsible for the results of my work because it’s hard to see how my own contributions affect overall performance.
❏ Limited size of solution sets. We are encouraged to solve problems in certain ways, rather than to explore unconventional approaches.
❏ No role models. Most of the time, my supervisors do not act or think like creative people.
❏ Narrow-minded peer acceptance. My work associates are not open to new or wild ideas.
❏ Sanctions. People who spend too much time on creative
thinking are labeled as trouble-makers or accused of being lazy.
❏ Fears. I don’t like to contribute too many ideas, because if
people think you’re a trouble-maker, things will go badly for you in the long run.
❏ Personal narrow-mindedness. I guess I’m fairly set in my ways. My feeling is, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
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❏ Bipolar thinking. I generally prefer to look at two
alternatives—that’s why I often find myself thinking in terms of “either/or” solutions.
❏ Overconfidence. At work, we’re pretty certain that our
approach is the right one—maybe so certain that we don’t always examine alternatives as well as we could.
❏ Time pressures. There is so much pressure to finish one thing and get to the next that I rarely have time to take a thoughtful, lengthy approach to a problem.
❏ Procedure constraints. I have some ideas about how to do things better, but I don’t bring them up because they would violate our policies and procedures.
❏ Red tape. There isn’t much point in contributing creative ideas, because they will just get lost in the bureaucracy.
❏ Close-minded leaders. My leaders (supervisors, managers) are not very open to new ideas. They tend to react defensively.
❏ Group-process constraints. I’d like to do more creative thinking, but there isn’t much opportunity for it in the way we run our meetings and projects.
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❏ Conformance pressure. If you don’t look and act the “right” way, you can’t succeed in my workplace.
Interpretation Guide—Personal Barriers Add up the check marks to see the number of personal barriers you have right now. Less is more for this scale, as the fewer barriers you have, the more likely you are to be successfully creative at work. If you checked 11 or more statements, then you can classify yourself as facing a high level of barriers in your job. Any barrier is a potential problem, though; so the best scores are in the 0-to-3 range.
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.GVŏUUC[[QWRNQV[QWTUEQTGUCPFHKPF[QWCTGPŏVKPVJG OQUVFGUKTCDNGRQTVKQPQHVJGOCVTKZōVJGWRRGTTKIJV JCPFEGNNYJGTGJKIJSWCNKV[ETGCVKXGVJQWIJVKUGCUKN[ CVVCKPCDNGCVYQTM&QPŏVFGURCKT8GT[HGYQHVJGHCEVQTU YGOGCUWTGFKPVJGCUUGUUOGPVCTGKOOWVCDNGōRGTJCRU PQPGCTG RU[EJQNQIKUVUJCXGFGDCVGFVJGFWTCDKNKV[QH UWEJRGTUQPCNKV[XCTKCDNGU 5Q[QWECPVCMGUVGRUVQ KORTQXGVJGUEQTGUHQT[QWTUGNHQTCP[QPG[QWUWRGTXKUG QTVTCKP+VKUSWKVGHGCUKDNGVQDQQUVVJGUVTGPIVJCPF PWODGTQHRGTUQPCNGPCDNGTU#PFKVKUCNUQRGTHGEVN[ HGCUKDNGVQTGFWEGVJGDCTTKGTUVQETGCVKXKV[ (QTOCP[QHWUUKORN[JCXKPIVJKUNKUVQHQWTGPCDNGTU CPFDCTTKGTUJGNRUWUDGIKPVQVCMGEQPVTQNQXGTVJGO5Q RNGCUGXKGY[QWTETGCVKXKV[RTQHKNGCUCYQTMKPRTQITGUU #UUWOG[QWYKNNOQXGőWRCPFQWVŒQXGTVKOG
2TQVGEVKPI2GTUQPCN%TGCVKXKV[KPVJG9QTMRNCEG #PQVJGTCDUQNWVGN[XKVCNECXGCV VJGRTQHKNGUCTGQPN[ RCTVQHVJGETGCVKXKV[GSWCVKQP6JG[EQPEGTPPCVWTCN VGPFGPEKGUōJQYGCUKN[CPFQHVGPYGVJKPMCPFCEVETG CVKXGN[$WVUWEJVGPFGPEKGUECPDGWPFGTOKPGFD[WUQT QVJGTUVJTQWIJWPETGCVKXGCEVKQPUQTRTQEGUUGUōVJKPIU VJCVFGUVTQ[VJGHTCIKNGITQYVJYKVJKPQWTETGCVKXKV[ ITGGPJQWUG+P%JCRVGTUCPF+GZCOKPGVJGCNNVQQ EQOOQPYC[UKPYJKEJQWTETGCVKXKV[ECPDGUOQVJGTGF D[QTICPK\CVKQPCNEWNVWTGCPFTKVWCNUKPCRRTQRTKCVG UWRGTXKUQT[UV[NGUCPFQWTQYPDCFJCDKVU 20
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Nine Ways We Close Off Creativity LET’S BE BRUTALLY HONEST. +VŏUGCU[VQDNQY ETGCVKXKV[DKIVKOGD[OCMKPIUKORNGGTTQTUVJCVUVKHNG ETGCVKXKV[QTCNNQYVJGHTWKVUQHETGCVKXGVJKPMKPIVQURQKN QPVJGVTGG#PFOQUVRGQRNGFQ;GVOWEJQHVJGCFXKEG [QWIGVQPETGCVKXKV[KUUQUQRJKUVKECVGFVJCVKVHCKNUVQ CFFTGUUVJGUGEQOOQPRNCEGGTTQTU(QTKPUVCPEGVJG FGVCKNUQHJQYVQTWPCITQWRDTCKPUVQTOKPIRTQEGUU CTGKPVTWVJQHNKVVNGEQPUGSWGPEGKH[QWJCTFN[GXGT DTCKPUVQTOKPVJGHKTUVRNCEG +ŏOQHVGPCUMGFVQEQOGKPVQCPQTICPK\CVKQPCUCEQPUWN VCPVQTVTCKPGTVQJGNRRGQRNGőIGVQWVQHVJGDQZŒCPF HKPFPGYUQNWVKQPU9JGVJGTKVŏUPGYRTQFWEVEQPEGRVU PGYDWUKPGUUUVTCVGIKGUQTPGYYC[UVQEWVGTTQTUQTKO RTQXGGORNQ[GGRGTHQTOCPEG+COWUWCNN[UWTRTKUGFVQ HKPF+ECPUWIIGUVOCP[PQXGNCRRTQCEJGU5WTRTKUGF DGECWUGYJGP[QWEQOGTKIJVFQYPVQKV+ŏOPQVPGEGU UCTKN[UOCTVGTVJCPO[ENKGPVUCPF+TCTGN[MPQYVJGKT KPFWUVT[CUYGNNCUVJG[FQ5QYJ[FQ+UGGCNNUQTVUQH CNVGTPCVKXGUVJG[FQPŏV!$GECWUGVJG[CTGHCKNKPIVQőFQŒ 21
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ETGCVKXKV[KPVJGHKTUVRNCEG6JG[CTGOCMKPIUQOGQH VJQUGQDXKQWUGTTQTUVJCVVTCR[QWKPTQWVKPGVJKPMKPI CPFENQUGQHHETGCVKXGCXGPWGUōGXGPETGCVKXGCXGPWGU VJCVUGGOHCKTN[QDXKQWUVQOQUVQWVUKFGTU +ŏOPQVVJGQPN[QPGYJQHGGNUVJKUYC[+QHVGPVCNMVQ GORNQ[GGUYJQMPQYRTGEKUGN[YJCVVJGKTQTICPK\C VKQPŏURTQDNGOUCTGCPF JQYVQUQNXGVJGODWVHKPF VJGKTUGPKQTOCPCIGTUCTG SWKVGWPCDNGVQUGGVJG QDXKQWU#PFEWUVQOGTU QHVGPQHHGTDTKNNKCPVKPUKIJVU YJGPIKXGPJCNHCEJCPEGō “On my count now, transform DTKNNKCPVVQOCPCIGOGPV yourselves into creative, freeDWVRCKPHWNN[QDXKQWUVQ thinking mavericks. Ready?” EWUVQOGTU 6JGUGUQTVUQHGZRGTKGPEGUJCXGNGFOGVQDGNKGXGVJCVC HQWPFCVKQPCNCVVCEMQPVJGEQTRQTCVGETGCVKXKV[RTQDNGO KUUQOGVKOGUOQTGXCNWCDNGVJCPVJGUQRJKUVKECVGF őWRRGTUVQT[ŒCRRTQCEJGUVCMGPD[OQUVGZRGTVU#U CTGUWNV+JCXGITCFWCNN[EQORKNGFCNKUVQHVJGOQUV EQOOQPőPQDTCKPGTŒGTTQTUVJKPIUVJCVTQWVKPGN[ DNQEMETGCVKXKV[KPQTICPK\CVKQPUCPFHQTOCP[QHWU CUKPFKXKFWCNUCUYGNN6JGTGUWNVKPINKUVOKIJVDGECNNGF ő%TGCVKXKV[HQT&WOOKGUŒGZEGRVVJGTGCNKV[KUYGCNN 22
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OCMGVJGUGFWODOKUVCMGUCPFHCTVQQQHVGP6JG[CTG GODGFFGFKPQWTQTICPK\CVKQPCNEWNVWTGUCPFKPQWT KPFKXKFWCNVTCKPKPICUUVWFGPVUCPFGORNQ[GGU6JG[ OC[GXGPJCXGUQOGXCNWGWPFGTEKTEWOUVCPEGUKP YJKEJETGCVKXKV[KUPQVTGSWKTGF$WVVJGXCUVOCLQTKV[QH WUNKXGCPFYQTMKPEKTEWOUVCPEGUVJCVFGOCPFETGCVKXK V[CPFUQYGCNNPGGFVQLGVVKUQPVJGUGDCFJCDKVU0QY
THE NINE BAD HABITS (CKNWTGVQ#UM3WGUVKQPU %TGCVKXKV[TGSWKTGUCPKPSWKUKVKXGOKPF(TGUJETGCVKXG VJQWIJVUFQPŏVITQYKPVJGFT[UQKNQHOKPFNGUUCEEGR VCPEG;GVKVKUGCU[VQIQVJTQWIJQPGŏUFC[YKVJQWV ECNNKPICP[VJKPIKORQTVCPVKPVQSWGUVKQP+HYGYQWNF QPN[FGNKDGTCVGQPDWUKPGUUFGEKUKQPUCUECTGHWNN[CUYG FQQPYJCVVQQTFGTHTQOCTGUVCWTCPVOGPWYGYQWNF GHHQTVNGUUN[DGEQOGHCTOQTGETGCVKXG 7PNGUU[QWCUMNQVUQHYJ[SWGUVKQPU[QWYQPŏV IGPGTCVGETGCVKXGKPUKIJVU2GTKQF6QCXQKFVJKUOQUV EQOOQPQHETGCVKXKV[GTTQTUDGUWTGVQRGGMWPFGTCNN VJGECTRGVUKPENWFKPI[QWTQYP&QPŏVVCMGCP[VJKPIHQT ITCPVGF'URGEKCNN[UWEEGUU 6QRWVVJKURTKPEKRNGKPVQCEVKQPYGPGGFVQIGVKPVJG IQQFJCDKVQHCUMKPIQWTUGNXGUCPFVJQUGCTQWPFWUVQ 23
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SWGUVKQPOQTGVJKPIUOQTGQHVGP+H[QWCTGPŏVUWTGJQY VQFQVJKULWUVURGPFCNKVVNGVKOGYKVJCHQWT[GCTQNF %JKNFTGPCTQWPFVJKUCIGPQVQPN[SWGUVKQP[QWTGNGPV NGUUN[ YJ[KUVJGUM[DNWGCP[YC[! DWVCNUQSWGUVKQP VJGKTGPXKTQPOGPVD[EQPUVCPVN[OCPKRWNCVKPIKV YJCV JCRRGPUKH[QWVT[VQUVCEMVJGUGDNQEMUTGCNN[JKIJ!1J VJG[HCNNFQYP*OO9QPFGTYJCVJCRRGPUKHVJG[HCNN QP&CFŏUEQHHGGOWI%QQNKVDTGCMU 1TKH[QWJCXGPŏV IQVCP[QPGKPVJCVCIGITQWRJCPF[VT[YCVEJKPIC VGGPCIGTGZRNQTGCPGYUQHVYCTGRTQITCO-KFUCVVJKU CIGFQVJGUCOGVJKPI őRQMGŒUQOGVJKPIGXGT[YC[ VJG[ECPVQHKPFQWVJQYKVYQTMU#PFKPVJGRTQEGUU VJG[UWTHCEGOCP[TGNCVKQPUJKRUVJCVCFWNVUYQWNFPŏV FKUEQXGTWPNGUUGSWKRRGFYKVJCWUGTŏUOCPWCN 9JGPYCUVJGNCUVVKOG[QWőRQMGFŒ[QWTQYPYQTM RTQEGUUGUKPVJGUCOGYC[CMKFFQGUCPGYEQORWVGT ICOG!*CTFVQTGOGODGTKUPŏVKV!6JCVOGCPU[QWŏTG PQVCUMKPIVJQUGNQQUGN[FGHKPGFKORWNUKXGSWGUVKQPU VJCVUQQHVGPIKXGDKTVJVQETGCVKXGKPUKIJV &QPŏVHGGNDCFō[QWŏTGPQVCNQPG6JGHCKNWTGVQCUM SWGUVKQPUKUCYKFGURTGCFUQEKCNRJGPQOGPQP KPHCEV OQUVQHQWTUQEKCNKPUVKVWVKQPUUGGOFGUKIPGFVQNKOKVKH PQVQWVTKIJVFKUEQWTCIGETGCVKXGGPSWKT[#PFOCP[QH VJGRTQEGUUGUWUGFKPQTICPK\CVKQPUCTGLWUVCUDCFKHPQV YQTUG6CMGVJGV[RKECNUVCHHOGGVKPIVJGOQUVDNCVCPV GZCORNGQHCPWPETGCVKXGRTQEGUU 24
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#VGXGT[UVCHHOGGVKPI+CVVGPFQTUGGVTCPUETKRVUQHKVU NGCFGTWPYKVVKPIN[HCKNUVQCUMHQTETGCVKXGKFGCUGXGP CVVJGOQUVQRRQTVWPGRQKPVU#HQTOCNRTQHGUUKQPCN CVOQURJGTGKUEQODKPGFYKVJCUVTWEVWTGFEQPXGTUCVKQP RCVJQTOGGVKPICIGPFCVQMGGRRGQRNGőQPVTCEMŒQT őHQEWUGFŒ)TGCV+VQQJCVGOGGVKPIUVJCVFTCIQPCPF QP$WV+CNUQJCVGOGGVKPIUKPYJKEJPQHTGGYJGGNKPI QEEWTU9J[OGGVKPVJGHKTUVRNCEGKH[QWFQPŏVVCMG CFXCPVCIGQHVJGITQWRŏUWPKSWGETGCVKXGRQVGPVKCN! 1PGRGTUQPŏUSWGUVKQPQTEQOOGPVECPGCUKN[UVKOWNCVG CPQVJGTŏUKOCIKPCVKQPōKH[QWCUMHQTKOCIKPCVKXG VJKPMKPI6JWUPQDWUKPGUUOGGVKPIUJQWNFTGCEJKVUGPF YKVJQWVVJGNGCFGTCUMKPIHQTETGCVKXGKFGCU 9GŏNNTG VWTPVQVJKUVQRKENCVGTKP%JCRVGTCPFVCMGCHWTVJGT NQQMCVGPEQWTCIKPIETGCVKXKV[KPOGGVKPIU 5QPQYVJCV[QWŏTGCYCTGQHVJKUWPETGCVKXGJCDKV[QW ECPUVCTVTCVVNKPIKVUEJCKPU6T[NQQMKPICVVJGYQTNF VJTQWIJOQTGKPSWKUKVKXGG[GU VT[IGVVKPIKFGCUKPOQ VKQP VT[CUMKPIVJGCNNKORQTVCPVSWGUVKQP ő9J[!Œ5GG YJCVJCRRGPU
(CKNWTGVQ4GEQTF+FGCU 1JDQ[VJKUKUCTGCNN[DKIQPG+ECPŏVVGNN[QWVJGPWO DGTQHVKOGU+ŏXGYQTMGFVJTQWIJUQOGJQTTKDN[EQORNGZ RTQDNGOUQNXKPIRTQEGUUYKVJCENKGPVHKPCNN[EQOGWR YKVJCUQNWVKQPVJCVYQTMUCPFVJGPJGCTFUQOGDQF[ UC[ő*G[PQYVJCV[QWOGPVKQPKVFKFPŏVYGNQQMCV 25
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VJCVCNVGTPCVKXGCHGY[GCTUCIQ!Œ)TGCV6JGPYJ[FKF KVVCMGCETKUKUCPFCOCLQTVYQOQPVJVGCOGHHQTVVQ TGIGPGTCVGVJGKFGC!$GECWUGPQDQF[JCFTGEQTFGFKV KPCWUCDNGHQTO +TGEGPVN[CVVGPFGFCPGYRTQFWEVKFGCVKQPTGVTGCV YKVJCPGORNQ[GGITQWRHTQOCNCTIGOCVWTGEQPUWOGT RTQFWEVUEQORCP[6JGGXGPVYCURCTVQHCNQPI EQUVN[GHHQTVVQHKPFCFQ\GPEQPEGRVUYQTVJ[QHVGUV OCTMGVKPIōCIQCNVJCVTGSWKTGFIGPGTCVKPIJWPFTGFU QHKFGCU&WTKPICDTGCMQPGEQORCP[XGVGTCPVQNFOG ő#U+NKUVGPVQCNNVJGUGPGYKFGCU+MGGRJGCTKPIVJKPIU VJCVYGŏXGCNTGCF[EQPUKFGTGFCVQPGVKOGQTCPQVJGT 9GŏXGJCFUQOCP[RGQRNGYQTMKPIQPRTQFWEV FGXGNQROGPVHQTUQOCP[FGECFGUVJCVVJGTGCEVWCNN[ CTGPQPGYKFGCUŒ+VQQMVJCVCUCRGTUQPCNEJCNNGPIGQH EQWTUGCPFOCFGUWTGVJGHKPCNTGRQTVKPENWFGFRNGPV[ QHUWTRTKUGUHQTJKO$WV+CNUQHGNVCRCPIQHTGITGV 7PFQWDVGFN[VJQWUCPFUQHIQQFKFGCUJCFDGGP FGXGNQRGFQXGTVJGEQWTUGQHVJCVEQORCP[ŏUJKUVQT[ UQOGIQKPIQPVQHQTOCNVGUVKPIUQOGKPVTQFWEGFVQ VJGOCTMGVDWVOQUVōRTQDCDN[OQTGVJCPRGTEGPVō UKORN[HQTIQVVGP 5QYJCV!/C[DGVJG[YGTGPŏVIQQFKFGCU$WVKPVJG YQTNFQHETGCVKXKV[VJGTGŏUPQUWEJVJKPICUCDCFKFGC +FGCUCTGNKMGDWKNFKPIDNQEMU VJGOQTGCPFXCTKGF[QWT DNQEMUVJGOQTGVJKPIU[QWECPOCMG CPF[QWFQPŏV VQUUQWVVJGDNQEMU[QWJCXGPŏVWUGFVQFC[ō[QWPGXGT 26
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MPQYYJCV[QWŏNNYCPVQTPGGFVQDWKNFVQOQTTQY6JKU EQORCP[ NKMGOCP[QVJGTU JCUYCUVGFKVUOQUVXCNW CDNGCUUGVD[VJTQYKPIQWVVJGőWPWUGFDNQEMUŒ+HUQOG QPGJCFQPN[MGRVCUKORNGKPFGZECTFHKNGQHGCEJCPF GXGT[KFGCQXGTVJG[GCTUVJGKFGCVKQPUGUUKQPUYQWNF JCXGDGGPOQTGGHHKEKGPVCPFOC[DGOQTGRTQFWEVKXG +H[QWMGGRCTGEQTFQH[QWTKFGCUVJGPYJGP[QWPGGF PGYKFGCU[QWECPUVCTVD[TGGZCOKPKPIVJGQNFQPGU 5QOGVJCVUGGOGFETC\[CFGECFGCIQOKIJVPQYDG XKCDNG1VJGTUOKIJVCNYC[UDGETC\[DWVUGTXGCUVJG URCTM[QWPGGFVQEQOGWRYKVJOQTGXCNWCDNG EQPEGRVU 6JKUKUCPKORQTVCPVRTCEVKEGHQTVJGKPFKXKFWCNCUYGNN CUHQTVJGQTICPK\CVKQP+FQPŏVMGGRCHQTOCNLQWTPCN DGECWUG+JCXGVTQWDNGOCKPVCKPKPIKVQPCFCKN[DCUKU
[QWECPVT[VJKUCRRTQCEJVJQWIJCPFUGGKHKVYQTMU HQT[QW +HKPFKVOWEJUKORNGTVQMGGRCPKPHQTOCNNQI QTHKNGQHKFGCU;QWECPFQUQKPCPWODGTQHYC[U Ŗ 4GEQTFVJGKFGCUKPCPQVGDQQMQTLQWTPCN QPUJGGVU QTUETCRUQHRCRGT LWUVNCDGNCHQNFGTő+FGCUŒCPF VJGUETCRUYKNNVGPFVQHKPFVJGKTYC[KPVQKV KPVJG OCTIKPUQHVJGDQQMUCPFTGRQTVU[QWTGCF QTKP GNGEVTQPKEHKNGU JQYCDQWVCPKFGCFCVCDCUG! Ŗ 7UGRQEMGVOGUUCIGTGEQTFGTU NQIKFGCUQPVJGUG JCPF[CWFKQFGXKEGUHQTTGEQTFKPIőVQFQŒKVGOU VJGPYTKVGFQYPVJGKFGCUNCVGT 27
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Ŗ .GCXG[QWTUGNHXQKEGOCKN+QHVGPECNNO[QHHKEG CVPKIJVCPFNGCXGKFGCOGUUCIGUUQ+FQPŏVJCXG VQYQTT[CDQWVHQTIGVVKPIVJGOQXGTPKIJV Ŗ 7UG'OCKN;QWECPETGCVGCPKFGCCFFTGUUCPF UGPF[QWTUGNHKFGCUōCUYGNNCUUEQQVQVJGTUŏKFGC QTKGPVGF'OCKNKPVQVJCVHKNG2GTKQFKECNN[[QWECP OQXGVJGKFGCUKPVQNQPIVGTOUVQTCIGGKVJGTQP FKUMQTQPRTKPVQWVUQH[QWTKFGCHKNG 1HEQWTUG[QWECPEQOGWRYKVJ[QWTQYPCRRTQCEJ VQECRVWTKPIKFGCUōUQOGVJKPIPGYCPFETGCVKXG6JG RQKPVKUEQWPVNGUUKFGCUQEEWTVQ[QWGCEJOQPVJDWVC JKIJRGTEGPVCIGQHVJGOCTGNQUV+H[QWLWUVFQWDNGVJG PWODGT[QWUCXG[QWTTCYOCVGTKCNHQTCP[VJKPMKPILQD YKNNDGGPTKEJGFD[RGTEGPV #PFFQPŏVYQTT[CDQWV HQTOCNN[QTICPK\KPI[QWTKFGCFCVCDCUG4CPFQOUGNGE VKQPUHTQOKVCTGQHVGPVJGOQUVKPURKTKPI
(CKNWTGVQ4GXKUKV+FGCU 9JGVJGT[QWMGGRCHQTOCNTGEQTFQHKFGCUQTPQV[QW NGCXGDGJKPFKPVJGYCMGQH[QWTFCKN[YQTMOCP[ KFGCUCPFCUUWORVKQPU#UVJGRCVJKUTCTGN[UVTCKIJV [QWQHVGPTGETQUU[QWTYCMG$WVFQ[QWPQVKEGYJCVŏU VJGTGQT JGCXGPHQTDKF NGCTPHTQOKV!6JCVŏUOWEJ GCUKGTUCKFVJCPFQPG 1PGYC[VQTGXKUKVQNFKFGCUKUVQUEJGFWNG[QWTUGNHC NKVVNGVKOGHQTTCODNKPIVJTQWIJVJGFGDTKUQHRCUVRTQ 28
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LGEVU'XGT[OQPVJQTVYQIKXG[QWTUGNHCPJQWTVQFKI QWVQNFTGRQTVURGGMKPVQQNFYQTMKPIHKNGUCPFNGCH VJTQWIJQNFCRRQKPVOGPVDQQMUōYJCVGXGTKUPGEGUUCT[ VQTGUWTHCEGQNFKFGCUCPFDTKPIKPVQHQEWUVJGEQPVGZVQH RTKQTFGEKUKQPU 9JGPTGXKUKVKPIKFGCU[QWYCPVVQFQVYQVJKPIU
)KXGQNFKFGCUCUGEQPFEJCPEG /CMG[QWTUGNHOQTGCYCTGQHQNFCUUWORVKQPU
+MPQYKVOC[UQWPFEQPHWUKPIVQFKXKFGTGXKUKVKPIKPVQ VYQUGRCTCVGCTGCUōKFGCUCPFCUUWORVKQPU$WVVJGUG CTGCUJCXGCFKUVKPEVTGNCVKQPUJKRVQGCEJQVJGTHQTYG ECPVJKPMQHKFGCUCUVJGQRRQUKVGUQHCUUWORVKQPU 9JCVFQ+OGCP!.GVOGGZRNCKP +FGCUTGRTGUGPVCEVKXKV[ VQIGPGTCVGVJGOYGJCXGVQ HQEWUCVVGPVKQPQPUQOGVJKPIVJKPMJCTFCDQWVKVIGV VJGOGPVCNIGCTUKPOQVKQP#UUWORVKQPUQPVJGQVJGT JCPFTGRTGUGPVRCUUKXKV[ YGFQPŏVTGCNN[IGPGTCVGCU UWORVKQPUUQOWEJCUHCNN QTGCUG KPVQVJGOEJQQUKPI PQVVQVJKPMYJGVJGTYGŏTGEQPUEKQWUQHOCMKPIVJCV EJQKEGQTPQV5QGKVJGTYGVJKPMJCTFCDQWVUQOGVJKPI EQOKPIWRYKVJKFGCUCPFKPUKIJVUQTYGFQPŏVōCPF YJGPYGFQPŏVYGŏXGGPVGTGFVJGCTGCQHCUUWORVKQPU 9JGPTGXKUKVKPI[QWQHVGPHKPFVJCVCUUWORVKQPUCTG OQTGUVTKMKPIVJCPKFGCU;QWOC[UGGRNCEGUYJGTG 29
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QRRQTVWPKVKGUHQTKORTQXGOGPVJCXGDGGPQFFN[QXGT NQQMGFQTWPFGTFGXGNQRGF YJGTGVJGXCNKFKV[QTTGNK CDKNKV[QHUQOGVJKPIōCRTQEGUUUVGRCRNCPPKPIVQQNC XGPFQTŏURTCEVKEGUōKUOQTGVTWUVGFVJCPRTQXGF YJGTG IQQFJCTFSWGUVKQPUJCXGDGGPTCKUGFQPGFC[QPN[VQ DGFKUTGICTFGFCPFUJGNXGFVJGPGZV YJGTGKPFKXKFWCNU JCXGUKORN[ōCPFFCPIGTQWUN[ōDCUGFFGEKUKQPUQP UWRRQUKVKQPU#PFKH[QWUETWVKPK\GVJGUGRNCEGU[QWŏNN PQVKEGJQYCUUWORVKQPUVGPFVQDWKNFCőEQOHQTV\QPGŒ CTQWPFWUJQYVJG[IKXGWURGTOKUUKQPVQMGGRCXQKF KPIVJQWIJVCPFETGCVKXGCNVGTPCVKXGUVQVJGUVCVWUSWQ /QUVQTICPK\CVKQPUJCXGRQYGTHWNUQEKCNOGEJCPKUOU YQTMKPICICKPUVTGXKUKVKPI'ZGEWVKXGUFQPŏVYCPVVJGKT RCUVFGEKUKQPUSWGUVKQPGF6GCONGCFGTUCPFUWRGTXKUQTU FQPŏVYCPVVQRWVDCEMQPVJGCIGPFCCPKVGOVJG[OCP CIGFVQIGVQHHKVNCUVOQPVJ#PFGORNQ[GGUKPGXKVCDN[ TGUKUVVJGHGGNKPIQHDCEMYCTFOQVKQPVJCVCTGGZCO KPCVKQPQHKFGCUDTKPIUYKVJKV#FFVQVJCVVJGFCPIGTQH UQOGQPGWUKPITGXKUKVKPICUCPGZEWUGHQTRNC[KPIVJG őDNCOGICOGŒCPF[QWOC[HKPFVJCVTGXKUKVKPIECWUGUC NGXGNQHCPZKGV[VJCVJKPFGTURTQFWEVKXKV[ +PUWEJCECUG[QWJCXGVQUGNNVJGKFGCQHTGXKUKVKPI HTQOVJGVQRFQYPDGHQTGKVECPDGRTCEVKEGFUWEEGUU HWNN[őKPVJGTCPMUŒQHCPQTICPK\CVKQP6JCVŏUCNGPIVJ[ RTQEGUUCUKUCP[VJCVTGSWKTGUCEJCPIGQHJCDKVD[VQR OCPCIGTU$WVKPVJGOGCPVKOG[QWECPEGTVCKPN[DGIKP 30
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Generating and Capturing Ideas
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Did any of these bad habits ring a bell for you? Start working today to check them off your list of ways that you block creativity.
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WORKSHEET: GROUP MEETING PLANNER Fill in this worksheet to make your next meeting more creative.
1. Of all the possible agenda items, which single topic is in greatest need of fresh, creative thinking? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the most time the group can devote to this topic? ___________________________________________________________________________________ (Now you have the information you need to redefine your agenda so you can focus the group where it will do the most good.)
3. Who is most likely to voice creative or controversial views on this topic? (Include anyone who fits the description.) ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
4. Who is most likely to discourage or criticize creative views on this topic? (You’re a contender for these questions too.) ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ (Now you have determined who should speak first on the topic [see 3] and who should speak last, if at all [see 4]. Be sure to structure the discussion so as to proceed in this order.)
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One classic way we close off creativity in meetings is by failing to ask members for creative ideas. Correcting this problem largely involves paving the way for enquiry—the focus of these guidelines and suggestions.
GUIDELINES AND SUGGESTIONS Asking for creative ideas will be far easier and much more productive if you have taken these initial steps: • Making the meeting safe for creativity • Making time for enquiry To make the meeting safe for creativity, signal clearly that you’re switching gears to a relaxed, supportive, nonjudgmental period of enquiry. If you normally sit at the head of the meeting table, do something to break up that authoritarian dynamic. Move to a vacant seat halfway down the table; or sit on the floor; or invite someone to lead a 10-minute brainstorming session. Try breaking the group into pairs for a quick ideation session, and join the most junior member yourself; then have each pair report their ideas to the group, and encourage an unguided discussion based on the ideas. Yes, such things add time to your meeting. That’s the reason why you must also make time for enquiry. To make time for enquiry, cut the other stuff on the agenda by half. Limit progress reports to one minute each—details can always be conveyed in writing or E-mail. Cut your opening comments, and impose a tough oneor two-minute limit on yourself. Axe all but the most important agenda items. This might seem a ruthless approach, but if you try it, you may see how much deadwood actually ends up in meetings—stuff that chokes the growth of creativity because no light can get into the process and foster that growth.
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CYCLICAL CREATIVITY FOR SINGLE MEETINGS & SESSIONS ➸ BASIC METHOD Alternate intensive blocks of work and meditative break periods. Devote at least 45 minutes to each work block and 30 minutes to each break period. Take the group through at least one full focus/unfocus/focus cycle. Two or three cycles work best. Remember, each cycle entails focusing intensely on the problem and related information, relaxing focus so that ideas can incubate, and returning to focus with the ideas that developed.
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Use focused brainstorming techniques Diagram or flow-chart the problem Gather data on the problem or analyze data on the problem Write a full description or report of the work to date on the problem
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These are the creativity building blocks we have seen in this chapter. Don’t forget: they have many uses—your imagination is the limit!
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1. Creativity Quotes 2. Free Association and Creative Association 3. Traditional Brainstorming 4. Exploratory Benchmarking 5. Break-Down Brainstorming 6. Combination Brainstorming 7. Incubation 8. Cyclical Creativity 9. Informal Brainstorming 10. Abstraction 11. Sequencing 12. Paralleling
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ELEVATOR’S FUNCTIONS (WHATS) Obvious/Accepted Avoiding stairs Getting to another floor quickly Avoiding unwanted social contact Saving time Avoiding exercise Avoiding getting lost on the wrong floor
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13 TRANSFERAL: CREATING A CLIMATE FOR CREATIVITY WHETHER YOU ARE USING VJKUIWKFGDQQMHQTUGNH VTCKPKPIQTCTGDCUKPICVTCKPKPIEWTTKEWNWOQPKV[QW HCEGVJGUCOGFKHHKEWNVKUUWGGXGT[QPGKPVTCKPKPICPF FGXGNQROGPVFQGU JQYVQVTCPUHGTYJCVKUNGCTPGFVQ CEVWCNRTCEVKECNWUGQPVJGLQD6JKUKUUWGKUGURGEKCNN[ KORQTVCPVKPNKIJVQHVJGIGPGTCNN[CEEGRVGFGUVKOCVG VJCVQHVJGYJQRRKPIDKNNKQPKP75CPPWCNEQT RQTCVGVTCKPKPIGZRGPFKVWTGUQPN[RGTEGPVVTCPUHGTU VQRTQHKVCDNGQPVJGLQDEJCPIGUKPGORNQ[GGDGJCXKQT #RRCTGPVN[KVŏUHCTGCUKGTVQNGCTPPGYUMKNNUCPFDG JCXKQTUVJCPVQWUGVJGO +PVJKUDQQM+ŏXGRTGUGPVGFCPGYVCMGQPETGCVKXKV[VJCV KUFGUKIPGFVQJGNRDTGCMFQYPVJGUGDCTTKGTUDGVYGGP NGCTPKPICPFWUKPIMPQYNGFIG/[OCKPUVTCVGI[JCU DGGPVQIKXG[QWOQTGRTCEVKECNCPFRQYGTHWNVQQNUCPF VGEJPKSWGUVJCPCTGV[RKECNN[VCWIJVVQVTCKPGGU6JKU UVTCVGI[JGNRUENQUGVJGNGCTPKPIVQWUCIGICRD[ FGNKXGTKPIMPQYNGFIGVJCVKUGCUKGTVQWUGCPFOQTG DGPGHKEKCNVQWUG 161
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RGTUQPCNDGPGHKVUCTKUKPIHTQOWUGQHVJGMPQYNGFIG+H CNNVJGUGHQTEGUCTGCNKIPGFVQGPEQWTCIGWUVQWUGQWT PGYMPQYNGFIGQPVJGLQDVJGPYGYKNNWUGKV+HPQV YGYQPŏ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THE TRANSFER CLIMATE ASSESSMENT Instructions: To evaluate the transferability of creativity skills in the workplace, check off all the items below that clearly apply to the workplace in question; then read the section on interpretation that follows. POSITIVE FACTORS
❏ Supervisors support and encourage use of learning about creativity on the job.
❏ Supervisors have a clear understanding of the learning and how it should be applied.
❏ People who use their creative skills in this workplace are
likely to receive positive feedback concerning their efforts.
❏ If people know you are working on a creative effort, they are likely to offer their help and support.
❏ People who use their creativity skills in this workplace are likely to receive career benefits, such as raises or career advancement.
❏ People who use their creativity skills in this workplace are likely to receive recognition and rewards.
❏ People who make creative suggestions are kept well informed about the development of their ideas.
❏ Work provides frequent opportunities to use one’s learning about creativity.
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THE TRANSFER CLIMATE ASSESSMENT (Continued) MORE POSITIVE FACTORS
❏ Some of the most successful people in this workplace
provide good role models of creativity and its value in work.
❏ Peers (including team members) agree that it is important to devote more time to creativity in the future.
❏ Supervisors will probably set goals concerning the use of creativity techniques.
NEGATIVE FACTORS
❏ Most people in this workplace do not view creativity skills and behaviors as important.
❏ Supervisors discourage individual contemplation and
creative thinking because they are not “physical” activities (people who do them look like they are goofing off).
❏ Peers sometimes discourage creative behaviors. ❏ The organization fails to provide resources needed to use
creativity methods, such as appropriately equipped meeting rooms for group creativity and private places for individual creativity.
❏ Employees are sometimes penalized for making creative suggestions.
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THE TRANSFER CLIMATE ASSESSMENT (Concluded) MORE NEGATIVE FACTORS
❏ It is often embarrassing to share one’s most creative ideas in this workplace.
❏ People who use creativity skills in this workplace usually receive no feedback on their efforts.
❏ People who use creativity skills in this workplace are more likely to receive negative feedback than positive from their supervisor(s) and/or peers.
❏ People in this workplace cannot be trusted with one’s potentially embarrassing ideas and information.
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Process Tools and Transferal
These are the creative process tools and transferal material we have covered in Part 2. They will get you started on nurturing your creative greenhouse and helping others do the same. Good luck, and again . . . May the force of creativity be with you!
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The Creatercize Activity The Magic Toolbox Three-Step Word Association Category Expansion Surfacing Assumptions The Fault Pair Tree What/How Thinking Transferal: Creating a Climate for Creativity
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INDEX #DUVTCEVKQP #EEGRVCPEGQHUVCVWUSWQTCVKPIQYP #NN[%CTN #NVGTPCVKXGUŌ IGPGTCVKPIŌ #UUGUUOGPVSWGUVKQPU #UUQEKCVKQPRCVJYC[UŌ #UUWORVKQPU SWGUVKQPKPI TGXGTUKPIMG[Ō UWTHCEKPIŌ UWTHCEKPIQDXKQWUVTKXKCNŌ #VVCEJOGPVVQKFGCUTCVKPIQYP #VVTKDWVGUŌ $CTTKGTU VQETGCVKXKV[ KPETGCVKXKV[CUUGUUOGPVŌ RNQVVKPI KNNWU $GJCXKQTETGCVKXGŌ $GJCXKQTCNEWGUKPKPHQTOCNDTCKPUVQTOKPIŌ $GPEJOCTMKPIGZRNQTCVQT[Ō $KRQNCTVJKPMKPITCVKPIQYP $QWPFCT[DTGCMKPITCVKPIQYPCDKNKV[HQT $QYGT%JCTNGU 171
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$TCKPUVQTOKPIZŌ5GGCNUQ5WTHCEKPICUUWORVKQPU DTGCMFQYPŌ EQODKPCVKQPŌ KPETGCVGTEK\GŌ CUETGCVKXGRTQEGUU KPHCWNVRCKTVTGG KPHQTOCNŌ KPVJTGGUVGRYQTFCUUQEKCVKQPŌ KPYJCVJQYVJKPMKPI $TGCMFQYPDTCKPUVQTOKPIŌ $TGCMQWVITQWRUKPRCTCNNGNKPI $WUKPGUUTQNGQHETGCVKXKV[KPXK %CTNKUNG'NNKQVVŌ %CVGIQT[GZRCPUKQP FTCYKPI KNNWU Ō JQYVQWUGŌ %NQUGFOKPFGFNGCFGTUTCVKPI %QODKPCVKQPDTCKPUVQTOKPIŌ %QPHKFGPEGTCVKPIRGTUQPCN %QPHQTOCPEGRTGUUWTGUTCVKPI %QPVTQNQXGTYQTMTCVKPIQYP %QTRQTCVGETGCVKXKV[XK %TGCVGTEK\GCEVKXKV[Ō JQYVQWUGŌ %TGCVKQPU %TGCVKXGCUUQEKCVKQPŌ %TGCVKXGDGJCXKQTŌ 172
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%TGCVKXGDWKNFKPIDNQEMU CDUVTCEVKQP DTGCMFQYPDTCKPUVQTOKPIŌ EQODKPCVKQPDTCKPUVQTOKPIŌ E[ENKECNETGCVKXKV[Ō GZRNQTCVQT[DGPEJOCTMKPIŌ HTGGCPFETGCVKXGCUUQEKCVKQPŌ KPEWDCVKQPŌ KPHQTOCNDTCKPUVQTOKPIŌ RCTCNNGNKPIŌ UGSWGPEKPI VTCFKVKQPCNDTCKPUVQTOKPIŌ %TGCVKXGE[ENGŌ %TGCVKXGRTQEGUUWPFGTUVCPFKPIŌ5GGCNUQ 7PETGCVKXGRTQEGUUGU %TGCVKXGUVKOWNWUQHEWUVQOGTXQKEG %TGCVKXGVJKPMKPIOGVJQFU5GG%CVGIQT[GZRCPUKQP %TGCVGTEK\GCEVKXKV[ (CWNVRCKTVTGG /CIKEVQQNDQZ 5WTHCEKPICUUWORVKQPU 6JTGGUVGRYQTFCUUQEKCVKQP 9JCVJQYVJKPMKPI %TGCVKXGVJKPMKPIRTQEGUUOQFGN KNNWU GZCORNGQHŌ IGPGTCVKPICNVGTPCVKXGUŌ NGCTPKPIHTQOVJGRTQEGUUŌ OCMKPIUGNGEVKQPUŌ RTGEKRKVCVKPIKPUKIJVU VTCPUNCVKPIETGCVKXGKFGCUŌ
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%TGCVKXKV[5GGCNUQ%TGCVKXGDWKNFKPIDNQEMU %TGCVKXG E[ENG 7PETGCVKXGJCDKVU CRRNKGFZŌZK CUUGUUKPIQYPŌ DNQEMUVQXKKKŌKZ E[ENKECNŌ HCEKNKVCVKPI KPFKXKFWCNXUITQWR RTQVGEVKPIKPYQTMRNCEG SWQVGUQPŌ UGETGVVQXK XCNWGQHRGTUKUVGPEGHQTŌ XKUWCNK\KPIŌ %TGCVKXKV[CUUKIPOGPVU %TGCVKXKV[FGHKEKV %TGCVKXKV[SWQVGUŌ %TGCVKXKV[VGUV5GG2GTUQPCNETGCVKXKV[CUUGUUOGPV %TKVKECNVJKPMKPIKPETGCVKXGRTQEGUU %WUVQOGTXQKEGKORQTVCPEGQHŌ %[ENKECNETGCVKXKV[Ō &CPIGTQWUCUUWORVKQPU &KXGTUGKPRWVUTCVKPIQYP &[CFUKPRCTCNNGNKPI 'OCKNTGEQTFQHKFGCUWUKPI 'OQVKQPCNTGUKNKGPE[TCVKPIQYP 'ORCVJ[TCVKPIQYP 'ORNQ[GTUCUUGUUKPIUWRRQTVHQTETGCVKXKV[Ō Ō 174
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'PCDNGTU VQETGCVKXKV[ KPETGCVKXKV[CUUGUUOGPVŌ RNQVVKPI KNNWU 'PVTGRTGPGWTKCNEQPEGRVUDTCKPUVQTOKPIHQT 'ZRGTKGPEGTCVKPIRGTUQPCNETGCVKXG 'ZRNQTCVQT[DGPEJOCTMKPIŌ (CEKNKVCVQTTQNGKPDTCKPUVQTOKPIŌ (CWNVRCKTVTGG KNNWU EQPUVTWEVKPIŌ JQYVQWUGŌ (QEWUUVCVGOGPVWUGKPOCIKEVQQNDQZŌ (QTF*GPT[ (QUVGT,CEM (TGGCUUQEKCVKPI (TGGCUUQEKCVKQPŌ KPVJTGGUVGRYQTFCUUQEKCVKQPŌ (TGGCUUQEKCVKQPYJGGN (TGWF#PPC (WPEVKQPKFGCU (WPEVKQPSWGUVKQPU (WPEVKQPVTGGŌ KNNWU Ō (WPEVKQPUGZRNQTKPIŌ )TQWRETGCVKXKV[XUKPFKXKFWCNŌ )TQWROGGVKPIRNCPPGT )TQWRRTQEGUUGUETGCVKXKV[CPFŌŌ )TQWRQTKGPVGFYQTMRTQEGUUGURCTCNNGNKPICPF )TQWRRTQEGUUEQPUVTCKPVUTCVKPI 175
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*CNN,Q[EG%N[FG *WOQTCDQWVETGCVKXKV[Ō +FGCFCVCDCUGŌ +FGCIGPGTCVKQPUGUUKQP +FGCU CUMKPIHQT ECVGIQTK\KPIŌ GZRTGUUKPIŌ IGPGTCVKPICPFECRVWTKPI5GGCNUQ%TGCVKXG DWKNFKPIDNQEMU %TGCVKXGE[ENG %TGCVKXGVJKPMKPI OGVJQFU %TGCVKXGVJKPMKPIRTQEGUUOQFGN KPEWDCVKPIŌŌ TGEQTFKPIŌ TGXKUKVKPIŌ VTCPUNCVKPIŌ +PEWDCVKQPŌŌ +PFGRGPFGPEGTCVKPIQYP +PFKXKFWCNTGEQTFQHKFGCUCPFŌ +PFKXKFWCNETGCVKXKV[XUITQWRŌ +PHQTOCNDTCKPUVQTOKPIŌ +PPQXCVKQPU +PUKIJVU KPETGCVGTEK\GŌ TGEQIPK\KPI +PURKTCVKQPU +PXGPVKQPU +PXGPVKXGPGUUTCVKPIQYP ,QWTPCNTGEQTFQHKFGCUWUKPI 176
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-G[CUUWORVKQPTGXGTUKPIŌ -PQYNGFIGQHETGCVKXKV[VGEJPKSWGUTCVKPIQYP .GCFGTUJKRTCVKPIŌ .GCTPKPINQQRŌ .KOKVKPICUUWORVKQPU .KPGCTRTQEGUUOQFGNU /CEŌ /CIKEVQQNDQZ JQYVQWUGŌ VQQNGZCORNGUŌ XCTKCPVUQH /GGVKPIU E[ENKECNETGCVKXKV[HQT CUGZCORNGQHWPETGCVKXGRTQEGUUŌ 0CTTQYOKPFGFPGUUTCVKPIQYP 1RGPOKPFGFPGUUTCVKPIQYP 1TICPK\CVKQPU CUUWORVKQPUCPFŌ TGEQTFQHKFGCUCPFŌ VQNGTCPEGGTTQTCPFŌ 1UDQTP#NGZ 1XGTEQPHKFGPEGTCVKPIQYP 2CTCNNGNKPIŌ 2GGTCEEGRVCPEGTCVKPI 2GGTUCUUGUUKPIUWRRQTVHQTETGCVKXKV[Ō 2GTUKUVGPEGTCVKPIQYP 2GTUQPCNETGCVKXKV[CUUGUUOGPVXKKKŌ KPVGTRTGVCVKQPQHŌ 177
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2GTUQPCNETGCVKXKV[OCVTKZ KNNWU Ō 2GTUQPCNTGURQPUKDKNKV[TCVKPI 2KECUUQ2CDNQ 2NC[HWNPGUUTCVKPIQYP 2QEMGVOGUUCIGTGEQTFGTUTGEQTFQHKFGCUWUKPI 2TGEKRKVCVKPIKPUKIJVU 2TQEQPCPCN[UKU 2TQDNGOUVCVGOGPV KPCDUVTCEVKQP KPECVGIQT[GZRCPUKQP KPHCWNVRCKTVTGGŌ 2TQDNGOU 2TQEGFWTGEQPUVTCKPVUTCVKPIQYP 3(&5GG3WCNKV[HWPEVKQPFGRNQ[OGPVOCVTKZ 3WCNKV[HWPEVKQPFGRNQ[OGPVOCVTKZ 3WGUVKQPUWUGQHKPETGCVKXKV[Ō 3WQVGUQPETGCVKXKV[Ō 4GFVCRGTCVKPICOQWPVQH 4GKPXGPVKPIVJGYJGGNXŌXK 4GXKUKVKPIKFGCUŌ 4GYCTFUTCVKPIHQTETGCVKXKV[KPYQTMRNCEG 4KMCTFU6 4QNGOQFGNUTCVKPIPWODGTKPQYPYQTMRNCEG 4WUUGNN$GTVTCPF 5EJWOCPP4QDGTV 5GNGEVKQPRTQEGUUŌŌ 5GNHGXCNWCVKQPQHYQTMTCVKPI 178
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5GNHRGTEGRVKQPTCVKPI 5GSWGPEKPI 5GUUKQPUE[ENKECNETGCVKXKV[HQT 5MKNNFGXGNQROGPVTCVKPIQYP 5MKNNFKXGTUKV[TCVKPIQYP 5QNWVKQPUGVUTCVKPI 5QNWVKQPU ECVGIQTK\KPIŌŌ 5QNXGFRTQDNGOUWUGKPETGCVGTEK\GŌ 5VCHHOGGVKPI E[ENKECNETGCVKXKV[HQT CUGZCORNGQHWPETGCVKXGRTQEGUUŌ 5VTCVGIKGU 5WRGTXKUQTUCUUGUUKPIUWRRQTVHQTETGCVKXKV[ŌŌ 5WTHCEKPICUUWORVKQPUŌ SWGUVKQPHQTOCVU 5WTHCEKPIQDXKQWUVTKXKCNCUUWORVKQPUŌ 6JQWIJVOCRKZ 6JTGGUVGRYQTFCUUQEKCVKQP JQYVQWUGŌ UCORNGVCDNG KNNWU 6KOGRTGUUWTGUTCVKPI 6QNGTCPEGGTTQTŌ 6TCKPKPITCVKPIQYP 6TCKPKPIVTCPUHGTCUUGUUOGPVZK 6TCPUHGTENKOCVGŌ 179
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6TCPUHGTENKOCVGCUUGUUOGPVŌ KPVGTRTGVCVKQPQHŌ 6TCPUHGTCNZKŌ 6YCKP/CTM 7PETGCVKXGJCDKVUŌ HCKNWTGVQCUMSWGUVKQPUŌ HCKNWTGVQGZRTGUUKFGCUŌ HCKNWTGVQMGGRVT[KPIŌ HCKNWTGVQTGEQTFKFGCUŌ HCKNWTGVQTGXKUKVKFGCUŌ HCKNWTGVQVJKPMKPPGYYC[UŌ HCKNWTGVQVQNGTCVGETGCVKXGDGJCXKQTŌ HCKNWTGVQVT[DGKPIETGCVKXGŌ HCKNWTGVQYKUJHQTOQTGŌ 7PETGCVKXGRTQEGUUGUŌ EQODCVKPI 8KUWCNVJKPMKPIŌ 8QKEGOCKNTGEQTFQHKFGCUWUKPI 9GNNU*) 9GTVJGKOGT/ 9JCVJQYTGNCVKQPUJKROCVTKZ KNNWU Ō 9JCVJQYVJKPMKPIŌ JQYVQWUGŌ 9QTMRNCEGRTQVGEVKPIRGTUQPCNETGCVKXKV[KP 9QTMRNCEGETGCVKXKV[5GG2GTUQPCNETGCVKXKV[OCVTKZ ;QWPI,COGU9GDD
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