CREATIVE BEHAVIORS: THE BIG

THREE AFFECTIVE SKILLS OF CREATIVITY

THE BIG THREE AFFECTIVE SKILLS Openness to Novelty – ability to entertain ideas that at first seem outlandish and risky. Tolerance for Ambiguity – to be able to deal with uncertainty and to avoid leaping to conclusions. Tolerance for Complexity - ability to stay open and persevere without being overwhelmed by large amounts of information, interrelated and complex issues and competing perspectives.  

PRACTICE OPENNESS TO NOVELTY

Notice habits & patterns, then break or change them Notice your preferences & consciously move from your comfort zonesMeet new peoplePractice deferring judgment in everyday conversations & workMerdock, M., Burnett, C., & Mance, M. The Big Three—Understanding and Applying Basic Affective Skills that

Underlie CPS: The Thinking Skills Model. A Paper prepared for the American Creativity Association’s 20th International Conference. Singapore.

OPENNESS TO NOVELTY

Click icon to add picture1. Where am I in relation to being open to novelty?2. Where might I challenge myself to be more open to novelty?3. What is at least one thing I'll practice and when?

If you walked into this person’s room, what might you think about him/ her:

1. Demographic information? (Male/ female? Nationality? Etc.)

2. What is a day like in this person’s life?

3. What kinds of things might this person be proud of?

4. What kinds of things might this person worry about?

5. What else?

PRACTICE TOLERANCE FOR AMBIGUITY

Focus on the present, not on outcomes or effects.

Observe; use all of your senses

Push on your comfort level

Pause before you respondMerdock, M., Burnett, C., & Mance, M. The Big Three—Understanding and Applying Basic Affective Skills that Underlie CPS: The Thinking Skills Model. A Paper prepared for the American Creativity Association’s 20th International Conference. Singapore.

TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY

Click icon to add picture1. Where am I in relation to being tolerant of ambiguity?2. Where might I challenge myself to be more tolerant of ambiguity?3. What is at least one thing I'll practice and when?

PRACTICE TOLERANCE FOR COMPLEXITY

Breathe deeply.

See complexity as a mystery; with curiosity

Appreciate complexity – in nature, in people, in situations.

Reflect on why complexity is better than simplicity.Merdock, M., Burnett, C., & Mance, M. The Big Three—Understanding and Applying Basic Affective Skills that Underlie CPS: The Thinking Skills Model. A Paper prepared for the American Creativity Association’s 20th International Conference. Singapore.

TOLERANCE OF COMPLEXITY

Click icon to add picture1. Where am I in relation to being tolerant of complexity?2. Where might I challenge myself to be more tolerant of complexity?3. What is at least one thing I'll practice and when?

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