Hierarchy in Creativity.

One thing about creativity is certain. The literature about creativity keeps growing.

Organisations  of late have been focusing lot on innovation led growth and this has brought some dignity to 'creative' 'ideas' type in corporate world-which rewards execution over ideation. (Mindless execution and boss worshiping ,both variants of blind faith, are passports to title ladder)  . Why do we have to create hierarchy and place one below the other.  (Side effects of modern employment) Why is ideation inferior to execution. Why is execution superior to ideation.Why be so judgemental? Making art with Your hands is as important as balanced nutrition, exercise, productive work and relationships. Writing creative work, proposal is bliss.



 Mindfulness, Creativity has become 'positioning messages' for brands. They make good headline for brands (Sample this : Microsoft introduces Windows 10 update with Creative focus) . Lately, increase in positive psychology has created 'mindfulness' as ultimate celebration and companies like Uber using it in their annual report.  In India, Shree Cements used 'Happiness' as theme in their annual report (inspired by my Ph.d guide and fellow researcher developing Happiness Scale).





Ten Habits of Highly Creative People

Link to interesting article above.



Here is self test to determine how creative You are.

Scoring method: Count the number of times You respond with  'Yes' to questions below.  Thats Your creativity score.

1.  You have Mind that never slows down. 
2.  You Challenge the status quo more than others in peer network. 
3. You choose to be authentic than popular. 
4. You Create in cycles.
5.  You Need time to feed Your souls.
6.  You Need space to create. 
7. You  focus intensely. 
8. You Feel deeply
9. You  live at edge of joy and depression.
10. You battle resistance each day. 
11. You take work personally.
12.  You wonder at times if You are creative enough.  
13. You are deeply intutive
14. You Use procrastination as tool
15. You  Experience the rush of challenge . 
16. You are addicted to the thrill of creative flow.  
17. You experience  'flow state' as the most addictive experience in world. 
18. They have difficulty finishing projects. 
19. The see patterns faster than others.