77) Left-brain people see mistakes as mere “pit stops” on the way to success.
Topic: Creative Thinking
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
78) Right-brain people realize that there may be more than one “right answer.”
Topic: Creative Thinking
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
79) Right-brain people have “helicopter skills,” the ability to rise above the daily routine to see
an issue from a broader perspective.
Topic: Creative Thinking
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
80) Successful entrepreneurship requires both left- and right-brain thinking.
Topic: Creative Thinking
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
81) Searching for the one “right” answer is not a barrier to creativity.
Topic: Barriers to Creativity
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
82) According to research, creativity has gone up markedly among both children and adults in
the U.S. since 1990.
Topic: Barriers to Creativity
AACSB: Analytic Skills
83) Logic is not a valuable part of the creative process.
Topic: Barriers to Creativity
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84) In the early imaginative phases of the creative process, logical thinking can restrict creativity.
Topic: Barriers to Creativity
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
85) A common killer of creativity is myopic thinking.
Topic: Barriers to Creativity
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
86) To overcome myopic thinking, creative companies include nonexperts in creative problem
solving or idea generation sessions.
Topic: Barriers to Creativity
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
87) Creative thinkers tend to be “explorers,” searching for ideas outside of their areas of
specialty.
Topic: Barriers to Creativity
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
88) Ambiguity can be a powerful creative stimulus.
Topic: Barriers to Creativity
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
89) Ambiguity requires us to consider at least two different, often contradictory notions at the
same time, which can be a detriment to creativity.
Topic: Barriers to Creativity
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
90) Conformity is important to creativity.
Topic: Barriers to Creativity
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91) Innovative companies do not take a passive approach to creativity.
Topic: How to Enhance Creativity
AACSB: Analytic Skills
92) One of the best ways to cultivate a culture of creativity is to hire a diverse workforce.
Topic: How to Enhance Creativity
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
93) People who seldom fail are being creative.
Topic: How to Enhance Creativity
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
94) Intrapreneurs are entrepreneurs who operate within the framework of an existing business.
Topic: How to Enhance Creativity
AACSB: Analytic Skills
95) Creativity is always “caught,” it is never “taught.”
Topic: How to Enhance Creativity
AACSB: Reflective Skills
96) Creativity is “caught” as much as it is “taught.”
Topic: How to Enhance Creativity
AACSB: Reflective Skills
97) Convergent thinking is the ability to see the similarities and the connections among various
and often diverse data and events.
Topic: The Creative Process
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98) In the creative process, transformation requires both convergent and divergent thinking.
Topic: The Creative Process
AACSB: Analytic Thinking
99) Convergent thinking is the ability to see the differences among various data and events.
Topic: The Creative Process
AACSB: Reflective Skills
100) Often, ideas require a gestation period.
Topic: The Creative Process
AACSB: Reflective Skills
101) What is the difference between creativity and innovation?
Topic: Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
102) What factors enable small business innovation?
Topic: Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
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103) When is innovation revolutionary and when is it evolutionary?
Topic: Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
AACSB: Analytic Skills
104) What is left-brain thinking and how is it different from right-brain thinking?
Topic: Creative Thinking
AACSB: Analytic Skills
105) What are the barriers to creativity?
Topic: Barriers to Creativity
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
106) What are the steps in the creative process?
Topic: The Creative Process
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