Need to respond to the two students posts below:
#1 Asked by Shelly Odaol (profi
Need to respond to the two students posts below:
#1 Asked by Shelly Odaol (profile)
Student at Florida State College at Jacksonville
Inspired to work in a creative team with flexible hours, innovative mindsets, and collaborative ideas?
The book mentions, “one of the best ways to fuel
creativity is to seek ideas from other sources, such as another organization,
because they might have newer and more innovative practices that can be adopted
and used in the community.” Involving the community by sponsoring events or
game nights could potentially build rapport with the citizens over time and
establish networks essential to our organizational goals. We can accomplish
this by following the creative steps to prepare, concentrate, incubate, illuminate,
verify, evaluate, and implement the necessary changes to the solutions through
sincere teamwork (Denhardt, Denhardt, Aristigueta, & Rawlings, p. 90,
2024).
In terms of teams, I would opt to use self-directed teams
and virtual teams. I choose self-directed teams because I want to empower them
to use their unique set of skills to achieve our team’s goals, allowing them
the space to create amazing work that will help build the team’s confidence and
trust. I also will need the virtual team because I would need outside sources
and ideas to share and implement. Moreover, my self-directed team will be able
to collaborate with them as well with their ideas and questions (Denhardt,
Denhardt, Aristigueta, & Rawlings, p. 320, 2024).
Source: Denhardt, R. B., Denhardt, J. V., Aristigueta, M. P., & Rawlings, K. C. (2024). Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations. Cengage Inc.
#2 Asked by Jessica Crews (profile)
Student at Florida State College at Jacksonville
Productivity and employee satisfaction can rise when companies know how to foster creativity in the workplace. How can innovation and critical thinking be fostered by creativity?
As mentioned In the text are many ways to be innovative and how to encourage creativity in any organization such as, encouraging staff creativity by encouraging them to generate new ideas, seek feedback, take on new challenges, and consider alternative options. Keep a creativity journal, seek inspiration, allocate time for imaginative thought, eliminate pessimistic mindset, seek novel experiences, develop skills, and take breaks.
By becoming knowledgeable about and using creative exercises and techniques, you can increase your creativity. Leadership has been argued to be vital in fostering team-derived inclusion (Randel et al., 2018). Methods for fostering creative thinking and related abilities, like idea generation, open-mindedness, and problem-solving, are known as creativity techniques. You can use these strategies for both independent and collaborative tasks at work. Encourage staff members to contribute by putting good ideas into practice and appreciating the thought that went into some others. Inform the worker directly that you intend to put their suggestion into practice. After you see results, formally inform the team that brought about the change. Talking about and praising a good idea in public encourages idea sharing and higher levels of creativity. Members of the team are more motivated to voice their ideas and opinions.
Environments focused on teams or groups are often conducive to creativity. To foster teamwork, permit colleagues to combine their efforts on specific assignments. When they collaborate, they are more likely to use one another as inspiration to generate original ideas. Encourage the use of video chatting so that employees who work from home or in different offices feel like they are a part of the team.
Make sure your organization’s purpose and vision are clear, and communicate them often. Make sure that every employee understands your approach and try to keep it as open and honest as possible. Information sharing strengthens the relationship and fosters more trust between an employer and its staff. Make the company’s long-term objectives and direction clear. Provide information or figures that demonstrate how the efforts of each team impact the company’s course. Having an open environment demonstrates to staff members their worth to the business and motivates them to assist in achieving both short- and long-term objectives.
Denhardt, R. B., Denhardt, J. V., Aristigueta, M. P., & Rawlings, K. C. (n.d.). Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations. Fifth Edition. Retrieved from https://platform.virdocs.com/read/533996/23/#/4/2[s9781506382685.i1613]/4,/1:0,/1:0
Source: Leroy, H., Buengeler, C., Veestraeten, M., Shemla, M., & Hoever, I. J. (2022). Fostering Team Creativity Through Team-Focused Inclusion: The Role of Leader Harvesting the Benefits of Diversity and Cultivating Value-In-Diversity Beliefs. Group & Organization Management, 47(4), 798-839. https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011211009683