Creative TeamWorks - Creativity

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Creativity is encouraged through: Experiental learning Brainstorming Adventure-based activities Story telling Case studies Problem-solving initiatives Humor/fun	Creativity is : A Natural Expression In All People Children observed at an early age display a genuine curiosity and openness to their surrounding environment. If left to their own intuitive nature, a child will engage in problem solving activities with tremendous creativity and enthusiasm.
Creativity needs to be practiced by all: Excutive management Senior management Middle managers Project leaders Team leaders Department managers Entire staff	Often Lost Along The Way As adults, we have been influenced by many external factors which has dulled our keen creative and initiative senses. If businesses are going to thrive into the next millennium, we must uncover and arouse the authentic and true nature of our employees.
Creativity promotes: Originality Expressiveness Imagination Envisioning Openness Authenticity Inventing Visualising	An Integral Part of Team Success Creativity enhances originality, expressiveness and imagination. Organizations that encourage this synergy among employees will benefit from their expertise, talents and wisdom . Sharing ideas promotes pride in workmanship and enhances team co-operation.
"A person who has the energy to become mad also has the energy to become enlightened - it is the same energy, only the direction changed. If one cannot be creative, then the energy becomes destructive." taken from Seeds Of Revolution	A Method For Attaining Goals One of the most important aspects of achieving organizational goals is through valuing the unique and creative contributions of its members. Encouraging creativity welcomes new methods, different approaches and unique problem solving solutions.
Creative TeamWorks	A Process of Bringing Something New into Existence For the possibility of creativity to exist, group members need to be aroused to a level of motivation sufficient to sustain problem-solving efforts despite frustrations and dead ends. (Deutsch, 1969) The more diverse the information and ideas generated by a group, the greater the possibility for creative outcomes. One Idea Leads to Another = Creativity Fostering creativity in employees leads to authorship, ownership and company commitment with pride.