{"id":1585,"date":"2025-01-04T19:28:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T19:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibrahimalquayid.com\/creativity-at-work\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T11:54:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T11:54:47","slug":"creativity-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibrahimalquayid.com\/en\/creativity-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Creativity at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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    Series:<\/strong> Management Development Series<\/p>

    Book:<\/strong> Creativity at Work: A Practical Guide to Creative Thinking<\/p>

    Author:<\/strong> Dr. Carol Goman<\/p>

    Number of Pages:<\/strong> 158<\/p>

    Publisher:<\/strong> Dar Al-Ma’rifa for Human Development<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Book idea<\/h4> <\/div>\n

    Creativity is a skill that works wonders. It is not a mysterious power or a supernatural talent that is monopolized by the lucky ones. Rather, creativity is an energy that every person possesses to varying degrees, and anyone can acquire this skill and become creative. This book gives you effective methods for exploring your own energies and the energies of others, and provides you with the excitement, enthusiasm, and self-confidence to become creative.<\/p><\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Starting Point<\/h4> <\/div>\n

    What is creative energy?<\/strong><\/p>

    Creativity is the invention of a new idea.<\/p>

    Innovation is the practical application of creative ideas.<\/p>

    Creative thinking is an innate talent that people are born with, along with a set of acquired skills.<\/p>

    This talent is used to solve everyday problems.<\/p>

    Creative people are those who do not hinder their intellectual creative energy and direct their abilities<\/p>

    in various aspects of life.<\/p>

    Everyone can be creative.<\/strong><\/p>

    The belief that creativity is limited to a select few is completely false. Everyone has the<\/p>

    ability to be creative, as long as they are provided with the appropriate environment for creativity.<\/p>

    Your IQ is not your creativity. Another misconception about the concept of creativity is that it is limited to the intelligent. However, reality shows that many creative people have average IQs, and some even fail in their formal education.<\/p>

    You were born creative.<\/strong><\/p><\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    Obstacles to creativity and ways to address them<\/h4> <\/div>\n

    Every person is born creative, and their creativity peaks at 90% at the age of five. This percentage decreases as a person ages, reaching just under 50% after the age of fifty.<\/p>

    Obstacles to Creativity and How to Overcome Them:<\/strong><\/p>

    1. Negative Attitudes: These are addressed by controlling your attitude and focusing on the potential opportunities within the problem. Every problem has both an apparent negative and a hidden positive side. Unfortunately, we always focus on the apparent negative aspects and overlook the positive aspects.<\/p>

    2. Fear of Failure: Some people place the possibility of failure in any task they undertake, thus setting themselves up for failure before they even begin. They fear failure throughout their entire performance, which will undoubtedly lead to failure, because what you think about happens to you.<\/p>

    3. Excessive Stress: This undoubtedly has a significant impact on the psychological state, generating pressure. This weakens emotions and, with it, weakens thinking, thus lowering the level of creativity. Creativity can only function in an atmosphere of calm, reassurance, stability, and deep relaxation that prepares your body and mind for creativity.<\/p>

    4. Following rigid rules:<\/p>

    Following rules and instructions literally creates a one-size-fits-all pattern of understanding, which hinders creativity and makes people feel that these rules are only applicable in this way. This closes off the door to creativity. Therefore, break these outdated rules and instructions, especially those related to everyday routines, and work to explore an innovative and creative way to achieve what you want in the shortest possible way.<\/p>

    5. Forming hypotheses:<\/p>

    Putting general hypotheses on things can make them seem like givens. The biggest problem is that these hypotheses are false and not based on evidence. This hinders creativity and renders thinking rigid. Therefore, carefully examine information before making judgments.<\/p>

    6. Over-reliance on logic:<\/p>

    Constantly relying on logic is one of the obstacles to creativity, while creative thinkers often develop logical approaches to problem-solving.<\/p>

    7. Believing You Are Not Creative<\/p>

    Research has shown that the human brain’s creative potential is limitless. The only limitation stems from within us, through our belief that we are not creative. The problem is when we accept this without any thought or discussion. Therefore, we must believe that we are creative, starting from within ourselves by changing the false belief that keeps us from being creative.<\/p><\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    Idea generation methods<\/h4> <\/div>\n

    Letting Go of Preconceptions<\/strong><\/p>

    We have a wealth of information in our minds about past failures and our own experiences in which we didn’t succeed. Our constant belief in our own failures prevents us from trying many methods. Dwelling on failed experiences gives us the initial impetus for failure.<\/p>

    Generating Ideas in One Minute<\/strong><\/p>

    Focus on the quantity of ideas, not the quality.<\/p>

    Write down each idea. Don’t judge or criticize the ideas.<\/p>

    Be relaxed, cheerful, and friendly.<\/p>

    Change Your Perspective.<\/strong><\/p>

    Ask yourself questions like, “What would happen if…?”<\/p>

    Different Perspectives<\/p>

    The creative thinking process begins with the convergence of ideas stemming from diverse perspectives. Combining these perspectives is the beginning of creative thinking.<\/p>

    The Hemispheric Theory<\/strong><\/p>

    The right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, and the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body. This division applies to people who use their right hand to write. However, in the case of left-handed people, the brain functions are reversed. This table shows the functions of the right and left brains for right-handed people.<\/p><\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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