Think of a Work Situation in Which You Were Required

question 106

Essay

Think of a work situation in which you were required to do a lot of creative thinking,or in which your job required doing a lot of very creative things.In what ways did the organization and your immediate supervisor or leader facilitate or hinder your effectiveness? Use the discussion of top management and the team leader's roles in facilitating creativity as your guide.

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Definitions:

Three-Mountain Task

A cognitive test developed by Jean Piaget to measure egocentrism in children, involving the ability to see a set of mountains from different viewpoints.

Concrete Operational

The concrete operational stage is a phase in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where children gain a better understanding of logical operations and are able to apply them to concrete situations but struggle with abstract concepts.

Reflexive Abstraction

A cognitive process described by Piaget, involving reflection on and restructuring of knowledge gained from direct experience.

Internal Accommodation

The process by which cognitive structures are adjusted to incorporate new information.