Pride and Pratfalls:Recounting Embarrassing Stories Increases Creativity

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI:10.1080/21650349.2019.1662735

E. Wilson, Leigh Thompson, Brian J. Lucas

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT We explored how impression management influences creative idea generation in the design thinking process. Specifically, we examined the effect of recalling and recounting embarrassing versus prideful stories on creative idea generation. In Experiment 1, people who shared an embarrassing incident were more creative in a subsequent brainstorming task than were people who described a moment of pride. In Experiment 2, we extended this investigation to study brainstorming teams, and found that teams of senior managers who revealed an embarrassing incident generated a greater volume and variety of ideas in a subsequent group brainstorming session than did teams that shared a moment of pride. We considered the practical implications of our findings for the managers and their teams in the design thinking process.

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骄傲与恶作剧：回忆尴尬故事增加创造力

摘要:我们探讨了印象管理如何影响设计思维过程中的创意产生。具体来说，我们研究了回忆和叙述尴尬和骄傲的故事对创意产生的影响。在实验1中，分享尴尬经历的人在随后的头脑风暴任务中比描述骄傲时刻的人更有创造力。在实验2中，我们将这一调查扩展到研究头脑风暴团队，并发现，在随后的小组头脑风暴会议中，透露尴尬事件的高级经理团队比分享骄傲时刻的团队产生了更多的数量和种类的想法。我们在设计思维过程中考虑了我们的发现对管理者及其团队的实际意义。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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