Blocks to Creativity

Framing & Perceptual Blocks
   Stereotyping
  Tacit Assumptions
  Egocentrism

Difficulty in Isolating the Problem : Failure to Frame
Frame is to large: problem is not "DO-able"
Frame is too small: Sub optimization
Errors due to gain versus loss framing issues
"Complexity is Nature's way of telling you you're asking the wrong question"


Selective perception

Saturation / Information Overload
Value and Emotional Blocks
  1. Fear of Taking a Risk
  2. Status Quo Bias
  3. Reality versus Fantasy
  4. Premature Judgment and Criticism

5. Inadequate Incubation
Cultural Blocks

1. Taboos  (Everyone has them -- the word is Polynesian!) Ping-Pong Ball in a Pipe p197

2. Serious, Hardworking Attitude (Lack of Humor, Playfulness, Fantasy, Reflection)

3. Unreasonable & Illogical Prevalence of Reason & Logic

4. Tradition and Change (Respect traditional values; question traditional methods)
Environmental Blocks `

1. Sterile Environments

2. Premature criticism

3. Autocratic Bosses

4. Organizational Blocks, Rigid Job Boundaries   "Not my job!"

5. Bureaucratic procedures

6. Group Dynamics Failures  (Too much conflict, too little conglict, distractibility)