The 6 Myths Of Creativity

Here is a good article from Fast Company on the 6 myths surrounding creativity in the workplace. Teresa Amabile, a professor at Harvard, recently completed a large study, collecting 12,000 journal entries from 238 people working on creative projects in a variety of industries. Her research explodes the following myths:

1. Creativity Comes From Creative Types
2. Money Is a Creativity Motivator
3. Time Pressure Fuels Creativity
4. Fear Forces Breakthroughs
5. Competition Beats Collaboration
6. A Streamlined Organization Is a Creative Organization

Follow the clink to the original full article and see all of the results from this fascinating research.

Link: Fast Company | The 6 Myths Of Creativity.