Why Group Norms Kill Creativity « PsyBlog
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- Ctscho on 2009-09-15 - Tags creativity , groups , group work
- Jaredstein on 2009-09-14 - Tags creativity , conformity , individualism , consensus
- Taitjohnson on 2009-09-05 - Tags psychology
- Sarahhorrigan on 2009-06-25 - Tags creativity , groups , Psychology , learning , education , students , elearning , NTUEDU
- Amymonaghan on 2009-06-23 - Tags web2
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Research shows group members equate creativity with conformity.
Highlighted by scmorgan
Unfortunately groups only rarely foment great ideas because people in them are powerfully shaped by group norms: the unwritten rules which describe how individuals in a group 'are' and how they 'ought' to behave. Norms influence what people believe is right and wrong just as surely as real laws, but with none of the permanence or transparency of written regulations.
Highlighted by robertkamper
The unwritten rules of the group, therefore, determined what its members considered creative.
Highlighted by ransomtech
on 2009-06-17 by ransomtech
I know this happens in classrooms as well. Teachers encourage creativity only within well-defined (restrictive?) parameters.
So if you really covet creativity, then there's one rule you'd be well advised to follow: go it alone.
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on 2009-06-17 by ransomtech
I don't really buy this advice, although I do think that the larger the group, the more difficult it is to remain creative.
So if you really covet creativity, then there's one rule you'd be well advised to follow: go it alone.
Highlighted by robertkamper
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