2). Name five cultural
barriers to creativity. Why do you think these would keep a group from being
creative? Have you experienced any of these personally? Explain.
The books lists barriers to creativity as, “lack of self-confidence,
fear taking risks, feel a need to conform, do not feel we are in an environment
that encourages creativity, or find ourselves locked into our habitual ways of
looking at the world”. We are brought up in our education learning the right
way to do something. We are not awarded or provided positive recognition for
being wrong. There is a fear of being ostracized for being wrong. Because of
this acculturation, people are afraid to make any choices that stray from the
norm. Cultural barriers include a requirement for conformity, an expectation of
practicality and efficiency, particular arenas for competition or cooperation,
an expectation of politeness and following rules for social order, and a
dependence on generalizations. Organizations can develop working habits that
restrict creativity. The departments focus on their expertise and areas of
responsibility, which leads workers to have perceptual barriers. I have
experienced this with my fraternity, in which everyone feels they need to
conform to a certain way of doing things. This limits the amount of creative
decisions we can have. Sometimes, playing against the norms of “how it’s always
done” will help the group.
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