Does deferring judgment REALLY impact creativity? Or does immediate judgment save a lot of time and provide the hard-nosed focus that real-world innovation demands?
In a field experiment, 112 managers in a large international consumer goods corporation learned to apply a process of creative problem solving to their on the job problems. It was discovered that deliberately avoiding premature evaluation was the key to igniting big improvements in both idea creation and evaluation. This research now supports years of real world experience of the practical value of this simple skill in innovative thinking and decision making.
