All Basadur Research
The following research has been published in various scientific journals.
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Research From 1982 – 1992
The following papers address creative problem solving and the ability to understand attitudes on divergent thinking
- Measuring preference for ideation in creative problem solving training.
- Usefulness of the ideation principle of extended effort in real world professional and managerial problem solving.
- Training effects on attitudes toward divergent thinking among manufacturing engineers.
- Needed research in creativity for business and industrial applications.
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Receptivity of Japanese managers to creative problem solving experiential training.
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Identifying individual differences in creative problem solving styles
- Individual problem solving styles and attitudes towards divergent thinking before and after training.
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Training effects on the divergent thinking attitudes of Japanese managers.
Research From 1992 – 1997
The following papers address enhancing the creative process in organizations and their impact and outcomes.
- Managing creativity.
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Using creativity to boost profits in recessionary times – broadening the playing field.
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Assessing ideational and evaluative skills and creative styles and attitudes.
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Impacts and outcomes of creativity in organizational settings.
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Organizational development interventions for enhancing creativity in the workplace.
Research From 1999 – 2004
The following papers address divergent and collaborative problem solving as a means of enhancing creativity.
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Improving the measurement of divergent thinking attitudes in organizations.
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Collaborative problem solving through creativity in problem definition: Expanding the pie.
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Increasing understanding of technology management through challenge mapping.
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Team performance and satisfaction: A link to cognitive style within a process framework.
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The economic, social, and psychological outcomes of implementing a deliberate process of organizational creativity.
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Using the creative problem solving profile (CPSP) for diagnosing and solving real-world problems.
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Reducing complexity in conceptual thinking using challenge mapping.
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Leading others to think innovatively together: Creative leadership.
Research From 2005 – 2011
The following papers address cognitive problem solving and processes in organizations.
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Modeling applied creativity as a cognitive process: Theoretical foundations.
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The impact of training on formulation of ill-structured problems.
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How creativity relevant attitudes triggers behaviors, skills, and performance.
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Regulatory fit: How individuals progress through the stages of the creative process.
Research From 2011 – In Press
In the following papers we gain a better understanding on navigating the world of innovation with the Basadur Innovations Profile Assessment.
- Attitudes and creativity
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Creative problem solving process styles, cognitive work demands, and organizational adaptability.
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Information distribution, utilization, and decisions by new product development teams.
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Facilitating high quality idea evaluation using telescoping.
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Simplexity thinking and the Basadur Innovation Profile Assessment.
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Testing the validity of the Basadur Profile Innovation Assessment.
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Using the Basadur Profile to Advance Non-Structural Social Networks Innovation.
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