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Entrepreneurs claim to love creativity but a study suggests we secretly fear it. What do you think?
A new study revealed that many of us actually fear creativity and react negatively to those who think outside the box. Speaking in terms of your organization how do you respond to this?
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I've not seen those studies - but the one thing I fear is not feeding my family if what I've invented or started fails. While I would not have a problem living under a bridge until my 'project' found success as a single person, I fear not being able to provide during that 'dry' time between start-up and money in the door.
From an organizational or company perspective, maybe the fear is along the same lines?
Creativity=Change. Everyone loves 'creativity', but more than just a few fear change. Odd juxtaposition, right?
Change often means a perceived (emphasis on that word 'perceived') loss of control. Is that perhaps what the entrepreneurs in the study are really afraid of?
Together, let's out the fun back into work!
Belldon Colme
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Entrepeneurship and creativity are two very different things, not always combined in a single person. Many entrepeneurs are great at taking risks, organizing resources and guiding the businesses they create, but don't (and can't) come up with the creative ideas that underlie their success.
Indeed, it is a rare person that can combine the organization of entrepeneurship and the wild, against-the-grain thinking required to genereate truly new ideas.
In my experience, the two types usually don't fully understand or trust each other and are often mutually threatened.
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