Decision Making and Creativity

What is decision making?

• The process of thinking about the activities required to achieve a goal

• The ability to solve problems

• The process of making choices among alternatives

• The tendency to generate or recognise ideas

How many steps are there in the Creative Process Model?

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 5

What is the stage called when the idea is fully transformed in the Creative Process Model?

• Incubation

• Preparation

• Illumination

• Implementation

What was the recommendation presented by the group for Julie to do in regards to the Creative Process Model?

• Talk to her supervisor

• Talk to professional and friend

• Stand up to Harry

• Quit her job

How many steps in the Rational Choice Decision Making Process?

• 4

• 6

• 2

• 8

What does the first step of the rational decision making process (identify the problem) entail?

• Create a solution to the problem

• Weight the criteria

• Define the problem

• Analyse and evaluate the problem

What is step 5 of the Rational Choice Decision Making Process called?

• Implement the selected choice

• Select the choice with the highest value

• Identify the problem or opportunity

• Discover or develop possible choices

Employee involvement is also called:

• A participative management

• A democracy

• An ability to create

• A verification process

The benefits of employee involvement are:

• A lower number of generated solutions and its quality

• Better evaluation of alternatives, decision-making quality, and commitment

• Minimized workplace conflict

• Better team dynamics and faster decision-making process

Outcomes of employee involvement are:

• Better problem identification and more choices generated

• More likely to select better alternatives

• A stronger commitment to the decision

• All of the above