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Leading Creative Problem Solving: A Mindfulness Intervention

Leading Creative Problem Solving: A Mindfulness Intervention
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Author(s): Crystal Yolande Herborn (Independent Researcher, South Africa)and Frances Scholtz (Independent Researcher, South Africa)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 23
Source title: Handbook of Research on Using Global Collective Intelligence and Creativity to Solve Wicked Problems
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ziska Fields (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2385-8.ch006

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Abstract

This chapter explores the potential of mindfulness as a tool to assist us to think creatively when attempting to solve a problem. The study was conducted within an organisational setting and aimed to explore the impact of a mindfulness intervention on the creativity of leaders. A mixed methods research strategy was implemented, and an intrinsic case study employed in the study. The sample consisted of fourteen leaders of an organisation within the South African ICT industry. The data was collected using interviews, MAAS (mindfulness awareness attention scale) questionnaires, alternate uses tasks, and a creative problem-solving exercise. The findings highlighted that exposure to a brief mindfulness intervention seems to have positively impacted the dispositional mindfulness of leaders, as well as appear to have positively impacted their ability to creatively solve a problem. Participants highlighted the notion of pausing, reflecting, and resetting when dealing with daily challenges, which resulted in the PRR model being constructed.

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