A Hostile Workplace
John F. Warren
PHL/458
November 18, 2013
Dr. Velma Perez
A Hostile Workplace Solving problems and issues can be challenging. One must be creative to produce an original idea which solves the problem. There are four stages in the creative process used to solve a problem. I briefly will describe each stage. The first stage is “Searching for Challenges.” In this stage, meeting challenges in an imaginative, original, and effective way is the essence of creativity. This stage of the creative process represents the habit of constantly searching for challenges. It is this fact where creativity hinders on the challenges that one perceives. The second stage is “Expressing the Problem or Issue.” Finding the best expression that will produce the most helpful ideas is the objective in this stage. Consider as many expressions as possible. Each expression produces different avenues of thought. This will help an individual see a problem from many perspectives. The last thing a person wants to do is view a problem form just one perspective. That will limit that individual from many beneficial avenues of creative thought. “Investigating the Problem or Issue” is the third stage. This stage allows you to gather the necessary information to effectively deal with the problem. Research, experiences, and observations will be factors in dealing with the current problem. You can also interview knowledgeable people with expertise in that field. The fourth stage is “Producing Ideas.” The objective in this stage is to produce enough ideas to allow a decision or what action to take or belief to embrace. Try to avoid a couple of obstacles in this stage. The tendency to limit ideas to what is familiar or common, which will close down the unfamiliar or uncommon is one obstacle. Uncommon ideas sometimes produce the most