Creative Problem Solving – Sushmita Biswal Waraichm

She proposed three major elements of creativity, i.e., domain-relevant skills, creativity-relevant skills, and task motivations. The domain-relevant skills refer to the technical and functional skills relevant to a particular domain acquired through institutional and non- formal education. For example, an engineering student should have the knowledge and expertise in the technical skills related to their field of study (electrical, mechanical etc.). Creative relevant skills refer to varied thinking styles, i.e., divergent, openness to novelty, cognitive flexibility etc.

Task motivations include the urge from within to undertake the task and steer through different challenges to achieve the goal. Here, intrinsic motivation plays a crucial role for sustaining through the process. The interaction of an individual’s cognitive abilities, experience and expertise, the inner drive and personality characteristics, contribute to the creative and innovative outcomes. Some of the behavioural components have been explained below.

The Mindset of Exploration The process of doing something new starts with a mindset of exploration. A mindset of “exploration” is necessary to learn something new. The dictionary meaning of “exploration” refers to the act of investigating unknown areas. To make innovation happen, individuals or organizations need to become active in the acts of “exploration and exploitation”.

Exploration would include behaviours such as curiosity, openness, questioning, risk taking, and experimentation. It calls for one’s eagerness or predisposition to engage new ideas and experiences (Steel et al., 2012). The curiosity and “why” questions can lead to challenging the status quo in different situations. Here, divergent thinking is required that facilitates the generation of a wealth of ideas. Openness to experience encourages individuals to engage in exploration and embrace novel ideas, whereas individuals who are highly conscientiousness tend to engage more in exploitation behaviour.

Researchers are of the view that innovators need to understand the relevance of both exploration and exploitation in bringing a new offering into the market or society. While exploration contributes to new idea generation, exploitation helps in testing the idea’s feasibility and applicability. Individuals who are more inclined towards exploration embrace divergent thinking, do not mind breaking rules and are involved in risk-taking behaviour.

This comprehensive guide examines how entrepreneurial behaviour solves problems through creative thinking, offering practical frameworks to understand innovation as an identifiable process linked to entrepreneurial success. Creative Problem Solving and Entrepreneurial Thinking: Concepts and Applications offers practical insights into the psychology and process of entrepreneurial problem solving through detailed case studies of successful ventures like Lenskart, Urban Company, and 3M.

The book’s unique integration of creative thinking, critical analysis, and design thinking provides readers with actionable frameworks to identify opportunities and develop innovative solutions in today’s complex business environment. Each chapter builds essential skills through self-reflection activities and “Try it Yourself” exercises that transform theoretical concepts into practical applications. The text balances the psychological, social, and business dimensions of entrepreneurship, offering a holistic approach that emphasizes how creative problem solving becomes the foundation for entrepreneurial behaviour.

It will help readers develop a mindset of exploration, curiosity, and collaborative thinking necessary to navigate the entrepreneurial journey from idea generation to innovative behaviour and/or sustainable business development. Creative Problem Solving and Entrepreneurial Thinking: Concepts and Applications is written for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying entrepreneurship, business psychology, and innovation management. Sushmita Biswal Waraich is an Associate Professor at Amity University, Noida (India). She has a PhD from University of Delhi (India), with a specialization in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Her academic interests broadly encompass OB, HRM, Organization Change and Development, Innovative and Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Psychometric assessments.

Kavita Singh is Professor in Organization Behaviour, Organization Development and Change at the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi (India). Her teaching experience spanning over 36 years, she has an MA, an MPhil in Psychology and a PhD in Management from University of Delhi. OceanofPDF.com Topics in Entrepreneurship It has been said that there are as many approaches to entrepreneurship as there are entrepreneurs.

This series of accessible textbooks aims to capture the many facets of entrepreneurship in greater detail than general introductory texts are able to. Topics in Entrepreneurship is a series of textbooks in which each individual book focuses on a particular type or subsection of entrepreneurial activity. Subjects such creativity, innovation, mindset, personality traits and demographics are among the many areas covered in the series. Aimed at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate readers, as well as lecturers, the books in the series supplement and support the core reading requirements of entrepreneurship courses.

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