I mentioned the "strategic pause" in my last blog, and seem to have taken one ... with no entries for a year. I recalled term again today in reading about processes for creativity. There are numerous descriptions of characteristics, personality profiles and tests of creativity, which identify skills such as originality, flexibility, problem identification and reframing.
However, a rather different perspective considers the skills needed for the process of creativity, rather than the content. These seem to be:
- an intrinsic motivation - interest in the challenge for its own sake
- objectivity - to quickly identify and reject ideas that are not going to work
- problem-finding skills
- a tolerance for ambiguity - to avoid premature closure, settling on a less effective solution too soon
It was this last comment that brought me back to the "strategic pause". As I commented last time, delaying acting, delaying coming to a decision, and taking to time to think and allow events to unfold ... are skills that are rarely rewarded in fast-paced business where action is rewarded over thinking.
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