*Well Hot Damn, Call me Mr. Creative - 100%* Do You Have the
Skills You Need to Express Your Creativity?
Epstein Creativity Competencies Inventory for Individuals
(ECCI-i) v. 2.3, 2007-2012, Dr. Robert Epstein
Results for Kenneth U
May 21, 2013
Thanks for taking the ECCI! Your scores, which are listed below,
are an indication of the level of competency you currently have
in 4 different skill areas that are important for the expression
of creativity. Your Total Score reflects your overall skill
level. While it's not necessary that you be adept in all of
these areas, the stronger your skills, the more creativity you
are likely to express. The good news is that all of these
competencies are trainable; that is, there are books you can
read, seminars you can attend, and videos you can view that will
improve your abilities in each and every area. The Big Book of
Creativity Games contains 48 games and exercises you might find
helpful.
The highest possible score in each area is 100, and so is the
highest possible Total Score. Wherever your score is under 100,
some improvement is possible. If your score is below 85, you
probably should be concerned. If your score is below 65, it's
especially important that you work on your skills in this area.
If your creativity skills are poor, you'll probably have trouble
expressing creativity; strengthening your creativity skills can
boost your creative output dramatically.
Here is your profile!
Your Total Creativity Competency Score is 100%
Your scores in each of the 4 different skill areas are as
follows:
PreservesNewIdeas: 100%
PreservesNewIdeas100%
SeeksChallenges100%
BroadensSkills&Knowledge100%
ChangesEnvironment100%
This is the most important of the 4 competency areas and also
the easiest to learn and master. People who express a lot of
creativity capture and preserve their new ideas as those ideas
occur to them. They capture now and evaluate later, recognizing
that almost any new idea might have value. They use devices to
help them capture ideas: artists carry sketch pads, for example,
and writers carry memo pads or voice recorders. When no
recording device is available, they scribble on napkins or call
their own answering machines to avoid losing an idea. People who
are good at capturing also make themselves aware of certain
times and places that help the ideas to flow, and they
deliberately use those special times and places to observe their
own thoughts and record new ideas. They also make deliberate use
of dreams, daydreams, and the hypnogogic (semi-sleep) state as
sources of new ideas; both Thomas Edison, the great inventor,
and Salvadore Dali, the great artist, did so frequently.
SeeksChallenges: 100%
Challenge, and even failure, help stimulate new ideas through a
process Epstein calls ''resurgence.'' People who express a lot
of creativity often seek out challenging situations
deliberately. They don't fear failure; rather, they see it as an
opportunity for growth. Strong stress-management skills can be
especially helpful in allowing people to flourish in difficult
situations.
BroadensSkillsandKnowledge: 100%
Epstein's laboratory research has shown that new ideas occur as
previously established ideas compete and become interconnected;
the more interesting and diverse the previously established
ideas, the more novel and interesting the potential
interconnections. Therefore, one of the most powerful ways to
spur creativity is by learning new things--the farther outside
one's current areas of knowledge and expertise, the better. This
can mean taking courses on exotic topics, surfing new areas of
the Internet, subscribing to magazines on topics one knows
nothing about, and so on.
ChangesPhysicalandSocialEnvironment: 100%
Epstein's research also shows that creativity is stimulated when
we are exposed to novel or ambiguous stimuli. Therefore, one can
increase one's creative output by deliberately manipulating both
the physical and social environment: redecorating one's work or
living space, putting unusual objects on one's desk, hanging out
with new and unusual people, bringing together unusual
combinations of friends, and so on. Static, boring environments
generally inhibit creative expression.
