Were you surprised by the inclusion of any of Ekvall’s ten
dimensions? Are there any additional dimensions that you
think should have been included?I was not really surprised but
the inclusion of any of the 10 dimensions, I think they are all
valid and important and can see the way they affect the
creativity in an organization. I think a leadership/management
dimension might be added one that specifically deals with how
leadership is because leadership plays such a large part in
creating the culture and environment of an organization.
Although I can see why it wasn't added as it could fall under
some of the other dimensions like Idea Support and Trust and
Openness.
Which dimension of creative climate was the hardest to
evaluate?The hardest dimension for me to evaluate was the
Conflict (negatively correlated), because I haven't personally
seen or experienced it where I work so it might exist but it's not
something I have witnessed.
Share any insights or thoughts about the creative climate for
the organization you evaluated. Discuss the one to two
dimensions that received the highest and lowest scores.I
evaluated the company I work for which is a global company
that provides integrated solutions for transportation, defense
C4ISR and training (military). The company has a highly creative
climate (at least the department I work for). The lowest scoring
dimensions were the Conflict and Debate. The conflict was so
low because I have not experienced any issues or conflicts
while working there but I do work in one of the smaller
departments so on an organizational level it could and probably
does exist to some extent but I have no knowledge of it. The
debate was low because although debates occur where I work, I
feel like they don't occur often. People have differing
viewpoints but instead of debating them I think they are used
more for collaboration. Several dimensions have high scores of
3 including: Challenge, Idea Time, Idea Support, Trust and
Openness, Freedom, and Playfulness and Humor. My company
really works to promote a culture that fosters and emphasizes
innovation which requires a creative climate so it makes sense
that those dimensions were all rated high.
