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1 The Application and Impact of Creativity Techniques in Innovation Management Martin Meinel* Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lange Gasse 20, Nürnberg, Germany. Kai-Ingo Voigt Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lange Gasse 20, Nürnberg, Germany. * Corresponding author Abstract: Creativity techniques are procedures and heuristics for enhancing creativity in the idea generation process. So far, empirical studies on creativity techniques in business practice are scarce. The present study is one of the first to interview innovation experts, 68 in number, concerning their creativity technique application behavior. We reveal that creativity techniques are far away from being systematically applied and integrated in innovation management. Brainstorming is, against all empirical findings on its disadvantages, still the most commonly used technique. The application of electronic techniques is rare. However, in almost all projects investigated, creativity techniques positively affect idea generation. Furthermore, we show that the selection of a creativity technique is mainly influenced by a technique s prominence, practicability and time exposure. Prospectively, the interviewees predict an increasing use of creativity techniques. Keywords: creativity techniques; brainstorming; critical incident technique; idea generation; innovation management; interviews. 1 Introduction Creativity is the ability to generate new and useful ideas (Amabile 1996) and therefore the basis of fruitful innovation management corresponding with long-term business success. In fact, creativity has been examined in various disciplines and facets uncovering specific levers to foster creativity particularly in an organizational context. The use of creativity techniques with its roots in Osborn s (1953) brainstorming is one of these levers still attracting unbridled interest. Creativity techniques, in general, can be summarized as all heuristics to enhance creativity (Geschka 1983), ranging from simple what if... -questions to complex methodologies like synectics. They are common and useful methods in business practice, especially in the front-end of innovation management (Fernald & Nickolenko 1993; Geschka 1983; Horn & Brem 2013). Such techniques can, for example, help creative professionals think up new advertising 1

2 campaigns (Herring et al. 2009), assist engineers in developing innovative products (Kalogerakis et al. 2010), or enhance researchers creative capabilities (Jafari et al. 2013). Despite the emergence of innumerable creativity techniques, the literature focuses on non-empirical descriptions or classifications of these. In contrast, empirical studies mainly concentrate on brainstorming in all forms (Paulus & Yang 2000). Specifically, the application and usefulness of creativity techniques in business practice is underresearched so far (Wang 2014). 20 years after Geschka's (1996) last investigation, this paper presents the current state-of-the-research, identifies the creativity techniques used in innovation management practice and examines the techniques impact on the success of innovation projects. 2 Literature Review There is consensus in academic literature regarding the usefulness of applying creativity techniques in innovation management. In fact, such techniques foster creativity through both, effective idea generation in the comparatively short run (Smith 1998) and evolving the individual creative abilities through creativity training in the long run (Scott et al. 2004). Despite the vast number of existing creativity techniques, they can simplistically be classified into divergent thinking techniques provoking ideas through distant or previously unrelated memories, and convergent thinking techniques sharpening the applicability of ideas in a certain domain (Kilgour & Koslow 2009). Much has been revealed about the positive effects creativity techniques can have on the idea generation output in laboratory settings. In particular, the effects of parameters like group size or the moderator (e.g. Fern 1982), the advantages and disadvantages of electronic techniques (e.g. Pinsonneault et al. 1999), and the differences between real and nominal groups (e.g. Lamm & Trommsdorff 1973) are well researched. More recent studies focus on the influence of personality types of different group members on the idea generation process (e.g. Cherian & Priyadarshini 2013) or the impact of various stimuli (López-Mesa et al. 2011). In contrast, empirical investigations of creativity techniques in real business settings are scarce. Geschka (1983; 1996) reports that creativity techniques are well-known in German business practice and the application is steadily growing. Brainstorming is a technique almost everyone uses, while less common techniques like confrontation techniques are used by specialists and for special problems only. The contributions of creativity techniques are generally deeply valued, reflecting that the observed highly successful innovative companies use creativity techniques more frequently, stick to the technique s theoretical description, and apply more complex techniques. Through their survey, Fernald and Nickolenko (1993) confirm the frequent use of brainstorming. Nonetheless, they find that creativity techniques are seldom systematically integrated in the innovation process. Another survey by Herstatt et al. (2006) analyzes the use of tools in the innovation front end in Japanese companies. Similar to the observation in German firms, brainstorming is commonly used to generate ideas in more than half of the companies. Another mentionable technique often used in Japan is kaizen. Only 11 percent of the companies report to use other creativity techniques. Experimentally analyzing the advertising industry, Kilgour & Koslow (2009) find that creativity techniques enhancing convergent instead of divergent thinking lead to more appropriate ideas among creative practitioners. They largely attribute this to the way creative 2

3 professionals think and work, since they implement heuristics of creative thinking like analogies into their daily routines (Kalogerakis et al. 2010). Finally, Wang (2014) contributes to the understanding of the adoption of creativity techniques in real business settings. Through four interviews with creativity technique experts in different industries, he reveals that organizational support and the perceived usefulness of a technique are the main influences on the adoption of creativity techniques. Still, the current body of empiric literature provides no coherent explanation for which and how creativity techniques are applied in real business practice. Even newer studies, that expand Geschka s (1996) observations, can only rudimentarily explain why innovation executives decide for or against using particular creativity techniques. Furthermore, many findings recently gained in laboratory settings are not confirmed in business practice yet. Therefore, we state the following main research questions: First, which creativity techniques do innovation experts in different industries really use? Second, why do practitioners decide to use them? Third and lastly, which effect do creativity techniques have on a project s success? 3 Method Data were collected through telephone interviews and lasted 35 minutes on average. The interview guide was basically designed after a preliminary review of the literature. Though, after the first few interviews conducted, we adjusted some formulations as suggested by Strauss and Corbin (1990). Firstly, according to Spradley (1979), we asked basic questions regarding the expert and company. Afterwards, we requested their understanding of creativity and creativity techniques in order to create a common view. Finally, we retrieved data on the adoption, application and effect of creativity techniques in completed projects following the critical incident technique (Flanagan 1954). Therefore, we asked all informants to remember specific projects in which they applied creativity techniques. In all of the interviews, we encouraged the experts to tell coherent stories rather than simply answering our question. Whenever necessary, we requested further explanations. As a next step, we analysed the generated raw data according to Mayring (2013). Therefore, we firstly transcribed the recorded conversations. We were then able to structure the answers by their topics (e.g. reasons for applying a certain creativity technique). Afterwards, two independent coders inductively formed categories out of the given answers. As a last step, after unifying the coding system, each of the interviews was coded accordingly. Table 1 Distribution of interviews by industry (N = 68) Manufacturing industries Creative industries Industry n Industry n Automotive 10 Advertising 10 Machinery and plant engineering 16 Fashion 8 Medical engineering 13 Magazines 11 3

4 We conducted a total of 68 semi-structured interviews with managers from German companies in six different industries, namely automotive, machinery and plant engineering, medical engineering, advertising, fashion, and magazines (see Table 1). Our sample contained companies of any size, ranging from small firms with less than 10 employees to large corporations with more than 80,000 employees, including B2B as well as B2C businesses. The majority of our sample (52%) was made up of medium sized companies (see Figure 1). The interviewees were innovation or creative experts (57 men and 11 women) in the particular company, including but not limited to CEOs, innovation managers, chief developers, research engineers, chief editors, creative directors, and designers. While the majority of informants (91%) worked in the particular industry for more than three years, most of the sample (75%) also showed an organizational tenure of more than three years. Figure 1 Distribution of sample companies by company size (N = 68). 4 Results Brainstorming is used in 63% of the projects and therefore, by far, the most frequently used technique. Other commonly used techniques are brainwriting (20%), and the morphological box (15%). Mind mapping appeared in nine percent of the projects and the provocation technique in seven percent of them. The creativity techniques just mentioned as well as the ones that are reported less than five times are shown in Figure 2. Techniques only mentioned once are not shown for the sake of simplicity. 4

5 Figure 2 Use of particular creativity techniques (N = 75; multiple answers possible; only techniques appearing more than once). The following results relate to specific projects as critical incidents, in which creativity techniques were used. Since some interviewees report on either none, one, or more than one project involving creativity technique usage, we refer to cases rather than companies in the results. Overall, 75 cases are observed so that every interviewee reports on 1.1 projects on average. In 40% of the cases, creativity techniques are used for efficient idea generation (see Figure 3). In another 11% of the cases, creativity techniques are used for making the idea generation process more transparent. The problem structuring feature of creativity techniques is used in 9% of the projects. For 35 projects, no data can be retrieved. Figure 3 Purposes of creativity technique usage (N = 75; multiple answers possible). 5

6 Figure 4 Factors influencing the selection of a creativity technique (N = 75; multiple answers possible). Regarding the question, why companies decide for or against using a particular technique, a technique s prominence (33%) is most influencing (see Figure 4). As such, brainstorming is often preferred for its mainstream renown. Another reason for using a particular technique is experience or routine due to previously successful usage, resulting in a technique s perceived practicability advantage, reflected in 28% of the cases. Time issues are a concern in 24% of the projects. This means, e.g., that brainstorming is in many cases preferred for it is less time-consuming compared to more complex techniques including, such as, e.g. synectics, six thinking hats, or morphological analysis. In eight percent of the cases, gut feeling is mentioned as a selection factor. For 21 projects, no answer is given on this question. Figure 5 Effect of a particular creativity technique on project outcome (N = 75). 6

7 Overall, in 84% of the cases, the use of a creativity technique has an impact on a project s success (see Figure 5). While the effect is positive in 81% of the projects, a negative effect is observed in 3% of the projects. For 6 projects, no information can be retrieved. In the future, 47% of the informants assume a moderate or strong increase of creativity technique usage (see Figure 6). Another 35% of the interviewees foresee no change in creativity technique use. While for 10 participants no answer is given, no expert expects a decreasing use. Figure 6 Prospective development of the usage of creativity techniques in a particular company (N = 68). 5 Discussion Our findings approve the broad popularity and frequent use of brainstorming in business practice, which is a common finding of previous studies (Geschka 1996; Geschka 1983; Herstatt et al. 2006; Fernald & Nickolenko 1993). When creative experts from whatever industry arrive at the decision of using a particular creativity technique, brainstorming is always on top of the list. This can be largely attributed to the fact that brainstorming is widely known and recognized for its positive creativity boosting effect. Thus, especially under time pressure, other creativity techniques often go by the board. However, there is a huge body of empirical literature examining the production blockades occurring while brainstorming (e.g. Gallupe et al. 1991; Mullen et al. 1991; Diehl & Stroebe 1987). Especially electronic techniques, where ideas are generated in nominal group constellations, show significantly better results than brainstorming regarding both, idea quantity and quality (Gallupe et al. 1991; Aiken et al. 1996). Therefore, creative practitioners, against all routines and positive experience, should adapt diverse creativity techniques according to the particular problem. Our study furthermore reveals the factors influencing creativity technique selection. While Wang (2014) detects mainly a technique s perceived usefulness and leadership support as the most influencing selection factors, we additionally identified a technique s prominence and time restrictions as important. Still, it is worth notable that for 28% of the projects, interviewees gave no answer on the purpose of using a particular creativity technique. This might be attributed to the fact that we rather asked generally for 7

8 influencing factors on creativity technique adoption than for purposes on the one hand and selection criteria at the other. Thus, both categories emerged inductively. However, this discrepancy could also indicate unconscious decision-making processes when selecting and applying creativity techniques. Consequently, future studies could retrieve both categories separately. 6 Conclusion The present study extends the short body of empirical literature on creativity techniques in business practice. Our investigations are one of the first to ask users of creativity techniques in innovation management concerning their application behavior. We reveal that creativity techniques are far away from being systematically applied and integrated in practical innovation management. While the empirical literature attributes brainstorming manifold disadvantages due to production blockades, it is still the number one method to boost creativity in professional practice. We furthermore show that experts preferably apply creativity techniques for efficient idea generation, leaving the rest of the creative process unattended. Thus, systematic-analytical or comprehensive methods, e.g. morphological analysis and synectics, could improve convergent thinking, leading to more appropriate creative ideas. Accordingly, in order to really becoming creative, innovation experts in any branch should take time for looking closer at the opportunities of alternative creativity techniques that are freely available. Nonetheless, our study is limited in a few ways. First, we interviewed only one expert of one innovative team from each company. An investigation of more than one team within each company might lead to controversial results, because we observed the use of creativity techniques as not company-wide integrated. Second, we analyzed the data intentionally neglecting the respective industry. However, especially regarding the creativity techniques used, industry-specific differences might occur. Thus, further studies identifying the specific disparities of creativity technique usage in different industries or departments could reveal valuable insights. References Aiken, M., Vanjani, M. & Paolillo, J., A comparison of two electronic idea generation techniques. Information & Management, 30(2), pp Amabile, T.M., Creativity in Context, Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Cherian, M. & Priyadarshini, K., Team Formation Strategies Based on Personality Types and Communication Styles to Improve Team Effectiveness. International Journal of Research in Commerce & Management, 4(12), pp Diehl, M. & Stroebe, W., Productivity loss in brainstorming groups: Toward the solution of a riddle. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 53(3), pp Fern, E.F., The Use of Focus Groups for Idea Generation: The Effects of Group Size, Acquaintanceship, and Moderator on Response Quantity and Quality. Journal of Marketing Research, 19(1), pp

9 Fernald, L.W. & Nickolenko, P., The Creative Process: Its Use and Extent of Formalization by Corporations. Journal of Creative Behavior, 27(3), pp Flanagan, J.C., The critical incident technique. Psychological Bulletin, 51(4), pp Gallupe, R.B., Bastianutti, L.M. & Cooper, W.H., Unblocking brainstorms. Journal of Applied Psychology, 76(1), pp Geschka, H., Creativity Techniques in Germany. Creativity and Innovation Management, 5(2), pp Geschka, H., Creativity techniques in product planning and development: A view from West Germany. R&D Management, 13(3), pp Herring, S.R., Jones, B.R. & Bailey, B.P., Idea Generation Techniques among Creative Professionals nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, pp Herstatt, C. et al., Fuzzy Front End Practices in Innovating Japanese Companies. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 3(1), pp Horn, C. & Brem, A., Strategic directions on innovation management - a conceptual framework. Management Research Review, 36(10), pp Jafari, M. et al., Exploring the effectiveness of inventive principles of TRIZ on developing researchers innovative capabilities: A case study in an innovative research center. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 24(5), pp Kalogerakis, K., Lüthje, C. & Herstatt, C., Developing Innovations Based on Analogies: Experience from Design and Engineering Consultants. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 27(3), pp Kilgour, M. & Koslow, S., Why and how do creative thinking techniques work?: Trading off originality and appropriateness to make more creative advertising. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 37(3), pp Lamm, H. & Trommsdorff, G., Group versus individual performance on tasks requiring ideational proficiency (brainstorming): A review. European Journal of Social Psychology, 3(4), pp López-Mesa, B. et al., Effects of additional stimuli on idea-finding in design teams. Journal of Engineering Design, 22(1), pp Mayring, P., Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse. In U. Flick, E. von Kardoff, & I. Steinke, eds. Qualitative Forschung. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, pp Mullen, B., Johnson, C. & Salas, E., Productivity Loss in Brainstorming Groups: A Meta-Analytic Integration. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 12(1), pp Osborn, A.F., Applied Imagination: Principles and Procedures of Creative Thinking, New York, NY: Scribner. Paulus, P.B. & Yang, H.-C., Idea Generation in Groups: A Basis for Creativity in Organizations. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 82(1), 9

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