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Behaviours

Creativity

Generating or recognizing ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems or performing a task.

What does this skill involve?

Activities may include but are not limited to:

  • Mind-mapping and idea storming
  • Forced connections
  • Design thinking sprints
  • Brainwriting sessions
  • Prototype testing
  • Analogy-based thinking
  • Random input prompts
  • Creative role-play/enactments
  • Resource-limited innovation challenges
  • Reflection & iteration journals

Skill levels

Willing to try new concepts and ideas when shown what to do.

Suggests new ways to approach a task and tries minor changes in work processes.

Contributes to creative thinking and finds new ways to complete tasks.

Develops, facilitates and applies creative thinking concepts and finds innovative ways to complete tasks which may involve new materials and equipment.

Creatively applies innovative thinking and design practices in identifying solutions that will deliver value for the benefit of the customer/stakeholder.

Creatively applies a wide range of innovative and/or management principles to solve organisational challenges faced or expand the organisation’s capability to flexibly adapt to changing environments.

Champions creativity and innovation in driving strategy development to enable business opportunities.

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