Breslin, D. orcid.org/0000-0001-8309-7095 (2019) Off-task social breaks and group creativity. Journal of Creative Behavior, 53 (4). pp. 496-507. ISSN 0022-0175
Abstract
This study investigates the effect of off-task breaks, where individuals engage in a collective off-task activity, on group creativity. Using an experimental method comprising 36 groups of 5 individuals, the relationships between different types of off-task group break and performance in creative tasks post-break are explored. When compared to the no-break case, it is seen that off-task breaks, in which all individuals participate in the group activity, lead to more original ideas being generated post-break. On the other hand, individual incubation breaks and self-organising group breaks, lead to lower levels of post-break idea originality when compared with the no-break case. This research thus highlights the positive benefits of off-task breaks involving full member participation, on the creative process in groups.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 by the Creative Education Foundation, Inc. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Creative Behavior. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | creativity; groups; social processes; off-task breaks |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2018 16:35 |
Last Modified: | 26 Aug 2020 13:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Creative Education Foundation |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/jocb.229 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:126224 |