Question: What is your approach to inspiring creativity in yourself and others?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

What’s the best way to inspire creativity in your team?

Follow-up questions:

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Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Social – Coordination (Adjusting one’s own actions in relation to others),Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others,Social – Social Perceptiveness

Abilities:

Cognitive – Originality,Cognitive – Perceptual Speed,Cognitive – Speed of Closure (Thinking Speed)

Other Factors:

Big 5 – Openness to Experience (Open Mindedness),Management Level,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Personality-Team Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Information Input – Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (for Problem Identification),Information Input – Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings,Interacting with Others – Assisting and Caring for Others,Interacting with Others – Coaching and Developing Others,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Interacting with Others – Developing and Building Teams,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,Interacting with Others – Innovation Management,Interacting with Others – Provide Consultation and Advice to Others,Mental Processes – Developing Objectives and Strategies,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others,Interpersonal Relationships – Relationship With Subordinates,Interpersonal Relationships – Relationship With Supervisor,Interpersonal Relationships – Responsibility for Outcomes and Results of Others

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Adaptability/Flexibility,Analytical Thinking,Approachability,Attention to Detail,Compassion/Concern for Others,Initiative,Innovation,Leadership/Command

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Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

If the candidate believes in open communication and encouraging team members.
If the candidate mentions about knowing their team members well.
You are looking for the candidate’s motivating strategies.
If the candidate has a proper and definite way of brainstorming sessions with team members.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate mentions about the ways they would motivate themselves but lacks skills and patience needed to work within teams and motivate them.
The motivating strategies sounds too common and does not create the sense of need for new ideas.

Sample Answer:

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