Enhancing team creativity with playful improvisation theater

A Controlled Intervention Field Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4485935
AutoresSamuel West, Samuel J West (0000-0002-6439-9159, Lund University, autor de correspondencia), Eva Hoff (0000-0001-9858-6027, Lund University), Ingegerd Carlsson (Lund University)
Año2017
Volumen6
Número3
Páginas283-293
Fecha de publicación2017-09-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Play (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2159-4937 • E-ISSN: 2159-4953
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21594937.2017.1383000
OpenAlexW2766808015
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas32

This study investigates the impact of an intervention of playful improvisational theater on organizational creativity. Teams from nine participating organizations (N = 93) completed pre- and post-test measures of adult playfulness, workplace playfulness, individual creativity, group creativity, and psychological safety. Group creativity was assessed with the newly developed test Distributed Creativity in Organizational Groups. The intervention group (n = 50) participated in improvisation training, whereas the control group (n = 43) did not. After the intervention, the intervention group reported higher scores of workplace playfulness, individual creativity, and group creativity compared to the control group. Individual creativity was positively correlated with adult playfulness. No differences were found for psychological safety. The findings suggest that organizational playfulness can be increased with brief interventions and that play is a promising enhancer of organizational creativity

Creativity · Improvisation · Psychological intervention · Visual arts · Applied Psychology · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Mind wandering and attention · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance