The liberating role of conflict in group creativity: A study in two countries

By C. Nemeth, B. Personnaz, M. Personnaz, Jack A. Goncalo. 2004

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Subfields: Communication, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Creative idea generation: harmony versus stimulation (2007, unknown): “ 異議や批判を唱えることで討論を刺激  ブレーンストーミングの中でアイデア創造が増加する(Nemeth et al., 2004).”
Paradoxical frames and creative sparks: Enhancing individual creativity through conflict and integration (2011, background): “Conflicts enhance divergent thinking and deep processing of task-relevant information as well as the exploration of new ideas (Jehn, 1995; Nemeth et al., 2004).”
Creativity from Constraint? How the Political Correctness Norm Influences Creativity in Mixed-sex Work Groups (2015, background): “For example, the traditional brainstorming rules might not facilitate creative expression because of the specific advice they impart but because they provide guidelines that reduce feelings of uncertainty, which is why they work even when they are reversed (Nemeth et al., 2004).”
A review of creativity within organizations from a psychological perspective (2010, background): “Furthermore, many researchers emphasize the necessity of reducing conflict and criticism in order to promote a creative environment (as cited in Nemeth et al., 2004).”
Examining the “Pros” and “Cons” of Team Conflict: A Team-Level Meta-Analysis of Task, Relationship, and Process Conflict (2013, background): “This calls into question extant theory that task conflicts should stimulate learning, information exchange, exposure to different perspectives, and consideration of multiple alternatives, thereby leading to high innovation (De Dreu, 1997; Jehn, 1995; Jehn & Bendersky; Nemeth et al., 2004).”