The following questions refer to a time you had to be creative at work (or school). If you don’t feel comfortable sharing your personal experiences on this exam, you may tell me about a time that a close friend had to be creative instead. Please answer the following questions about creativity and your experience:

4a. What was going on that required you to be creative? Please describe how that relates to Ed Catmull’s conceptualization of creativity. (suggested: about 2 sentences)

4b. List two steps in the creative decision process and discuss how those steps related to your specific episode of creativity (in other words, what did you think or do during those steps?). (suggested: about 2 sentences)

4c. In your own words, describe how the idea journey builds on the original conception of creative decision making and list the four stages of the idea journey (just tell me the names of the four stages) (suggested: about 2 sentences)

4d. In your own words, describe what “idea championing” is, and tell me whether it was relevant for your creative decision and why it was or wasn’t necessary. (suggested: about 2 sentences)