CREATIVE STYLE ASSESSMENT
Creative Style Questionnaire (CSQ)
Over 70,000 people have taken our personality assessments
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The purpose of this test is to: - increase your understanding of creative style - give you an idea of your current creative style and competencies compared to others - improve your ability to think and act creatively |
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Technical Specification |
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| Background |
The CSQ was developed at the Creativity Unit of Manchester Business School. It assesses an individual's style of creativity, problem solving and decision making according to whether they have an adaptive or innovative style. |
| What the test measures |
Your overall creative style based on the extent to which you possess the following personal qualities: originality, rule sensitivity, openness, assertiveness and achievement. For information about the reliability and validity of the test, click here... |
| Theory behind the test |
The CSQ is based on Michael Kirton's AI theory which proposes that people have different styles of creativity, problem solving and decision-making whatever their ability level. These style differences lie on a continuum ranging from high adaptation to high innovation. At one end of the continuum are adaptors who prefer their problems to be associated with more structure and consensual thinking, while at the other end are innovators who are comfortable solving problems with less structure and are more open to radical thinking. |
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Who your responses are
compared with |
An international comparison group of over 3,000 respondents. The group includes respondents from the USA (the majority), Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Africa. |
| What the report covers |
Your overall creative style, your score on each of the four creative competencies, development advice (4 pages). See sample report... |
| How long the test takes |
15-20 minutes. |
| What the test costs |
$14.95 USD. |
| Test standards |
This test meets the key standards for reliability and validity of a modern psychometric instrument set out in the EFPA review criteria. See test catalogue for details. |
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