Chief Learning Officer, November 9, 2012, Friday

Chief Learning Officer

November 9, 2012, Friday

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Does Rejection Bolster Creativity?

In fact, social rejection can actually boost creativity, according to an October 2012 study by researchers from Cornell and Johns Hopkins universities. Those with a greater sense of independent self-concept feel a sense of uniqueness when they experience social rejection, in turn bolstering their creative output, said Jack A. Goncalo, an associate professor of organizational behavior at Cornell.