Dr Ben Searle Profile picture
Organisational Psychology researcher/practitioner (mostly #wellbeing & #burnout @ work). Podcast @mindonthejob. Likes/RTs/follows aren't endorsements. He/him
Apr 21, 2023 19 tweets 4 min read
I will try to answer this question about how psychology researchers assess #creativity. Two common methods are rating systems like Novelty + Usefulness, and divergent thinking tasks like the Alternative Uses Test. The study discussed in this WaPo article used both.
A thread...🧵 (I should explain at this point that I’m not one of the authors of the article – people wanting more information should contact them. Nor am I in a competing research group. I don't have beef with the researchers or their paper, I’m merely an Interested Party!)
Oct 14, 2021 11 tweets 5 min read
This piece by @mckinnon_a will resonate with a lot of people. Most corporate wellness programs fall short of the mark, and some do so by an absurd margin. I want to discuss several reasons why this happens. Thread. 1/x
abc.net.au/everyday/workp… Firstly, let's deal with some elephants in the room. 2020 and 2021 have been tough on our mental health. We've all been through a ton of change, faced a lot of risk, and got cut off from many of our usual support structures. 2/x
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