The Creativity & Problem-Solving Style Inventory survey is a tool that individuals can utilize to identify what characteristics they possess, how those characteristics positively or negatively effect their lives, and it provides a starting point for individuals who wish to change their results through intention.
The Inventory is based on 32 statements, the first being a control statement that should be discarded and not counted, which are meant to characterize the individual. Each individual chooses the degree of their “characterization” on a point scale with 5pts equating to “Very Hard” and the polar opposite 1pt equating to “Very Easy.”
The median score is 96 points with anything above 96 considered to be an Innovative Type and scores under 96 indicating a person who is more of an Adaptive type. The lowest score on the scale is a 32 and the highest 160 points.
A very important factor is the Standard Deviation which in this case is 10 points. According to Dr. Eggers a deviation of 10 points in a score represents a noticeable change in people. For groups the CPS standard deviation is 5 points.
Dr. Eggers characterizes the following scores to the occupations or characteristics of the individual:
*80-90pts Adaptive–Bank Managers
*95-96pts Balanced–Teachers
*101-109pts Innovative–Professionals
*104-110pts Innovative–Marketing, Finance, Planning Managers
*124-128pts Innovative–CEO’s, Entrepreneurs, Inventors
Instructions:
Take the Creativity & Problem-Solving Style Inventory survey and record your score. Then go back to the previous article “Are You a Innovative or Adaptive Type: Dr. John Egger’s Organizational Tool Applied To Your Ability To Find Your Purpose” and look at the characteristics each type possess. The list of characteristics should provide each individual with a starting point, identify characteristics they may wish to improve, and give individuals a plan of action to follow.
1. A person who conforms–Discard this question
2. A person who when struck will always think of something
3. A person who enjoys detailed work
4. A person who would sooner create something new than improve it
5. A person who is prudent when dealing with authority or general opinion
6. A person who never acts without proper authority
7. A person who never seeks to bend (much less break) the rules
8. A person who likes bosses and work patterns which are consistent
9. A person who holds back ideas until they are obviously needed
10.A person who has fresh perspectives on old problems
11.A person who likes to vary set routines at a moments notice
12.A person who prefers changes occur gradually
13.A person who is thorough
14.A person who is a steady plodder
15.A person who copes with several new ideas and problems at the same time
16.A person who is consistent
17.A person who is able to standout in disagreement against a group of equals
18.A person who is stimulating
19.A person who readily agrees with the team at work
20.A person who has original ideas
21.A person who masters all details painstakingly
22.A person who proliferates ideas
23.A person who prefers to work on one problem at a time
24.A person who is methodical and systematic
25.A person who often risks doing things differently
26.A person who works without deviation in a prescribed way
27.A person who likes to impose strict order on matters within own control
28.A person who likes the protection of precise instructions
29.A person who fits readily into the system
30.A person who needs the stimulation of frequent change
31.A person who prefers colleagues who never rock the boat
32.A person who is predictable
