Week 13, Question 2

The five barriers to creativity that are discussed in the book are lack of self-confidence, fear of taking risks, feel the need to conform, don not feel we are in an environment that encourages creativity, or find ourselves locked into our habitual ways of looking at the world. I think that these five barriers would definitely keep people in small groups from being creative because people are scared of being judged by others. We are all so concerned with what other people think that we hide behind a wall and don't express what we really think and present our ideas. I have personally experienced these barriers to creativity throughout my whole life. Mainly because I don't think that my ideas are good enough to contribute to the group. This was the way I felt when I was in high school. As I have grown up and gained more self-confidence in my ideas and my work I don't really focus on what other people think. I have learned to throw my ideas out there because people may like them better that I think.